The Basics Of Obedience Training
Poodles are mostly known to be show dogs, with average intelligence and average requirements for training. Though sometimes you will find a strong willed dog that will resist basic obedience training, generally speaking there is not much trouble in having these lovable dogs doing what you want them to do. It is recommended usually to have your Poodle enrolled into a regular Poodle obedience training class because this will help the dog with the only one problem typical to this breed, which is socializing with both people and other animals.
There are many commands that your Poodle needs to learn through the basic obedience training, such as sit, down, stay, heel and come. You will find that most dogs will go through the training like the breeze learning fast and flawlessly all the commands and reveling in the pleasure that it gives you when they show you what they know.
Teaching the command sit is the first and maybe the most basic of all the commands that any dog should learn under obedience training. The Poodle obedience training lists this command as the easiest to teach. Have a treat in your hand and the Poodle on its leash at least two feet in front of you. Show the dog that you have a treat in your hand and then lift your hand above its head and make a circle towards its tail.
As the dog will sit down following the trail of your hand, hand over the treat to the dog and praise it profusely. Keep doing this in batches of three to four continuous times with a break of two minutes or so in between when you can pet and praise your Poodle on how well it is doing. Remember, that all Poodles are extremely anxious to please and therefore showing and expressing your happiness in the achievement of your Poodle will be the greatest catalyst in its training.
Teaching the command heel to you Poodle may be the most difficult of all. This is because this dog is very restless and bubbly and too excited to find out what all the world is offering it to suppress its curiosity. In fact, this is the exact reason why Poodle obedience training should include this particular command.
This is a cumbersome process but easy to do and if done right you will have the dog trained in about a week’s time. Put your Poodle on a leash and walk in front of it with the treat in your hand on the same side the dog is. As soon as it bounces in front of you, pull the leash with a slight tug and say loudly heel. Repeat this until the dog stops pulling at the leash. As soon as you achieve this, give the dog the treat and praise it lavishly.
Poodle training is moderately easy not because the dogs are keen learners but because they love to please. Read the following article before you go for dog training books. You may find you do not need one after all.
