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It is the ambition of every dog owner to have a well-trained dog. However, many dog owners do not take into account the amount of effort and time which is needed to train a dog properly. That is the reason why a number of mistakes are made which could be easily avoided with a little bit of common sense and effort.

Dogs are definitely not furry children as some owners consider them to be. An average dog is going to have the mental capacity of a human 2-year-old, but there are not as many similarities as differences between a human and the dog. Dogs cannot follow language processing or reasoning like human beings. In the same manner, they do not understand cause and effect.

That is the reason why people get frustrated when they repeat the same command a number of times and the dog does not seem to comprehend it. In 98% of the cases the dog does not understand it, and that is why it is not necessarily ignoring that particular command. One should understand that, because it is possible that they responded to that command before but not on this particular occasion.

That is the reason why owners dub a dog stubborn or disobedient as if it was human. A dog might get distracted while training or not relate the “come” command with the behavior of the previous training session and its resulting reward. There are reasons for this particular behavior.

Patience is the one character trait that dog owners need to have. You must be able to repeat those same commands again and again, knowing that there are times when you won’t get the conclusions you expect and want. There are many dogs that may take up to two years to learn commands beyond the most basic to the degree that it really sticks.

Don’t forget that patience means that you hold your temper when what you actually want is to lash out physically. It’s natural to think about taking the easy route of corporal punishment as the first option for correcting the dog’s behavior. On the other hand, this should be reserved for only the most serious situations. The dog doesn’t really grasp why they’re being yelled at. This will not create trust, but rather fear.

Dogs, like humans, are more ready to follow people whom they like and trust instead of people whom they fear. It is only when they have no choice that they follow a person whom they fear. A dog is going to endure its punishment without understanding the reason behind it. And that is just one important reason why physical punishment should not be used for training dogs.

Here’s how NOT to Train your dog: - Disregard the evidence that your dog processes information differently than humans and speak to them like they were people. - Hold to the idea that a dog can connect events across time and circumstances and come to the same conclusion as you. - Get frustrated and intolerant when they don’t behave as you expect them to. Swat them for not behaving the way you want.

Follow these utterly fruitless methods and you’ll end up with a disturbed dog and you will be an unhappy owner. But if these aren’t the results you are looking for, be ready to adjust YOUR behavior, before you try to change the behavior of the dog.