What You Need To Know About Havanese Training
Have you ever met a disobedient, spoiled child? They might be the light of their parents’ eyes, but they are the terrors of the neighborhood. They are dangerous to themselves and others. It’s a shame that human parents aren’t expected to give their children basic obedience training. Your rambunctious and utterly adorable Havanese may seem entirely innocent to you, but still needs Havanese obedience training in order to not be classified as a spoiled brat.
It only takes a few minutes a day, every day ? and a lot of patience ? to train your Havanese. You can help your Havanese along by making sure your dog is well fed, gets regular exercise and doesn’t have any health problems that might interfere with training.
Reward your Havanese for looking at you. This gets your dog in the habit of looking at you to make sure he or she hasn’t missed any fun or any chances to get more treats. And you need to keep looking at your dog. Notice what really gets that silky tail wagging.
It will be the use of this treat, activity or toy that will be your secret weapon in Havanese obedience training. You will save this treat, activity or toy ONLY for when your Havanese does what you want him or her to do.
It’s a lot easier to get your Havanese obeying you if you make the dog WANT to obey you. Now that the dog is paying attention to you, make simple commands like sit with your voice and a hand gesture. Have everyone in your family use the same verbal commands and hand gestures to tell your dog to sit. If you raise the food bowl over the dog’s head, the dog usually sits. Praise, praise praise!
If all of this seems baffling or overwhelming, take a deep breath and get to the book or pet store. Well, you have to go to the pet store for dog supplies anyway, so why not get a Havanese obedience training DVD or video? There aren’t many specific dog training books just on training Havanese, so you might be better off with an all breed dog training book. Havanese love to please and are very intelligent, so any dog training book emphasizing positive reinforcement will work for them and for you.
Always end your training sessions on a good note. A way to do this is to ask the dog a command you know he or she knows. This gives the dog confidence and gives you some positive reinforcement. Keep the dog on a lead if you are not sure how he or she will react.
Check with your dog-loving friends, family and veterinarian to see if they have any particular recommendations. A dog training book is one of the best investments you can make for the happiness and safety of you and your Havanese.
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