How to Train Your Dog in a Minute a Day or Less

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By Eric Letendre
eHow Contributing Writer

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All over the Internet you'll see big, bold dog training claims:
"A Trained Dog In 7 Days Or Less...Guaranteed!"
"Dog Training Secret Reveals How To Train Your Dog In One Hour Or Less!"

A lot of people don't believe the claims made by these headlines--and you, yourself may be skeptical of training your dog in one minute or less. I can assure you that it's possible.

I read a great dog training book. It had nothing to do with dog training, but it really had everything to do with dog training. You see, if you're like most people that want to train their dog--you don't really enjoy the process of training.

The thought of coming home after a long day at work, going into the backyard with Buddy and spending a half hour teaching your excitable, jumping dog obedience commands is not at the top of your list.

So instead of training your dog, you put it off until the next day, which becomes the next day and so on, with your dog never getting the training he needs. I've done the same thing with a lot of things in my life--including dog training. The book I read explains why we don't do the things we should--because believe it or not--we're programmed to resist change.

Read on for some ways to overcome this resistance--and train your dog!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Open mind

Step 1

There is a part of the brain called the amygdala that sets off warning bells any time we change from our normal, usual routine. The way around it is to make changes so small, so seemingly insignificant, that by taking teeny, tiny steps you can bypass the way your brain works and form new habits.
Step 2

If you're having a problem spending some time every day training your dog, start with just one-minute training. By doing at least one minute every day, training your dog will become habit after a week or so and you'll look forward to doing it, which in turn will have you doing longer and longer sessions.
Step 3

The people that get the best success training their dogs are the ones that consistently spend at least 10 minutes a day training. My advice is to start with just one minute a day. Do this for a week and see what happens. In no time you'll have the trained dog that you've always dreamed of.
Step 4

By the way, in case you're interested, the book is "The Kaizen Way" by Robert Maurer Ph.D. Think of all the other things in your life that you could use this technique for--so think about picking up a copy.