How to Train Your Dog in 1 Day

Video Transcript

"So, you'd like to train your dog in one day. Well, that's a wonderful idea. Hopefully you're willing to continue to work with your dog after that first day. It helps a lot to have a relationship with the dog already, so that the dog is willing to work with you and watch you. If not then a very motivational treat might help; help you do what you want to do. Then knowing exactly what you want to accomplish and being very disciplined about how you offer that to the dog. It's good to know your dog's learning style, because some dogs learn slower than others and it's very good to know how to keep pace with your dog. So, you might break something up into segments; if you want to teach your dog how to sit. It's very quick if you already know; if you've practiced your timing and you can work with something like the clicker to mark the behavior. It's very easy to teach them something like sitting, lying down or multiple things in one day. The key is to work in short sessions, five to fifteen minutes depending upon how long your dog can work. Accomplish something and when you get the behavior quit and take a break, because frequently we like the idea of “well, let me get it one more time that was so exciting, I did it well.” It's much more effective for the dog to stop on a high note when they've done something. So, with marking something you might get the sit behavior, mark the sit. Stand, stand, stand. You can even offer the treat away initially to get your dog to stand back up so you have another opportunity to capture a sit. Then when your dog knows what you want and they're just offering it to you; as she starts to sit, "sit," clicking the sit and giving the treat."