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K9 Dog Training Tips and Techniques

by linkroll

posted in Pets : Dogs

Dog owners know that dogs have to be trained if they are to offer the kind of security require of them. Most people assume that security dogs are trained just to get them to obey commands and do whatever the owner or ‘master’ commands them to do. Nonetheless, these are simply misconceptions because many dog owners train their K9s to increase their safety and also the safety of other people near the dog and also to make the bond between pets and their owners stronger. Dogs are also trained to ensure that they can communicate easily with their owners and to ensure that they understand what they owner expects from them in terms of security. Dog training also makes communication with the security dog easier as it will be able to understand what it can or cannot do. Security dogs serve their purpose better when they understand what they are supposed to do and their work in the family or company.

Training a security dog becomes futile if the dog does not understand the lessons and it is therefore important to ensure it does. Puppies are easier to train as they have not yet formed a character and they can easily be shaped at a young age. More advanced training methods and techniques would have to be used of the dog being trained is an adult. An adult dog already knows how to react and trying to get it to stop is difficult. Regardless of the size and age of the dog, the first training technique is teaching the dog how to obey whatever it is told. This very important lesson is called obedience training and it lays the foundation by learning commands such as recognizing its name and when and how to respond to it. Other phases of obedience training such as recognizing danger and how to react to it can then gradually be introduced after this first phase.

Because obedience is the most important part of training a dog, other lessons can then simply fall in place after this initial training. When a dog obeys and responds to people giving instructions, it will become more docile and manageable and will therefore play a more important role when expected to offer protection to its owner. Because of this training, many trained dogs understand that they should not attack unless they sense danger and they are trained how to recognize danger. This lesson should be taught with more vigilance to security dogs that need to offer more security such as police officers and guards.

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