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Any dog walker in Cheshire will tell you that it is very important to have a well trained dog. Without proper training and direction, rather than having the pampered pooch that does what heβs told, youβll likely end up with a stroppy little devil with more attitude than a rapper!
Of course, teaching your dog commands is not just an obedience thing. Simple commands could save your pups life if there was ever a life and death situation. Think about it – if your dog doesnβt know and understand the word βWait!β, what are you going to yell as he runs out in front of an oncoming car right outside your front door?
For a healthy, happy and long-lasting relationship with your furry friends, dog training is essential and in particular, there are five commands that your dog must know.
1 – Wait!
As weβve suggested, βwaitβ is an essential command. In fact, it doesnβt even need to be βwaitβ. It could be βstopβ or βstillβ or anything similar. Either way, whatever the word you choose, it needs to be something that stops your pup doing whatever it is that he is doing.
Letβs set the scene – youβre about to open the door outside the vets to grab your dog and take him inside. He goes to run out of the open car door and you yell βWaitβ. He stops in his tracks. Youβve stopped him running off halfway down the street with you trailing along after him, youβve stopped him from running in the direction of that bigger dog that looks pretty mean, stopped him from potentially running into traffic, and generally have the situation under control.
2 – Sit!
If youβve got a bigger dog, this command is going to be a lifesaver. When heβs jumping all over you, excited to see you when you get home from work, βsitβ will settle him down and give you a moment to compose yourself and do what you need to do. It also works well with command number 3 which will be along in a minuteβ¦
3 – Stay!
You donβt want him running after you when you go to put the laundry out on the line, or come bounding in when youβre trying to cook dinner in the kitchen. Direct your pet to his bed and order him to βstayβ and youβre given the peace you need to get on with what you want to do.
Teaching βsitβ by itself doesnβt really work if you donβt use the βstayβ command with it. If he sits for a second and then runs after you anyway, you haven’t really achieved anythingβ¦
4 – Leave it!
Isnβt it really annoying when you are playing fetch with your pooch and he wonβt drop the ball so you can throw it again. The βleave itβ command is great for shortening the wrestle time with your pup, but it will also help later on when he has a shoe that he wonβt put down, or is playing a little too rough with your next door neighbourβs kitten.
5 – *His / Her Name!*
This is super important! How are you going to get him to come to you in the park if he doesnβt know his name? Eventually heβll pick up his name because you keep repeatedly saying it, but it doesnβt hurt to move things along. Take him out into the garden and right to the end of it. Order him to stay and then go inside. Call your pups name and treat him when he comes in. It doesnβt take long for dogs to pick up these commands, and when youβre chasing after your puppy in the park for an hour, youβll soon wish youβd taught him his name sooner!
Adam & Laura
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