Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Miniature Schnauzer Training and the Basic Commands to Teach your Dog

By Tracy Ayre


Providing your dog with miniature schnauzer training should not be a pain in the neck given that miniature schnauzers are usually easy to train, all thanks to this breed's intelligence, obedience and desire to please. Such characteristics enable them to participate in dog agility trials, obedience, showmanship, flyball and tracking. But in order for them to be qualified to the said competitions, there are lots of lessons they should learn first - one of these lessons is the basic obedience.

During obedience training, dogs are taught how to respond to the commands given by the handler or owner. These commands include:

Come

Training the come command is one of the most important lessons you'll need to teach your beloved pet. Through this command, you will be able to keep your pet safe when danger is approaching and prevent him from causing a mess or injuries to anyone around. Rather than go to your dog, calling him to come to you during circumstances like mealtime or before exercise session starts is also one way of demonstrating your confidence and position as leader of the pack.

Sit

Sit is an excellent command to use not only when you need to control your pet but also if there are unwanted behaviors you ought to modify. Let's take for instance your pet's jumping behavior. Instructing him to sit the moment you see him running to you can prevent him from even attempting to jump. And if you reward him each time he stays in sit position, he will eventually discover that sitting pleases you and earns him reward therefore will do it again.

Down

Much like come and sit command, down command is also a significant part of miniature schnauzer training. Your active and spirited miniature schnauzer is less likely to bolt across a busy highway and chase vehicles if he is in down position. Not only can it help you control your precious pet but can also make you obtain your pet's respect.

Stay

The stay command is frequently used with the commands sit and down. This command keeps your pet in sit or down position until he is released.

Heel

The heel command is used when walking with your dog. This is described as having your dog next to you, particularly on your left side, and parallel to your leg while walking. He should never walk ahead nor pull the leash ahead of you. A dog that has mastered this command is easy to walk with and less likely to pull the leash or run off.

These commands may be really simple yet, it should be carried out properly for these commands are basis when training other obedience commands such as play dead, roll over fetch and more.




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