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Training For Your Golden Retriever
With the term training in mind, there are several
different meanings involved. When you are looking to
train your Golden Retriever, you have a few options
available to you. Below, we will take a look at the many
types of training for your Golden, and help you decide
when type of training is best for both you and your
Golden.
Behavior training
Behavior training teaches a Golden Retriever to be a
good dog in general. The training involved includes
house breaking, good general behavior around people and
pets, leash training, and other types of things that
will make him a better companion. Dogs that who passed
obedience training and well composed - no matter where
you decide to take them.
Activity training
Activity training teaches Golden Retrievers various
activities such as hunting, herding, search and rescue,
and several other tricks that you can do together.
Activity training is very popular with the Golden breed,
as it helps to make the relationship between you and
your pet a lot more interesting. By concentrating on
activities that the Golden breed was bred to do,
activity training is always very beneficial to your
Golden Retriever.
Obedience training
Obedience training teaches your Golden how to perform
various activities. This type of training focuses on
general behavior as well, teaching the dog to be well
behaved. Most dogs who go through a class in obedience
training turn out to be well behaved and will listen to
your commands and shouldn’t do things such as chewing
and barking for no reason. If you want your Golden to be
well behaved and obedient, you should enroll him in a
obedience training class as soon as you can.
Keep in mind that there are certain lines and
distinctions with each type of training. If you choose
obedience training for example, then your Golden
Retriever won’t get any help with his behavior. When you
select a class for your Golden, you always want to
select a class that fits his needs at that time. If you
are having trouble controlling your dog, you may want to
start him off with behavior training, which is what most
Golden owners tend to do.
When you look for a training class, you should also know
what area your dog needs help with. Sometimes, a
behavior pattern can be the result of boredom, which can
easily be fixed by spending more time with your dog.
Once you have spent more time with him, you’ll sometimes
notice his pattern to stop. Other times however, he may
need a bit more help with certain behavior patterns,
which is where training comes into play. Although Golden
Retrievers are smart dogs, they won’t know if they are
doing something wrong unless you show them.
Before you can train your Golden puppy, you need to know
what to teach him. Golden puppies adore routines, and
feel more at ease than ever if they are on a schedule
that they can predict. When you take your dog to
training, you should always be patient with him and
reassure him that he is doing good. As your Golden gets
older and begins to learn new things, he will never
forget his training. In the unlikely event that he
starts to slip on some of his training, you can always
let him go through a course again to brush up on the
techniques. This way, no matter how old your Golden
Retriever gets, he will always be the ideal companion
that you have grown to love over the years.
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