How to Train Your Dog and Have Fun!

I have had many dogs before but this time; this is the only dog that really listens to me when I speak to her. Why? Because I trained her. What else could it be?

Initially I thought it was difficult to train a dog... but it ended up quite easy. And after I have trained her, the rest is 'easy', and it's easy for the rest of your lives (because you don't get a lifetime of trouble from this dog)

Alright, there are a few tips that I want to share with you before you start training your dog. These are the tips I learned from a lady who trained her poodle so well that I got so excited I asked her, "How did you do that?" She laughed and told me how and what I should do. I applied what she taught me and surprisingly, this is the first time I ever experience that own a dog can be that hassle-free.

These are some of the training tips:

Toilet training:

My dog will only do her business on newspapers. How to train her to pee and poo on newspapers only? EASY.

I put her in a place where the ground is covered with newspaper, all over, every single inch of space. And keep her there for a period of time. This method is to let her pee and poo on the newspaper, whether she likes it or not.

After a few weeks, I reduce the newspaper area to a smaller size, and she still pee and poo on the newspaper. After a week, I reduce again the newspaper area to even smaller size.. and when she want to do business, she will sniff where the newspaper is, and there you go!

So now, I can release my dog and let her run around.. but i make sure there is a newspaper place where she can do her business.

For tricks:

1. Get your dog's favorite food (dry). (if not, any 'treats' will do, as dogs will get alert every time there is food around) The food is to reward her every time she does what you say correctly.

2. How does she know what to do? Now, this depends on each dog's breed and intelligence i would say. For my Silky Terrier, I started off with the command "Sit."

3. REMEMBER: Start with one type of training per day. For example, if you want to train your dog to sit, just train her for one week until she really sits before moving on to the next command. DO NOT give your dog so many commands at the same time, you will only confuse her and she does not know what to do!