How To Reward Your Dog With Praise

Learn How to Really Praise and Play With your Dog!

What's the one thing you always have with you, when you're out with your dog?

YOU!

Rewards-Based Dog Training

While treats may be rewarding to your dog, if you create tremendous value in giving your dog effective praise -- nothing will be better!

Praise can be a physical touch or a proud "good girl". Your dog must understand that you are pleased.

One very easy way to start priming the verbal "good" without a lot of excitement is randomly, and many times throughout the day catch them doing something right, say the word "good" and give your dog a treat with very little fanfare. The word will take on much greater meaning in time, even when no treat is present.

When you're training in public places where manners matter - 
That "good" marker will have more meaning! Since you won't want to overly enthusiastic and cause your dog to get too excited and offer a bad behavior like jumping or breaking a down stay.

But if you are out training in the field, at home in the yard, with some room to let go, once you give the release queue and especially at the end of the training round, play actively with your dog, pet him love on him and verbally let him know how awesome he is. Build your dog up, especially if they have had to learn something new or made new advancements. If the training round sucked, build them back up.

Your “Good!” Marker is used during the training series to let them know they have done something right, but the Praise and Play with you, at the end of a series or at the end of the training session is the ultimate reward for a job well done.

Get in there and actively engage with your dog! Celebrate, Dance, Give Enthusiastic Affection. Play With Your Dog.

Having a few "jackpots" of rewards and the celebration with you when you're training and practicing will help you achieve good behavior even when you can't bring out the cheerleaders and pom poms :-)

Building this level of relationship with your dog — where he works for the joy of being with you - is amazing! Relationship is a huge element in problem resolution, results and joy with your dog.

I’m sometimes surprised t the number of people who don’t engage their dog in play — who don’t know how to praise their dog effectively. You need to figure this out!