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A command is nothing more than a selected word you use to associate a response from your dog. You tell your dog the “SIT” command and the desired response is for him to sit. Dogs are not born knowing commands or the English language. This is all something you have to teach them. The words you choose to use for your commands can be anything you like. The key to success is to ensure you and everyone else training your dog is using the same commands for the same exercises. You can’t have one person telling your dog “DOWN” and another person telling them “LAY” for the same exercise. It is too much for your dog to understand this early in training. When you decide what commands you want to use for training, you need to keep them to one word commands as much as possible. When you have too many variables in training, it can get frustrating and confusing to your dog. The basic rule in dog training is Keep It Simple.
A command should sound clear, crisp and sharp, much like a bark. You are telling your dog what to do not asking them to do something. You don’t want to find yourself verbally drawing your commands out. The command is “DOWN” not “DOWWWWN”. Your tone of voice and timing play a very important part when it comes to training your dog and making them understand what you want them to do. Dogs respond to authority and respect authority. When you give a command, give it in an authoritative manner. Women sometimes have a difficult time while training a dog because their voices are naturally higher in pitch and don’t deliver that necessary “barking”tone while giving a command. On the other hand, men typically don’t have as much success as women do when it comes to praising their dogs because of the deeper voice tone. Praise is generally given in a higher more exciting pitch. These are pleasant tones to your dog and that is why they respond more with play like expressions and actions. If your verbal praise makes your dog get uncontrollable and crazy, then you might have to tone down your praise to a monotone, soft “GOOD BOY or GIRL”.
Remember, commands are commands not requests. Speak clear, concise and sharp so your dog has a clear understanding of what you want them to do. When you praise, that is the time to bring those tones up to a higher pitch and let them know of your approval. To learn more about Commands and Praise, Click Here!
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