Training Ethic
At Shepparton & District Obedience Dog Club we train YOU how to train your dogs. Training is teaching the dog to respond to certain sounds or signals, "Cues" for certain actions. Dogs react to voice tones NOT words. MODERN TRAINING METHODS use ASSOCIATION and MOTIVATION. Show, tell, and do, with praise for honest effort.
Dogs learn from experience. If an experience is rewarding to the dog it repeats it, if it is stressful, frightening or painful, dogs avoid repeating that experience. In training, we should try to make it fun for the dog so active participation by the handler, using positive reinforcement and fair and consistent training methods, is necessary.
All dogs, regardless of size, have certain needs. They need a firm and fair leader who will provide for them, play with them, train them, groom them and make them a part of the family; always remembering this is a DOG, not a human in a furry coat. You are the team captain now and must know how a dog thinks to get the best results from your training.
If the question is 'Why did the dog do it wrong?'
The answer must be 'How can WE do it better.'
Dogs learn from experience. If an experience is rewarding to the dog it repeats it, if it is stressful, frightening or painful, dogs avoid repeating that experience. In training, we should try to make it fun for the dog so active participation by the handler, using positive reinforcement and fair and consistent training methods, is necessary.
All dogs, regardless of size, have certain needs. They need a firm and fair leader who will provide for them, play with them, train them, groom them and make them a part of the family; always remembering this is a DOG, not a human in a furry coat. You are the team captain now and must know how a dog thinks to get the best results from your training.
If the question is 'Why did the dog do it wrong?'
The answer must be 'How can WE do it better.'
