Training A Pit Bull

When teaching basic commands, you want to make sure that you have your dog's attention. You want to elliminate any and all distractions from the room. Avoid other animals, people, toys, sounds, and smells. You want to have your dog's full and undivided attention. If there are other things around to distract your dog, you are setting him up to fail.

You want to start with one command at a time. When you think that the dog has mastered the command, you want to add one distraction-a simple one, and work through that.

When you think that the dog has mastered one command, add another.

The key is to have short training sessions several times throughout the day. When you train for hours a day, you set your dog up to fail. Dogs are like children; they get bored easily. When they get bored, they don't listen, which will definitely frustrate you and then them.

Remember that Pit Bulls and bully breed dogs are stubborn and hard headed. You want to be stern, repetitive, and consistant when training a bully. They tend to catch on faster with positive reinforcements, love, and treats.

Dog Training

Anyone who either has a Pit Bull or knows someone who does, knows and understands the amount of training that goes into keeping them socialized and well-behaved. American Pit Bull Terriers can be very strong willed and stubborn dogs, not to mention dominant, if you let them have the run of the house without proper training, that is.

I've comprised a fairly comprehensive list of dog training techniques and tips that you will find at the link below. I hope that anyone considering bringing a Pit Bull or a mix into their life reads the article and finds the various links and hubs about dog training useful.

Just remember that training begins the day you bring the dog home, and you should not stop training even when you think your dog is 100%. Continue dog training in regards to basic obedience for the entrie span of the dog's life. Move onto tricks and other commands, as you will to keep the dog mentally stimulated, as well.

Dog Training Tips, Help, and Techniques

Puppy Thieves

I bet you thought I was giong to write about people stealing puppies.... Nope...

Puppy Thieves are the puppies who are the thieves. They have this bad habit of stealing and running, or stealing and destroying the forbidden items that you would rather them not have or touch.

How do you correct the behavior?