Dogs are amazing animals that can learn a wide variety of commands to make us happy (and also receive treats in the meantime). Among the orders you can learn, we find that of walking with us, very useful and beneficial if we want to take it turns off in certain places and is not in danger.
In this Animal Expert article we will offer you some tips so you know how to teach the dog to walk together step by step, using positive reinforcement as an essential tool.
Keep in mind that positive reinforcement greatly improves the perception and speed of learning of the animal.
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Before you start, you should know that the fact that your dog is walking in front of you does not mean that it is dominant, but simply that you want to enjoy the walk sniffing and discovering new stimuli.It will be essential to order the dog to walk with you so as not to run for a walk, but that does not mean that you have to take your dog with you constantly, it must allow you to express yourself freely and have fun as any animal would.
In Animal Expert we only use positive reinforcement, a technique recommended by professionals that allows us to quickly assimilate what we want to teach our dog, let’s start the process with treats or snacks for dogs, if you don’t have you can use sausages.Cut them into small pieces.
Let him smell and offer it, now we’re ready to go!
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Now that you have tried a treat that you love and have been motivated start your visit with dressage, once the dog has done his needs will start teaching him to walk beside you, for this it is best to look for a quiet place and secluded place.
Choose how you want to ask your dog to walk beside you, you can say ‘together’, ‘here’, ‘next’, just be sure to choose a word that is not identical to another order so as not to get confused.
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The process is very simple, take a treat, teach it and call it with the chosen word: “Maggie together”.
When the dog approaches you to receive the candy, it must keep walking at least a meter with the treat and only after that, you must give it to him.What you do is you try to get the dog to partner with us and receive a prize..
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It will be essential to repeat this procedure regularly so that the puppy is assimilated and tied correctly.It is a very simple order that you can easily learn, the difficulty is ours and the desire to practice it.
Keep in mind that not all dogs will learn the order so quickly and that the time you spend teaching him to walk with you will vary with age, predisposition and stress, positive reinforcement will help the puppy to better assimilate this order and faster.
One thing that can also be useful when walking with your dog is to teach him to walk without a guide and teach an adult dog to walk with guide, so enjoy it and also consult our tips.
If you want to read articles similar to, we recommend that you go to our Basic Training section.