The document provides tips for keeping dogs motivated during training sessions, emphasizing the importance of making training enjoyable and rewarding, using positive stimuli and play. It highlights the significance of distraction training, teaching dogs to focus and respond to commands despite external distractions. The document also suggests creative methods to capture a dog's attention and encourages persistence in training efforts.

2. Dog training
Keeping your dog motivated

3. Keepingtheattentionofadogwhiletrainingisnotalwayseasy.Dogs
can be easily distracted, and it is important to not allow the training
sessionstobesabotagedbyboredom.Makingtrainingfunforthedog
and the human alike is vital to creating a happy, well adjusted and
welltraineddog.

4. Providing random positive stimuli during the day is a great way to
keeptheinterestofthedog.Doingthingsthedogenjoys,likewalking
in the park, riding in the car, and playing with other dogs, is a great
waytokeepthedog’sattentionandrewardhimforsmallsuccesses.

5. For instance, in order to reward the dog for coming to you, for
instance,askthedogtocometoyou,withoutgivinganycluesabouta
walk, a car ride, or other treats. After the dog has come to you and
obediently sat down, attach the leash and start the reward. This can
be either the aforementioned walk in the park, ride in the car, or
anythingelsethedoglikestodo.

6. Providing some kind of reward, whether a treat, a special outing, or
justascratchbehindtheears,everytimethedogdoessomethingyou
want, is a great way to keep your dog motivated. If the dog knows
something great is going to happen every time he obeys your
command,hewillbemotivatedtopleaseyoueverytime.

7. Distractiontraining
When training any dog, it is important to not let distractions disrupt
the training. The dog must be taught to ignore distractions, such as
otherpeople,otherdogs,otheranimalsandloudnoises,andfocuson
whatisbeingtaughtThesetypesofdistractionscanevenbeusedas
rewardswhentrainingthedogtocomewhencalled.

8. Forinstance,ifyourdogenjoysplayingwithotherdogs,whetherina
local dog park or with the neighbor’s dogs, let him play freely with
those other dogs. Then go into the park or yard and call your dog.
When he comes to you, provide lots of praise, treats and other
rewards,thenimmediatelyallowthedogtogobacktoplayingwithhis
friends. Repeat this several times and praise the dog each time he
comes to you. The dog will quickly learn that coming to you means
good things (treats and praise) and not bad ones (being taken away
fromthepark).

9. Ifthedogdoesnotmaster this particular typeof training rightaway,
trynottogetdiscouraged.Socalleddistractiontrainingisone of the
most difficult things to teach. Dogs are naturally social animals, and
breakingawayfromthepackisoneofthemostdifficultthingsyoucan
ask your dog to do. Most dogs will be understandably reluctant to
leavetheircaninecompanions,butitisimportanttopersist.

10. Training thedogtocome toyoumay requiresome creativityonyour
partatfirst.For instance,wavingafavoritetoy,or alure,isagreat
waytogetyourdog’sattentionandputthefocusbackonyou.Ifyour
doghasbeenclickertrained,aquickclickcanbeagoodmotivatoras
well.

11. Once the dog begins to get the hang of coming when called, you can
begintoreduceandeliminatethevisualcues andfocusongettingthe
dog to respond to your voice alone. It is important that the dog
respondtovoicecommandsalone,sinceyouwillnotalwayshavethe
availabilityofatoyorotherlure.

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