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The Key To Successful Dog Obedience Training

Dogs are very sociable creatures. Some of them can get to the point of being too sociable and may get aggressive. Thus, it is very important to train and control the behavior of your dog.

The last thing you want is to have your dog biting other people. Some statistics show that as high as 77% of dog biting incidents occur within the family. Yet experts say that most of these cases could have been easily avoided with good dog obedience training techniques.

With proper dog obedience training, bad behavioral habits can be removed and dogs can have better control of their actions and feelings when faced with different social and environmental factors.

However, effective training of your dog is easier said than done. One of the most important key element lacking in dog obedience training to produce positive results is what experts call "positive reinforcement". This actually refers to the proper use of treats, incentives and praises when rewarding your dog for showing positive behavior.

Through positive reinforcement, dogs are able to understand that praises and treats will follow whenever it shows good behavior. An example of positive reinforcement is when you give your dog a treat for obeying your commands. This will cause the dog to think that obeying commands will result in treats.