Before techniques we must define the training principles.
And that is what I'll will try and establish in this short and sweet Tip.
Things I always say before, during and after I train; Principle One.
Take the time it takes and it will take less time.
Principle Two.
Your dog is perfect and your the perfect trainer.
I'm glad your not here to argue with me about this idea.
If I told you enough that you were something that you currently are not right now you would eventually start to move in that direction.
If I told you that you were stronger then your telling yourself, you might eventually lesson to me and press past what you told yourself you could do.
If you can tell your dog he is perfect and go and do what the dog already does perfect, the perfect things would get better and the bad things would go away.
Why? because that is what your focus is on.
Principle Three.
The understanding that your dog does not really want to misbehave.
But he wants to be part of the pack and be at peace.
The pack provides safety, comfort, and play.
You are the pack leader and its your job to provide for the dogs needs.
If you don't there will be a lack of balance in your dog.
And a dog out of balance will exibit negative energy that is very destructive.
Principle Four.
Be as soft as possible, but as firm as necessary.
Always start of soft and step it up to get a responds.
Be polite at first, but don't be afraid to remind the dog meekness is not weakness.
Principle Five.
Develop your hands to open quickly and take your time in closing them.
This principle goes hand and hand with the principle four above.
The idea that a open hand is inviting closeness and a closed hand or fist presents the idea that I will be firm enough.
Principle Six.
The secret to learning is in the release.
It is during the time of peace we think about what it took to get there.
The place of peace is where all of God's creations want to be.
Your providing a need for your dog to find his balance while providing for the first two of three basic needs.
Safety, Comfort, and Play.
Principle Seven.
In order to teach lightness, you must be willing to be light.
(lightness is a term horse people use to describe how soft a horse responds to a cue) .
Going straight to firm makes the dog react to the pain and discomfort.
Which simulates fear.
Fear does not allow the dog to think.
If we learn to exercise the brain of the dog we allow him to think his way through the problem.
This will escalate your training in leaps and bounds.
Principle Eight.
If you give any training method enough time it will work.
Principle Nine.
Before you ask you dog to do something, ask yourself how to best say it to your dog.
Principle Ten.
Respect and Honor, is the first step that is established in any healthy relationship.
With out it we have no relationship.
Sometimes respect comes naturally with out any dust and smoke, but sometimes its like a whirled wind.
The dog is asking a question"Who is the leader".
If we don't respond by motivating him to move his feet he will assume he is your leader..
Principle Eleven.
Its all about relationship.
The Bible is all about relationship.
Faith is just another word for relationship.
The meaning of Life is all about relationships and how well we nourish and build up the relationships will decide how well we deal with life's many questions.
Principle Twelve.
If your dog has enough energy to do the wrong thing, he has enough energy to do the right thing.
Principle Thirteen.
"Pick your spot to die, and then run away from it.
" Josh Lyons (Reference: James 4:7 in says, ...
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you".
) Principle Fourteen.
Train don't test.
If you have to take your dog to a test then prepare him for a greater challenge then the one you will attend.
The reason we don't test is because testing can brake down the relationship if your dog fails.
We always want to build the relationship, never break it down.
God doesn't test us for the same reason.
He already knows everything about us so there is no reason for a test to be administrated for Him to learn something.
He has no desire to brake you down.
He calls us his children, sons of God, his bride, holy, righteous, forgiven, perfect.
Based on thus descriptions there is no need to test.
No, testing is a worldly principle.
The world loves for us to feel insecure, feeling like failure, lost, unforgiving, hopeless, broken, discouraged, and thus unaffective.
Principle Fifteen Forgiveness.
Forgive and forget when your dog does something wrong.
Turn him from his own direction and show him the perfect thing to do.
Don't forget your dog is perfect and so are you.
Anger will not teach him anything.
Anger is another worldly principle that will lead to death.
Death of the Relationship.
Principle Sixteen.
Your ending for each day should be better then the beginning.
Were building relationships not breaking them down.
I I like to finish by asking my dog, "Was it as good for you as it was for me?", and I want to see his responds in his body language "It sure was".
This is the principle of having fun in yourself and also fulfilling a need in your dog.
The need to play.
Through play leadership and partnership can be established.
Principle Seventeen Before you can get the dog to do what you ant you must first understand what he wants.
Principle eighteen Understand all the steps in the learning curve.
1.
Unconscious incompetence (no faith) 2.
Conscious Incompetence (little faith) 3.
Conscious Competence (decerning faith) 4.
Unconscious Competence (great faith) The biggest obstacle to learning is our personal fears and insecurities.
Some people believe they cannot understand something.
If you believe you cannot, it is time to change your beliefs.
But how do we do that, but by checking out the wounders of the principles of relationship one at a time.