All About Havanese Training

All dogs, even your dog, needs basic obedience training. This means your dog should know his or her name, come when called, sit and stay on command, know how to walk on a lead, know not to jump up on people and generally be a good Canine Ambassador. Havanese love to please their people and are considered highly trainable. You can channel their energy into obeying you for rewards.

In basic Havanese training, you need consistency, patience and a sense of humor. Everyone in the family should train your dog in the same way with the same signals. Your goal shouldn’t be to completely dominate the dog and make him or her your slave – you will have a much better off having an active cooperation with your dog. You can enroll in obedience classes of follow the advice in dog books, but you also need to have your Havanese want to obey you.

Observe your Havanese furry kid and see what really excites him or her. Is it a particular food treat? Is it going outside for a romp? It is a particular toy? Be patient in discovering what would be the ultimate reward for your Havanese in training.. It will be the use of this treat, activity or toy that will be your secret weapon in Havanese obedience training. You will save this treat, activity or toy ONLY for when your Havanese does what you want him or her to do.

Never beat your Havanese for being "stupid" or "difficult." This will lead to confusion on the part of the dog and inflicts unnecessary suffering. How would you like to be pounded if you couldn’t told to do something you couldn’t understand by someone who did not speak your language? This is what is happening to your dog. They are trying to obey you, even though they are not native speakers of whatever language you speak.

If all of this seems baffling or overwhelming, take a deep breath and get to the book or pet store. Well, you have to go to the pet store for dog supplies anyway, so why not get a Havanese obedience training DVD or video? There aren’t many specific dog training books just on training Havanese, so you might be better off with an all breed dog training book. Havanese love to please and are very intelligent, so any dog training book emphasizing positive reinforcement will work for them and for you.

Always end your training sessions on a good note. A way to do this is to ask the dog a command you know he or she knows. This gives the dog confidence and gives you some positive reinforcement. Keep the dog on a lead if you are not sure how he or she will react. Train inside and then, when the command is learned indoors, try outdoors with a lead on. Be patient – you and your dog will learn Havanese obedience training eventually if you keep at it.

Fiona Kelly has extensive knowledge and experience training all breeds of dogs and mongrels. As one of the leading writers about Havanese training and the training of other small dogs and rare breeds dogs this author knows that training the owner is just as important as training the dog.. The best owners will collect and avidly read a wide range of dog training books.