Whatever habits we have good or bad we learned by doing it over and over again. The same principle goes towards animals and especially dogs. Some of us learn habits quickly and some of us learn habits not so quickly.

With dogs the same learning curve applies. It may seem like I’m comparing dog learning to human being learning but it’s just an analogy. If you want to learn 3 of the more common mistakes that a lot of people make in teaching their dog good habits then you need to read the rest of this article.

 Relating to these common mistakes will help you immensely in training your dog properly. It’s that simple to fix but you have to know about them first. That’s what this article is all about and what it can do for you. You will be enlightened on these mistakes and also there will be a link to a free report to understand more about training dogs.

So teaching a dog new tricks can really happen quickly or slowly depending on the temperment of the dog. Some dog breeds work better than others. Why is that? You can call it anything you want but that is the face of reality. The learning curve of training dogs is dependent upon their breeds, their background, disposition and how they were treated before you got them into your household.

Some of the mistakes that I will be mentioning you probably aren’t even aware of them. At the conclusion of this article you will be aware and know what to do in these cases. When you first get your dog, or first start training your dog you definitely need to set some ground rules before total disobedience occurs.

Right from the beginning you will need to set ground rules for your dog so that they know what they can and cannot do. It doesn’t matter if you want to get into a full fledged training program for your dog you need to let your dog know who is the boss. Mistake #1. Shouting at a dog is counter productive to what you want it to do.

Shouting in itself is an act of aggression. Dogs being animals are able to pick up on intonations and shouting is not a good habit for you to use. Yes dogs are not perfect and there feels like there’s a legitimate reason to shout at a dog. But truthfully you do not want to make the dog understand and obey you only when you yell. Otherwise you will have to yell to get your dog to obey you.

You want your dog to obey you at a normal tone of voice. You can be strong with a normal tone voice just as you can with a shouting tone of voice. It can be done with a little work on your part. Mistake #2. Training your dog for 30 minutes or even an hour at a time. Keep the training attention span limited to 15 minutes.

 Especially if you have a high spirited dog 15 minutes can seem like an eternity. But for low strung dogs 15 minutes is like a nap time. It takes a lot of patience on the dogs part and the handlers part to train and keeping the training periods to 15 minutes are just about right. You or the dog won’t get flustered as much if you keep your training periods to a manageable time. Mistake #3. Not enough praise.

By not giving your dog enough praise when they do something right is another big mistake that a lot of people do. How difficult it is for a dog to obey you? Very tough for an animal to follow through with your instructions. When they do as their told then make your dog feel like a million dollars.

Make sure you have goodies handy for them in cases like this. If you work your dog enough, they will expect to get these treats when they do something right. Your dog will want to please you all the time.