Training Your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever to Listen to You
Why Won't My Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Listen To Me?
This is a common question that most first-time Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever owners ask me. Before I answer your question, let me ask you a few instead:
- Do you use cookies, collars, head halters or clickers to make your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrieverlisten to your commands?
- Do you have to raise your voice every time you want your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrieverto listen to you?
- Does your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrieveralways come or sit on command - anytime and anywhere you want him to?
If your answers are mostly in the negative, its time you seriously reconsider your role as a sincere Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever trainer and an ideal pet parent.
Get Your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever To Listen To You
Before you begin any training, you must first establish yourself as the "ALPHA dog" of your family. Your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever must know that you’re the leader of the pack and it is YOU who is in charge.
Here is a list of simple DO's and DONT's that you must follow if you want to be the Alpha:
- Always go out or come in through the door first - remember you are the leader;
- Always eat first - give your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever something to eat only after you've finished your meal;
- Don’t circle around your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever when he is lying on the floor - make your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievermove out of your way instead;
- Don't let your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrieverset the rules - pay attention to him when you think fit and not whenever he demands;
- Don’t permit your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever to sleep with you in your bed - demarcate his sleeping area clearly.
Once you successfully established yourself as the Alpha, training your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever and making him listen will be a lot easier than you can imagine. Remember, if your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever does not learn to "listen", all your training efforts will be in vain!
Does your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever know his name? Does your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever look at you whenever you call him by his name? This is the first and the most critical step involved in Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Training. If your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever doesn't respond to his name, you cannot have his attention for teaching him any other commands.
To make sure that your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever recognizes his name, take a treat in your hand and hold it away from your body. Call your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever's name. He is most likely to look at the treat in your hand. Continue calling his name until he turns and looks at your eyes. Give him the treat immediately. Repeat this exercise by holding the treat in the other hand. Once you're sure that your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever has learnt to recognize his name, just call his name and reward him for looking at you by petting or with a hug.
You must understand that Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers respond far better to positive reinforcement than they do to coercion or force.
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