Train for Success

Keep the following tips in mind when training your dog and you’re sure to experience success:

- Train when your dog hasn’t eaten yet. Better yet, take his breakfast, put it in a small bag and use his meal as reward during your training sessions.
- Treat with only very small pieces…about the size of a pencil eraser.
- Keep your training sessions short and sweet. It’s better to train a behavior several times a day for very short periods of time than to train until your dog stops having fun.
- Learn to read your dog and when he is “turning off” or tuning out. It’s important
to keep the sessions fun and end them before your dog runs out of gas.
- Stop training if you feel your patience running short. Dogs pick up very quickly on your emotions.
-Keep the sessions light, short and most of all FUN!

Submitted by Polly Kaplan, local dog trainer and owner of Sirius Play, positively fun training for you and your canine partner. Call Polly at 845.797.1879 for more info.