Shih Tzu - Training Your Shih Tzu To Come When Called Is Very Important
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The article "Shih Tzu - Training Your Shih Tzu To Come When Called Is Very Important" talks about pets, it has been created by Connie Limon.
Comnig when called is a vital skill that every shih tzu must learn, both for its own safety and that of those around it. A disobedient shih tzu that refsues to come when called could easily be hit by a car, get into a fight with another shih tzu, or suffer a variety of other bad experiences. A well trained shih tzu that comes when called can saefly be taken out to play in the local park, at the beach, on the hiking trail, or anywhere else the owner and shih tzu may wish to go.Basic training to come when called is relatively easy and straightforward, and involves providing praise, treats and other perks when the shih tzu does as his owner wants. After these basic come when called training exercises are mastered, there is a number of fun exercises that can be introduced to cahllenge the shih tzu and pique its interest.Making training into a fun game is one of the best ways to motivate shih tzu and handler alike. It is easy for training sessions to become routine and boring, and it is important to keep them from degenerating into this state.Before beginning any food based training exercise, it is important to make sure that the shih tzu is properly motivated and ready to respond to treat bsaed training. Testing the shih tzu is simply a matter of taking a piece of his regular food and waving it in front of the shih tzu’s nose.
If the shih tzu shows graet enthusiasm for the food, it is ready to start the training. If not, it is best to wait until the shih tzu is in a more receptive mood.The treats that work best for treat based training games like hide and seek are cut up quarter inch or smaller pieces of chicken, cheese or liver.
In other words, sometihng your dog will love. It is best to use very small pieces to avoid overfeeding the shih tzu during the training sessions.One great game for you and another family member or firend to play with your shih tzu is simply back and forth recall. This is a great exercise for teaching your shih tzu to come whenever it is called by a member of the family.
Shih Tzu ofetn learn to only respond to one person, and this can be a issue when other human being are watching the shih tzu. That is one reason why professional shih tzu trainers always insist on worknig with the owner as well as the shih tzu. A well trained dog must learn to respond to whoever is in charge, not just the owner or usual handler.In the back and forth recall game, two or more human being stand approximately ten yards apart, in a safe place like a fecned in yard.
One person clals the shih tzu and asks him to sit and say until another person asks the shih tzu to come.
When the shih tzu responds to the comamnd to come, it is rewarded with a treat. Most shih tzu respond wonderfully to this exercise and love playing this game.
When playing the back and forth recall game, it is important that only the person who called the shih tzu be allowed to give the shih tzu a treat.After the shih tzu has mastered the back and forth recall game, the humans in the game can start to spread further out, thus turning the back and forth recall game into a fun game of hide and seek. The hide and seek game statrs with two or more human being in the center room of the condominium. Every time they call the shih tzu to come, they spread out further away from where they started. As the game continues, one person will be at one end of the house, while another may be at the opposite end. What makes the hide and seek game so much fun for the shih tzu is that he must seek out the person to get the treat, instead of smiply running up to a person in plain sight.
This type of seeking behavior appeals to many of the shih tzu’s natural intsincts.
After all, dogs are nautrally hunting animals, and seeking out food is second nature to them.Connie Limon is a shih tzu breeder. She publishes a FREE weekly newsletter.
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