Max Polyakov’s Dog Education Advice For State Competitions

The relationship between the dog and its owner is enhanced

You need to know how a dog learns and employ the right training techniques. The right training will make your dog behave well letting you have a relationship with it that is based on confidence and respect and not fright and oppression. The ideal pet trainer is one who has the ability to manage a dog without using force and can fix any issues that come up in a humane manner. A dog that is well trained turns out to be open minded, more self-controlled and it behaves in a predictable way in contests and any in other situations.

It teaches survival techniques

Pets require to be taught ways to cope in people’s environment. The life of pets like Max Polyakov’s Firefly is less complicated compared to that of dogs which have not been tamed. However, the human environment contains so many challenges. Teaching your dog good manners and providing it enough exercises and mental enhancement lowers uneasiness and all other stress associated issues like being aggressive and unnecessary barking.

The crucial part of your training is setting your dog for success, managing its environment and ensuring it is easy for it to cope the best way. This is attained through knowing how the pet copes in various places.

Sociability improvement

Enhancing your pet’s social interactions makes it confident and with confidence it will be able to stand the challenges of life. Max Polyakov suggests that to be a great trainer, you must be patient, committed and serious. Everyone likes pets that are friendly and behave properly all the time and to achieve these, you need to work hard and must be patient because it takes time. Also, it is advisable to train dogs while they are very young. This will reduce the possibility of them feeling uneasy or pained when they are fully grown. Also, dogs that were trained since they were young are easier to prepare for state contests.

It avoids problem behaviours

When training the dog, you will create a communication technique with it. This promotes security and contentment. If a dog is trained how to cope in human beings environment, problem behaviours that come about due to lack of awareness can be minimal.

Faithfulness and friendship is improved

The right training involves noticing when the dog does wrong and use that as a useful counseling technique and not as a punishment approach. Enlightening the dog and making it understand how to make the best decisions in order to live happily improves your relationship with it. Besides that, animals that are excellent at decision making perform well in competitions.

How to make the training activity simple

Health status

Max Polyakov emphasizes that before beginning any exercise, a dog’s health status must be checked. Besides that, the health officer is the right person to determine the type of exercise that a dog is suited for.

Prepare a schedule

Write down how the training will take place, the exercises that will be undertaken and ensure to include the equipment required.

Consistency

Max Polyakov recommends using the same commands throughout. If you keep changing the training commands, your dog might get confused. The people who are around the dog must use those commands as well.

Rewards and praises

People who own pets know that they can be trained easily when they are given enticements. Reward and praise your dog whenever it does well and do not ever maltreat it when it does wrong.

The best way to reward a dog is by giving it food treats. However, you need to also prevent the dog from assuming that it is being trained to get food. This can be done by giving it the food occasionally and with time you can stop giving it completely.

There are pets who do not like food and for such, you should praise them by rubbing their tummy or doing anything else that they love.

Do not train for long

This exercise can only bear fruits if it is exciting. If you feel tired or bored, go for a break. The training should only last five to ten minutes. If you are training small dogs, you can have many short training sessions throughout the day.

The training must be simple

Teach your dog step by step beginning with the most basic exercises. The training should take place in a place that the dog is familiar with and the place should not have any distractions. As you go on, you can introduce more challenging activities provided the dog as mastered the basic ones.

Do not be aggressive

Do not yell at your dog neither should you ever hit it because that will scare it. Remain calm throughout the training to make the dog feel comfortable and it will be easier for it to obey your instructions.

Be equipped with training knowledge

You can never be a good trainer if you haven’t received any training. There are many institutions where you can go and learn. Besides that, consider joining training clubs. This is where you can meet Max Polyakov and other dog owners whose dogs are well trained. Such people can offer you useful advice on how to handle your dog.

Keep practicing

Once a dog has mastered the basic commands, some people stop training believing that the dog is now good to go. However, that is not the case. A dog may forget whatever it was taught if it fails to practice from time to time.

Ensure the training suits your dog

Each dog needs a unique training technique. Some dogs are highly sensitive that if you yell at them, they will get scared. Others are complicated to teach, you will need to train them as many times as possible for them to learn.

Agility exercise

This is a highly beneficial exercise which is suited for any dog that is over eighteen months. The exercise is made up barriers and they include:

• Weave poles
  These are created through pushing 10 to 15 ski poles or PVC pipes into the ground. Adequate space must be left between them to allow the dogs move comfortably.
• Dogwalk
  This can be formed using a barbecue seat or by placing 12 foot plywood pieces above 2 cinder blocks.
• Standard leaps
  They are created through placing cinder blocks on top of each other and placing strips of plywood over them. The jump length is adjusted according to the height of a dog.
• Pause table
  A coffee table sitting low on the ground can make a great pause table in this exercise.
• Tunnel
  A malleable tunnel for kids which can easily collapse creates an incredible obstacle for dogs.
• Tire pump
  A bike or vehicle tire when strung from the branch of a tree forms a wonderful tire pump for this exercise. You are only required to ensure that its opening is big enough for a dog to pass through.
• Teeter boards
  They can be created with PVC pipe and some wood pieces.

Once you have all the obstacles ready, you can start the agility exercise. You however need to be sure that the dog you are coaching understanding the fundamental commands such as come and go.

Guide your dog all through this exercise and teach it how to move through tunnels and jump the obstacles through tires. Also, help the dog to walk through poles and guide it on the teeter board and the dogwalk. The moment the dog understand all the requirements, you can then begin working on its speed and accuracy. When all these are done perfectly, a dog can become as perfect as Max Polyakov’s Firefly.