Dog-and-Teacher Relationship   Your Student   The Classroom   Who's to Do the Training?   Training Equipment   Giving Commands   Praise and Reprimand

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GIVING COMMANDS

Limit your commands to the fewest words possible. Make them clear, loud and to the point. Long sentences intended to cajole the pup into doing what you want are meaningless to him. He responds to your voice tone and inflections, not your grammar and syntax. If you want the pup to sit, for example, give the command "Sit!" Refrain from the imploring-type command: "Come on, nice doggie, sit down." In making him come to you, simply order him to "Come!" Or you can substitute his name for the word "come." That is, you can if his name doesn't have too many syllables. Short, one-syllable names, such as Jack, Duke or Buck, are more practical. This is one reason why purebred dogs with long- winded pedigree names are given short kennel or "call" names.