You had a nice walk with your dog today, to the point where he saw soccer players, and boom, chased the ball?
Your shouting was in vain, your dog only had this ball in his head? It’s not a nice feeling when your dog loses control!
If your dog his impulses not under control has, is not only this tediousbut also stressful and your dog can attract negative public attention.
I’ll show you what impulse control means for your dog and you get one here 4 step guidehow to successfully train impulse control and composure with your dog.
In a nutshell: train impulse control in dogs
Impulse control means nothing other than yours Dog in addition capable is his feelings, shoots and emotions independently check and to rules.
For example, if he is running with other dogs and you want to call him out of the situation, he has two options:
Either he can get the impulse to continue playing with his comrade check and respond to your call, or he can play the impulse not control and won’t get your call back.
With Grunge obedience exercises and serenity training impulse control works well for your dog train.
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What factors affect impulse control in dogs?
This 4th factors can affect impulse control in your dog:
race
Breeds bred for specific work often have a different one beings and more drive. Therefore, these dogs often show increased impulsive reactions.
The drive and the impulses are used specifically for dog training. This can often be seen, for example, in “shepherd dog training”.
anatomy
strong and size Dogs are often in character calmer as small and agile dogs.
Being calmer makes it easier for them to control impulses.
Old
Like so many things, jyoung dogs learn their impulse control first. The part of the brain responsible for impulse control is not fully developed in puppies.
Many dogs, especially large ones, are not fully developed and «adult» until the age of 3.
Are you already dealing with the topic when your little one is a young dog? Basic obedience exercises in dogsyou’ll have an easier time with impulse control later.
stress
stressed animals are more vulnerableto lose their impulse control. Dogs that are exposed to stress when encountering dogs, for example, should be specifically trained in the area of impulse control when encountering dogs.
frustration tolerance
It is very important for you to know that only with exercises impulse control unfortunately it is not done. Additionally you have to familiarize yourself with the topic frustration tolerance occupy.
If your dog cannot follow his impulses, this often strikes frustration around.
You often see dogs on a leash that want to meet a fellow dog. However, since the dogs cannot follow their impulse through the leash, they begin to bite the leash.
The dog does not get to its destination, it becomes stresseddeveloped frustration and discharges it by biting the leash.
You can find out more about walking on a leash here: Weaning your dog off the leash.
My advice:
Dogs learn through Pictures, contextual and situational.
For you, this means that if your dog is 100 percent able to do something in your garden, this does NOT mean that he will also do it outside.
FOR THIS REASON it is in your dog’s impulse control exercises EXTREME important that you attend many different locations train
I often used the large parking lots of shopping malls. There I could, well by far, obedience exercises with the Dog carry out.
Once your dog is used to a clicker, you can use this for training.
Impulse control dog – exercises
exercises in the area impulse control are for your dog very exhausting.
That’s why I advise you not to make the exercise units longer than 10 minutes and always positive to end.
So that your dog learns good impulse control, I have created a step-by-step guide for you here.
The exercise requires a basic knowledge of obedience, but is also suitable for young dogs.
Important!
Work in a quiet environment first, for as long as necessary. You can then make the exercise more difficult by offering your dog various external stimuli during the exercise.
The basic idea of this exercise is: Your dog learns that it is worth waiting and not giving in to his impulses.
Dog obedience exercises
To with that Impulse control training in 4 steps To begin, your dog should already be able to sit, down, and stay.
Step 1
Bring your dog in «Place» and give him the command “Wait” or “stay”.
If your dog stays in place for a few seconds, give him a treat and cancel the command.
step 2
enlarge gradually the distance to your dog.
Make sure that you only increase so much that your dog cannot make mistakes and increase the difficulty very slowly.
step 3
Gap small distractions added on your part. Turn around, sit on the ground, or hop.
The dog must be able to resist impulses to come to you now that it looks like fun.
He has to control his impulses.
step 4
So far everything is as desired, add external distractions in addition.
Be it a flying ball, a treat on the ground or a friend walking past the dog.
step 5
Reschedule the training outside. Try to include all everyday situations and use them for training.
Be it a wait and stay on the street, in the zoo or on the edge of the soccer field.
- Give yourself plenty of time for impulse control training.
- Don’t overwhelm your dog. If he gets stressed, take a step back.
Conclusion
Through a targeted training the impulse control your dog learns his emotions, feelings and urges check.
A dog that is able to apply this to all everyday situations is much less prone to stress and will make a great companion to take with you anywhere.
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All common problems are listed here and the step-by-step training plans will help you to easily reach your goal.