Teaching your dog to bark on command: Then go away for a few minutes and come back. Ignore his barking and ignore everything else he does. Just stand there, doing nothing, not rewarding him at all, not even looking at him. It may take a long time, but eventually your dog will calm down, stop barking, and start doing his own thing. Once your dog calms down and stops barking, start working with him again. This time, only give him a treat when you say “Speak” and point at him, and then he barks. 1. Verbal command and point. 2. Bark. 3. Reward. Don’t give him a treat for just barking on his own. This part will take a while, but he will eventually understand command. You’re rewarding him for behavior he already is predisposed to do, you’re just associating a command with it. Teaching your dog to be quiet: Go away for a few minutes, and then come back. He’ll probably be barking a lot when you come back, but again, stay totally still and don’t reward him at all (no praising, no eye contact, nothing). Once he stops barking, count to five slowly to yourself. You may have to wait a long time before he’ll stop barking enough so a full count of five, but it will happen eventually. Once you can count to five without any barking, then reward him with praise and a treat. Notice that at this point, behavior comes before cue. Shape behavior first, and then add your cue.

Teaching your dog to be quiet on demand: Keep that up for a while until behavior sinks in, and then add command. When he’s not barking, hold up your hand as if you’re signaling someone to stop, and say command “Quiet”. If he’s quiet, then give him a treat and praise. So order is 1. Verbal command and hand signal. 2. Dog is quiet. 3. Reward. Soon your dog will know how to be quiet on demand.

After a while, treats won’t be necessary, and even verbal praise won’t be necessary every time. The praise at irregular intervals is intermittent reinforcement part of picture, and is very powerful. Intermittent reinforcement works better than if you reward behavior every single time.

Soon you’ll have a dog that will go totally quiet when you tell him to!

Any or all of this article may be copied or used for any reason, but there must be a link to my site "What Type of Little Dog Should I Get" - http://littledogonline.com - HTML is What Type of Little Dog Should I Get

My purpose in writing ebook, hopefully, will help senior citizens realize that age is no barrier for excelling in life. If they will just follow my directions they can improve their lifestyle dramatically just as I have done.

Now you may be wondering what does my story have to do with reminiscing about past an then applying talents in future? Well you see as a past sales supervisor I trained sales persons to develop their territories. I taught them how to set goals and achieve them. I enjoyed watching them excel, too. I also learned why people didn't excel.I missed doing this when I finally retired. So when idea of writing an ebook came about I needed to think of not only a subject but also a market for it. Click! Click! It soon became obvious that here was a chance to use my talents once more to help others become more successful in life.

Since I was a senior myself with many challenges, why not share my experiences with other seniors. Teach them how I overcame obstacles,and created a new and exciting life for myself. Now my mission was fulfilled once again. What I loved to do in past came full circle once again.

Give me a chance to help you create more purpose in your life today Let me help you enjoy your "golden years even more. Get a Free preview of my ebook now by going to: http://www.absolutelysenior.com I guarantee you will be glad you did

Copyright © 2004 All Rights Reserved AbsolutelySenior.com