How to Help Your Dog Learn Basic to Advanced Poodle Tricks
Miniature poodles are a smart and talented dog breed, very cheerful and highly trainable when it comes to absorbing basic and advanced tricks. This speed at learning has made poodles a favorite in countless circus acts over the centuries. Poodles essentially love to learn and to please; take advantage of this to keep the dog away from boredom and lethargy, and to strengthen its bond with you as owner. Teaching your dog is like hitting two birds with one stone: teaching tricks also encourages obedience and good behavior. However, in poodle training, scolding and punishment are still important no-nos. The best way to work with these dogs are through positive reinforcement using treats and praise, which makes it fun for you and your pet. Reciprocate your poodles’ efforts to please you by acting excited and vocally praising your dog when it accomplishes your command.
As you teach tricks to your poodle, it is helpful to get an area with the least noise and distractions, and with enough space to accommodate your tricks. Live patience, and keep the duration of training short enough to keep the dog interested and enthusiastic, but also long enough for the dog to know the correct execution. The appropriate number of repetitions in a day will help in the dog’s mastery of all the tricks taught.
Before going into the poodle training of advanced or difficult tricks, you will need to have worked first with easier routines like shake hands, shake a paw, speak, quiet, fetch, play dead, roll over and bed.
If you want to know what could be the highest achievement that poodle trainers can achieve, the first that comes to mind is the four-time Guinness World Record holder poodle named Chanda Leah. This poodle knows four hundred and sixty-nine tricks, and this includes riding a skateboard, playing a piano, and spelling. If those are simply beyond imagination for you, perhaps you can try out jumping through a hoop, or jump rope. Teach your miniature poodle to jump through a hoop by using a toy hoola-hoop and dog treats. With your pet sitting, hold the hoop on the floor in front of him. Hold a treat on the other side, making your pet walk through the hoop to get it and saying ‘jump hoop’ as he goes through. Reward your dog with praise, patience, and treats, and your dog will soon be confidently tackling hoop jumping.
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