5 Things to Do to Have a Better Relationship with Your Dog

http://ferndogonline.com In this video I discuss the 5 simple things that you can do with your dog to improve your relationship. They are simple yet powerful ways to assist with behavior issues and give you a happier and healthier dog.

1. Walk your dog - Most people don't get out and walk their dogs enough. Walking is a basic canine need and will help stimulate your dog, make them more acclimated to the environment, as well as help build your relationship with your dog.

2. Exercise more - Seems obvious but most people really underestimate the amount of exercise their dog needs. Added exercise will improve most if not all behavior issues because a tired dog is a good dog - always.

3. Give more praise and rewards than corrections - Even the worst behaved dog is good most of the time, so you should be giving much more praise than corrections every day. Make sure you concentrate on the good stuff instead of getting hung up on the bad behaviors.

4. Reward a calm state of mind - Dogs are victims of their state of mind and will make poor decision when they are aroused or excited. So make sure whenever your dogs gets something he likes (food, walk, attention, etc.), he's calm.

5. Talk less - Dogs are non verbal communicators and have learned to tune out most of our babble, so the less you talk the more they will "listen."

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