There is general consensus among animal psychologists and other professionals in the field of dog obedience training that positive reinforcement training is the best way to train your dog. Positive reinforcement training is all about providing rewards for good dog behavior. When rewards are consistent over a long period of time dog training will be accomplished.

Using positive training is the only way to train your dog with lasting effects. Your dog will remember what you taught him for a long time. Giving your dog pain to behave and learn new behaviors is now outdated.

Dog may not have a lot of brain power, but they understand love. This is what you need to give when you are doing dog obedience training. Sometime people try to force change in others and this does not work and it does not work with dogs either. Once you understand this, your training will take new leaps.

Here are some ways to make dog obedience training with positive reinforcement an easier process for you and your best friend: Use these tips to train your dog and make good training progress.

1. Use meaningful rewards to train your dog. Dogs do appreciate praise and a pat on the head, but this will only go so far. In order to keep your dog interested, you should choose what dog trainers and animal psychologists term "primary incentives". These include food, which is of course one of the best ways to motivate a dog. When you do dog obedience training, your dog may not remember that pat on the head but will certainly remember treats.

2. Timing is everything when you do dog obedience training. When you give a command and your dog obeys, you need to give them a reward immediately so that they will associate the behavior with the treat. If you wait, your dog won’t understand why they’re getting the treat – make sure to give rewards promptly and this will improve your dog training results.

If you need a tool for training your dog, then consider a clicker. It’s a small hand held metal device that snaps a click. For a clicker to be effective, you must click it immediately, when your dog performs what you want. Then give it a treat. You instill in your dog a change in behavior associated with a sound and taste. This is a definite good combination for successful dog training.

You can also use your voice as a marker. Say "yes" in a friendly, excited tone of voice when your dog performs a desirable behavior. Follow this immediately with a treat and use the same verbal cue every single time. You have to be consistent in order to teach your dog to follow these desirable behavioral patterns.

When trying to get your dog to learn a new command, during your dog obedience training, decide beforehand which verbal cue you’ll be using when training your dog. Use this cue consistently throughout your training. For instance, if you want to teach your dog to quit jumping on you when you get home, always use a specific command, such as "no jump." Keep to this command and never change it other phrases like "get off" get down" and so on.

Even if your dog is exceptionally smart, you need to keep in mind that your dog can only understand a few words. You can teach your old dog new tricks, but you have to be consistent with both markers and rewards in order to be successful in teaching your dog desirable behaviors.

If you stick with your dog obedience training method, your dog will learn much more quickly – and you’ll be much happier with the results of your dog training as well. Take your time when you train your dog and you and your dog will have a lot of fun.