Training Your Australian Shepherd to Listen to You Why Won't My Australian Shepherd Listen To Me? This is a common question that most first-time Australian Shepherd owners ask me. Before I answer your question, let me ask you a few instead: Do you use cookies, collars, head halters or clickers to make your Australian Shepherd listen to your commands? Do you have to raise your voice every time you want your Australian Shepherd to listen to you? Does your Australian Shepherd always come or sit on command - anytime and anywhere you want him to? If your answers are mostly in the negative, its time you seriously reconsider your role as a sincere Australian Shepherd trainer and an ideal pet parent. Learn how to bond with your Australian Shepherd with this free mini course. Get Your Australian Shepherd To Listen To You Before you begin any training, you must first establish yourself as the "ALPHA dog" of your family. Your Australian Shepherd must know that you’re the leader of the pack and it is YOU who is in charge. Here is a list of simple DO's and DONT's that you must follow if you want to be the Alpha: Always go out or come in through the door first - remember you are the leader; Always eat first - give your Australian Shepherd something to eat only after you've finished your meal; Don’t circle around your Australian Shepherd when he is lying on the floor - make your Australian Shepherd move out of your way instead; Don't let your Australian Shepherd set the rules - pay attention to him when you think fit and not whenever he demands; Don’t permit your Australian Shepherd to sleep with you in your bed - demarcate his sleeping area clearly. Once you successfully established yourself as the Alpha, training your Australian Shepherd and making him listen will be a lot easier than you can imagine. Remember, if your Australian Shepherd does not learn to "listen", all your training efforts will be in vain! Does your Australian Shepherd know his name? Does your Australian Shepherd look at you whenever you call him by his name? This is the first and the most critical step involved in Australian Shepherd Training. If your Australian Shepherd doesn't respond to his name, you cannot have his attention for teaching him any other commands. To make sure that your Australian Shepherd recognizes his name, take a treat in your hand and hold it away from your body. Call your Australian Shepherd's name. He is most likely to look at the treat in your hand. Continue calling his name untill he turns and looks at your eyes. Give him the treat immediately. Repeat this exercise by holding the treat in the other hand. Once you're sure that your Australian Shepherd has learnt to recognize his name, just call his name and reward him for looking at you by petting or with a hug. You must understand that Australian Shepherds respond far better to positive reinforcement than they do to coercion or force. Learn how to train your Australian Shepherd better with this free mini course. Copyright (c) 2009 TrainPetDog.com

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