How to train your Golden Retriever

When you have a golden retriever, you are going to want the dog to be well trained

so that you can have more fun and excitement with him or her. 

You can train your dog yourself or you may want to take the dog to a professional.  Either way, you will have a well-behaved dog when you are finished getting the training that you want for them.

You can enroll your golden retriever in a basic obedience class to have them taught the essential tools that they are going to need in order to be more obedient and fun for you and your family.  These classes will teach them their normal commands like sit, stay and roll over. 

If you are going to teach your golden retriever these commands yourself, you may want to keep in mind a few things.  When you are teaching them a command and they follow, you should follow up the good behavior with a doggy treat or a nice comment to them.  This will make them feel good and understand better that they are doing something right.  You may even want to reward them when they are at least attempting to do the right command when you are ordering it.  This will give them incentive to do better.

You should increase your demands at a slow pace.  Give your dog praise in between their good deeds so that they can comprehend that they are doing, as they should be.  You can move on to some other commands once you think that your dog is comfortable with what you have been previously teaching them.  This will give the dog time to soak in the commands and what they are supposed to be doing. 

You should keep the training up all throughout the day.  You will want to give them commands at different times and not all at once.  You can spend a few minutes each day showing them something different or working on a command that they are have already learned. 

Show off what your golden retriever has learned.  Let your friends and family see the progress that you have made.  They will be impressed with the accomplishments that you have made with your dog and you will feel good about your ability to train them. 

Once your dog seems to be learning the commands better, you may want to limit the amount of treats that you give them.  This will give them more drive to do better at the commands that you give and for them to do a more impressive job at them.  You should also always use the same words and body language when you are talking to them.  You do not want to confuse your dog by changing the words or the voice on them all the time. 

Remember to be patient and have fun teaching your golden retriever commands.  Let them know that you are their friend and that you love them.  Show them affection on a regular basis and this will keep them motivated to learn and do more exciting and interesting tricks for you.