Marley is a 2 year old Golden Retriever. She is very easy to train because of the amount of love that her family shows her. Marley, like any other dog, will do anything to please her family, that is, the people that love her.
Marley's training started before she went in the house when she arrived home. It was a housebreaking lesson. She was kept outside until she went to the bathroom. It took a while and a bit of patience from her owner because Marley was a little scared with all the new surroundings. She was sniffing around trying to get a feel for the place, but she finally did what she needed to do and was heavily praised. All this effort was well worth it because it showed Marley where she was allowed to go. When she was finally taken into the house, she was watched closely and whenever she started sniffing around she was taken outside again. When she went where she was supposed to go outside, she was praised.
When it was time for bed, Marley was put in a crate next to her owners bed. The crate was also used when there wasn't anyone around to watch her. You see, the less accidents she had in the house, the quicker she got the idea that she needed to go to the bathroom outside, so vigilance by the family was important. Marley was taken outside just before they went to bed and as soon as they got up in the morning.
When the family left home, if Marley couldn't go with them, she was again taken outside to go to the bathroom and put in her crate and as soon as they returned home, she was taken outside again.
All this took a few days, and of course, there were a few accidents, but it didn't take Marley very long to learn that if she went to the door she would be let outside to take care of her business.
Teaching Marley to sit was her second lesson. Her owner would sit on the floor and play with her. She was taught to sit by holding a toy above her head. She would sit down so she could keep the toy within sight while her owner would give her the command to sit. She would also tell her to sit while she would gently push on her hind quarters. When she obeyed the command she would be praised. She learned the sit command very quickly.
Her third lesson was to lie down. Again, while playing with Marley on the floor, her owner would tell her to lie down and gently pull her front legs out and push her front end down. With consistent commands and lavish praise when Marley obeyed the command, she learned very quickly what was expected of her.
With these lessons learned, Marley has become a well trained dog and is a joy to have around.
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