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Shar Pei Training: A Difficult Beginning

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Shar Pei obedience Training is a long process and requires plenty of patience on the part of the trainer. The dogs are intelligent and quick learners, but the training is a bit complicated, hence utmost care and consistency is imperative. A well-behaved Shar Pei, who is obedient to its family, is a pride for every dog owner.

At the initial stage the training may be a cause of frustration for the trainer as well as the dog. But the trainer has to be patient and conduct only short sessions. After the long-drawn initial stage, the training can be speeded up and with the help of rewards and praises it is possible to train the Shar Pei successfully.

Using simple commands is one of the methods for training. Commands like sit and play are readily picked up and followed by the puppy in contrast to long commands like sit down here puppy or stay there, don’t move.
Rewarding the puppy immediately is another way to enforce good behavior. If they have shown some good behavior, go out and praise your puppy. This is by far more helpful than punishing him for poor behavior. Shar Pei puppies have a strong tendency to want to please their owner, so they are always eager to show a good performance. If you reward your puppy, it will want to reproduce the same behavior again and again, and this could be used as the essence of the Shar Pei obedience training.

Puppies can also be sent to a puppy kindergarten or socialization classes, where they learn good manners, or how they should not be too excited or distracted when there are other dogs and people. If the dog is older, a fun training class could also help to keep him mentally stimulated. The ideal age to start obedience classes is around six months. But actually the sooner the training starts, the better it is for the puppy as well as the dog owner.
The traditional training and the motivation-based training are the two kinds of Shar Pei obedience training. The motivation-based training is better than the traditional training because it builds up a relationship between the dog and its owner and even its entire family. The traditional training has a different approach and shows the dog what it should not do.

A positive trainer is important for the Shar Pei obedience training, as he should be able to understand the problem behaviors of the Shar Pei well. He teaches the dog the basic obedience exercises and also other exercises related to hygiene, nutrition and simple health basics. Good manners should be imparted as well.

There are many dog training books available in the market and there are websites too, where any dog owner could get advice and help regarding Shar Pei obedience training. Two books to be recommended are “Sit Stay Fetch” and “Dog Training Secrets” which provide good training guides to puppies.

At about six months of age the Shar Pei training can be started at a puppy kindergarten or a socialization class. For older dogs fun training classes are good. The puppies should be encouraged to perform well through plenty of rewards and praises. The common training techniques and all the requirements of a good positive obedience trainer are available in dog training books.