How to Master Your Dogs & Basic Commands : Part 1

There are a few different training techniques that you can use to teach your dog basic commands. As you are working with your dog, make sure to note his personality and your relationship. Certain dogs respond well to several types of training
While you can teach almost any dog the basic commands, let’s assume that you’re starting with a puppy - as most dog owners do when it comes to teaching the basic commands.
Name Recognition
One thing that we don’t think about training our new dogs is how to recognize the name that we give them. It’s a straightforward process but is one that we don’t often consider when getting a new puppy. You’re going to need a small batch of treats and a bit of patience.
Set up a room that isn’t too distracting for you and your new pup. It should be a plain and boring room. Let your pup wander around for a bit. Call him or her by their name in a happy and friendly tone of voice. If he or she answers or looks at you, praise him, and give him a treat. Then let him wander off again.
Do the same thing a few times. Then, as the time and days go by do this activity in various places. Make sure that you have your friends and family call your new puppy by the same name – and only one name to start with.
I’m sure that you’ll come up with some interesting and cute nicknames but for the time being, stick with one name so that you don’t confuse your new family member.
Commands Should Not Be Long
Your dog doesn’t understand you – for the most part. If you were to give him or her a paragraph’s worth of instructions, he will probably just look at you. Instead of giving your dog sentences, give your dog commands:

• Stay
• Sit
• Roll Over
• Come
• Heel
• Leave It
• Down
• Off

Not:

• Stay right there.
• No, no. Don’t get up.
• Don’t go anywhere.

Keeping your instruction/commands short and sweet will ensure that they are not over complicated and can break through that language barrier.
Your body language and stance are both important also. You must be confident and show dominance.
When you’re giving a command, stand up. If you give your dog a command when you are only in a couple of distinct positions (standing or squatting down close to him, for example), he or she will learn to respond quickly to you when you are in those stances.
Make sure that as you train your dog in new tricks, you also move around your home. Don’t just try to teach him tricks when you are in only one location. You don’t want to make your dog think that he only needs to do tricks in one location of your home (like in the backyard or in the living room).
Don’t put your hands in your pockets. If you normally keep your dog’s treats in your pockets, your dog will think that you will be giving him a treat whenever your hands go to your pockets.
Practice basic commands and tricks everywhere, even when you are out on a walk with him or her. Stop in a safe location and have him or her sit for a moment. If you go to the park, make sure that your dog can respond to commands when he or she is in that park setting.
Don’t hold treat bags when you are trying to train your dog. If you do this, your dog will only respond to you when he sees your treat bag.