Tips to train your dogs at home by your self

By Eric Gillaspy

Dogs need to interact with us in order to have a healthy life with us. They only repeat behaviors that work out for them. If we want them to be well-behaved dogs, we have to reward the appropriate behaviors. That is why it's so important to make our dogs want to spend time with us. If we spend fun time with our dogs, we can catch them doing things we like.

If you want to make your dog want to be with you, food isn't the only way to reward or motivate your dog. Pick something that motivates your dog; a toy, a tug, a tennis ball, a flirt pole. Don't expect them to play with it on their own, playing is a two way street.

One way to make your dog want something is for them to see you playing with it, anything, even a water bottle can be a fun toy if you give it value by playing with it. Tease them or play with it on your own or with whoever else is there. If you give something value by playing with it on your own, your dog will want to play with it too.