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How to end a dog training session?
Holly Wiegand
2025-08-02 21:49:43
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It is really important that we always end training sessions with our dog on a high note. In other words the last thing we do should be fun and successful. The key is to make the training fun and end the session with both you and your dog feeling good about yourselves and looking forward to doing it again. So, with that said, we need to realize that this might mean going back to something really easy that your dog already knows or just playing tug, fetch or anything that feels good for you both. If you have success with the new behavior or challenge then great, you can end the training there, give lots of love and throw the ball or just let your dog run around and pee on stuff or whatever. If, on the other hand, the challenge is not going so well or your dog “just isn’t getting it”, take a breather and then go back to something easy. The idea is to end training sessions on a high note so both you and your dog will want to do it again tomorrow.
Garfield Trantow
2025-07-23 07:02:51
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One of the best ways to end a dog training session is to always end it on a positive note so your dog will have positive associations with training. A good time to stop is when your dog gets a reward for doing the desired behavior or action. If you force yourself to run a long training session, your dog will just get bored and lose focus. Instead of learning the skill or command faster, it will just increase the likelihood of your dog making mistakes. You can only switch to another command when your session isn’t going well and you want your dog to practice something that it has already learned to end the session on a positive note. It’s fine to train your dog with more than one command throughout the day, but it’s important to stick to just one command for each session. Knowing that dogs have a limited attention span, each dog training session should not last more than 15 minutes.
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Emmalee Orn
2025-07-15 04:39:33
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Keep training sessions short (five to 10 minutes at a time) – and focus on training one behaviour before ending the session with a fun game. Be patient. If pup is struggling, stop and go back a step and progress more slowly next time. Have fun and enjoy yourself – if either of you aren’t, pick it up another day.
Emanuel Erdman
2025-07-15 03:31:39
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Keep it short, keep it happy and always end on a successful and positive note. A session that ends with both of you happy is a successful session. End the session on a success; go back to an easy obedience position if you need to – then give a big reward and let your dog know the session is over. Following a training session with play, a meal or a walk is a positive way to end the session. The whole session may only last less than 5 minutes – do not keep going so long that your puppy/dog looses interest in the training.
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