15. Training tips from Tamar Geller, dog behaviourist

1. Calling your dog when he is having fun (in doggy park) to do something unpleasant to him. When he comes to you, you "punish" him (ear cleaning)

Or do something he does not like (sticking your dog's nose in his messes, hitting him with a rolled up newspaper) to correct his accidents. Dog stops eliminating in front of you even if it is the correct bathroom location, does it behind the sofa set or elsewhere.

Or eats stools or drink urine from fear of your reaction.

2. Thinking that your dog will grow out of unacceptable behaviours like jumping, chewing and aggression, nipping. Teach him.

3. Hitting your dog, using pain in the teaching process.
Prong and choke and electric collars.
Now use positive and negative reinforcement through humane methods that do not cause pain to modify behaviour.

e.g Clicker and food treat method

4. Take your dog indoors after he eliminates. So the dog delays elimination. The solution? Reward him after elimination and start to play with him.

5. Dog training mistakes are really human mistakes.Accidents in the house - whack him, put his nose in his messes.