If you don’t pay attention to training when raising a Shiba Inu, you will have endless troubles when it grows up. The best training time for a Shiba Inu should be between 2 and 6 months old. So how to train Shiba Inu? What should you pay attention to during training? Let’s follow the editor to learn the relevant issues about Shiba Inu training!

How to train Shiba Inu?

When training Shiba Inu, you must not only seize the best training period, but also pay attention to the attitude and method during the training process. Whether you are treating an adult Shiba Inu or a young Shiba Inu, you should treat both kindness and power. If the dog is indulgent and naughty, you should promptly reprimand and criticize it, and then provide corrective training; if the dog is well-behaved and obedient, you should also give praise and encouragement.

There are many contents in training Shiba Inu, such as eating at fixed points, excreting at fixed points, sleeping at fixed points, patrolling, standing, shaking hands, jumping, following along, etc. When it comes to each training content, the methods used are also different. Or use food to lure them, or use traction ropes to guide training, etc.

Training the Shiba Inu to be obedient: Treat the Shiba Inu with clear rewards and punishments, and use both kindness and power. Parents should have a clear and firm attitude towards the Shiba Inu. They must not let the dog's temperament dictate, let alone be led by the pet dog. Parents should pamper the Shiba Inu with their own dignity, so that the Shiba Inu can regard themselves as the only master, be loyal and obedient.

Once it is discovered that the Shiba Inu has non-stop chatterous behavior and attitude, parents must not tolerate it and cannot easily spare the dog. Necessary reprimands and warnings are effective ways to correct the dog's disobedient behavior. To change the Shiba Inu's disobedient attitude, parents must severely punish its wrong behavior, then correct it and conduct correct training.

Training Shiba Inu to go to the toilet:

1. The first step in training a Shiba Inu to go to the toilet is to choose a fixed place at home as a excretion point, and then prepare a toilet. This toilet can be a simple toilet made of newspapers and diapers, or it can be a dog-specific toilet purchased from a pet store.

2. The second step of training the Shiba Inu to go to the toilet is to first understand the Shiba Inu’s excretion habits, and then provide timely guidance when it is necessary to excrete to strengthen the Shiba Inu’s understanding of the toilet and toilet behavior. To put it simply, the Shiba Inu needs new excretion after getting up every morning, 30 minutes after eating, and 15 minutes after drinking water. At this time, they will exaggerately smell the ground, looking for a suitable excretion point. This is when parents can guide the dog to a fixed toilet and then encourage it to urinate there.

3. The third step in training the Shiba Inu to go to the toilet. When the Shiba Inu obediently excretes in the toilet, parents should reward and praise it. For example, petting, food, and praise are all acceptable. On the contrary, if the Shiba Inu excretes at will, the parents should stop it in time, criticize and educate, and then guide the dog to perform correct excretion behavior.

Training the Shiba Inu to sit down:

Requirements for trained Shiba Inu puppiesAfter hearing the command, the person can sit down quickly and correctly, and can persist for a certain period of time. During training, let the Shiba Inu puppy stand on the left side of the owner. While giving the "sit" command, lift the collar with your right hand and press the waist corner of the Shiba Inu puppy with your left hand. When the Shiba Inu puppies are forced to sit down under this mechanical stimulation, they should be rewarded immediately. After many repeated trainings, the Shiba Inu puppies can develop the movement of sitting down. On this basis, training is carried out in conjunction with gestures. If you ask him to sit on the front, stretch his right arm forward and flat, his forearm is vertical upward, and his palm faces forward to form an "L" shape; if he sits on the left side, tap his left abdomen with his left hand. If a Shiba Inu puppy can already do the "sitting" action, it should be gradually trained to extend its sitting time, from being able to sit for 3-5 seconds until it is extended to more than 5 minutes.

Training the Shiba Inu to stand:

During training, make the Shiba Inu puppy sit down, then gently pull the leash, give the "stand" command and gesture, and extend your right arm toward the dog with the palm of your hand facing upward. When the Shiba Inu puppy stands, reward it. The owner should gradually leave the dog's side so that the dog can stand longer. On this basis, gradually develop the ability to stand according to gestures or commands.