The Golden Retriever is a relatively modern and popular dog breed. It is a single hound, bred as a retrieval dog for hunting wild birds, and has excellent swimming endurance. It is one of the most common domestic dogs because it is easy to keep, patient and requires little from its owner. But some basic golden retriever training is still necessary. A well-educated golden retriever may save you a lot of worry! Next, the editor will bring you the basic training of golden retrievers.

1. Golden retriever toilet training

But when raised indoors, if the dog is not well trained in toilet and toilet training, the dog will urinate and defecate anywhere, which is very troublesome. Some people think that if the dog's toilet smells like urine, the dog will go to the toilet there. There are also similar "poop liquids" sold in the world. But in fact, this method of using newspapers or toilet paper stained with urine smell to make dogs remember the location of the toilet will almost always fail miserably.

Because Golden Retrievers don’t like to pee in places with the smell of their own urine, even if the surface of newspapers and toilet paper has dried. But a smart golden retriever will also rely on its sharp sense of smell to smell this peculiar smell and think that the place is dirty, and will go to other places to excrete. So how to train toilet and toilet? The secret lies in the dog’s habits.

2. Conventional golden retriever toilet training method

First of all, we need to take a look at how old the Golden Retriever is. Generally speaking, it is best to train Golden Retriever puppies to urinate and defecate at regular intervals after five months. First of all, make sure you have enough time to find out its defecation pattern and signs before defecation. Once you find the pattern, it will be easy to train. If you don’t have time, you can change the way to close it. If possible, use a flight box, otherwise use Wooden boxes and cardboard boxes are also acceptable. Just be big enough for it to lie down, just put it in and ignore it.

Every time it comes out, take it directly outside and give it enough time to defecate. If it defecates outside, give it a food reward in time. If you defecate in other non-defecation places, you should reprimand it loudly, but do not hit it. This method may take a little longer, so be patient. Finally, let’s talk about the dog’s habits: Dogs do not defecate in the place where they eat and sleep. Dogs generally defecate just after waking up and after eating. Mastering this rule should be very easy to train the golden retriever’s good habits.

3. “No” and “very good” training

When you see your dog behaving badly, you should stop it immediately. And give the [no] command to let it know that this behavior is not allowed and will be scolded by the owner. On the contrary, if the dog has good performance or behavior, you should immediately praise it and give the [very good] command, and stroke its head or neck to let it know that the owner likes this action.

4. "Golden Retriever Squat" training

​When you first give the "sit" command, the dog cannot understand it. You must press down on the back half of the dog with your hands, and at the same time give the "sit" command until it understands and sits down quietly. .

5. "Golden Retriever Handshake Training

Make sure your dog is very familiar with the sit down command and action before implementing it. When it sits down quietly, gently raise your left or right hand and shout the handshake command at the same time. Repeat until your dog understands and listens to its handshake. The password is completed. Training should be repeated every day. When training, remember not to do it too hastily and teach another movement immediately if you are not familiar with one movement. This is the biggest taboo in practical training.

6. Training of "Golden Retriever (Lie Down)"

If you want to train a dog to lie down, you should find a quiet place. When it has sat down quietly, gently pull its front feet with both hands to form a lying down position. As long as it usually feels that the owner is trustworthy, it will be easy to train. Pat it at the same time. and praise it.