and much much more!

All Danes are different and I'll be 100% honest. We worked on dog obedience and correction training a few times a week with Bruiser between the age of 4 to 6 months, that's all he ever needed. Now, we only work on training if his recall or basic skills start to get rusty.

Great Danes by nature can be timid and submissive to humans, before you read further we must stress. Do not over correct the dog, every Great Dane is unique so please assess you Danes needs before using this training method. If you are unsure, you can always start with positive reinforcement training.

Many professional trainers suggest the correction method for Great Dane training and obedience as they tend to respond quickly. Correction reinforcement is also widely employed by the schutzhund training community to train more aggressive breeds with great success.

Necessary equipment

OK, your going to need a few leads, one six foot for close commands and a long lead, a 30 footer for recall work. Now choose from a variety of Great Dane collars, either a slip style, or, prong/pinch collar.

Choker collars work fine with a young Great Dane. If you're starting from scratch with a large, full-grown Dane, the pincher or prong type collars work best for Great Dane training.

Correcting a 160-pound dog with a choker collar is really tough and most adult male Danes can pull right through the correction.

Great Dane training, basic correction training techniques

Here's a quick overview of the correction method of dog obedience training. It's quite similar to other training methods yet unlike reward/clicker and positive reinforcement methods, we give a correction with the lead and collar.

Tip:

• There are other ways to correct your dog that are not discussed here, like water spray, loud noises, e-collars and such.

Did you know?

• A mother dog uses a similar correction method with a misbehaving pup, nipping its neck usually does the trick.

When training a Great Danes new commands, use the popping technique along with physically helping the dog into the desired position. For instance if your dog doesn't know the "sit" command, you would pop-pop-pop (gentler corrections on lead) upwards while pushing down on the his rear.

Your Great Dane should learn what "sit" means fairly quickly. Once the command is understood than one quick correction will usually put him in the desired position. The dog should remain in the position until you release him.

Great Dane training by correction method is effective but be careful, it's important not to over-correct the dog. Use simple one-word clear commands in the beginning. Say the command once, if he doesn't respond, give a swift correction while repeating the command.

When repeating a command, wait a few seconds before saying it, again after all, we don't want to confuse the Great Dane to think "sit", means "sit-sit-sit".

For the recall, let your dog out on his 30-foot lead. Wait a while and let his attention focus elsewhere, now give your recall command with a quick correction. The dog should focus on you and come up to your left heel. When you release him give awesome praises for his good work.

Just as with all dog obedience training methods, the training collar and corrections can be weaned away from your dog once he is conditioned to obey your verbal commands.

Keep in mind that there are many correction and collar techniques for Great Dane training. Timing, force of corrections, and frequency of training sessions vary and should be structured to your Great Dane's individual character.

A good example is the recall correction I use when training our dogs. This is the hardest correction I give, as my dog must immediately return to my heel. Compared this to my "sit" command, a lighter correction yet hard enough to get the point across.

Practice and patience are keys to success with Great Dane training. Dog obedience by correction requires persistance, patience, consistent commands, and proper leash technique. You are developing a form of communication to instruct your Great Dane how to behave. Naturally, this all works in harmony with great praises, love and affection:)

Important

This is only a brief overview of Great Dane training by correction reinforcement. Correction training works great with large strong dogs like the Great Dane but be careful, don't over do it. As mentioned many times throughout this website, Great Danes by nature can be sensitive creatures, this style of training may not be right for all Danes.

Our intent for these training pages, is to provide information on different Great Dane training methods. Please take a moment to consider your dog and it's needs, make an educated decision. When you have narrowed down you choice for a particular training style, research it fully before you implement it.

If you are a brand new dog owner that has no experience whatsoever with dog obedience training, it's a good idea to schedule at least 1 class with a professional trainer. Believe it or not, you will learn more from the class than your Great Dane. Awesome, now you will be confident in the leash techniques used with correction reinforcement and dog obedience training.

Although methods, techniques, styles and opinions differ, Great Dane training is very important! Choose the method that's right for both you and your dog and stick with it, consistency and patience will pay off and you will be rewarded with an outstanding dog citizen:)

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