Smart Training your French Bulldog Puppy
Kathy Sdao’s Smart French Bulldog puppy training
This lesson is all about Kathy Sdao’s SMARTx50 training protocol – the fastest way I have found to be the fastest and most effective way to improve our dogs’ manners.
What is SMART Training?
SMART stands for See, Mark and Reward Training x 50 (because you’re going to do fifty a day). You’re going to count out 50 small healthy treats (or pieces of dog food), and throughout the day, you’re going to:
- See your dog doing something good.
- Mark it with something like a “Yes” or “Good” or a clicker
- Reinforce your dog with one of the small healthy treats you’ve counted out
I like to give treats for anything I’d like to see my dog do again, things like:
- Coming in from outside when called
- Laying calmly at my feet
- Laying calmly on his dog bed
- Not jumping on the counter
- Not chasing the cat that walks past
- Going to the bathroom outside
- Chewing on his bone
- Greeting politely
- Coming when called
- Responding to his name
- Anything else the dog does I hope he does again
Why SMART?
As mentioned above, this protocol will help you solve issues at home while improving your skills as a trainer. SMART works because that’s how dogs learn, If something is reinforced, it’s more likely to happen again in the future.
Dog training really is that simple: dogs learn through punishment and reinforcement, just like us.
Training method by Kathy Sdao SMARTx50 training