Think about and agree upon the commands that you will use for any given situation. Give clear and consistent commands. Try not to chop and change or deviate from the chosen command, as doing so will create confusion and prolong the learning process.
The dog will learn from your body language, your tone of voice and the repetition of the command in a given situation. Learning will be accelerated by giving rewards and praise for the correct behaviour.
When giving praise be exuberant and enthusiastic with good eye contact. When showing displeasure, change your voice to a lower more stern tone and give a short sharp command as appropriate to the situation such as NO! or DOWN! give little eye contact and ignore the dog immediately after the incident.
Corrections to behaviour should be given at the time or within 20 to 30 seconds of the incident as dogs have short memories and will think that your pleasure/displeasure applies to the immediate situation upon which it is focused. Dogs live in the moment.
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