The American Staffordshire terrier – the breed which is specially removed as a fighting dog which was used also for persecution of an animal. Now these its specialties in the past and amstaff - one of the best dogs defenders. These dogs were selected on the basis of loyalty to the person and have high ability to training.
Instruction
1. From the earliest age it is necessary to cultivate ability to adapt to surrounding situations in a puppy and it is adequate to react to them. Since three weeks when he already begins to see, hear and feel well smells, in the world surrounding it there has to be a person to whose society he not only will get used, but also will begin to need it. By seven weeks at a staff the affection for the owner, the person has to be created.
2. These dogs show pronounced ability to training already from three-week age. Skills which it will receive at this time, forever to take root into his consciousness. Therefore it is so important that the dog studied necessary teams at this time, but did not get addictions or shortcomings of character which cannot be corrected then.
3. It is not necessary to start training if you have no mood or you are in a condition of a stress. Staffordshira are very sensitive, and even the little puppy is capable to feel your nervousness that will affect his comprehension and perception of teams during training. Control yourself, and at the slightest signs of rage interrupt studies. On a puppy it is impossible to make power impact or to straighten out it for a lead not to develop in it unnecessary obstinacy and depression.
4. By means of delicacy try to obtain "understanding" from a dog. For example, training her to give a paw, fist something tasty and you hold it at the level of a floor. At an obnyukhivaniye of a fist or when the puppy sits down nearby, do not give it a reward. Only when he will try to open your fist a paw, he will receive delicacy. The skill will be so set – the paw is given – delicacy is received.
5. Choose for him a suitable reward. It can be a piece of meat or unsalted cracker. During training the puppy has to see that he is expected by a reward. If it causes excessive excitement or interest in it absolutely is absent, to continue training there is no sense. Delicacy has to be attractive to a puppy, but not cause in it excitement behind which the meaning of training will be lost.
6. Duration of lessons should not be big, no more than 10 minutes. More important them efficiency. Repeat these sessions several times a day. At submission of commands you have to have encouraging and cheerful voice. Equal monotonous intonations are appropriate during the work with a dog who already completed a course. You say each team separately, without alternating its words, unclear for a puppy. You pronounce each word of team, slightly drawling words, accurately and clearly, not a tongue twister. Also you remember, the most important when training a puppy – patience.