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Great Danes are fantastic, noble dogs; and training is necessary for any household that is getting one. If you happen to have small children in your home, training for a Great Dane is really important. It’s not that Great Danes are ever considered vicious, but more that they think of themselves as being a lot smaller than they actually are. A mature Great Dane may very well resemble a horse living in your house, and when a Dane that lacks proper Great Dane training jumps up on you in greeting, you could take a hard fall. Children who are jumped on by a Great Dane can find themselves facing serious injury. These are just a couple examples of why Great Dane training is important for a Dane. While it’s certainly not for someone who’s timid, it is definitely necessary to get your new friend ready for a new home.

Do Not Allow Jumping

Great Danes love people, and the first thing they naturally want to do is jump on them to say hello. When your Dane is a puppy this can be cute, but once your Dane is full grown this becomes a dangerous habit. One of the initial Great Dane training lessons is preparing your Dane to learn what it means not to jump up on people. The first step is to reward your dog for not jumping on you, particularly when the urge to jump is highest; when you first come home from work, for example. If the dog immediately gets down when you tell it to do so, that’s another perfect time for a treat to be given. So long as you stay persistent and your dog knows what you want from him during the Great Dane training sessions, you will most likely get them to stay down and refrain from leaping up on you or anybody else.

Toilet Training

An additionally crucial aspect to incorporate in your Great Dane’s training is housebreaking. If you truly want to have the perfect indoor dog, you must train him to use the yard outside for his bathroom. The key to house training is knowing the warning signs that your dog has to go out. Dogs sniff around before doing their business.  At the first sign of sniffing or squatting, get your Dane outside as quickly as possible. After your dog has done the proper thing in the proper place, reward him with praise, affection and a treat. Consistency is the key, as well as timing.  You want your dog to associate the praise with the activity.

Great Dane training is not hard, it just requires consistency.  It is easiest to accomplish if you start the training from the first day your Dane enters your home. As your dog ages and starts to look like a horse inside of your home, that is the most difficult point of the dog’s life to start his Great Dane training.

 

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