Communication builds good relationships between people and your family pet member. Dogs communicate between themselves by means of body signals. It is only natural that they would use the same methods to communicate with you. To learn to interpret these signals is your responsibility as a pet owner. By learning these signals, you will be able to teach your puppy/dog the acceptable means of telling you what he or she needs or would like, whether it be food, let outdoors, play or to just receive some loving attention.

Parents often don't remember to commend their children when they behave well, yet  usually never forget to tell them when they are not so well behaved, we tend to do the same with our pets. We have tendencies to disregard them when they are quiet and pay attention only when they behave unacceptably. It is best to do just the opposite, praise and reward preferred behavior, and ignore the unwanted.

Undesirable Behavior should be ignored. Just like humans, dogs are social animals and have the need to interact with others. Withholding your attention is a very effective method of passive punishment. An illustration would be if your dog jumps up on you, cross your arms, turn your head away and remain utterly silent until he or she stops jumping. Refrain from pushing him  away, look at or talk to him. He'll interpret any of these actions on your part as attention, or even play. when your pet  finally sits, reward him with your complete attention.

If in the past, you have allowed your pet to gain attention in a wrongful way, like barking or jumping, note that if you decide to ignore these and retrain your pet that he will only try longer and harder to regain your attention. To be successful at retraining you must ignore and outlast all of his efforts.

Undesirable Behavior can be interrupted. Dogs do react to eye contact. Call your puppy or dog by his or her name. As soon as he looks at you, you should give him a special treat. repeating this simple exercise will teach your pet that it is worth their while to pay attention to you. In fact, calling your pet's name is an effective way of interrupting, and eventually eliminating unwanted behavior. Making an unusual sound can also work in the same fashion, interrupting the behavior.

Puppies and dogs need to exercise and play and to connect and interact with both people and other dogs. They should be taught to have fun with toys only and should learn that human hands, feet, or any other part are not toys. If your pet grabs your hand or foot, either on purpose or accidentally, such behavior should be interrupted either by withholding attention or by making ear-piercing "ouch" sound. As soon as he lets go, offer a large toy and resume playing.