Having your Great Dane trained properly is crucial, particularly when you have little children to consider. Great Danes are not vicious animals, but they are very large and tend to forget their size. A Great Dane, when fully grown, often looks like a horse has just walked into your living room, and if a Dane, who has not had any Great Dane training, decides to jump on you - you're going down! When a Great Dane leaps onto a small child, they could unintentionally harm them or worse. This is one of the many reasons why giving your Dane Great Dane training is vital. The training is not easy but it is absolutely necessary to keep everyone in your home happy and healthy.
Do Not Allow Jumping
Because Great Danes are really "people" dogs they always will want to jump up as a form of greeting someone. This is not an issue for Great Dane puppies, but once they have matured and still believe they are a puppy, this becomes a major problem. 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. Any indoor dog must know that he has to wait until he is outside to use the bathroom, especially larger dogs like Danes. The key to house training is knowing the warning signs that your dog has to go out. When your Dane begins to sniff about or seems to take up a squatting position, that is the right time for you to take him outside. As soon as he has finished going to the bathroom, then you can reward him with immense praise or a treat. Once more, you must stay persistent with the way you train your dog and ensure he understands what you are rewarding him for.
While Great Dane training isn't hard to do, it's better if done when your dog is smaller and easier to control. As your dog gets older and bigger, Great Dane training can become more difficult to complete with the same level of success.
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