Dog Training – Good Boy Command

Before I start, the ‘excellent boy’ name is only an example for ease of writing in this article and ‘excellent girl’ or any other words of praise may be used in place of ‘excellent boy’ throughout this article.

The god boy command is not so much a command as a general consistent learning or rewarding exercise, the aim of this exercise is to get your dog to associate ‘excellent boy’ with times when he has done something well and is rewarded, this will make your dog pleased and glad that they have done excellent for you.

A lot of dog breeds really delight in performing tasks for their owner and it’s what they are used to and aim to achieve, these dogs are generally dog with a working background and breed past, such as sheepdogs and collies, this makes the excellent boy command a lot more rewarding for them and a excellent reason to perform well.

This exercise can be taught as soon as you get your puppy or dog and can be a natural reaction to excellent behavior by many already, also making the command simpler to remember and be consistent with.

The excellent boy command is simple and is taught along with rewards you give your dog, if your dog behaves well you should praise them to get them to do the same command again, this is common sense in dog training and the ‘excellent boy’ command only ads to this so you are able to give your dog a different, emotional type of praise on the rare occasions when you haven’t got treats on your person or to hand (although not recommended but it does happen).

So when your dog behaves well and has deserved a treat or other form of reward, recite ‘excellent boy’ to them in an excited and impressed voice and give your dog cuddles and like. This over time will be seen as another form of reward that means just as much to your dog as treats do.

The excellent boy command gives more emotion to your rewards and gives your dog a new form of praise to aim for thus enhancing the relationship between you and your dog, making this a very vital command or reward.