Golden Retriever: Expert Golden Retriever Training Strategies and Tips, Even If You Are a Complete Novice

By The Golden Retriever Circle

If you want to train your golden retriever quickly and effectively but are confused, struggling, or don't know where to start, then keep reading....

Did you just purchase or adopt a golden retriever but don't know where to start?

Do you feel like you are too busy and just don't have enough time to raise your golden retriever?

Has it been weeks or months of trying to correct bad habits and behaviors and your furry friend continues to give you a hard time?

If so, then you've come to the right place.

You see, training your golden retriever doesn't have to be difficult, even if you have tried other solutions that didn't work before.

In fact, it's a lot easier than you think.

Here is just a tiny fraction of what you will discover:

- How you can train your golden retriever in 30 days or less while working a full-time job

- 33 shocking mistakes that many golden retriever owners make – and how YOU can prevent and avoid them

- Golden-retriever-specific information not found in most popular dog training books out there

- 12 basic items every golden retriever owner should have in their home

- A strange $8 contraption that you can use to effectively train your canine

- 3 behaviors unique to golden retrievers that are not mentioned in most dog training books

- Stop wasting money hiring professional dog trainers, do this simple activity instead

- 10 basic commands every golden retriever should know

- 5 powerful tips to make your dog training routine much easier

- One proven tactic to help track your dog training progress 10x better

- Why one widely-used discipline tactic will negatively impact your training and relationship with your golden retriever!

- Achieve massive results in your dog training using this one proven time management hack, even if you have a hectic schedule

- A startling mistake that 95% of dog owners make - and how you can avoid this pitfall and be in the top 5%

- Why practice doesn't always make perfect when training your golden retriever

- Why YOU yourself are the reason why your golden retriever pushes you around and always gets his/her way

- Why your golden retriever bites everything at home – and what you are doing wrong to eliminate this bad behavior

- Think repetition is an effective way to ingrain commands into your dog's head? Think again.

- A simple, yet powerful technique (used by dog experts) to efficiently train your golden retriever

…and much, much more!

Take a second to imagine how you will feel once you have developed an organized and structured daily dog training routine…

And how your friends will react when your golden retriever rapidly improves in potty training, learning tricks, and obeying commands within 30 days of training!!!

If you want to be known among your family and friends as "the golden retriever whisperer", then scroll up and click "add to cart".

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Golden Retriever Circle
• Release date: Dec 27, 2019
• ISBN: 9781393738589

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Expert Golden Retriever Training Strategies and Tips

Even If You Are a Complete Novice

2 Books in 1:

How to Train Your Golden Retriever in 30 Days or Less

33 Common Mistakes Golden Retriever Owners Make

By The Golden Retriever Circle

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Book 1: How to Train Your Golden Retriever in 30 Days or Less

Table of Contents

Introduction

My Golden Retriever Story - Scooby

Chapter One: About the Golden Retriever

A Brief Description of the Golden Retriever

History of the Golden Retriever

Chapter Two: How to Choose a Golden Retriever Puppy

Choosing an Adult

Chapter Three: Getting Ready for a Dog at Home

How to Make Your House Comfortable

Chapter Four: Golden Retriever Behavior Traits

Distinct Golden Retriever Behavior

Negative Behavior

How to Curb Negative Behavior

Separation Anxiety

Chapter Five: How to Care for A Golden Retriever

Nutrition

Grooming Your Dog

Entertaining Your Dog

Training Your Golden Retriever

Protecting Your Golden Retriever

Vaccinations

First aid

Chapter Six: An Introduction to Crate Training

Why should you crate train your puppy?

Why does crate training work?

How can you choose the crate?

Chapter Seven: The Crate-Training Process

Step 1: Introduce Your Dog to the Crate

Step 2: Give Your Dog His Meals Inside the Crate

Step 3: Increase the Crating Period

Step 4: Leave Your Dog Inside the Crate When You Leave Home

Step 5: Leave Your Pup in the Crate at Night

Chapter Eight: 10 Basic Commands for Your Dog

Sit Command

Walk Command

Down Command

Fetch Command

Release Command

Come

Look Command

Leave It

Lie Down

Stay or Wait

Chapter Nine: Golden Retrievers and Exercise

Best Ways to Exercise Your Golden Retriever

Chapter Ten: How to Motivate Puppies and Dogs to Socialize

Start with a Good Breeder

Keeping Places, Puppies, and People Positive

Chapter Eleven: Neutering a Golden Retriever Puppy

Chapter Twelve: Pregnancy in Golden Retrievers

Chapter Thirteen: When to Call a Trainer, Vet, or Dog Specialist

Chapter Fourteen: All About Clicker Training

What Is Clicker Training?

Practicing for Clicker Training

Capturing and Shaping Behavior

How to Train

Tips

Chapter Fifteen: Dog Training and Routines

Feeding

Potty Time

Walks and Playtime

Training Time (Sample Free Day Schedule/ Sample Working Day Schedule) 

30-Day Schedule

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Positive Reinforcement

Chapter Sixteen: Tips to Train Your Dog

Tips to Make Training Easier

Additional Training Tips

Give Him Free Time

Always Use a Leash

Socialize Your Puppy

A Tired Puppy Is a Good Puppy

Watch Your Puppy Closely

Chapter Seventeen: Journaling Your Dog’s Training Journey

What Is Journaling a Dog’s Training?

Benefits of Journaling and Recording the Progress

Benefits of Journaling the Training

Journaling vs. Not Journaling a Dog’s Progress

Key Points to Include in the Journal

Conclusion

Book 2: 33 Common Mistakes Golden Retriever Owners Make

Table of Contents

Introduction

Our Mission

About Golden Retrievers

Details About This Book

What Are Golden Retrievers?

Challenges of Dog Training

Why Do Golden Retriever Owners Make These Kind of Mistakes?

Mistake 1: Incorrect Choice of Training Methods

Positive Reinforcement in Dog Training

Tough Love

Rewards-Based Training

Which Method Is Ideal for Golden Retrievers?

Mistake 2: Dominance Training

Mistake 3: Reinforcing Dishonest Behavior

Mistake 4: Neglecting Potty Training

Mistake 5: Inattention When Your Golden Retriever Is Sick

Mistake 6: Misunderstanding Refusal to Eat

Mistake 7: Not Understanding Tough Love Correctly

Mistake 8: Incorrect Choice of a Dog Crate

Mistake 9: Incorrect Dealing with Assertive Golden Retrievers

Mistake 10: Incorrect Tackling of Constant Barking

Training Your Golden Retriever to Be Quiet

Training Your Golden Retriever to Bark (Speak)

Mistake 11: Choosing the Wrong Leash

Different Types of Leashes

Mistake 12: Rushing the Initial Leash Training

Mistake 13: Choosing an Unsuitable Name for Your Golden Retriever

Mistake 14: Not Welcoming Your Golden Retriever

Mistake 15: Delaying Rewards and Punishments

Patience

Mistake 16: Not House Training Your Dog

Mistake 17: Forcing Your Golden Retriever to Stay in His Crate

Keeping Your Puppy in His Crate

Mistake 18: Solely Relying on Clicker Training

Mistake 19: Allowing the Dog to Bite Everything

Bite Inhibition

Teaching Bite Inhibition

Mistake 20: Waiting Too Long Before You Start Training

Mistake 21: Not Addressing Fear Issues

Mistake 22: Spoiling Your Dog with Too Many Treats

Mistake 23: Letting Your Dog Push You Around and Have His Own Way

Mistake 24: Being Inconsistent with Your Dog Training

Mistake 25: Not Taking Care of Teeth and Nails

Mistake 26: Does Practice Make Perfect?

Mistake 27: Not Being Confident Enough While Training

Mistake 28: Focusing on Giving Attention to Areas Where It Is Not Needed

Mistake 29: Using a Choke Chain

Mistake 30: Leashes Are Too Tight

Mistake 31: Repeating Commands Too Many Times

Mistake 32: Poisoning the Cues

Mistake 33: Ego

Conclusion

About The Golden Retriever Circle

This book is dedicated to all golden retriever owners. Our mission is to help each and every owner to have a stronger relationship with their golden retriever.

Book 1:

How to Train Your Golden Retriever in 30 Days or Less

By The Golden Retriever Circle

Introduction

Are you a new dog owner? Are you very excited about welcoming your new golden retriever into your home? Whether you are a new or an existing dog owner, there are a couple of things that you must be aware of. It is very exciting to welcome a new member to your family, but it is critical that you are prepared for it. Bringing home a new dog is quite similar to bringing a baby home.

I know that there will be times when you will feel like a clueless parent. Let me tell you a little secret—you aren’t alone, and you can change this situation easily! Given our hectic lifestyles, bringing a puppy home is a huge step! So I want to congratulate you on the new addition to your family! Now, the real work starts. You will need to train your little ball of fur and turn him into a well-trained and obedient golden retriever. An unruly dog is quite tricky to handle and to avoid this, you will need to put in the necessary time and effort to train your dog. Well don’t worry, I’ve got your back! This book contains everything that you need to know to become a better pet parent!

First and foremost, I want to thank you for choosing this book, How to Train Your Golden Retriever in 30 Days or Less. This book is designed for golden retriever owners, regardless of dog training experience, who want a structured and fast-track approach to raising a golden retriever. Some of you reading might be working full-time jobs, are full-time students, or just an everyday person with a lot of things to do each day. This book is designed specifically to go above and beyond your normal dog training book.

In addition to technical information pertaining to your pup, we have also provided information on an ideal one-month long dog training schedule/routine to help pace you through your dog training journey. We even went into further detail to give you an hourly dog training schedule for a typical day. Think of it as a more experienced dog trainer holding your hand through the process and telling you exactly what to do to ensure that you have trained your dog within 30 days.

A golden retriever is a family dog and has been a part of our lives for decades, and people who own them can never live without them. These creatures are soulful companions who are capable of learning whatever you teach them if you have the patience and the time. Golden retrievers bring joy wherever they go and have a wonderful sense of humor. They are also natural healers of the soul.

A golden retriever does have its own pros and cons, but if you know how to train your dog, you can rest assure that the dog will become your companion. When you begin to train your dog, you will realize that golden retrievers are one of the most forgiving and willing breeds.

We hope that the information in this book will help you maximize the potential of your golden retriever. A golden retriever is a versatile companion in the sense that it can be a family pet or a search-and-rescue dog. We hope you cherish and enjoy every moment of the time you spend with your retriever. You will always cherish the love that this dog showers on you and your family.

Over the course of the book, you will learn more about the history of the golden retriever. You will also learn about the different behaviors of a golden retriever. You will also learn how you can use their energy to train them. You can use this book as a guide when you bring your puppy or dog home. There are a couple of commands like sit, fetch, walk, and so on, that you must teach your dog, and you will learn about them in this book. You will also learn different methods of training, like positive association and clicker method, to train your dog. The tips and strategies mentioned in this book are quite easy. Apart from this, the other topics covered in this book are ways in which you can curb negative behavior and tips for designing a training schedule for your furry friend.

The tips and techniques mentioned in the book will help you train your dog in thirty days or less so that you can enjoy your pup while reinforcing a strong foundation of discipline. All you need to do is be patient and consistent with your pet. If you face any difficulties, you can also approach a trainer or a behavior specialist for additional help.

Thank you for purchasing the book. I hope you find this book to be of great help in training your golden retriever.

My Golden Retriever Story - Scooby

A FOREWORD FROM SCOTT, one of the team members at The Golden Retriever Circle.

I remember clearly....it was the first week of November 1979 and I was around 5 years old at that time. The weather was getting really chilly at that time and the holiday season was kicking in. Christmas music was playing on the radio and relatives from out of town were calling us on the phone to coordinate plans for Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations.

On one Saturday, a family friend had invited my parents, my two older sisters, and me to their home. We had gone to their home several times before but this time, there was something really different about this visit.

When we knocked on the front door, we heard some barking at the door. We had never heard barking whenever we had knocked on their door before. At that time, I remember being very frightened at the sound of barking dogs, so I hid behind my father. But when the door opened, much to my surprise, out came this excited dog to greet us.

I was still frightened since I wasn’t used to being around dogs but this one kept on licking my face. It was a friendly dog and had this bright golden fur coat and a beaming smile on its face. It was a golden retriever!

Our family friend said that she and her husband decided to adopt this three-year-old golden retriever from the shelter after making a brief visit to the shelter. They said that they couldn’t resist the glowing smile it had on its face and its cute personality, so they knew right off that bat that this was the right dog for their family. They named it Bella and were excited to take it home right away and surprise their kids.

We decided to stay indoors because it was really chilly outside and our mothers didn’t want us kids to catch a cold and get sick. So, my two older sisters and I just played inside with their kids and Bella. We became really attached to Bella and thought she was the most adorable dog we had ever seen.

For the next few days after our visit to our family friend’s home, we were talking about the golden retriever and wanted one really badly. Our home did not have any pets so my siblings and I really wanted to get a golden retriever like Bella. Weeks had passed and every time we saw our parents, we had tried to persuade them to get us a golden retriever like Bella. My parents did not really give us a definite answer but they always responded with hesitation, Hmmmm...we will think about it.

My parents didn’t seem too fond of the idea of having a dog in our small 1950s suburban ranch house. After all, they already had three kids to take care of plus all the busy responsibilities of an adult. A couple weeks had passed and deep down inside, my five-year-old-self along with my two older sisters were really disappointed. We realized that persuading our parents everyday did not really help turn the situation in our favor.

It was two weeks before Christmas, so our whole family was in the middle of prepping for the Christmas holiday. One Saturday, our parents had left in the morning and said they were not going to be back until the evening. They told us that they will be going Christmas shopping. So that day, our grandmother was babysitting us.

Throughout the day, we were helping grandma with Christmas decorations inside of our home. When my parents got home that evening, my mother came inside, gathered us kids, and told us to wait in front of the door to the garage. They said that they had a surprise for us. I thought it was odd that they would be showing us our presents two weeks before Christmas.

My mother had opened the door, and in came a golden retriever! My sisters and I got so excited and started jumping up and down. It was wagging its tail and was barking with excitement to see his new owners. The dog had a huge smile on its face and was licking our faces with excitement. Our parents told us that they decided to adopt the one-year old (approximate age) golden retriever from an animal shelter after looking around town the whole day. They both thought having a new golden retriever would be a great addition to our fairly young family.

We were so overjoyed to start a new chapter of our lives with our new furry friend. It took us only a few minutes to unanimously agree on one name – which was Scooby. It made sense to name our new dog Scooby since we religiously watched the cartoon Scooby-Doo whenever it would air on TV back in the 70s. The cartoon’s main character Scooby Doo, which was a dog who helped solve mysteries, wasn’t actually a golden retriever, but we named our golden retriever Scooby anyway.

Scooby felt like our youngest sibling...and also felt like our parents’ youngest child. My parents really did their best to learn how to train Scooby. Overall, Scooby was a very sweet and loving dog but from time to time, he would exhibit some behaviors that would need to be changed. He would get excited whenever visitors by jumping on them and would not leave them alone. He even ran out several times whenever the door was open to socialize with the neighbors or greet the mailman.

It has been a while since my parents had raised a dog so our family friend (the one who owned Bella) had helped us train Scooby to follow simple commands and a few tricks. It took a while for us to ingrain those good behaviors into Scooby. After a couple of weeks, Scooby was not doing those undesirable behaviors as much as before.

Throughout our childhood, Scooby was a main part of our lives and an important member of our family. We pretended to be like the characters on Scooby-Doo and hunt for clues to solve pretend mysteries with Scooby. On some days, my mother would walk with the three of us siblings to elementary school and bring Scooby along on a leash. Scooby tagged along with us almost every weekend to go to the park or go to the lake.

After a couple of years, my father received a new job so our family