Positive Reinforcement Training and Your French Bulldog
Positive reinforcement uses this instinct and allows your French Bulldog to learn what it is you want her to do. This type of training has more meaning to your French Bulldog because she is able to learn what you want her to do using her own mental capacity.
Here are some quick tips you can use to implement this training method at home:
1. Pick good rewards. You need to keep your French Bulldog's interest level up in what you are doing. A pat on the head or saying "good girl" will lose a French Bulldogs interest pretty quickly. Use tempting rewards such as food treats and physical affection to reinforce your dog's good behavior. Dog trainers call these primary incentives and French Bulldogs are very responsive to these.
2. Timing is important. Good behavior and obedience needs to be rewarded the moment it happens. This way your French Bulldog begins to understand what behavior is being rewarded. This is where clicker training can be used. Using a small metal device that emits a click when pushed you click the clicker the moment your French Bulldog follows a command successfully. To reinforce the meaning of the clicker a treat should also be offered.
3. Use the same commands consistently. If you want your French Bulldog to sit don't use "sit" one time, "sit down" the next, or "down" later on. This is confusing for a French Bulldog because they learn through repetition. Pick a command and stick with it for each behavior you desire.