1. Don't be cruel to your dog. If you strike your dog out of frustration, it will only learn to fear you. Give it love, nourishment, and a healthy diet and exercise. This will ensure that your dog is at its peak, both mentally and physically.

2. Positive reinforcement establishes "good" behaviors faster, and creates a love of learning and a great relationship. Positive reinforcement doesn't create confusion and stress or any bad behaviors (unless you reinforce "bad" behaviors.

3. Spending quality time with your dog, either playing, grooming or exercising, alls you to keep a close eye on their health

4. If the dog does something great, reinforce within a half second. If the dog does something less than desirable, wait for a full five to ten seconds after he stops doing the unwanted behavior, redirect to a better behavior, and then reinforce.

5.The key to success is to know how to break each behavior down into its smallest components so that your dog can understand the behavior