Scottish terriers make a perfect family pet when duly trained and disciplined.

Training your Scottish terrier eliminates most behavior problems, builds a long lasting relationship that increases the pleasure both of you get from each other's company. Proper training will make him socialize better with other dogs and is specially important if you have children in the family or in the neighborhood.

However, many owners do not understand certain basic concepts for successfully training a Scottish terrier. Do you?

Are you aware of the fact that some of your Scottie's problems may have been created by you?

Do you know that the way you react to a bad behavior can further encourage it?

Do you realize that your behavior on and off the training sessions is a decisive factor that can make the whole difference between success and failure of a training program?

Find out here the five surefire ways to turn training your Scottish terrier into a complete waste of time (and money if you paid for it):

1. Ignore his bad behaviors, letting him do whatever he wants to, because you expect him to lose his bad manners as he grows up. He will soon understand that you are weak and do not control him, so he will take over.

He will soon learn that there is nothing good for him in answering your calling so he will stay where he is or run farther away from you when you call him.

3. Lose your temper screaming loudly every time something goes wrong during the training session In no time he will stop paying attention to you or worse, will start barking back at you.

4. Be as inconsistent as possible, changing the training program and methods, using a different command phrase or word every time, correcting a bad behavior only when you feel like and not when it's needed. Your Scottie sonn will get completely confused not knowing what to do next.

5. Hit or smack your Scottie, causing him physical pain. This will make him so nervous and agressive that most probably he will hit back trying to bite you. It's a sure way to definitely damage your relationship.

By following the above behavior patterns you will fail to gain the respect of your Scottish terrier which is fundamental to succeed with any training method. As a consequence, instead of developing your Scottie into a wonderful companion, he will become an unwanted nuisance around your home and your family.