Rewards play a very important role.
Firmness towards misbehaviour with a relationship based on mutual trust and affection are the fundamentals of training. Although these traits resemble that of humans we must always remember that they have their own unique personality and trainability. Only after one command has been mastered should you move on to the next one. Once the dog has mastered the word commands, you may then issue commands with hand signals. Limit the training duration to 30 minutes in a day.