The Importance Of Training Your Dog

By Don De Good

Are you concerned that training you dog will break the bond that you two have established? Do you just accept the fact that you have to keep your dog locked up because of aggressive behavior toward visitors, including your four year old's friends? Do you also accept the aggravating howling and moaning when you take your dog for a walk? Is all of this actually acceptable behavior for a dog? I don't think so I have to tell you that even dogs have an expectation of being mannerly. The people tolerating your dog's misbehaviordo not share your opinion that it's cute when he climbs all over them, or damages doors.

You might think you do not want to exercise the sort of authority required to tell him to behave any better, and that's all quite all right really. Being the owner of a dog doesn't require you to suddenly transform into a whip swinging ring master and you are right in denouncing the pathetic idea of establishing who the boss is when dealing with an animal.

Your problem is that you have the wrong impression of what dog training really is. When we speak about dog training, we are not telling you to try to teach your dog to become human, to submit to human rules. Training is not an exercise to teach your dog that you are superior. What you are trying to achieve through training your dog, is to improve his approachability in social situations, and strengthen the bond that you two already share.

'What's the point of that?' you might ask. Well, here is the thing. Most of us spend the larger fraction of our daily lives toiling in office, drinking our instant coffee, reading those balance sheets. The little time we get with our family and pets we try to merge with some sort of socializing. We go to the park for a stroll on a lovely evening after work, or to a friend's house to watch a movie. If our dogs are unfriendly then on all these occasions we keep it back home, alone, such that in no time it's in no way a part of our life at all.

Now, like human beings your dog too gets lonely, it gets lonely and depressed and awfully sad especially when it's left all alone in a dark house where there isn't anyone to pat his tired little head.

Although you may think that training will be unpleasant for your dog, you are creating a much worse scenario for your pet by avoiding it. With training, you will be able to bring your pet along so that you can both enjoy the companionship.

Your dog will learn to handle itself in it's surroundings through obedience training. You will discover that you will get much more enjoyment out of dog ownership, and your dog will be much happier. You will not need to leave your adored pet at home, as a trained dog can accompany you to more events, and can be trusted to behave among your friends and visitors.

So, show your dog that you truly care by taking it out for obedience training today. Once they learn the magic words: heel, stay, sit, come, down, you and your best buddy will be able to experience much more enjoyable time together. Happy training! - 29953

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