| Why Dog Training is beneficial for You and Your Dog |
| Written by Don De Good | ||||||||
| Saturday, 26 September 2009 | ||||||||
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I know, you are probably under the assumption that training your pet will somehow sever the bond that you have worked so hard to create. Well, yes, your dog does bark endlessly during walks. Not to mention that it displays aggression toward your friend's child. You simply lock it up when you have guests. After all, that is just normal dog behavior, right? Actually... that is not right. I'm sorry to break the news to you, but although your dog is not a person, it is still expected to display some politeness. Although your dog's rude behavior might amuse you, it is sure to bother others. The neighbors who are scratched everyday when your dog jumps on them, and your friends who have scratch marks on their doors, will not think the unruliness is cute.
I know, you are probably under the assumption that training your pet will somehow break the bond that you have worked so hard to create. Well, yes, your dog does bark endlessly during walks. Not to mention that it shows aggression toward your friend's child. You simply lock it up when you have guests. After all, that is just normal dog behavior, right? Actually... that is incorrect. I'm sorry to break the news to you, but although your dog is not a person, it is still expected to display some politeness. Although your dog's rude behavior might amuse you, it is sure to bother others. The neighbors who are scratched everyday when your dog jumps on them, and your friends who have scratch marks on their doors, will not think the unruliness is cute. 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. You have been misinformed about the overall concept of dog training. The first lesson to be learned is that dog training is not about winning a power struggle. You are not trying to prove to your pet that you are the "best in show". You also realize that training is not about making your pet more human. Pets will never learn to live by "human rules", thus training should not be viewed as an effort to "humanize" a dog. Training does, however, better the relationship between pet and owner. An added benefit is that your pet will be more sociable. '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. So, it seems that your avoidance of training your dog has actually isolated your pet, and kept them from enjoying pursuits that would build your bond together. 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 go along with you to more events, and can be trusted to behave among your friends and visitors. So get in their and give your dog a nice pat and take it out for training. A few magic words like 'heel', 'down', 'stay', 'come' and 'sit', will change your relationship with your favorite companion forever. Good luck. About the Author: Is Your Adorable Companion Making You Crazy?? Have You Given Up on the Idea of Training as an Impossibility?? Would You Give Anything to Get That Unruly Dog of Yours Completely Trained? Then get the help your dog needs with Don De-Good dog training. Visit us at http://www.dogdogood.com Views: 83
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