All breeds and ages of dogs can learn new things and training can have a huge positive impact on your life and your dog’s. Here are just a few of the reasons to do training with your dog.
1. No More Stress – for you or your dog
Every dog needs to learn how to live successfully in a home environment. Many dogs do things that don’t make people feel comfortable around them, or that build up frustration in the people around them. Training your dog means that you, your family, friends or anyone your dog encounters won’t get, jumped on, harassed, or bitten. By teaching your dog how to make good choices in the home environment, we can relieve dogs and their owners of a huge amount of stress.
2. Training Provides a Positive Outlet for Extra Energy
Most of us spend a lot of time at work/school and can’t give our dog’s the attention we would like to give them. Your dog may be going hyper every time they see you because of the amount of alone time they have. Training will give your dog a positive outlet for any pent-up energy and also offer them mental stimulation and challenges that will help tire them out.
3. Training Builds a Positive Relationship
One of the best ways to build a healthier relationship with your dog is to understand how your dog learns and use the principles of positive training to make learning as rewarding, simple and effective! Positive training, which rewards and motivates a dog for good behaviour, allows you to foster a relationship with your dog based on mutual trust and respect instead of fear and intimidation. Dogs that are taught using positive reinforcement methods are more tolerant, self-controlled and behave much more predictably in different situations.
4. You can Avoid and Resolve Problem Behaviours
Training your dog builds up a language of communication between you that promotes security and comfort. The more time you invest teaching your dog to live successfully in a human world the more you will avoid problem behaviours that come from lack of understanding. Unfortunately, many dogs with problem behaviours are ultimately moved on and not given the opportunity to fulfill their full potential as companions. By teaching your dog the essential life skills they will need, you can avoid this even happening in the first place.
5. You Can Spend More Time With Your Dog
Training your dog means that you can take them confidently into public places and know that they will remain calm and listen to you!
6. No More Embarrassment About Your Dog
Instead of being embarrassed about your dog, you can have a dog that everyone is envious of! It is so much nicer to be a great example in your neighbourhood and wherever you go together, rather than being the person with ‘that dog’.
7. Training Makes Life More Fun!
Dog training is just plain fun and cool! Knowing how to train your dog positively, makes a huge difference in how much you can enjoy the process. Training is one of the best ways for you and your dog to hang out together – trust me, I’ve tried it!
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