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Why Bother With Dog Training

8/30/2019

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At Starbucks the other day I ordered a vente, non-fat, decaf late, and the barista said "Oh you want what we call a why bother"
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I thought how… appropriate. It also started me thinking about what I do, dog training. What would say if someone ask me "Hey why bother"? Don't we all know how to have a dog in our lives? Isn't it really pretty simple? For some people that may in fact be true. So I started making a list of possible reasons to go ahead and Bother. Possible benefits of some formal dog training.
  • We don't naturally know how to communicate with dogs, they are another species
  • Some dogs really need some guidance, like high drive dogs....you know who I am  talking about
  • We expect our dogs to adapt to our lives....but they don't automatically know how
  • They seem to like some things we don't like
    • Digging
    • Barking
    • Peeing, anywhere, anytime
    • Chewing, everything
    • Pulling on the leash
    • You get the idea
  • Might be good to know how to
    • Meet and greet other people and dogs
    • Not jump on us
    • Not dash out the door or in for that matter
    • Calm down a little
    • Be OK with being home alone...yuck
  • Might be good for us to 
    • Be able to read their body language to understand what they are feeling
    • Know how to properly meet dogs
    • Know how to introduce our dog to others
    • Know how to "ask" for what we want....."commands" to an illiterate species doesn't work well
    • Be aware of what our body language is saying to the dog
    • Know how to humanely and successfully correct problems
    • Know how to recognize and help with issues like fear and separation anxiety
    • Learn how to be a little more patient with this critter we  invited into our lives
    • Give our companion dog a real Companion, one who knows what they are doing
  • A good trainer will also give you
    • Give you a plan, based on science not TV reality folks
    • A ton of resources and answers to the multitude of issues that invariably come up
    • A valuable new skill to learn and put to use
    • Solutions
    • A patient friend for you and your dog
So there you go, based on what my clients tell me, it’s worth the bother.
 

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