My Thoughts On Dog Training

I can think back and remember to when I was either 4 or 5 years old and I was outside playing in our front yard. The neighborhood had the suburban feel and not too many of the neighbors had any pets. Except for this man who lived 2 houses down and had a Doberman that he allowed to run around and literally terrorize the neighborhood. So, on this day when I was out and unattended, Kojak (the Doberman) had seen me from down the street and was moving in fast on me. Paralyzed where I stood all I could do was scream to the top of my lungs Nooooooo! Kojak stopped, looked back, and I looked around to find a flattened soda can so I picked it up and threw it at him. I missed by a mile, but he looked at me slowly turned and ran away. My Creator was looking over me that day, and I always hated the neighbor and his monstrous companion until they moved.

Many questions come into my mind now that I'm older like, why didn't that guy put that dog on a leash? Didn't he know he had a monster? Would he even had cared if his animal had mauled me? Disturbing to think about, just like the other neighbor who had a German Shepard and would be outside in his backyard, drilling the dog with attack tactics. There is no love in allowing an untrained animal to roam on the loose and there's no love in beating an animal into becoming a killing machine.

I had to get over my fear of dogs because of my family and some of my friends were dog owners. I quickly found that a dog's behavior is a reflection of it's instinct and training. That's where the problem lies, people bring dogs home and just feed and clean up behind them. Nothing else. There's more to it than that, a whole lot more. By nature dogs are animals and descended from wolves. They all come in different sizes, shapes, and breeds. Plus they have different temperaments and personalities. Yep, they can have good and bad days just like us! So, just as we teach our own children to be decent human beings, so should we do the same with our dogs.

Carpet spoiling, digging holes, aggression and all other behavior problems can be addressed and corrected thru dog training methods. My nephew had a dog that was chained up in the back yard. Whenever he was unleashed and was alone he would chew up the garden hoses and dig holes all over the yard. After a few weeks of this my Sister made up her mind to give the dog to someone else. I felt she had done the right thing. Until, I was telling the same story to a co-worker and he said, "the dog was crying out for attention, he was lonely". I thought about it and he was right. Nobody ever would take him for a walk, or spend an hour or two to play ball with him. A quick fix would have corrected everything. So, after my Sister had gotten another dog for my nephew, I took it upon myself to learn a few dog training techniques and they now have an obedience trained dog.

It takes patience and diligence to apply dog training, but it's all worth the effort. You can have peace of mind whenever you leave home and not have to worry about whether Rover wet the rug or popped his chain and bit the neighbor's kid. I used methods from an ebook I had found on the web and much to my delight everything in it was on point. I was told at one time that the best dog training available would be thru professional trainers. I beg to differ and I don't have money to put out there like that. I learned, applied, and now my Sister has a well trained dog. If you curious about the book that taught me the methods I use, you can go here for more information: SitStayFetch