Hey, the Calgary Herald (Canada) has been running a series of in-depth articles about the relationship between people and their dogs. Here's the latest one. It's about training your dog. Here's a quote:
"There's not a dog out there that's not trainable," Martin insists.
"As long as you're patient enough and consistent enough."At 29, Martin's been training dogs for 12 years, the last six for
Pet Planet, the Calgary chain of pet supply stores. He is one of a
few certified dog trainers in the city and the only one to attend
the National K-9 School for Dog Trainers in Columbus, Ohio, where he
graduated at the top of his class."I enjoy working with people, but the biggest thing is being able
to work with dogs," he says in a soothing voice that gets the most
rambunctious puppies to settle down and shake-a-paw.
How many of you folks have had your dogs "professionally" trained? How many have done it on your own? Any tips? How do you keep dogs from jumping up on people they meet?
On the way to work everyday, (since I'm there at almost the same time everyday) a woman is always walking her dog and as a car approaches, she has the dog sit and remain still. Excellant training to keep the dog from entering the road or worse, chasing a car.
I was professionally trained to train a dog. Teach the teacher, basically. So now I can train any dog I own. Patience and consistency is right.. give the dog a fair chance at learning something new!
Posted by: tonecluster at May 10, 2004 03:31 PMI sent my dog to training school three summers in a row, and she never quite figured it out. Occasionally she would sit if she could smell that I had food in my hand. Otherwise, forget about it. I think she was just a bit too stupid; never could figure out what 'heel' meant.
Posted by: Kacie at May 10, 2004 04:59 PM