Comments on: In Home Dog Training – the Truth http://www.healthierdogs.com/dog_training/in-home-dog-training-the-truth/ - yes, dog health problems can be solved! Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:12:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laura http://www.healthierdogs.com/dog_training/in-home-dog-training-the-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-186823 Laura Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:58:18 +0000 http://healthierdogs.com/?p=334#comment-186823 Hi, all. I've never had any trouble training a dog on my own...until Abby entered my life. Australian Cattle Dogs are not easy and not too keen on strangers or strange dogs no matter how much socializing you've done. My husband and I worked and worked with her on our own and while we had great success with her learing commands (she knows well over 100 words including all the names of all her toys), we had very limited success with 'socializing' her. You wanna talk stubborn? Try an ACD. Then I went to a free training session with Sitmeanssit. What a difference. I know there are people who don't 'beleive' in e-collars, but in the hands of a professional who knows how to use them (not as a punishment, but as a reminder) they are fabulously successful with smart, difficult dogs. I never in a million years would have believed that I would need this kind of device with any dog, but I'm a believer now, and my dog is much happier, better in society and much more reliable. Her training has carried over to the point where she doesn't need the collar most of the time, but in highly distracting situations (crowds, strangers, etc.) she knows she can rely on her 'habit of obedience' to keep us on the same page and keep her safe. I don't beleive that just 'socializing' your dog will keep them safe or solve training problems. Any age is a good age to start training and training is THE path to keeping your dog safe and happy. Hi, all. I’ve never had any trouble training a dog on my own…until Abby entered my life. Australian Cattle Dogs are not easy and not too keen on strangers or strange dogs no matter how much socializing you’ve done. My husband and I worked and worked with her on our own and while we had great success with her learing commands (she knows well over 100 words including all the names of all her toys), we had very limited success with ‘socializing’ her.
You wanna talk stubborn? Try an ACD. Then I went to a free training session with Sitmeanssit. What a difference. I know there are people who don’t ‘beleive’ in e-collars, but in the hands of a professional who knows how to use them (not as a punishment, but as a reminder) they are fabulously successful with smart, difficult dogs. I never in a million years would have believed that I would need this kind of device with any dog, but I’m a believer now, and my dog is much happier, better in society and much more reliable. Her training has carried over to the point where she doesn’t need the collar most of the time, but in highly distracting situations (crowds, strangers, etc.) she knows she can rely on her ‘habit of obedience’ to keep us on the same page and keep her safe. I don’t beleive that just ‘socializing’ your dog will keep them safe or solve training problems. Any age is a good age to start training and training is THE path to keeping your dog safe and happy.

]]> By: Gale http://www.healthierdogs.com/dog_training/in-home-dog-training-the-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-186816 Gale Sun, 12 Dec 2010 15:52:33 +0000 http://healthierdogs.com/?p=334#comment-186816 In home t raining is good, better than nothing, but taking the time to socialize a dog will cure most evils. People see cute puppies and think they will stay like that, but investing in a puppy class and at least one after so that the owners learn the basics now that their puppy has been socialized, chances are that there will be minor problems, if any, if there is consistent repetition of what they learned in class. Waiting until a dog is 2 is not fair to the dog and a pain in the petoot for the owner. In home t raining is good, better than nothing, but taking the time to socialize a dog will cure most evils.

People see cute puppies and think they will stay like that, but investing in a puppy class and at least one after so that the owners learn the basics now that their puppy has been socialized, chances are that there will be minor problems, if any, if there is consistent repetition of what they learned in class.

Waiting until a dog is 2 is not fair to the dog and a pain in the petoot for the owner.

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