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Dog Obedience Training is Necessary

By Robert Buford

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Obedience Training is a very important excersize for both you and your pet. It not only gives the pet owner peace of mind, but also helps to establish a strong bond between you and your pet.

Dog training can be challenging to say the least. We all want one of those exceptionally well behaved dogs that seem to understand every word that comes out of their master's mouths. They never misbehave, they never ignore their master's wishes, such as calling them away from another dog at the park, and they often know a whole heap of cool fun tricks.

Dogs are wild animals. Well, at least their ancestors were. What many of us don't realize when we introduce a dog into the family, be it a puppy or older dog, is that to the dog we are introducing them not into a family, but into a pack. Think about this for a second because understanding this and the implications associated are the cornerstone towards improving obedience in a dog.

Packs have a hierarchy. Let's look at an average family. One or two parents and two children. The dog immediately assesses its position in the pack and acts accordingly. The real key to having a great loving obedient companion who is loyal is to make the dog understand its position within the household (pack).

The dog cannot be seen as the protector (alpha male) otherwise it will be aggressive and potentially dangerous. Make sure the children are always seen to first so the dog is under no illusions that it is more important than the children.

Our dogs are such a source of love and affection. You, I, and every dog lover knows well the parental relationship forged between dog owner and pet. But as much as you love your dog... you know he is only a few minutes away from messing up.... Make no mistake about it. Your Domestic Pooch is closer to being Wild than you think! He operates through dog instinctive behavior, and he's looking to you to be his "Pack Leader."

Still having some problems after dog obedience school? Understandably, because dog obedience training will not work on a psychological or behavioral problem. You will just end up with a dog who sits, stays, fetches, comes ... and is still jumping, digging, biting, barking bonkers!

It is best to do dog obedience training after you and your dog have had a chance to bond. Obedience training doesn't solve all behavior problems, but it is the foundation for solving just about any problem.

Training a dog to obey your commands can be an ongoing and lengthy process depending on the dog, the methods used, and the skill and understanding of both the pet and its owner.

With time, dogs have become an important part of human households, where they are seldom treated as working mates. Unlike people of the 18th century, dog owners of today consider their pets as one of their family members and go out of their way to provide the latter with the best of training, diet, grooming and care.

Your dog provides you with love and companionship, but chances are he also provides you with some unpleasant surprises from time to time-a mess on the carpet or a slobbery pair of slippers, for example. While dogs seem to offer their people love and friendship almost immediately, learning how to live by the rules of a human household does not always come so easily

Solving your dog's behavior problems may take a renewed commitment on your part, but it can be done. And it's worth it. After all, research shows that most dogs and cats are relinquished to animal shelters-or otherwise given up-because of common behavior problems their families didn't know how to solve.

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