Are you the owner of an aggressive dog? Do you feel like locking your dog in the room when you have some guests at home? Do you feel embarrassed taking your dog outside because of his habit of eating on the sidewalk? Do you get pissed off training the basics to your dog whom you bought with a dream of obedient loving pet? Don’t worry! All your doggy needs is a little bit of training and care.
Your dog should be happy to walk at heel, both on and off the lead. However, he cannot be expected to do this if you don’t take the time to teach him where the heel position is.
The heel position is next to your left dog, with your dog’s close to your left knee. You should be able to link this command to others, such as ’sit’ or ‘down’. If you have more than one dog, they obviously won’t be able to walk with you in this position and it is usually the more dominant dog that will try to get there first. The other dog will then make do with walking close to your right leg. Going along with this arrangement should make it much easier to control the dogs.
A good trainer will not teach your dog for you, but they will teach you, the owner, to train your own dog. It can be very bad for your confidence in your own ability if your dog will do anything for a trainer but chooses to ignore you!
Your dog should enjoy his training sessions and not appear apprehensive about the experience. You can help him by making training a part of his daily routine, so that it’s not something he associates with a particular place or repetitive sessions and negative experiences. Remember, your dog will be happy to please you, especially if you generous with the rewards you offer him.
Your new puppy will probably be on his very best behavior at first, and as a new owner you will be so anxious to make him happy that you may be accepting more or less anything he chooses to do. However, once this initial honeymoon period is over, you may uncover a few problems. Generally speaking, these are not difficult to put right and your puppy will be happier for it.