Does It Matter If You Train Your New Puppy?
So you brought home your brand new puppy. Training your dog is the last thing on your mind. Oh, you know you will have to house break your dog but that is no big deal.
You envision what your life is going to be like now that you have a new best friend. In your mind you see you and your pet running free at the park and playing. There will be no need for a leash because your dog will stay right by your side and you will take him where ever you go.
Maybe he will be your son or daughter’s best friend. They will spend long summer days playing and getting into mischief just the way a kid and their dog are supposed to. Life is going to be fantastic!
Then the truth comes out.
Your perfectly behaved dog will absolutely not relieve himself outside and loves lounging on your couch. He snubs his nose at his food and instead forges the counter to find a meal fit for a king. Your new carpet has become is favorite digging hole.
Never mind that you bought him plenty of bones and toys to chew, the sides of your favorite recliner is the perfect chew toy. He is constantly barking at everything including his own shadow and your dreams of owning a well behaved dog are vanishing.The constant barking is driving you batty. If you do dog training barking is first on the list.
So what do you do now?
Well even if you wanted to you can not just get rid of your monstrous dog because when he get in trouble he gets the biggest saddest eyes that he stares up at you with. He really loves you and you are really fond of him too.
If only that silly dog would behave (even a little)!
Well the answer to your problem my friend is dog obedience training and I’m not just talking about taking him to a dog training class a handful of times and hoping for the best. Dogs need constant training to get well behaved but it is not as hard to do as you might think.
Dogs want to please and because of that when you finally figure out how to communicate with your dog and he understands what it is that you expect from him he will go out of his way to make you happy.
