by Matt Sidesinger
A good dog training video can be one of the best purchases you will ever make. Puppies don’t come to us already trained and well-behaved. Like human children, they have to be taught what is expected of them. It takes time, consistency and patience.
Obedience training your dog also takes knowledge of how to teach, how to break that information down into small pieces and communicate effectively so they understand. Puppies need to learn when and where they can potty, what they can chew on and what they can’t. They need to learn what behavior is acceptable and what isn’t.
Without proper training, your puppy will grow up to be a problem dog. A misbehaving dog can turn your life and home upside down with destructive and expensive chewing, destroyed carpets, rugs and furniture. An aggressive or unruly dog can keep your friends and family from wanting to visit and can be a danger to others and himself.
On the flip-side, a well trained, well-behaved dog is a priceless addition to your life and home. Few things will enrich your life like a good dog will - companionship, devotion, fun and friendship, even protection.
You can teach an old dog new tricks! There is no dog too old, too stubborn or too set in his misbehaving ways to give up on. Even the worst behavior can be improved and quickly with the right information and tools. It’s getting that information and those tools.
That’s why you want a Dog training video.
You could go to the neighborhood pet store “obedience” class and learn a basic or two, like sitting and walking on a leash. But that’s about all. They don’t address most of the issues you may, or do already, have. The classroom situation is far from ideal as well, especially for beginning puppies and dogs. With all the other dogs around, the distractions are often too much to overcome. That’s why there are so many “obedience” class flunk-outs. It isn’t your dog’s fault.
Expensive trainers can come to your home for one-on-one training. Great if you can afford it. The trainer will come in and train you. Exactly right. Not train your dog, train you. There is no point in teaching your dog if you don’t know what to do with him or how to reinforce and maintain the lessons learned. Training is as much relationship building as anything and only you can do that.
Dog and puppy training books are a great resource, but are lacking in that voice and body language are so important in training. You can read about it, but if you can’t see it or hear it, you are disadvantaged. You may experience slower or less than positive results and not know that it’s just a matter of changing the tone of your voice to turn it all around quickly.
Dog training videos do it all. They show you step-by-step exactly what to do and how to do it, broken down into small bite-sized pieces so you and your dog will have success together every step of the way. You can see and hear the trainer so you don’t have to try to imagine the vocal pitch or level of calm or excitement. You can see the dog’s response so you’ll know when you’re on the right track with yours.
Best of all, you can move at your own pace and the learning speed of your dog. A good dog training video will be the second best purchase you ever make. The first one, of course, was your dog.
For more information on training, nutrition and health of your pets, please visit her pet resource website at 4 Fur People and her blog Pet Passion Paradise Blog.
Pat is a former Wildlife Biologist and professional animal trainer (birds, dogs and ferrets).
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