Dog ObedienceThe thoughts of just about any responsible dog owner will turn to dog obedience not long after they first bring home their new dog or puppy. You're faced with two choices you need to decide between. Either you're going to do all the training yourself or else you'll enroll with a dog obedience school. Whichever route you decide on you'll find "Top Ten Tips For Having An Obedient Dog" will give you loads of good suggestions and helpful advice.
If you decide to take your dog along to obedience classes don't just turn up on the first night with your puppy and assume that before too much longer you'll have an obedient dog. Initially you need to have been along without the pup just so you can quietly sit and watch the trainer at work with his or her class. How many dogs are in each class? Any more then about 8 is too many, especially for young puppies that can easily lose their concentration. What's the trainer like with all the dogs in the class? Does (s)he seem to have the welfare of each dog at heart? I've seen some obedience classes I wouldn't send any dog of mine to if you paid me - some trainers can be far too heavy handed or demanding. Training a dog is all about taking lots of little steps combined with positive reinforcement. If any methods being employed in classes at the obedience school you're thinking of enrolling in leave you feeling uneasy just walk straight out the door and don't go back. If you're going to end up with an obedient dog it must enjoy the actual training process. Don't forget you don't have to go to obedience classes - doing it yourself is actually really straightforward. It's just a case of following a series of simple steps. You should read "Top Ten Tips For Having An Obedient Dog" - it gives you much more information on how to get the very best out of training your dog.
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