Thought for today -
If you want a well-trained dog, it is important to view every interaction with him as an opportunity to incorporate some aspect of training !
Why pay a dog trainer to train your dog if you are not going
to follow up with daily practice? It always amazes me that so many people think
that they need not participate in the training process to have a well trained
dog. Do they not ‘get’ that in and
of itself, training means nothing to a dog. Therefore if it is not reinforced
daily and consistently, a dog will just as soon forget about it and behave in a
manner that, in the dog’s mind, works best for what he wants and needs. Like-wise, training doesn’t exist in a
bubble, by which I mean it must be incorporated into the day-to-day business
of living. If you practice for
short periods each day but fail to incorporate the training by utilizing it
through practical application as you go about your daily routine, your dog will
never generalize the training skills learned outside the practice sessions.
