Dog Questions

Your family’s life experience can be enriched by adopting a dog or getting a new one. As human relation help people improve their personality and values, so can the relationship between man and dog can be a source of learning and improving.

Training a dog is considered (by most trainers) to be an essential goal, a method of man-dog relationship consolidation. The benefits are vast: the dog will be obedient to any of your commands, behaving in the right manner no matter the circumstance, showing friendliness when surrounded by children and other pets. In other words, your dog will become man’s best friend.

The effort of training a dog is rewarding indeed. If you begin training a dog, always take into consideration what attitude you have towards it.

You should ask yourself:
“Do I see my dog as a future best friend or just as a commodity or <<accessory>>?”
“Do I train your dog to be your friend or as a simple way to stop his bad behavior?”

Loving your dog has different results, opposite to those achieved when training a simple animal to behave to your command and nothing more.

As stated in the introduction, the perfect and final dog training goal is the “interactivity”: teaching your dog how to respond in front of other humans, whether familiars or complete strangers (and even more, if you have a family, how your dog behaves around smaller children). As your dog learns more from you, his relationship with you changes for the better. You feel satisfied, proud to have such a obedient and friendly dog, a protective companion.

You dog can be a “legitimate” education tool. Eager to learn, your dog can be a “teacher” for your children, since kids start to discover the wonders of relating to others (their age or older, other kids or animals). It’s a great opportunity to show them the right meaning of the word friendship. In addition, your child befriends the dog, walking the first step towards human relationship.

All these premises are achievable through hard work and a precise spirit of observation. Reward and punishment should be used accordingly, but only as a teaching measure. Be patient, efficient, perseverent and calm in your actions. Be harsh to your dog, but not in a violent manner. Reward his good actions with dog treats and scold him for doing bad things like chewing stuff, growling and even biting people, pulling the leash during walks.

Don’t scare your dog with unnecessary punishment, don’t desert your dog for a long period. No affection towards your dog can lead to no training response and even worse, aggressivity and bad behavior.

I love using the image of a scholar and his pupil to describe the relationship between human and dog. You, being the scholar, want what’s best for your pupil: a good education and the means to become something in life. The pupil wants high “grades” and being appreciated for his results (by his parents and by the scholar). Notice the differences of attitude?

Your dog is the new member of the family. Treat him/her accordingly. Appreciating your dog’s training efforts and showing him affection goes a long way. That’s the key to the perfect dog training result you desire.

Don’t you agree?

Andrew Fist writes for http://www.just-dog-training.com, a resource of dog training guides and dog health care tips.

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