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Dog Training and Your
Relationship With Your Dog
Mybestfriendisincredible! She’soneofthoseraretypeswhohangsonevery
wordyousay.She’scontenttobequietwhenIneedstillness,eventhough
she’soneofthosehigh-drivetypes. AllIhavetodoiscallandshe’sthereinan
instant,nomatterwhatshewasdoingbefore. Sheputsmeaheadofallher
otherfriends,neverfailstomakemefeelspecial,andisaredheadjustlikeme.
Butshe’snotaperson,eventhoughshe’ssuresheis.Sheisabutterflydog;a
Papillon.
WhenIbroughtthiseight-week-oldbundleofjoyhome,Ididn’tknowwhatto
callher. I’mnotverygoodatnaminganything,soIusuallyjustobservefora
coupleofweeksandlettheanimalnameitselfbyitspersonality. Thispuppy’s
namebecameevidentinnothingflat:Tazzie.Shewhirledaroundthehouse,
jumpinguponfurniturefivetimeshersize,zoomingandzippingandtotally
charmingme.Shewas,indeed,aTasmaniandevilpup. Iquicklyrealizedthe
athleticismofthisdogandknewI’dhavetofindhera“job”whenshegota
littleolder.High-drivedogs,thatdon’thave“jobs,”willcertainlyfindother
outletsfortheirenergyandthoseoutletsaren’tusuallythingsyouwould
enjoy!
You already have a burning love for your puppy, but what is your
relationshiplike?Doesitcomewhenyoucallit?Doesitsitorlayorstay?From
yourfirstclass,atyourdogtrainingschool,yourrelationshipwithyourdog
beginstochange.Iwillwarnyou,however,thatanythingyouwanttoteach
yourdogwon’tcomejustwithaoncea-weekclass,evenifyouhavethebest
dogtrainingschoolintheworld. Youhavetopracticewiththem,justalittlebit,
everyday.
Tazziewasaveryfood-motivateddog,sothefactthatshegotfoodeverytime
shedidsomethingrightmadetrainingablastforher,allbyitself. Andthis
happenedeveryday!Bonus! Shemadefastfriendsathernewdogtraining
school,sogoingtoclasswasfunaswell.Shegottowhereshewouldwhine,as
soonaswepulledintheparkinglot,untilIfinallygotheroutofthatcar.
Sonowyou’retakingyourdogtoclassesinaplacetheylove,andyou’re
workingwiththemeveryday. Duringthattime,you’repayingcomplete
attentiontothem,teachingthemtopaycompleteattentiontoyou,andthey
gettheirfavoritefoodasicingonthecake.Thisdoesincrediblethingsforthe
bondbetweenyouandyourdog.Theylearntofocusonyou,nomatterwhat,
andgoodthingswillcome.Theygetpraisedandfed,orpraised and allowed
to tug on a toy, whichever motivates the dog more, so yourrelationship
can’thelpbutblossom.
EversinceTazzieandIstartedtrainingtogether,shehasclaimedmeasher
own.Whenmyothertwodogswanttositonmylap,she’llpushthemoutof
thewaytogetthebestspotbecause,Iamherproperty,asfarasshe’s
concerned.Idogivetheotherdogspersonaltimeaswell,butIhavetoputher
inasit/stayoradown/staysoshe’llletthemcomegetlove.
Sheis,byfar,theoneIcantrustthemost,notonlybecauseofhertraining,but
fromthebondwegainedthroughthetraining.Shenevertakeshereyesoffof
me,sincewebeganatourdogtrainingschool,anditservesuswellinthe
agilityring!
Ifyouwanttoforeveralterandsolidifythebondyousharewithyourdog,find
yourselfagooddogtrainingschool,forwhateverdisciplineyouprefer,andgo
forit. Withalittletime,money,andpatience,yourrelationshipwillbecomea
foreverrelationship. Ifyoudo,yourdogwillturnouttobeyourbestfriendtoo!
To LearnMoreAboutDogTraining,go to
http://howtohousetraindog.com/go/dog-training
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