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When it comes to dog obedience training, everybody is an expert. After I got my first dog, many of my neighbors gave me all sorts of dog tips. Much of it was conflicting advice, and much of it was wrong.
The best way I found to approach dog obedience training is to get the facts for myself. Initially, this can be a bit daunting, but it gets easier with time.
When I first got my Shiba Inu, it seemed like he was an extreme devil dog and no matter what I did, his behavior only got worse. However, after a few months, I finally started to understand the basics of dog obedience training and things improved dramatically.
The only time where dog obedience training fails is when there are health issues involved. For example, a dog may have neurological disorders, or some other physical ailment that is causing his erratic behavior.
When a dog misbehaves, we commonly blame the dog. However, most bad dog behaviors come from us, rather than from our dogs.
Dogs are not born mean. In fact, bad dog behaviors usually occur when we mis-communicate with our dogs and inadvertently reward bad behaviors. If a dog consistently gets bad results for a given behavior, he will stop that behavior. Conversely, if a dog consistently gets good results for a given behavior, he will increase the frequency of that behavior.
Similarly, if we do not fulfill our dog’s needs, including his need for exercise, chewing, digging, playing, and wrestling, he will try to fulfill those needs on his own. This is when our dog suddenly turns into a devil, and causes havoc and much property damage. However, if we provide our dog with positive outlets for his hyper energy, he will be happy and content to lie by our feet when the day is done.
If we do not fulfill our dog’s needs, including his need for exercise, chewing, digging, playing, and jumping, he will try to fulfill these needs on his own.
Dogs are not humans, therefore they do not learn or think in exactly the same way as we do. Many people attribute bad dog behavior to hate, malice, or spite. Those particular nasty emotions are a human thing and not a dog thing.
Similarly, we are not dogs. Therefore, we should not try to pretend to be a dog by biting our dog’s neck with our fingers, pinning them to the ground by their necks, or try to fight and posture like a dog. Our dogs are not stupid, they know we are not dogs, and that our fingers are not their mother’s teeth.
When we jab at a dog’s neck, he does not think that it is another dog biting at him. In fact, it probably feels nothing at all like another dog biting at his neck. Instead, the jab causes some discomfort or pain, which causes some dogs to stop his current behavior in order to avoid further pain.
I hope you liked this post and as always have a chilled day from the viking.
Dog Obedience Training Facts
When it comes to dog obedience training, everybody is an expert. After I got my first dog, many of my neighbors gave me all sorts of dog tips. Much of it was conflicting advice, and much of it was wrong.
The best way I found to approach dog obedience training is to get the facts for myself. Initially, this can be a bit daunting, but it gets easier with time.
Fact 1 – Almost all dogs can be trained to follow obedience commands and to stop undesirable behaviors.
When I first got my Shiba Inu, it seemed like he was an extreme devil dog and no matter what I did, his behavior only got worse. However, after a few months, I finally started to understand the basics of dog obedience training and things improved dramatically.
The only time where dog obedience training fails is when there are health issues involved. For example, a dog may have neurological disorders, or some other physical ailment that is causing his erratic behavior.
Fact 2 – Most dog obedience training issues and bad dog behaviors are a result of human error, or human misunderstanding.
When a dog misbehaves, we commonly blame the dog. However, most bad dog behaviors come from us, rather than from our dogs.
Dogs are not born mean. In fact, bad dog behaviors usually occur when we mis-communicate with our dogs and inadvertently reward bad behaviors. If a dog consistently gets bad results for a given behavior, he will stop that behavior. Conversely, if a dog consistently gets good results for a given behavior, he will increase the frequency of that behavior.
Similarly, if we do not fulfill our dog’s needs, including his need for exercise, chewing, digging, playing, and wrestling, he will try to fulfill those needs on his own. This is when our dog suddenly turns into a devil, and causes havoc and much property damage. However, if we provide our dog with positive outlets for his hyper energy, he will be happy and content to lie by our feet when the day is done.
If we do not fulfill our dog’s needs, including his need for exercise, chewing, digging, playing, and jumping, he will try to fulfill these needs on his own.
Fact 3 – Dogs are not humans.
Dogs are not humans, therefore they do not learn or think in exactly the same way as we do. Many people attribute bad dog behavior to hate, malice, or spite. Those particular nasty emotions are a human thing and not a dog thing.
Similarly, we are not dogs. Therefore, we should not try to pretend to be a dog by biting our dog’s neck with our fingers, pinning them to the ground by their necks, or try to fight and posture like a dog. Our dogs are not stupid, they know we are not dogs, and that our fingers are not their mother’s teeth.
When we jab at a dog’s neck, he does not think that it is another dog biting at him. In fact, it probably feels nothing at all like another dog biting at his neck. Instead, the jab causes some discomfort or pain, which causes some dogs to stop his current behavior in order to avoid further pain.
I hope you liked this post and as always have a chilled day from the viking.
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