Dog Training and Your Relationship With Your Dog

My best friend is incredible!燬he抯 one of those rare types who hangs on every word you say.燬he抯 content to be quiet when I need stillness, even though she抯 one of those high-drive types.燗ll I have to do is call and she抯 there in an instant, no matter what she was doing before.燬he puts me ahead of all her other friends, never fails to make me feel special, and is a redhead just like me.燘ut she抯 not a person, even though she抯 sure she is.燬he is a butterfly dog; a Papillon.?

When I brought this eight-week-old bundle of joy home, I didn抰 know what to call her.營抦 not very good at naming anything, so I usually just observe for a couple of weeks and let the animal name itself by its personality.燭his puppy抯 name became evident in nothing flat:燭azzie.燬he whirled around the house, jumping up on furniture five times her size, zooming and zipping and totally charming me. She was, indeed, a Tasmanian devil pup.營 quickly realized the athleticism of this dog and knew I抎 have to find her a 搄ob?when she got a little older.燞igh-drive dogs, that don抰 have 搄obs,?will certainly find other outlets for their energy and those outlets aren抰 usually things you would enjoy!?

You already have a burning love for your puppy, but what is your relationship like?燚oes it come when you call it?燚oes it sit or lay or stay?燜rom your first class, at your dog training school, your relationship with your dog begins to change.營 will warn you, however, that anything you want to teach your dog won抰 come just with a once-a-week class, even if you have the best dog training school in the world.燳ou have to practice with them, just a little bit, every day.?

Tazzie was a very food-motivated dog, so the fact that she got food every time she did something right made training a blast for her, all by itself.燗nd this happened every day!燘onus!燬he made fast friends at her new dog training school, so going to class was fun as well.燬he got to where she would whine, as soon as we pulled in the parking lot, until I finally got her out of that car.

So now you抮e taking your dog to classes in a place they love, and you抮e working with them every day.燚uring that time, you抮e paying complete attention to them, teaching them to pay complete attention to you, and they get their favorite food as icing on the cake.燭his does incredible things for the bond between you and your dog.燭hey learn to focus on you, no matter what, and good things will come.燭hey get praised and fed, or praised and allowed to tug on a toy, whichever motivates the dog more, so your relationship can抰 help but blossom.?

Ever since Tazzie and I started training together, she has claimed me as her own.燱hen my other two dogs want to sit on my lap, she抣l push them out of the way to get the best spot because, I am her property, as far as she抯 concerned. I do give the other dogs personal time as well, but I have to put her in a sit/stay or a down/stay so she抣l let them come get love.?

She is, by far, the one I can trust the most, not only because of her training, but from the bond we gained through the training.燬he never takes her eyes off of me, since we began at our dog training school, and it serves us well in the agility ring!?

If you want to forever alter and solidify the bond you share with your dog, find yourself a good dog training school, for whatever discipline you prefer, and go for it.燱ith a little time, money, and patience, your relationship will become a forever relationship.營f you do, your dog will turn out to be your best friend too!