Ami Moore, the Chicago Dog Coach, says the quick and easy way to train dogs is to use their own culture and psychology.
The three biggest mistakes that dog owners make when they get the pure breed puppy of their dreams are outlined in this dog training article. The most common three mistakes that the first time dog owner makes are too much love, too much space and too little expectations.
#1 Too Much Love: The new dog owner has been told that his puppy needs love, lots of love. Most dog owners take this concept and run with it-right off the edge of the cliff. The end result is a dog that is difficult to live with at best and a danger to the community at worse.
The remedy is to remember that dogs are not us-we are the singing Neanderthals and they are not! Dogs do need love, but they don't need it before anything else. I talk about this in my new book, "Alphatude Attitude: Your Dog Wants You To Lead". Dogs need leadership more than they need food, water, air or sex. Then they need love.
#2 Too Much Space: In America, and in my state of Chicago, the first thing that people do with their new puppy is that they allow it to roam the entire house at will. Later on, they become angry with the puppy because it has pooped or chewed on something!
Dogs see space as a status symbol, the more space they have the more important they are in their mind. When a puppy is given more space than he can handle, he will either poop in it or chew it up. The remedy is to give your dog a little space at first and then a little more as he grows up.
#3 Too Little Expectation: Dog owners don't have a blueprint of what a good dog looks like anymore. And so most dog owners have really low expectations of their dogs behavior. Today it is not uncommon for owners to have a dog that is not potty trained and they feel that they must live with it.
The remedy is that you should have the same expectations that you have for a young child that you have for your dog. Your dog should be so well trained that he will be loved by strangers as much as he is loved by you.
Ami Moore, The Chicago Dog Coach
www.chicagodogcoach.com
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