"Dog Obedience, Dog Training
and Dog Health Tips"
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Is Dog Obedience School for You?
by: Tina Spriggs
Are you thinking about dog obedience school? Do you know what to expect
out of it? Do you know what it costs or where to find a good school?
If not, let me help take out some of the mystery of finding one to make
sure you and your dog get the best experience you can.
If you have searched the web in this topic, you probably found some
sites that are basically search engines within search engines, no real information
about dog obedience schools. Or you might have found some obedience schools
that were on the other side of the country. Needless to say, neither one
was of much use.
Chances are you have a dog obedience school of some sort in your town,
unless you've got a population of less than 20,000. In that event, you might
need to opt for dog training videos or books, and I will go over some good
resources for that later.
The first thing I want you to do is look for someone with proven experience.
You can start in the yellow pages and look under "Dog Training" as opposed
to "dog obedience school."
Ask a LOT of questions. These people are going to be molding the mind
of your impressionable pup and you want to know that it's a good fit.
Ask things like:
What will the dog be taught? What is the success rate? What happens
if you're not satisfied Will you be taught how to continue with your dogs
new training? What are their methods of correction when the dog disobeys?
Visit the facility too. Check it out. Meet the trainers and see how they
act with people and dogs.
Ask if you can watch a training session or a video of a session so you
get an idea of what your dog will be subjected to.
Don't make a final decision on a dog obedience school until your dog
has met the trainers. Dogs are extremely good judges of character.
For the most part, someone in this line of work is going to be a good
person and a dog lover. Some, however, will be doing it just to get a paycheck
and may not have your pal's best interest in mind.
If your dog doesn't like them... take another route.
You might want to consider the local 4-H club. 4-H is where I learned
how to train my own dog as a child. It isn't a dog obedience school in the
traditional sense. It teaches kids how to train their dogs, or a friend's
dog. It's a youth education program and it provides many facets of education,
one of which is often dog training.
Read more about dog training videos, if you would like an alternative
to dog obedience school.
About The Author
Tina Spriggs is an expert dog lover whose lifelong interest in canines
provides the motivation for her site. To learn more about dogs or to find
gifts and toys for them visit her site at http://www.dog-gifts-and-toys-for-dog-lovers.com
Copyright 2004. All rights reserved.
Copyright 2005 by Jay Jennings. All rights reserved.
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