Obedience Class

Dog Obedience Training

If you have ever taken an obedience class with your dog, and actually done your homework, you will remember and notice that for that period of time (usually 6 to 8 weeks) your dog begins to listen to you faster and his obedience improved.  But weeks after the class is over, his skills begin to wan and the dynamics of life before class take over and it seems as if he never completed an obedience class.

It's simple if you think about it; if you practice something together you are better at it, the more practice and time you devote to something the better you get at it.  However, once you stop practicing and working on something, often, the more things go back to the way things were and you forget what you had once learned.

Without practice or applying our knowledge, we often forget what we have learned.  The same is true of your dog!  If you don't make obedience and training a part of your daily lives together, you and your dog will slip back into the same patterns of life that lead you to frustration and into obedience class.

But, often instead of understanding that dogs, too, forget and slip back into previous habits, we often blame them, think they didn't learn or that they are being obstinate and refusing to comply, when really they are probably reverting back to what they knew and know best which is the dynamics of your household "before" obedience class.
Set a goal

• Sit down as a family and come up with a plan.  What is going wrong in your current relationship with your dog?  Come up with a plan to address your issues and stick with it!  Consistency is the key to good dog obedience so everyone must be on board.

Take a Class

• You may need to take a class or re-take a basic class if things have deteriorated severely.  A class leads to accountability and homework.  A class often coerces people to make time to work with their dogs.


• I have been training dog professionally for almost 17 years and I still take obedience classes (I just don't admit I am a trainer).

Find a hobby you can enjoy with him

• You can take classes for advanced obedience, tracking (nose work), clicker training, games, agility, or weight puling and sledding.


• You can even play control games together.


• Buy a book and teach your dog as many tricks and commands as you can
  I try and make a point to spend time with my dog and invite him to join me as often as possible.  If I go walking, fishing or to the beach, I want to include him in my plans. 
  Every time you work with your dog in a fun and positive manner and you work together towards a common goal, you are solidifying your place in your furry pack and your dog is learning to have fun listening to you.  The more fun you have together, the more time you will find to spend together and you build a bond of respect that will last a lifetime.

About the Author

BC The trainer

http://www.mydogtrainingplan.com

 

Rally Obedience - Novice Course www.dograllyo.com


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