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Your pooch reacts to you as the leader of the pack. Don't procrastinate thinking your dog will outgrow problems, they'll only get worse. Good intentions can create major behavioral issues. Don't think your pooch doesn't need persuading because it's not a "Bad" dog. All dogs should be taught to perform properly. Be patient with your pooch and remember it is a living being. Most any pooch can be persuaded, but you have to do your part by being consistent and disciplined.
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Does Your Pooch Need Some Persuading?
People procrastinate with their pooch until bad behaviors become a pretty perplexing problem. I often hear things such as, "Oh, he'll grow out of it," and "She's still a puppy," and the dog is 2 years old! The fact is they don't grow out of it. It's the way you, your significant other, and how anyone else interacts with the dog, that inadvertently creates most pooch problemos! For example, ever see someone, ummm, like you, who has had a puppy and pats their legs to encourage the cutie to jump up on them? Then, that little cute lab puppy turns into a big 85 pound lug that knocks you over, tears up pantyhose, and scratches people up.
 How about you self-employed, retired or stay-at-home mothers who are home all the time? Many people in this category have serious housebreaking problems because they let their dog out six, eight, ten thousand times a day! If you let your pooch out without following a specific recipe (I'd have to kill you if I told you) to create good relief habits, then your pooch will pee and poop like a Play-Doh machine and your sanity will be tested. This same group of pooch pleasers tend to have pupperinos that suffer from serious separation anxiety and destruction problems. Why is this Mr. Portuguese Prince of Pooch perfection you ask?! Well, if you are home all the time, giving your pooch too much attention, you create too much of an emotional tie to you and that, in turn, creates a panicky pooch. Got it?
I'm really amazed that people don't get their dogs trained and off to a good start. After 16 years of running my business, it always seems that the people who need dog training the most are the ones who keep putting it off. This causes them more stress, destruction of their property, and a worsening of the problems. I've often seen people get rid of the dog because they lack the commitment to do the work needed to correct the problems that they've often caused. Animals need guidance like children, and people who lack patience and diligence just shouldn't have a dog.
The best thing that can be done when you get a new puppy, or have a pooch that's got some issues, is to get a professional trainer that will tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear. Your pooch needs to be taught his or her place in your pack, what their job is, and how to respect the leader or Alpha Dog. This in turn saves you money because you create good habits, avoid destructive behavior, putting your pooch on puppy Prozac, and you raise a more serene and well-mannered pooch.
Ken Rodrigues, President
Always There Pet Care
P.O. Box 691427
Orlando, FL 32869
(407) 649-1612 |
