Inspire Others Day With Dogs

 When training a dog its best to use positive reinforcement. If you think of what I call the old fashion way. Training a dog to go outside to go potty is sticking their nose in it when they have an accident in the house. Think about if your parents yelled at you to get out of the bathroom when you were going the bathroom. We would associate going the bathroom with a negative.  Dog think very different than humans. They live in the moment and they don't understand what happened an hour ago. If you come home and your dog had an accident you don't yelled at the dog or stick the dogs nose in it. The dog doesn't know it wasn't supposed to not go the bathroom in the house. It always is being punished for something that might of happened an hour ago. So a dog has no idea why you are mad. Don't go over to the mess and ask if the dog did the mess. It makes no difference pointing it out. You do not want the dog to associate going the bathroom as a negative. A dog only knows b...

 Today we are going to talk about how to train your dog to walk on a leash. It's all about stopping, standing still, and holding the leash firm.  Dogs tend to want to pull their owners down the street like they are going to an all you can eat doggy treat buffet.But think about a dog on a leash for a moment. Your dog doesn't know how to walk on a leash. Your dog learns everything from you. We all want that dog that stays by your side and doesn't pull on the leash. You never want a dog to be walking you. You always want your dog to know and understand you are the leader. Your guidance is going to train your dog how to walk on a leash. It's not a natural reaction for a dog to walk on a leash. They need to learn the correct way that you want them to walk. It's like when you first start school and you have to learn spelling, math, etc. I have to say the best part of kindergarten was the milk and cookies. But lets think of the dogs excitement level for the first time.  Do...