Pet Obedience and Training
Pet Obedience Classes Make for Happy Pets & their Owners
DOG RULES (Sound
Familiar?)
- The dog is not allowed inside.
- Okay, the dog is allowed in the house, but only in certain rooms.
- Oh, all right, the dog is allowed in all the rooms but has to stay off the furniture.
- Well, the dog can only get on the old furniture
- Fine. The dog is allowed on all the furniture, but is not allowed to sleep with the humans on the bed.
- Okay, the dog is allowed on the bed, but only by invitation.
- The dog can sleep on the bed whenever he wants, but NOT under the covers.
- The dog can sleep under the covers by invitation only.
- Oh, pooh! The dog can sleep under the covers every night.
If this seems like the situation around your home, then you are like
a lot of us pet owners who from the time we bring the puppy home plan to
teach them pet obedience. You were successful in housebreaking your pet,
congratulations.. but how are you doing on the issues of: Sit - Heal -
Fetch - Down?
Pet psychologists tell us that a dog, who has had proper pet training, is
actually a happier pet, and common sense says the owner is as well.
So, how do you start?
Obedience classes are available in almost every city and take a
number of different forms. Some meet once a week generally on a Saturday
for a few hours, after a few weeks, you will have a more obedient pet and
a certificate to prove it.
There are even obedience camps which offer pet training which take an entire weekend or
longer. Some have accommodations so it is a little like when you went to
camp as a child only in this case your pet is the one going to camp.
Look on this site and search on a city you might like to visit for an
obedience camp; there may be one listed.
Many provide more than obedience classes such as sports training for
your dog. Your dog may be a
champion flyball
contender!
A personal trainer for your pet: well you have one, why not your pet?
There are individuals in every major city who are "pet personal
trainers".
The American
Kennel Club has categories for pet training, kind of like a
bachelors degree, a masters degree or a doctorate.
Still having trouble finding an obedience school in your area? Check
these two sources, your local Humane Society and your local pet shop.
Pet Obedience Classes | Pet Training