Here's a saying we all
know "It's a Dog's Life". Would you trade your life for the life
of a dog? Dogs get to sleep all day, have all their needs lovingly
provided, take naps when ever they want and all they have to do to earn these
privileges is be happy to see us and go on walks. Yeah I would trade!
If dogs really had it their way they would be living in aDoggie Kingdom Doggie Kingdom
One way to do this is by adding structure to your dog's life. Dogs are creatures of habit. They need and thrive on routine. So plan out your day to include time with your dog. I find my dogs in training do best on a routine that includes movement then rest.
I always start the day with Leadership walking. Early in the training phase I use a long line and walk back and forth across the yard. This teaches the dog that I am in control of direction and space. Once I have the dog conditioned to Let's Go (Hey! I am going this way, follow me!), the dog starts to pay attention to me and avoids self correcting at end the line. Voila! We begin compatible movement. Later as the training advances to the remote collar (my invisible leash) and the dogs have a solid recall, I can then go to larger areas and to let them run off leash. I am still in control of direction and space but I can give the dogs more liberty within my Kingdom.
Here is the best part, after they have run their legs off, sniffed, peed and pooped to their hearts content, we come home and they crash. Why? Not just because they have exercised their body but their brain as well, because during our time together they have had to listen to me. I am the Queen (since I am a girl) who says what, where, when and how. The dogs work hard to earn their freedom. I reap the rewards of having well trained, happy dogs. Oh and when we get home, I get to tell them where they will rest as I hang up my Keys to the Kingdom.
If dogs really had it their way they would be living in a
One way to do this is by adding structure to your dog's life. Dogs are creatures of habit. They need and thrive on routine. So plan out your day to include time with your dog. I find my dogs in training do best on a routine that includes movement then rest.
I always start the day with Leadership walking. Early in the training phase I use a long line and walk back and forth across the yard. This teaches the dog that I am in control of direction and space. Once I have the dog conditioned to Let's Go (Hey! I am going this way, follow me!), the dog starts to pay attention to me and avoids self correcting at end the line. Voila! We begin compatible movement. Later as the training advances to the remote collar (my invisible leash) and the dogs have a solid recall, I can then go to larger areas and to let them run off leash. I am still in control of direction and space but I can give the dogs more liberty within my Kingdom.
Here is the best part, after they have run their legs off, sniffed, peed and pooped to their hearts content, we come home and they crash. Why? Not just because they have exercised their body but their brain as well, because during our time together they have had to listen to me. I am the Queen (since I am a girl) who says what, where, when and how. The dogs work hard to earn their freedom. I reap the rewards of having well trained, happy dogs. Oh and when we get home, I get to tell them where they will rest as I hang up my Keys to the Kingdom.
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