What is Good Dog Training?

Something that we often try to understand and search endlesslv for. Good dog training does not have a timetable. There is no deadline or due date. This isn't to say there aren't some limited dog trainers around the world. By "limited" | mean in their abilities to help individuals and families with their dogs based on the knowledge obtained by that professional. I believe everyday can be trained, however there are dogs out there who can’t be fully rehabilitated.

To go deeper into this matter, I believe that good dog training is long term, incremental, consistent progress. It's not dramatic like how vou see a lot on tv shows or even social media where things are done in one session and that's it. There is alwavs work to be done. Countless times I've seen and worked with dogs and owners who ask "How long do you think this will take to fix?" Honestlv it depends on the dog. No dog is perfect. Training is being consistent. And to be quite honest vou are never actually done. You don't iust wake up and issues are fixed so vou stop. At that point it is management. Your dog showed vou what he/she is without training and consistency, so why stop when vou see progress? The work is never done. I believe what people have to obtain more than anything is knowledge itself on what it takes to be a great dog owner for your dog.. Dog training isn’t a straight line. It’s like seasoning food. Sometimes you will have to add a little more of this and little less of that. But consistency is key and good execution.

There is no auick fix to training vour dog. I ask that vou be open minded to understanding different training stvles. I can't tell vou how much I've learned from others I particularlv don't agree with in training but I use some techniques and make them work for me. But don't go searching on google for "Quickest wav to get my dog to stop..." because it's quite franklv not real. Be consistent, understand it's long term. When things seem out of your control, please reach out to a professional with great feedback mostly and then get the help you may need.

Relationship - This is often overlooked. I believe a lot of people want to fix the issues they are dealing with and not the relationship they have with their dog. You build relationships by exposure, play or even observing your dog's demeanor to certain things. Micromanage a lot in the beginning to understand later on

Small steps - Don't try to rush things with your dog. Small incremental steps are the best way to ensure longevity with training. Offer different ways to give them a positive association with a particular training session that they seem to struggle with.

Setting Rules - Having rules in place helps your dog understand what you like and what you don't like it. From there, you can help guide them in understanding how to operate in such situation. This part is also important because you can see how your dog adjust to rules and how receptive they are to them. Don't let your dog keep making decisions that you don't agree with.

Consistency - This is probably the most important part in my opinion. Consistency is where progress is made. Your dog can't learn from practicing once a week. There are times where life gets in the way and you have to put training on the back end momentarily, but pick up where you left off and start again.