Advice for Training Your Dog
Never give a command twice (after the dog knows it’s meaning).
Never give a command that you do not intend to enforce.
Never yell, scream, scold, strike or isolate your dog.
Never call your dog and then, after he comes, discipline him.
Never acknowledge a dog that is demanding your attention.
For better or worse, you are always training your dog.
Dogs (canis lupus familiaris) are not people; they are subspecies of the Gray Wolf (canis lupus).
Treating a dog like a person only confuses him.
Dogs are poorly equipped to survive in a world of doors, gates and cars; thus they need a leader.
If you will not lead your dog, he will lead you.
Most negative dog behaviors can be linked to the dog owner’s lack of leadership.
Canine Facts
- There are over sixty-million dogs in the USA. - There are up to six-hundred breeds of dogs in the world. - A dog’s sense of smell is 1000 times greater than a human’s. - A dog’s hearing is 10 times greater than a human’s. - The oldest known breed is the greyhound. - The smartest dog is the Border Collie. -The least intelligent is the Afghan. - In medieval times dogs were taxed according to the length of the tail; thus, some people would bob their dog’s tail. - Australian Shepherds originated in the United States. – The dog most likely to bite you is a Dachshund but it hurts more if you’re bit by a German Shepherd.
Never give a command twice (after the dog knows it’s meaning).
Never give a command that you do not intend to enforce.
Never yell, scream, scold, strike or isolate your dog.
Never call your dog and then, after he comes, discipline him.
Never acknowledge a dog that is demanding your attention.
For better or worse, you are always training your dog.
Dogs (canis lupus familiaris) are not people; they are subspecies of the Gray Wolf (canis lupus).
Treating a dog like a person only confuses him.
Dogs are poorly equipped to survive in a world of doors, gates and cars; thus they need a leader.
If you will not lead your dog, he will lead you.
Most negative dog behaviors can be linked to the dog owner’s lack of leadership.
Canine Facts
- There are over sixty-million dogs in the USA. - There are up to six-hundred breeds of dogs in the world. - A dog’s sense of smell is 1000 times greater than a human’s. - A dog’s hearing is 10 times greater than a human’s. - The oldest known breed is the greyhound. - The smartest dog is the Border Collie. -The least intelligent is the Afghan. - In medieval times dogs were taxed according to the length of the tail; thus, some people would bob their dog’s tail. - Australian Shepherds originated in the United States. – The dog most likely to bite you is a Dachshund but it hurts more if you’re bit by a German Shepherd.