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Are you embarrassed as you walk down the street with your
dog? Are you worried that your puppy is not getting enough
socialization? Are you tired of nagging at your dog in
public? Do
you want to know the secrets of how to train your pet dog?
You need Common Sense Dog Training developed by Awesome
Dogs.
What is Common Sense Dog Training?
Dogs have been with
us for tens of thousands of years. Before pet training even
existed, common sense worked. It can work for you today. But
we know you don’t have time to live on a farm and learn how dogs
really behave. We show you how to train your dog successfully.
Smart shoppers know to ask, “Show me the study!” Ask us. Then ask the
competition.
We give you the
easy to follow instruction in small, personalized classes or
private sessions. Ask as many questions as you like. We are
here for you and your dog.
The four rules of Common Sense Dog Training
1. Dogs are not
wolves!
Why do people still talk about wolves when they are training
dogs? Is that not like telling parents how to raise children
after studying chimps? Just because they are related does not
mean they are the same. Common Sense Dog Training is about
dogs. We train people and their dogs. We base our training
methods on the way dogs behave. We study the way dogs behave.
You and your dog benefit
Show me the study!
http://www.behav.org/00library/articles/dog/dog_wolf_attachment.pdf
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A study that compared hand raised wolf pups to dogs and found
that the wolves and dogs behaved very differently.
2. It ain’t discipline if the dog likes it!
Are you pushing a
pup away when they nip or jump? Are you wagging your finger and
saying “No,” a lot? Most dogs love to play rough. You are
reinforcing bad behaviour when you get into these types of power
struggles with your dog. If you want to be effective at
discipline, you need to become a leader. Good leaders work with
their dogs. All animals on the face of the earth work for
their food. Lions hunt. Raccoons scavenge. We use a Nothing
In Life is Free Program for all dogs. Common Sense: If you
work with the dog, your dog will turn to you for leadership.
Show me the study!
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6W9W-4C4BJGF-2&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=
1011239086&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_
userid=10&md5=fa7c7fe59f32aa7909827dbe2ee146d1
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A
study that looks at the relationship between dogs and their
people. The closer the relationship, the more the dog turns to
the human for direction. Isn’t that what we all want?
Show me the study!
http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/javma.2003.223.61
- Puppies enrolled in classes and other factors determine
success of placement. Head collars were good and so was having
a pup sleep near the owner.
3. Dogs do not
understand English, or Spanish, or German….
Did you know that
most people accidentally teach a hand or body signal by
mistake? Then they get frustrated when the dog does not
listen? Watch an adult train a puppy. They always lean over.
Then the dog gets bigger, or the owner is lying on the couch.
The dog has no clue what the person wants. If you want to train
a dog, you need to be clear on your commands. At Awesome Dogs,
we’ll show you the common sense way to teach a dog to respond
the first time you ask.
Show me the study! I recently participated in a study done by
the University of Western Ontario Animal Cognition lab that
evaluated a dog’s response to hand gestures. As soon as I find
a link to the result, it will be posted here.
4. Respect is commanded, never demanded.
Think of bosses, spouses or other leaders in your life. You
probably liked the ones that were fair and kind. You probably
disliked those that lost their cool. You do not need to use
pain to cut a point. Discipline is about teaching, not
punishing. Common sense says that if others can discipline
without pain, so can you.
Show me the study! In the 1950’s Diane Baumrind identified 3
parenting styles. There are no dog-related models, or wolf
models that we have been able to find. But Diane Baumrind
showed there were three styles available. The most effective
style combines firm boundaries and lots of love and
encouragement. Next effective was a positive, but permissive
style. Least effective was a heavy-handed approach due to the
negative impact on the child.
Show me the study!
http://www.jaaha.org/cgi/content/abstract/42/3/207maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT
=&fulltext=IOP&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=HWCIT
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How
pressure on a dog’s neck can lead to eye problems. Body
harnesses recommended. |
