So I was goofing around on Twitter today, yes people I tweet. FOLLOW me: http://twitter.com/IAMDOGTRAINER and saw someone that follows me/i follow her having an issue with her dog which gave me an idea of what to blog about today!
To set this up, her dog TURBO chewed his way out of her yard and was chillin in the neighbors yard. Since she was gone from home, her instinct was to go back and check on him. Well good thing cause not only was he not in her yard where she left him but in the neighbors yard. TURBO could've possibly been sent to the shelter. Now she continues to "tweet" what she does to correct him. So here i am, reading her tweets and tweet my response as to how to correct Turbo for doing what he did and possibly curb him from doing it again.....
What came to me to write this blog was a few different things. First we have to remember dogs have the comprehension of a 3 year old. This is why it is so important to train your dog and make sure he understands the rules of your home. Secondly being that TURBO is a Pit Bull, its more important that we make an effort to work and train this breed cause they get the bad wrap. How we stand up for our rights as a minority, we should for our dogs especially the BULLY BREEDS. Visit my other site www.breedmagazine.tv where we have a online petition you can sign to help stop the Banning of our breed! This is why training is important too, its our responsibilities to set the standards cause that's how they judge us.
Lastly but just as important most books and even trainers feel that the best way to correct a dog is to catch them in the act! In the case of TURBO she came home and found that he chewed the fence and was in her neighbors yard yet did the right thing to correct. Like i mentioned, some feel that the dog wont understand what they did wrong and that is so far from the truth.
If your a dog owner, you've probably noticed at some point of ownership that your dog has done something wrong (ie.Pooped in the house or in this case chewed his way out of the yard) and when you came home your dog ran from you knowing they did something wrong! OK so why do they do that, cause they get it. More than likely you had no idea when the dog did the mistake but what do you do. Get your dog and take him to the mistake you'll find that the dog will fight and finally realize what was wrong and can put 1 and 1 together. You follow that with stern correction and put them in a crate,kennel,locked up in a room or in the case of TURBO in the garage away from everyone. That too is a correction in itself. See your dog wants to be where ever you are but what your trying to get the dog to understand is that when he does something wrong not only is he going to get corrected but also put away from you for a period of time! Most dogs after a few times of going thru this understands what is happening and stops doing what you dont want them to do anymore.
Training is simple yet can be very difficult at times too. Remember this saying i tell all my clients "TREAT A DOG LIKE A HUMAN AND HE'LL TURN AROUND AND TREAT YOU LIKE A DOG" Thanks to Raq C and TURBO for letting me use them in my blog today and Raq when you get a minute lets work with your dog! Im willing to work with you so this wont happen again. Also im putting up a pic down below of the infamous TURBO for your viewing pleasure, enjoy!
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