Dog Obedience Training - Is It Important?

You have just brought home your new little puppy. Dog training is the last thing on your mind. Oh, you know you will have to learn how to housebreak a dog but that is no big deal.

You can happily see just what your life is going to be like together now that you have a new best friend. You imagine being able to take your dog with you to the park where he can run free and play with you. He will go ever where that you do and he will always stay by your side so you don’t even need him on a leash.

Maybe he will be your son or daughter’s best friend. They will spend long summer days playing and getting into mischief just the way a kid and their dog are supposed to. Life is going to be fantastic!

Then the truth comes out.

Your smart and well behaved dog is refusing to use the vast bathroom outside and has discovered that your couch is the perfect bed. He is now to good for the kibbles and bits you try to feed him and instead rummages around the counters to find better fare. Your new carpet has become a digging haven.

Forget the fact that your dog has a zillion chew toys and bones laying around the house, the sides of your recliner are so much better to chew on. He is constantly barking at everything including his own shadow and your dreams of owning a well behaved dog are vanishing.The constant barking is driving you batty. If you do dog obedience training dog barking is first on the list.

So what in the world do you do know?

Well even if you wanted to you can not just get rid of your monstrous dog because when he get in trouble he gets the biggest saddest eyes that he stares up at you with. He really loves you and you are quite fond of him.

If only that silly dog would behave (even a little)!

Well the answer my friend is dog training and not just taking your dog to a dog training class a handful of times. Your dog will need constant training but it will not be as hard to do as you think.

Dogs really love to please so when you two finally figure out how to properly communicate and he knows what to expect, he will go out of his way to make you happy.