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Why Do I Need to Train My Dog?
Whether you realize it or not, you are training your dog all the time. When you scream at your dog for peeing on the carpet you think you're training your dog not to pee on the carpet. Later that winter night when you are outside waiting for your dog to pee - your dog is thinking "Ah, I got this now, I'm not suppose to pee in front of him". And there the two of you stand waiting in the cold. The second you get back in the house, while you are running a hot bath for yourself, your pup finds a nice place where you can't see him so that he can finally relieve himself - on the antique carpet in the foyer. You've taught your dog something but it is not what you had intended.
You train your dog so that he/she can be a happier, healthier, more well adjusted companion that you will be proud to take anywhere. A well trained dog comes when called - even when there is that hot dog just at dog level in the hand of your toddler. A well trained dog walks nicely on lead, even at the veterinarian's office. A well trained dog doesn't steal food, soil in the house, nip at folk's heels or jump up on your guests. He/she can be found sleeping in a corner while the rest of the family eats dinner.
You train your dog because he deserves it. Because he doesn't want to spend his life in the garage or tied in the backyard. He wants to spend his life at your side.
That's why you train your dog.
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