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Obedience
Training
Obedience training
is not to teach dogs to do tricks or competition exercises.
It is to train dogs to be obedient, to do what they're told
to do. It covers a wide range of lessons a dog can learn,
including tricks, family manners, show ring exercises, and
skills demonstrations. Sniffing dogs, service dogs for
handicapped owners, search and rescue dogs, sled and carting
dogs, hunting dogs -- all carry their obedience training to
the highest degree. They have been trained to obey an
unusual set of commands that increase their value as helpers
to man.
Does your dog bark incessantly, chew on the furniture or dig
your favorite garden? Obedience training can help in this
regard. Like children, dogs are eager to learn. They may not
want to learn what you prefer to teach, but they will learn
something from every lesson you give — even when you
are not trying to teach them anything.
Dog obedience and training is not only good for the dog, it
is good for the owner. It is important that you establish
yourself as the "Alpha Dog" right away when you acquire your
dog. This will alleviate any problems when you begin
obedience training.
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