New Category!

Starting a new category and giving links to other Trainer's Websites or Blogs. New category will be of  "Professional Trainer's Quotes". This category will simply grow as I find new quotes to post.
Thank you for your time,
Eric/DogStar

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"Every task that we ask of our dog is obedience, we are just asking them to do different commands."

Robin McFarlane That's My Dog!

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[Dog Training Guy]

I have a quick dog training tip to add to the above post you made:

Never punish or scold your dog under training. A punishment will put in negative feelings into your dog. Try to praise him for a good behavior instead.

You can, however, penalize your dog. Make note that "Penalize" does not mean "punish" here. A "penalty" can be anything that your dog does not like. It may be a leash jerk, not moving when he's on leash so there's no walk or just ignoring him. This would make him feel guilty and behave properly.

All in all, dog's are pack animals and you've got to be the leader of that pack. You communicate that through your actions, not words.