Is It Possible To Train Your Dog From A DVD?
Can you really train your dog with the help of a DVD? Can you start with a squirming, wriggling, 8-week-old wild bundle of love and end up with a canine good citizen? Or can you take an untrained older dog and teach it to come, sit, stay, walk on a loose leash, and everything else you want for it to fit well into your family? The answer is simple: It depends.
It mainly depends on you, more than on the dog.
There are excellent dog training DVDs available.
Most dogs are very trainable.
But will you find the time and make the effort to go through the process of training? That's the question.
If you are willing, the DVD will help you every step of the way.
All you need to do is plan a time to do short training sessions with your dog, at least a couple of times a day and preferably more.
Plan it...
and do it! One convenient schedule is just before you feed breakfast and dinner.
Short sessions are best, as they are more fun and the dogs learn better from several short bits of training than from one long session.
If you are able to make a plan and pretty much stick to it, you can most likely train your dog from a DVD.
DVD or Class? Should you train your dog with a DVD or should you take him to a class? Again, the answer is that it depends.
The first question regarding a class is whether there are good trainers teaching near you.
Dog training methods have been changing tremendously in recent years, and your dog will learn best if you find someone who uses positive reinforcement.
If you find a class that you and the dog can attend regularly, that is an excellent choice.
There is a regular discipline involved, of turning up for at least most of the classes and doing the homework between sessions.
Your dog will be around other dogs, though you will still need to do more socialization in any case.
You still might want to use a DVD, before the class sessions start or after they are over.
Dog training becomes more and more fun the more the dog knows, so you may develop a taste for teaching tricks and more advanced behaviors.
Choosing a DVD The best dog training DVD that I have found for learning the basics of come, sit, stay, down, etc.
, is Train Your Dog >with Nicole Wilde and Laura Bourhenne.
It also covers housetraining, crate training, other puppy training topics, and more.
It is very economically priced.
If you don't fancy doing training alone, watch the program with other family members or friends and you can all get involved!
It mainly depends on you, more than on the dog.
There are excellent dog training DVDs available.
Most dogs are very trainable.
But will you find the time and make the effort to go through the process of training? That's the question.
If you are willing, the DVD will help you every step of the way.
All you need to do is plan a time to do short training sessions with your dog, at least a couple of times a day and preferably more.
Plan it...
and do it! One convenient schedule is just before you feed breakfast and dinner.
Short sessions are best, as they are more fun and the dogs learn better from several short bits of training than from one long session.
If you are able to make a plan and pretty much stick to it, you can most likely train your dog from a DVD.
DVD or Class? Should you train your dog with a DVD or should you take him to a class? Again, the answer is that it depends.
The first question regarding a class is whether there are good trainers teaching near you.
Dog training methods have been changing tremendously in recent years, and your dog will learn best if you find someone who uses positive reinforcement.
If you find a class that you and the dog can attend regularly, that is an excellent choice.
There is a regular discipline involved, of turning up for at least most of the classes and doing the homework between sessions.
Your dog will be around other dogs, though you will still need to do more socialization in any case.
You still might want to use a DVD, before the class sessions start or after they are over.
Dog training becomes more and more fun the more the dog knows, so you may develop a taste for teaching tricks and more advanced behaviors.
Choosing a DVD The best dog training DVD that I have found for learning the basics of come, sit, stay, down, etc.
, is Train Your Dog >with Nicole Wilde and Laura Bourhenne.
It also covers housetraining, crate training, other puppy training topics, and more.
It is very economically priced.
If you don't fancy doing training alone, watch the program with other family members or friends and you can all get involved!
