K9 Manners Class - Pre Course Reading
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Now If That Wasn't Bad Enough...
Not only are we NOT EXPLAINING it to them in a way they can understand,
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But, then
WE'RE CONSTANTLY HELPING THEM CHEAT ON THE TEST!
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This is a hard one for us humans because we always want to help our dogs to understand and think that making them doing it faster means we did a good job... well, you're not gonna like that I'm gonna tell you, faster with help isn't better than slower on their own.
Here's were we get into the big issue
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Obedience VS a Behavior Code (Instilling Manners)
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I have dogs that can do a sit down stay till the cows come home, but I let them in a house and they're bulls in a china shop because they don't have manners!
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They only know, what to do when someone has their attention and is telling them to do that... good luck with that off leash...
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Enter the biggest issue of conventional obedience dog training and behavior problems! One doesn't really help the other.
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So What's the difference in a way you can understand?
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Here's a Human Example:
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Think about raising a child (it's metaphorical, relax).
You raise them over 18 years teaching them right from wrong, how to take care of themselves, and instill them with what you believe to be a good moral code (ok I hope you would).
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When a child is young, you help them brush their teeth, make their bed, tie their shoes, clean their room, do their homework (ok I'm a dog trainer, you're on your own with kids if yours don't do this).
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Then at some point you hope you don't have to constantly explain these tasks to them or even remind them to do them... they just do because you've TAUGHT THEM!
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