Dog training

Time, effort needed for dog training

ANYONE can own a dog but not all owners have good 'parenting' skills, training a dog is like caring for a baby and requires proper time management and lots of patience.

Children do not acquire the skill to ease themselves in the toilet until the parents take the time and effort to show them where the toilet is and when to go there.

The routine has to be repeated until, over time, the child acquires the knowledge and puts it into practice.

Similarly, if a dog owner wants his pet to be obedient, he must invest in time to train the dog or, alternatively, send the dog for professional training

How your dog behaves depends on how you treat it. It is also advisable to send your dog for minimum obedience training by a professional.

As a precautionary measure, never let go of a dog without a leash unless it is within the house compound and no other people are around.

Dogs should be allowed to interact with other people in the presence of its owner. Human-dog interaction is vital to ensure that the dog is comfortable with the presence of strangers.

Too much affection without discipline would spoil a child and rigidity without affection makes the child rebellious. Similarly with dogs, discipline and love must go hand-in-hand.

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