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A good dog training video can be one of the best purchases you will ever make. Puppies don’t come to us already trained and well-behaved. Like human children, they have to be taught what is expected of them. It takes time, consistency and patience.
Obedience training your dog also takes knowledge of how to teach, how to break that information down into small pieces and communicate effectively so they understand. Puppies need to learn when and where they can potty, what they can chew on and what they can’t. They need to learn what behavior is acceptable and what isn’t.
Without proper training, your puppy will grow up to be a problem dog. A misbehaving dog can turn your life and home upside down with destructive and expensive chewing, destroyed carpets, rugs and furniture. An aggressive or unruly dog can keep your friends and family from wanting to visit and can be a danger to others and himself.
On the flip-side, a well trained, well-behaved dog is a priceless addition to your life and home. Few things will enrich your life like a good dog will – companionship, devotion, fun and friendship, even protection.
You can teach an old dog new tricks! There is no dog too old, too stubborn or too set in his misbehaving ways to give up on. Even the worst behavior can be improved and quickly with the right information and tools. It’s getting that information and those tools.
That’s why you want a Dog training video.
You could go to the neighborhood pet store “obedience” class and learn a basic or two, like sitting and walking on a leash. But that’s about all. They don’t address most of the issues you may, or do already, have. The classroom situation is far from ideal as well, especially for beginning puppies and dogs. With all the other dogs around, the distractions are often too much to overcome. That’s why there are so many “obedience” class flunk-outs. It isn’t your dog’s fault.
Expensive trainers can come to your home for one-on-one training. Great if you can afford it. The trainer will come in and train you. Exactly right. Not train your dog, train you. There is no point in teaching your dog if you don’t know what to do with him or how to reinforce and maintain the lessons learned. Training is as much relationship building as anything and only you can do that.
Dog and puppy training books are a great resource, but are lacking in that voice and body language are so important in training. You can read about it, but if you can’t see it or hear it, you are disadvantaged. You may experience slower or less than positive results and not know that it’s just a matter of changing the tone of your voice to turn it all around quickly.
Dog training videos do it all. They show you step-by-step exactly what to do and how to do it, broken down into small bite-sized pieces so you and your dog will have success together every step of the way. You can see and hear the trainer so you don’t have to try to imagine the vocal pitch or level of calm or excitement. You can see the dog’s response so you’ll know when you’re on the right track with yours.
Best of all, you can move at your own pace and the learning speed of your dog. A good dog training video will be the second best purchase you ever make. The first one, of course, was your dog.
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Picture the scene; you are all excited about getting your new puppy at the weekend. You have got all the puppy food, puppy toys, his new bed, dog bowl etc, and you are standing in your beautifully manicured garden thinking that life is great.
Well just take a picture of how your garden looks like now, because I can promise you that within 3 months of having your new puppy home with you, your garden is going to look a sorry mess if you don’t do anything about it.
What puppies just love to do is to dig and that is everywhere and anywhere, they don’t care about your beautiful plants that you have cherished for years or your beautifully mowed lawn that you have cared for so long.
All puppies care about is getting their paws dirty with your garden. Now to a young puppy this is great excitement and unless you STOP this behaviour it will only get worse over time.
This behaviour can lead to very stressful situation between owner and puppy as the owner feels powerless to stop this happening and the puppy feels victimised for his actions, so what we have is an uncomfortable standoff between owner and puppy.
So you your puppy have left his mark all over your treasured garden with his digging antics, and before you know whets hit you, your puppy is now a dog, and those small little holes in your garden caused by your puppy are now trenches caused by your dog.
There is no need to get into this situation if you have the right advice and training and a little bit of passion about giving both you and your puppy a better life together.
So, you have finally decided to get a German Shepherd puppy. Could be a great choice if you did your homework ahead of time! German Shepherds are known for having many great qualities that one would look for in a dog. Some of these include strength, intelligence, loyalty and obedience.
Well, now that you have decided to purchase the German Shepherd puppy the question arises, where is the best place to purchase the puppy? Most German Shepherd owners would agree that the best place to purchase a new puppy would be from a registered breeder. This is by far the best way to get the puppy but there are other methods for getting a German Shepherd puppy too. (One way is to find a German Shepherd rescue center in your local area or to just go to the animal shelter and find a puppy that way).
Assuming that you’re going the breeder route, there are a few things to keep in mind. Do your research carefully and take your time. You do not want to rush this process. Now that you have found your specific German Shepherd Dog breeder, try and meet with that person as often as possible before purchasing the GSD puppy to make sure they are a legitimate breeding service. If you have any questions about the dog make sure to contact the breeder by phone or email, a good breeder will be expecting this.
Once you get to the kennel look around to see if its a clean, well kept place. Look at the German Shepherd puppy carefully to see it has been well feed and kept healthy. You also want to make sure that the puppy is playful, curious and clean. Make sure that the GSD puppy has received all of its shots and has been properly dewormed.
One thing you need to do is look into the parents of the German Shepherd puppy you are interested in to make sure they have a healthy history and look for any sign of disease or other problems as this could be passed down to the puppy you are now looking at buying. Some of the illnesses that plague German Shepherds are bloat, canine degenerative myelopathy and von Willebrands disease. One of the key health issues to look for is hip and elbow dysplasia, among others.
Overall, it might be a lot of work to find a good German Shepherd puppy but taking the time to find the right dog for you and your family in the beginning makes all the difference in the world for both you and the dogs future happiness. You will not regret the work you put into finding the perfect German Shepherd puppy in the long run. Happy German Shepherd puppy hunting!
