20/01/2025
Some Dog Training Truths
🐾All dogs need training to be good canine citizens. As an animal they don’t know how to act in our modern world. It’s up to us to teach them.
🐾Your dog’s behaviour is a reflection of your skills and knowledge around dog training.
🐾The actions of your dog are always your responsibility, for better or worse.
🐾Dog training requires maintenance. This is not a one and done thing.
🐾Mistakes and accidents happen, it’s up to you to prevent repeats and get help if you’re unsure of how exactly to do that.
🐾Dog training is work and is a commitment you have to follow through until the end. Half measures are not enough.
🐾Rewards are required for change. Your dog does not work for you out of loyalty, love, or because you’re the human.
🐾There is no one size fits all method of dog training.
🐾There are zero quick fixes.
🐾You will have to step out of your comfort zone to have a well trained dog.
🐾Love isn’t training. No amount of it will overcome obedience or behaviour challenges you might have with your dog.
🐾Putting off training doesn’t do anyone any favours. All bad behaviour that is allowed to continue will strengthen and be harder to fix in the future.
🐾I’m a dog trainer, not a miracle worker. Results you get with your dog depend on a ton of variables, some of which are not under our control (genetics, actions of other people, etc).
🐾I can train your dog, but without change and upkeep at home, that training disappears.
At times you will face your own weaknesses, bad habits, and past actions. It can be very difficult, but you’re writing your story as you go and your future doesn’t have to be the same as the past.
You have the power of change, you just have to commit to it.💪🏼
You don't have to do any of this alone💕
My job as a trainer is to guide you and support you through dog training hard truths like these. There will be times you might feel like quitting, might feel like you’re not good enough, or might feel like you’re a failure. Frustration is normal. Feeling like you suck at training is normal. Mistakes are normal. It’s all part of learning the new skill of training your dog.
The training that I try to provide everyone focuses on getting you closer to success. Sometimes this means we’re simply streamlining things in the training process to better suit your lifestyle, but other times it might be us focusing on how a mistake or attitude is holding you back or making things more difficult than they should be.
I strive to meet everyone halfway. It’s a team effort, not only between you and your dog, but with me as well. Believe it or not I want to see all of my student and dog teams succeed and reach their goals! ✨
Dog training is hard. So is living with an untrained dog. The choice is yours.
