I always think of Daylight Saving Time as the beginning to the dog training season. Now the average pet dog owner will have extra daylight hours to invest or squander. As I study the human/dog experience I’m always amazed at how important a variable time is. How we use our time determines what we will accomplish. Time is our most valuable resource. The importance of time is mentioned quit a bit in my book “Dog Training Best Friends Learning Together”
If we use our hours wisely we can accomplish more that the average person. It’s the dog training instructor’s job to show pet dog owners how they can accomplish their training goals in the shortest amount of time.
Wishing you the very best in dog training and in life,
Andrew Ledford
March 15, 2011 at 7:12 pm
We recently got a 3month old Native American Indian Dog mix (75% NAID 25% Caanan). They are a smart, friendly breed, but we have been warned not to use a crate in training these kind of dogs. We have had her for a month now and have her trained on the wee wee pads, which have been moved in front of the back door. I am having a very hard time trying to get her to “go” outside. I have put the pads outside, she just chews them up. I have walked her around the yard, waiting for her to “go” so I can praise her, only to be out there an hour (in the cold), bring her in and in less that five minutes she “goes” on the pad! I will put her outside, walk her around, leave her out there for 45 minutes or more, bring her in and the same thing happens! I need Help, what am I doing wrong?