The Importance Of Puppy Training
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I read a short article today about Five Commands Every Dog Should Know and found the article on Google Alerts. Google Alerts is a great way to find the latest news on puppy training. Just go to http://www.google.com/alerts. Fill out the form by adding the following:
- Search Terms
- Type
- How Often
- Email Length
- Deliver to
Here’s the form as I filled it out:
Click the “Create Alert” button and just let the emails come to your inbox. That’s how I found the article: What five commands must every dog be trained to know?
Five Commands Every Dog Should Know
So what are the five commands every dog should know?
- Sit
- Down
- Stand
- Stay
- Come
All of these commands are included in our list of commands we teach our guide dog puppies in training and I would agree that they are very important for not only guide dogs, but for every dog to know.
The Importance Of Puppy Training
One other item I gleamed from this article had to do with the importance of puppy training. Here’s the statement I’m talking about:
Behavior Specialist Dayton Vance says:
“Once you get a puppy, if he grows up and isn’t trained the likelihood of him going to animal control is so much greater.”
This is something we’ve been harping on since the inception of this blog. Puppies are adorable there’s no question about it, but it is oh so important to make sure you train your puppies so they grow up into well-behaved dogs.
A second quote from Vance:
He said being rigorous in training could even have a long-term positive effect on welfare as there would be fewer creatures in adoption and rescue centres.
One of our goals here at Puppy In Training is to try and reduce the number of dogs ending up at the animal shelters. We believe that we can make a small difference by dispensing dog training tips and information in the hopes that our little contribution will save one dog from ending up at an animal shelter.
Are you involved in dog rescues or shelters? We’d love to here what you think about the importance of puppy training and the impact on our local shelters.
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