Dog Training: The Importance Of Inadequate Training

As a pet parent it is our responsibility to train our pups to behave appropriately. But it is not realistic to expect our dogs to behave perfectly 100% of the time. Just like us they have bad days and good days. Even a well trained dog makes mistakes occasionally. But do you realize that you can contribute to their misbehavior if you do these 5 things?

Not giving them enough exercise: If you are gone 8 hours or more a day, and your dog’s walk is a quick trip to the backyard you are asking for trouble. That simply is not an adequate amount of exercise for her to release he pent up energy.

Inadequate exercise will result in your dog finding other ways to channel her energy, boredom or anxiety. Things like destructive chewing, stealing food, scratching walls and excessive

They don’t realize that they are responsible for not giving them enough exercise. Always remember, a tired dog is a good dog!

Inadequate training: For many dog owners their dog’s training stops after they learn to sit, lie down and go outside to the bathroom. But, you are doing your fury friend a great disservice if this is the case.

There are two important reasons why training should never end. First, how can we expect our dog to understand what we want her to do if we don’t teach her? Dogs only know how to act like dogs so it is up to us to teach them how to understand what acceptable behavior for living with us looks like.

Second, just as our pups need adequate exercise they also need adequate mental stimulation to be happy and healthy. One of the ways they get this is by learning new things. Almost all dogs are anxious to learn and eager to please.

Don’t forget to factor in your dog’s age. Are you are dealing with an adolescent (generally 5 - 18 months)? Keep in mind that a teenager is a teenager whether they are human or canine. All teenagers go through a rebellious