SouthPaw Training
Types of Training
There are several different ways to accomplish getting your dog trained. If you call a professional trainer, some will work with you, training you and some trainers prefer to train your dog for you (Board-N-Train.) Some training is in a group setting and some private settings.
Board-N-Train is a training where you drop your dog off to be trained. They will keep the dog for several weeks and train the dog while he is boarded. When you pick your dog up, you will be shown the training that has been done. Most places with give you a couple of follow-up sessions to help you work your dog.
On the other hand; with Training Classes you will work with your dog directly, taking him home every day. These are done in Group or Private setting. A trainer will work with you each week on the training program they have set.
In any circumstance, your dog can be trained. The biggest factor is that you will have to put time in with your dog to achieve any type of compliance at your home and with you. Every type of training will have its pros and cons. Board-n-Train works well for those individuals that are not physically able to train a dog. Private classes work well for individuals that do not like a group or possibly the dog is too hyper. The private setting is great when schedules will not permit a day or time for other classes. Here again there is good and bad with all types. Group setting are a good price and affordable for everyone. In group settings the dogs learn to socialize and learn from all the other dogs. You have to pick what works best for you.
I have found over the years that if you want a well mannered and adjusted dog, you need to do the work. If you are not going to put the time in adjusting your puppy to living in his new world, then you are not being fair to your puppy.
I find that the people that spend a little time working with a trainer and doing the program that the trainer has planned, will turn into very enjoyable bond and lifestyle for them and their pet. It is not that you cannot achieve the same situation with a Board-N-Train, it is that most people do not want to put the time in after the dog is trained. After a few weeks the dog is not doing what the trainer showed or said the dog would do, then the owner is frustrated with the dog and the trainer.
What generally happens after a Board-n-Train and the dog comes home, is that the owner is clueless of how to make the dog comply at home. The trainer demonstrated how well the dog does, yet he is now back to doing some of the things that took you to a trainer to begin with. Now it seems, you are heading back to square one. This is not uncommon. What happens is that the dog gets trained by the trainer (knowing what needs to be done,) the dog goes home and finds out the owner does not know how to say "NO" and what to do about correcting the issues.
In any type of training the owner of the dog, needs to know and understand how to accomplish what the rules are for the dog in his home. If the owner does not know even how to set rules and enforce them, the dog will naturally go back to being a dog. If the rules are not defined and consistent, the dog will get frustrated and go back to his natural state of being - A Dog.
Any method you use, will require you to put time in, to learn the connection and achieve a bond with your dog. Our method gives you all of the connection, while you are working on the bonding and understanding to communicate with your dog. You will be achieving the connection and bonding while both you and your dog are learning.
SouthPaw Training works on teaching our students everything we know about dogs and then some. We want you to leave with the understanding of how to make and apply rules your dog can follow. We like seeing our students put just a few minutes each day, working on communication and building a relationship with them during the training process. If we fail at succeeding to give you the knowledge you need, you will go home only to get frustrated.
Our training classes work on training you the student to work with your dog, in a Student Training Method. With our knowledge and teaching skill, we are able to give the owner the tools to achieve and work through the difficulties with their dog. By keeping our training classes to a Student Training Method, we are able to successfully work with our students and their dogs to achieve the type of relationship they want with their dog. Our training is designed to give the Behavior Modification and the Obedience along with our Training Book, giving you a complete package work help you and your dog achieve success.
SouthPaw Training methods work on teaching the dog on a level he can understand - "Work to Earn". Dogs instinctively understand that if they want something, they must work for it. It is simple to direct a dog to want to learn our human lifestyle, by offering the dog a reward for learning. The reward shows the dog he can succeed and learn the rules of a human world. Our methods help the owner acquire a communication with the dog and help him to achieve the bond he needs.
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