Let’s face it – a new dog will disrupt your home’s routine and frankly it can be a royal pain in the butt. Far too many dog owners end up giving their pet up to the pound, and you know what happens there.
At the same time, millions of others are able to overcome those early hassles and wind up with a loyal and entertaining friend. How do you get into that group instead of the other one?
Here’s the good news:
Anybody – regardless of their circumstances – can have a model dog if they set themselves and their dog up for success!
But before we go into that, ask yourself, are any of these issues troubling you as you think about bringing a pet into your life? (If they aren’t, you may be setting yourself up to fail).
Are you worried that:
– You won’t be able to housetrain your dog and it will pee on your floors
– You don’t know how to tell what your dog needs
– You won’t know what to do when your pet won’t do what you want
– Your family might not treat the dog correctly, or it might not like them
– You are totally clueless when it comes to training your pet
You are not alone. No matter how confident they appear today, everyone has those concerns about their first dog. If they are not smart enough to see that these could be problems, they shouldn’t get one.
There are hundreds of voices out there to tell you how to train your dog. This book comes after listening to, and trying to follow, advice from dozens of trainers over the years while bringing up several puppies. It comes from researching hundreds of other resources beyond what the trainers said. It’s what you do when you take on a responsibility for a living creature.
These ideas have worked for me and they can work for you to set up your puppy and your family to be successful. If you don’t do this, the thousands you spend on a trainer will not work either.
What’s in the book? A guide to making your partnership with your dog successful:
- Learn what successful trainers say about how dogs think and how you can apply that in your own situation.
- Learn to understand your dog so you can get it to behave properly in your house and outdoors.
- Learn useful insights and strategies on taking care of your dog.
Will I be able to implement these strategies easily?
Yes, you will be able to do them without difficulty. I won’t say “easily” because some require a bit of self-discipline.
If you’re still sitting on the fence, this is what you can get from this book::
- You’ll know what to do to make your dog a productive family member.
- You’ll know how to go beyond just the dog, and set up your family and your home to support the new arrival. You can waste thousands of hours and dollars if you don’t provide a suitable environment. .
- Your friends will be begging you to tell them your secrets to making your pet so well-behaved. Enjoy your expert status !.
- You’ll save a lot of money mastering basic skills yourself and only using a trainer for things you really cannot handle. Any intervention by a vet or trainer will cost at least $1000. If you can avoid even one for the cost of this guide, it’s a great investment!
Hmm – investment. Using the 10x model and an avoidance of only one incident at $1000, this book is worth at least $100.
This isn’t really about the dog. It’s your carpet, your furniture, and your family’s harmony. Why would you wait around instead of acting to insure those are unharmed?
Don’t lose your friends and neighbors because of your uncontrollable dog. Let’s make them excited to come see you and your well-behaved pet. (Why make your attorney richer?).