Blah, Blah, Blah…

How much do you talk to your dog?  It seems to be a common topic with my clients these days. When you are training make sure you are giving clear, simple commands to your dog, not having a conversation.

You can’t say: “sit, sit down, hey, come here (name), sit, where are you going…” and expect that your dog will respond – especially if you don’t follow through and make him do it!  Keep it simple (stupid).  Give a simple command and follow through until your dog responds.  Stay calm and if you need to repeat the command, use the same tone of voice that you started with.  Don’t risk teaching your dog that you have to yell to make him respond.

Dogs are not robots.  They do not automatically know what we are thinking or what we want.  Don’t over-talk to your dogs.  If you do, all they will hear is “Blah, blah blah”!

Yours in good training,

Stacie & Ronan