Having a dog in your life should provide you with great joy and companionship - not extra burden or an endless source of frustration, as is so often the case.
This is what I personally consider to be crucial, and always strive for when training my own dogs:
- To raise a well respected canine citizen. I want happy, involved, outgoing dogs who are valued and trusted members of the community.
- To build a genuinely strong owner-dog relationship based on trust, co-operation and well defined roles.
- To have confidence in, and control of my dogs in any situation - including around kids and other animals.
- To work with my dog's natural drives and instincts, not against them.
- Absolutely no cruelty or harsh "old school" dog training techniques. I certainly don't believe you have to "break a dog's spirit" in the training process.
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