An open letter to my Puppy Class students at the Dog Training Club of Tampa..
Thank you for bringing your puppy to my puppy training class. I know that you’re here because you want a happy and successful relationship with your puppy. My goal is to give you everything you need to build a solid foundation for a wonderful life together. I’m going to tell you all kinds of things about dogs that you probably didn’t know. We’ll cover everything from canine brain structure to dog behavior issues to feeding and nutritional information. You’re going to have a great time learning about your dog and you’re going to have a ton of fun with your puppy. So lets get started.
Communication Is The Key
Our first lesson is about communicating effectively with your puppy. Communication with your dog is easy once you understand how dogs perceive information and how to get your message through in a manner that your pupster can understand. Here are a few things I’d like you to keep in mind while you’re learning about how your dog learns:
- Your puppy has ‘Puppy Brain’, be patient
- If you use Dog Language your dog will learn faster
- Your dog is constantly learning whether you’re teaching or not
- There is only one equation dogs can do, 1 + 1 = 1
- You have the right and the responsibility to make and enforce rules
The Short List
This short list of basics, applied on a daily basis, will provide a foundation big enough and strong enough that you can build on it for the life of your dog. It’s this simple. When you get stymied or stuck for an answer to your dog training issues, you can always come back to these basics to solve your training problems. Please follow the links below for more info on each of these concepts and the links at the bottom of the page for more general knowledge.