Most of the owners I talk with try their best to get in some kind of training with their dog at least a few times a week. While this is really better than ignoring your dog or pup’s training needs, it may not be enough for the goals you’ve set in getting your best friend up to a level where the two of you are on the same page.
A simple solution is to incorporate training into everyday actions that you perform with your dog. Examples of this are going in and out of the house, something I am positive gets taken for granted. Instead of ignoring your dog when this is done, just put the animal in a sit before entering or exiting the house. You can release with a treat or just praise, then open the door. Doing this every day will reinforce the sit command like nothing else and actually help with the dog’s overall obedience around the house.
I’m sure you can think of other ways to do this using the ‘sit’ and other commands. This handles the excuse that you don’t have the time to do ‘formal’ obedience training. If you can’t do it this way, then you probably are too busy or disinterested to own a dog.
After all, real world application is why you do obedience training on your dog in the first place, isn’t it?
Bob
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