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Trained Dog Without A Trained Owner Is Like Owning A Ferrari Sports Car,
But Not Knowing How To Drive!
By Adam G. Katz
The frustrating thing about being
in the dog training business is coming to the realization that 90% of your
time is spent training people, rather than dogs.
To really deliver
the results, a professional dog trainer must train the owner how to train
their dog. Rather than just going in and training the dog.
Because
dog training is:
A process of establishing and promoting a proper
relationship between the owner and the dog…
And
Developing a
way of communicating so that commands are both understood and have
meaning…
... simply traing the dog doesn’t cut it. Sure,
technically you’re fulfilling your part of the agreement. The owner comes
to you and pays you to train the dog.
But again, because it all
gets back to developing a proper relationship between the owner and the
dog, if I do the training, then the dog end up developing a proper
relationship with me! But when he goes home with the owner, he still has
the same dysfunctional relationship he’s always had.
So, one of the
things that’s really made me successful in this business has been my
ability to teach the owner how to handle, train and work with his own pet.
That way, even if he travels, or buys a new home… the dog is still going
to respect, respond, bond and want to please his owner. (Once more, it
doesn’t do the owner any good if his dog does back flips on command, but
only for the trainer).
The problem with being ethical and honest
about my approach to dog training (or people training, to be more
specific)… is that your business model is left open to one very annoying
“fly in your ointment.”
And that annoying “fly” is the fact that,
even though my dog training techniques are easy to master, and work really
quickly… there’s always going to be a certain small percentage of dog
owners who are… well, quite frankly… idiots!
To read more of my dog
training ramblings, read about my book:
Secrets of a
Professional Dog Trainer!
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