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Does YOUR Dog Need Obedience Training?

More than just a pet, your dog is part of the family.

But for some families, owning a dog is not always a pleasure. It’s no fun when your dog darts out through an open door and does not come when called. It’s no fun when your dog embarrasses you by jumping all over a visitor to your home. Or when he begs for food at the table in front of a house full of guests. Or picks up your shoe and runs around the house playing “chase” when you’re already late for work.

It’s no fun when you have to clean up your dog’s urine and feces inside your home.

And when he growls at you to protect his food or bone, it’s more than just annoying, it’s downright dangerous.

Owning a trained dog is an entirely different experience. Dog obedience training is the process of training the dog to perform 5 very important basic obedience commands: sit, down, come, stay and drop-it. These 5 commands give you the ability to control your dog’s daily activities. Dog obedience training helps build a strong bond of trust between you and your dog because it trains your dog to look to you for approval in everything he does!

With obedience training, the relationship between you and your dog can reach its full potential! Dogs are pack animals and are genetically programmed to enjoy following a benevolent leader. Dog obedience training gives them confidence and security.

Dog obedience commands are not mere “parlor tricks.” These 5 basic commands are the foundation upon which a benevolent pack leader can build an unbreakable bond of loyalty, respect and trust between family and dog. Dog obedience training is the greatest gift you can give your dog!

Is There Hope for Your Aggressive Dog?

Canine Dimensions assists local animal shelters in evaluating dogs prior to adoption. Shelter dogs like the ones in this video who aggressively guard their food, bones or toys will need training and rehabilitation before they can safely be placed into their new homes.

If your dog growls, snaps, bites or displays the type of aggressive behavior shown in this video, this is a serious problem and it will not go away on its own. Resource guarding is a very common form of aggression in dogs. Fortunately, Canine Dimensions has excellent counter-conditioning protocols that can help rehabilitate dogs like these. Because we train your dog in your home, we can design exactly the right program to help with resource guarding and other dog aggression, dog training and dog behavior problems .

Listen to highlights from "The Canine Line", a weekly call-in radio show hosted by our founder, Phil Guida.

Phil Guida discusses the importance of early socialization of puppies.

A simple exercise to do with young puppies which will help prevent food guarding later on in life.

A caller is at her wits end with a dog whose favorite "sport" is barking.

This clip features a caller whose young son is have problems with their "Sock Stealing" dog.

Listen to our Radio Commercial

Children, Dogs and Safety

Family pets should be safe and reliable around children. Aggressive dog behavior like guarding of food or bones must never be tolerated or excused. It’s important to take the time to teach children how to behave appropriately around puppies and dogs. It’s also important to teach your puppy from an early age to view the approach of a child as a positive thing, not as a threat to his resources.

Sometimes, in a misguided attempt to teach a dog to share, an owner will reach into the puppy’s food bowl and play with the food while the puppy is eating. This does not teach the puppy to share. Instead it teaches him to view the approach of a human as a negative thing. It’s an annoyance - an interruption to the puppy’s meal.

Instead, approach the puppy while he’s eating and add more kibble, and occasionally some yummy treats, to the bowl. This trains the puppy to regard the approach of a human as a positive thing. More tips on preventing resource guarding are covered in our Puppy GoodStart program, done in your home.

If your dog or puppy has already started growling, snapping or biting to guard his food or bones, then do not try the above method. Instead, a different approach must be taken. Those techniques are covered in our aggression intervention program and behavior modification program, done in your home.

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Fearful and Aggressive Dog at Animal Shelter is Rehabilitated in Only 4 Weeks

“A 2 year old Chow mix named Maximilian arrived at our shelter in February. We soon became aware that he had several serious behavior problems. His fear and aggression made it very difficult for our staff to handle him. He was quite aggressive during his temperament evaluation and we became concerned that Maximilian might not ever be an adoptable dog.

I asked Canine Dimensions trainers to work with him and see if they could make any progress. At the time, I did not believe that there was much hope for this dog but I wanted to give him every possible chance.

I was amazed to see, after only a few days of training, that there was a noticeable improvement in Maximilian. After 2 weeks his fear issues were barely noticeable and he was no longer showing any sign of aggression.

I am delighted to report that yesterday – after about 4 weeks of training and rehabilitation by Canine Dimensions trainers – Maximilian was adopted by a wonderful, loving family.

I can’t recall the last time I have witnessed such a remarkable turnaround in such a short period of time.

This is not the first time that I have seen Canine Dimensions trainers work wonders with some very difficult dogs here at The Animal Orphanage. In my opinion, there is no better choice for dog training than Canine Dimensions, especially for difficult, hard to handle dogs and for dogs with fear and aggression problems".

Executive Director
The Animal Orphanage
theanimalorphanage.org

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Canine Dimensions in-home dog training company specializes in behavior modification, problem solving and obedience training. We train puppies 8 weeks and older, and adult dogs of any age.
We train your dog in your home, at a time convenient for you!