Thursday, February 23, 2012

Do Something with your dog.... A short rant!

OK I don't have a bunch of time, but just what do you do with your dog? Do you do therapy work? How about competition obedience? Maybe Rally - Obedience, or Agility. I have to be at an elementary school in 25 minutes with my dog Leo so that kids can read to her. 


I ask this question because of all the calls I get that the dog barks to much, the dog is crazy, the dog does not pay attention, blah, blah blah. Now I don't mean to sound mean but really you keep the dog in your backyard or in a kennel for 8-10 hours a day and expect a calm well behaved dog? Come on now, that would be like taking a third grader to an amusement park after Mt. Dew and a candy bar and expecting to teach arithmetic... Both are pipe dreams. 


So in both cases kid or dog get involved and find something to do together and learn to enjoy each other. Please leave comments on just what you do with your dog to spend time together... 


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Being able to train “any dog” is really not the question to ask.  As far as I am concerned, training people is a much more effective way of solving problem behaviors in dogs. What I do is nothing new or magical. I use basic behavior theory, and positive reinforcement techniques to change behavior or teach proper ones to begin with. There are many ways to train a dog and if done right, none are any better than the other.  I want all of my students to understand that positive reinforcement is, in my opinion, the best and fastest way to teach a dog. Please take the time to go to my website www.muttzrus.com and look at my blog (keep it simple stupid pet blog) and decide for yourself. You should not make training decisions based off of a brochure; talk to at least three trainers; check out blogs and get references; then make your choice. I hope that in the end you will choose me as your trainer

Mike Deathe is a stay-at-home dad who found his passion as a dog trainer in 2008.  He enjoys identifying unique and useful “muttz” related products.  He is the author of Keep It Simple Stupid (K.I.S.S.) Pet Blog.  Mike has had dogs since he was four years old and there are currently four dogs and two cats living in his home!  As an avid pet lover, he regularly sees the number of dogs and cats that never find a home.  In 2009, he and his wife Kate founded Muttz “R” Us, a t-shirt and pet product company with a philanthropic motto of “Adopt a Pet, Save a Life.”  In 2010 Muttz “R” Us also launched KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID DOG TRAINING! Visit us at facebook or twitter or follow the blog @http://muttzmembers.blogspot.com/ or check out the website @www.muttzrus.com for more details.