October 12th, 2009
By Eric Letendre
In my last email I said that I was going to share 9 reasons why your dog doesn’t listen to you.
In this email I’m going to share the first two reasons why, but first…
…a quick story.
If I was still in high school, I would be on drugs. There would be no doubt about it, some guidance counselor would have suggested and strongly recommended that I be put on some type of drug therapy to get through high school.
You see, I barely, and I mean barely, squeaked out with a diploma. I was really just pushed through my junior and senior year of high school. When I look back on my school days, I was really just pushed through most of my schooling.
I was “diagnosed” as having a learning disability in the third grade. Today I would be classified as ADHD. It’s not that I couldn’t learn, I just had a very active brain and I was BORED out of my mind. I could not concentrate on what was being taught, but when I had a subject and a teacher that was interesting, I was at the top of my class.
So why do I share all of this with you?
Simple…
Training your dog boils down to getting your dog’s attention and keeping him interested in the training. Over the next few days I’ll share with you the nine reasons why your dog doesn’t listen to you. Today I’ll talk about the first two:
Reason 1
Short sessions: Dog training is best when you do it in short sessions. I always recommend that the sessions should not last more than 10 minutes. When you train longer than that, your dog loses attention and won’t listen to you.
Reason 2
Exercise: Dogs, like kids, won’t listen if they have too much pent up energy. Most of the time when I go to help a dog, I know within the first five minutes that the dog does not suffer from behavior or obedience problems, the dog has exercise problems.
This is especially true with young dogs. Make sure your dog is getting enough exercise and obedience will be much easier.
Coming up…more reasons why your dog doesn’t listen to you.
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All the best,
Eric
P.S. If you really want your dog to listen to you, check out The Dog Training Inner Circle.
Eric Letendre is a professional dog trainer from the United States and has been training dogs for over 20 years, teaching regular, average, every-day owners all over the world how to get the training results they want as fast as possible. Eric is also the author of numerous reports, the E-Book “101 Ways to Improve Your Dog’s Behavior,” “The Amazing Dog Training Man Book,” and produced and stars in his DVD “Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer.”
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Eric Letendre is a professional dog trainer from the United States. For more than 20 years, he has been developing dog training "hacks" that have worked for dog owners all over the world. Eric operates from a home office or a laptop while traveling and draws on his experience and passion for dog training to show others how to develop a dog that is truly “Man’s Best Friend”.
Eric is the author of numerous reports, the E-Book “101 Ways to Hack Your Dog’s Behavior,” “The Amazing Dog Training Man Book,” and produced and stars in his DVD “Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer.”
Exercise is a huge part of training and many people don’t seem to realize its importance. Dogs simply cannot concentrate if they have too much pent-up energy. Even a well trained dog will have a harder time paying attention to commands. But a dog that is just learning is being set up to fail if she hasn’t had enough exercise.
I have a 1 year old mini schnauzer but i take him out when i can and he always runs in the back yard anytime he wants to all day so what else can i do to stop he from barking at everyone that walks by or near the house and near him?
I have a 22month old Grate Dane dog.He is uncomfortable with any new faces whether human or animal,attack and try to bite
Amanda,
Letting a dog run in your yard is not the same as getting exercise. You need to realize that ASAP because it sounds like your dog is not getting enough exercise. Your yard is like a big kennel for your dog. “I take him out when I can” I hope when you can is a solid 2×30 minutes or more per day. We all work and have other obligations, but if we get a dog, our dog is an obligation too. I can’t ravel much because I have a dog, or if I get home from a long day at work, I’d love to just chill, but I have to take the dog for a walk or run. EVEN IF the dog was able to run in the yard all day.
Interesting article & nice site.. will visit again
oh yeah and she’s a little agressive towards other dogs and people and is afraid of thunder storms she jumps into my brothers bed or where the most people but she’s very little agresstion towards our cats she acually has a little cat buddy the worst rough play she has gotten into whith her is nibbling and it might beweird but the cat (chewie) acually seems like she has a worse bite than rosie but might be because they’re both girls