Comments on: 10 Dog Training Tips I’m Tired of Hearing

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 26 May 2022 03:47:44 +0000

What immediately comes to mind is, “what works for one puppy might not work for another”. Very interesting piece all the same. Bravo!

By: eva adams

eva adams — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:02:42 +0000

That puppy biting is equivalent to aggression!

Puppy biting occurs among nearly every breed of dog. Our furry companions don’t have hands, so they explore with their mouths. There’s absolutely no research that connects puppy biting with aggression. I call it “mouthing.” They don’t understand that those little needle teeth hurt. Check this out for more https://esacare.com/top-three-dog-training-myths-explained-by-14-renowned-experts/

All too often, these myths persist because we keep spreading them around. It’s time to take control of the message and stop poor dog training practices from proliferating.

By: Cody

Cody — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 19:16:03 +0000

Being a tree works. You say yourself in the same item that they have learned that pulling works. Dogs can re-learn things and you can teach them that pulling doesn’t work. Especially if instead of just stopping when they pull, you stop and then slowly back away from the direction they are pulling. So now pulling becomes counter productive. It is very effective on dogs of ALL ages the exact same way a halter or front harness works. it redirects them when they pull.

By: Misty

Misty — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 07:16:51 +0000

I agree with most of these! Though I will say that not all are myths. Be a tree has worked on several of my fosters and I will say that yes, dogs do things out of spite. If I leave for an hour or more, my potty trained pup with doggy door will poop in front of the door. If I leave them for longer they pee right in the middle of the room. Every. Single. Time. I think it’s their way of saying they are pissed at me lol they often do things to show their displeasure. But I agree, they don’t chew on your shoe to be spiteful lol they are usually bored.

By: Laura Nelson

Laura Nelson — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 05:20:57 +0000

Actually, the first one (be like a tree) has been working well for me, except I step on the lead. Granted, my dog is only 6 months old and I’ve been doing it since she was 12 weeks. At first I step on the lead around the half way point of my 6′ lead (which makes it harder for her to pull me but still allows me to hold the end of the lead) until she sits, then we walk forward. If she continues to pull, I step on the lead and hold completely still, not looking at her for a full 30 seconds after she sits, then we walk forward. If she runs instead of walks or she continues to hit the end of the lead and tries to pull, I stop and pull out my cell phone and set a timer for 2 minutes. If after we start walking again she continues to run or pull, then its 5 minutes and so on. Usually she does a lot of whining so of course I make sure she hasn’t been whining for at least 30 seconds before starting the walk again. A lot of the time when she is pulling its because she has just gotten too amped (ie: saw a squirrel, leaves blew across the path, or saw another dog or human) and just needs some time of very little motion to calm back down. If she is trying to get to something specific, instead of just pulling or running instead of walking, we turn around and walk the other direction until she is walking nicely (I praise her and treat her for walking nicely) and turn around and try again. We keep this up until we can get to whatever she wants to get to while walking on a loose leash. Sometimes it takes 20-30 tries and we hardly get anywhere on the walk.

By: Karlee

Karlee — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 01:33:40 +0000

I can honestly say I’ve heard way too many of these. People can be so ignorant sometimes! I’m glad your shedding some light on common misconceptions!

By: Pet Store

Pet Store — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 20:24:44 +0000

Great points, these are myths I’m really tired of, too! Especially I don’t like to hear when people are saying that some dog breeds can’t be trained because they are stubborn.

By: 2 brown dawgs blog

2 brown dawgs blog — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 03:23:00 +0000

Haha well you will have to put me on the list because I have used many of these “myths” with great success. Every dog is different so what works for one might not work for another. I guess that would be the tip that bugs me the most…the idea of size fits all training. I do plan to write a post on feeding into a dog’s fears in the near future.

By: Jan K, Wag N Woof Pets

Jan K, Wag N Woof Pets — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 18:28:00 +0000

These are all so great! Not so long ago, I believed quite a few of these! I still read the “tree” one quite a bit, but I gave up on that long ago….I never had the patience to keep it going for long!

By: Ryan Jordan

Ryan Jordan — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 19:23:00 +0000

I’ve heard all of these! My ex told me the “rub his nose in it” thing once and we had a very stern talk about that.

Yelping and saying ow got Bentley even more excited as well! He thought that was great fun.

I keep hearing “I know you shouldn’t used pronged collars on most dogs, but my dog can’t learn”. Some deluded souls think their dog’s confusion isn’t their own fault.