What is the Importance of Canine Obedience Training?
January 1st, 2010
There are many reasons why canine obedience training is so important. The most important reason is because if you have a well trained dog, they are so much more enjoyable and easier to have around. Anyone who does not have the time to properly train a dog, should not bring one home, because it is just that important.
Canine obedience training can actually start with puppies that are between three and six months old. This type of training is called KPT or kindergarten puppy training. KPT is for beginners only. However, you do not need to limit the use of KPT to puppies only. Any dog that is just beginning training should start out with KPT. Kindergarten puppy training involves teaching them to stand, sit and stay. After these commands are mastered your puppy or dog can move on to recall and jumping.
One thing to remember in any type of training is that your dog will reach a plateau at some point. This means that the training will go very well for the first weeks and with impressive and steady progress. Then suddenly, at about the fifth or sixth week of training it seems like all they’ve learned goes out the window. This is very typical and should not be cause for concern or cause to get you frustrated. Just understand that this will happen. When it does happen you need to back off on the training. Give your dog a few days off. After the days off you can start with the sit and heel commands and gradually work into a more structured time of training. Be sure to praise your dog so the praise will give him more motivation to do the training and to do it well.
The equipment you need for canine obedience training is not complicated. You will need a cotton web lead with a snap swivel and a nylon slip-on training collar. Many trainers will not allow spiked collars in their classes and with good reason. If you are doing a good job of training then you will never need a spiked collar. If you aren’t doing a good job of training, then you should not have a dog.
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