Sentences with phrase «if obedience instructors»

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If your dog is a «puller» please consider enrolling your dog in a basic obedience class with an instructor who uses positive training techniques, or read «The Power of Positive Dog Training» by Pat Miller.

Local obedience instructors lead pet owners to believe they will end up with a well mannered dog if they sign up for class.

If there aren't any Puppy Kindergarten classes in your area, contact a local dog obedience instructor to see if they will allow you simply bring your puppy to their classes, even if your puppy is too young to take part in the class exerciseIf there aren't any Puppy Kindergarten classes in your area, contact a local dog obedience instructor to see if they will allow you simply bring your puppy to their classes, even if your puppy is too young to take part in the class exerciseif they will allow you simply bring your puppy to their classes, even if your puppy is too young to take part in the class exerciseif your puppy is too young to take part in the class exercises.

If aggression - obedience classes aren't available in your area, take your dog to conventional obedience classes (notify the instructors of her condition first; you'll probably have to muzzle her).

If your dog objects to being handled, ask your obedience instructor to help you by using positive means.

However, if you speak to obedience instructors, most will admit that they have taken their dogs to some classes — even if it is their own — so that their dogs learn to work amid distraction, get socialization, and improve their own skills.

If you are absolutely set upon getting your family a puppy for Christmas, consider this alternative instead: Purchase a leash, a collar, a good book on raising a puppy, a gift certificate for a veterinary checkup, a gift certificate for puppy socialization classes from one of the local obedience instructors, a book or video tape on the topic of how to select the right dog for your family (there are several, including even a computer program that purports to help you do this), or a gift subscription to one of the dog - oriented magazines.