Hopefully, this list serves as a good starting point for your research and has helped you formulate an idea of what to look
for in a family dog.
Many types of dogs can work well with children and there are some characteristics you can look
for in a family dog to help ensure a good experience.
These days, shock collars are often used to curb a variety of stubborn and unwanted
behaviors in family dogs, from excessive barking to food aggression, as well as to train pups to stay safely within a property line or to stick close by while off leash.
I discovered my lessons on Puppy Mills and Reading Food Labels were being shared by my high school students with their parents, and the parents were making positive
changes in the family dog or cat's lives!
* Equivalent means that your dog can reliably perform most of the behaviors
taught in Family Dog Manners & Obedience in a group class environment.
I have owned and trained over 20 dogs of my own, and worked some years as a «Behavioural Dog Trainer»
specialising in family dogs with problems.
But, assuming you don't need a Lassie to save Timmy from the well or a Snoopy to fly airplane missions against the Red Baron, what should you look
for in a family dog?
Pet owners don't understand how strong pack instinct is
in their family dog.
Obedience Training includes all the polite behaviors we love to have
in a family dog: sitting, staying in place, a polite loose leash walk, a fast and reliable recall.