What A Board And Train CT Program Can Do To Improve Your Pet's Manners

By David Olson


Some dogs just naturally have good manners and others take to obedience training like they were born for it. Then there are the pets who resist all efforts to teach them how to behave indoors and on a leash. If you are at your wit's end, and don't know what to do with your uncooperative puppy, you might consider a board and train CT program to get him on track and your life back to normal.

Training an animal is a lot more complicated when the family members are outside the house at school or working. Boarding your pet under these circumstances may be a good solution. There are basically two options when you use these services. You can choose an in home program or a kennel program.

With the in home program the puppy lives with the trainer and his family for a period of time, usually about two weeks. One of the advantages of most of these programs is that the animals are cage free. They learn the proper etiquette required of a pet living indoors, like house training, refraining from surfing tables and counters, and respecting boundaries. They get plenty of exercise in outdoor play areas. They also develop socialization skills by interacting with other dogs being trained at the same time.

Kennel programs are much more structured. Puppies are housed in outdoor cages except when they are involved in training sessions. They don't have the same informal interaction with humans as those in home training. If you request additional exercise for your pet, or walks on a leash, it may cost you more.

Basic training is the goal of most of these programs. Your puppy will learn how to heel, come, sit, and stay. He will be house trained. Your puppy will learn manners like not jumping up on people, not rushing doors, and not pulling on his leash.

Pet owners who have dogs with behavioral issues like aggression or excessive shyness learn behavior modification using techniques like desensitizing. If you have an animal with aggression issues, you need to make sure the trainer you leave your puppy with does not use choke, prong, or shock collars to coerce animals into behaving. Flooding is a controversial method of modifying behavior you need to discuss with your trainer.

One of the obvious advantages of using these services is that your pet will be learning good habits from a professional trainer. The results should be faster and more complete than if you had tried to do the work yourself. If you're going out of town and leaving your animal behind, taking him to a trainer might be a perfect option.

One of the disadvantages of this service is that you won't know exactly what is happening at the kennel or in a trainer's home. You have to trust that you are leaving your pet in good hands. Animals often regress once they return home. You should not expect a perfectly trained puppy even with this intensive training. It will be up to you to reinforce the lessons he learned.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment