Dog Training - To Get Top Results, Take These 3 Steps Before You Start Training

To start with, it is best to identify which one of these groups your dog fits into. This way you can get clear as to which action plan needs to be put in place to get the best results.

1 Make A Good Dog Great
If your dog ticks all, or most of these boxes, then it belongs here.
Is of calm nature
Looks at you often
Non aggressive to strangers
Non aggressive to new dogs
Won't bite if tail stood on by accident
Listens to more than one persons commands

He is a joy to have around

2 Make A Bad Dog Manageable
If your dog ticks all, or most of these boxes, then it belongs here.
Overly excitable
Rarely looks at you
Aggressive to strangers
Aggressive to other dogs
Bites if tail is stood on by accident
Only listens to one persons commands and does poorly at that

He is just plain nasty

3 Make An OK Dog Good
If your dog ticks all, or most of these boxes, then it belongs here.
Short attention span
Can be excitable
Non aggressive to strangers
Non aggressive to other dogs
Jumps up on you and others
Cocks his leg and pees then scratches the ground
Listens and obeys commands perfectly one day and the next day completely ignors' them

He is the likable scallywag

What To Do With The Dogs In Each Group

Group 1: A joy to have around
Once you have him following the basic commands of
come, sit, stay and stop it...you can then move on to the fun parts, like games and tricks

Group 2: Just plain nasty
Seriously consider letting him go to another home.
The new owner may be able to control him better and have him in an environment where he can cause minimal harm to other people and dogs.
There are so many well natured pet dogs, there is no reason why one of them can bring joy to your life.

Group 3: The likable scallywag.
Life with them can be a rollercoaster ride of emotions...from fun to have around, to causing so much embarrassment because of their free spirit nature. With these dogs, its about accepting their nature and bring some resemblance of control over them.

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