Dog Obedience Training – Your Children Can Benefit From It Too!
Dog obedience training is an important part in owning any dog and an incredible bond can develop between dog and child while practicing basic training techniques. Dogs respond well to positive reinforcement, they learn quickly that certain tasks result in praise and affection, and who better to give them this then a child?
If a child is placed “in charge” of a dog there is a great amount of pride and a feeling of grown-up responsibility that comes along with the job. Children love to feel as though they have an important role in the household, and having your child participate in your dog obedience training is a great way to show them that you feel they are trust worthy and responsible.
Enroll in a local dog obedience training class, but make sure before hand that the coordinator of the training classes will allow a child to partake. Some class instructors will not like the idea, solely because the other dogs may not be child-friendly, and they will be worried for insurance reasons. Make it clear to your child to concentrate only on your own dog, no approaching or petting the other dogs in the class. This will keep all owners, dogs and children safe and happy.
The most important result in having your child guide your dog through obedience training is that by the end, your dog will recognize your child as one of his owners. This means that your dog will follow commands given not only by you and other adults, but from your child as well. This will allow your child to take on a much more active roll in your dog’s daily routine and your child will enjoy owning a dog that listens, walks well on leash and can play without incident. In other words, they will develop a friendship and your child will experience an incredible sense of accomplishment.
With the obedience training as a starting block, a child’s emotions towards your dog can transform from fear to trust and from impatience to understanding. So, in your next visit to dog obedience class, let your child take the leash, the relationship between your dog and your child will only stand to improve.
