The Dog’s Home: Now What Do We Do…

Where will the dog's bathroom be? Will we have a schedule worked out? You want to make this decision early on. It should be an area that is easily accessible to you, and your dog. This is so the dog will readily use their "bathroom" and you can easily clean up after your dog. By having a schedule worked out, many conflicts can be avoided.

Obedience training - don't they come trained already? Unfortunately not, and the only way to avoid the initial training is to acquire an older dog through rescue or shelter. Even if you do get a dog that is trained, this training must be reinforced and refreshed. Please stop by the boards for a discussion I started concerning training Bandit. There are some good ideas and comments shared and it would be wonderful to hear your ideas.

Obedience training isn't the only training you need to consider. Do you have a dog that is very energetic, intelligent or bored? There are many different types of training to look at for this. You can consider rally obedience, agility, herding, carting, and the list goes on. These will be topics for later, or for discussion. Please feel free to share your experiences by starting a discussion, or joining one that is already established.

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