This is something we occasionally hear from time to time when we are doing our dog training classes in Austin; the dogs are great during class or in the presence of a trainer, but they are behaving differently in other situations. This can be very frustrating for some owners and they just can’t figure out why this is happening.
There several reasons why we see these types of behaviors and it varies from dog to dog and handler to handler, but here are just a few possible reasons…
- There is a lack of consistency at home and in between lessons
- There is a lack of follow through at home
- The dog is not being supervised correctly in the home
- Your dog’s current training state may be situational
Out of the above reasons, do any of these apply to you and your dog? What are some other possible reasons that you can think causes this type of frustration?
Stay tuned to our blog for the second part of this entry where we will discuss how to correct these issues.
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when you are around your dog its always learning so life with your dog is always going to involve “training” like it or not. I don’t have a set training time with my dogs I just practice there skills through my day. EX: dinner time at my house, the dogs are put on their places while my family eats our meal. When I go to get the mail I have the dogs practice sit, down or place. Believe me my dogs make mistakes or “don’t listen” but thats ok we just get more practice that way. Dog training is for the life of your dog not just an hour one or twice a week.
As an athlete most of my life I have benefited from coaching. And when I start getting lazy in my training a refresher course, playing new games, or an event tend to get me on the training path again.
I think this is true with dogs as well. Variety is the spice of life and it can help keep your dog trained as well.
Plan to have your dog listen up and be ready for the next event every day.
Good stuff Paul & Tracy. Way to keep people in that dogs enjoying life.
Well put Anthony, more and more of us need to understand this in order to truly see the benefits of training our dogs.