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As a dog trainer <\/a>who travels the country training dogs and working with 20-30 families a week in their homes it is so important for folks to understand how a dog thinks. And when there is no authority figure present, the kind of chaos and bad behavior that can happen. Remember the bad behavior of your dog is not the problem it is just the outcome of a breakdown of leadership in your home.<\/em>
\nMy friend, co-host of the Train The Trainers<\/a> Seminar Series, and LA dog training<\/a> colleague Sean O\u2019Shea from The Good Dog Training and Rehabilitation puts out such a great blog that I feature it here on my blog. Since the message is so powerful and important it needs to be shared by all. Enjoy the read and feel free to also join his Facebook Fan Page<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Navigating The Dog Training Jungle<\/h1>\n

By Sean O’Shea<\/h1>\n

\"img_0259-1\"If you\u2019re struggling with behavior issues with your dog, know that I feel for you. Not just because you\u2019re dealing with behavior issues, but because it\u2019s so hard to make sense of what training and trainer to trust. There are so many conflicting opinions and approaches, so many diametrically opposed points of views \u2013 I just feel for anyone trying to make sense of what\u2019s best and what and who to trust.<\/p>\n

Every time an owner shows up to work with us, I know they\u2019ve probably spent hours upon hours trying to decide what to do and who to trust \u2013 with the ever-present worry of making things worse and\/or not making any progress at all.<\/p>\n

I know how hard it has been for me to find my way, to figure out what I believe and what makes sense, through all the conflicting noise and near-religious zeal many in the dog world take in regards to training \u2013 and I\u2019ve had the luxury of being immersed in it for years. So for the average owner trying to make sense of all of this, I know it\u2019s rough.<\/p>\n

On one hand you have some folks saying you will ruin your dog if you use this tool or that approach, and on the other you have people saying if you don\u2019t use this tool or that approach you won\u2019t get anywhere. (And I\u2019m making some very big simplifications and generalizations here \u2013 the real story is far more confusing, difficult, and scary to navigate.)<\/p>\n

The upshot is that I truly feel for you and I cheer anyone on that is trying to make sense of the dog training world and find solutions for their dog\u2019s issues. The main reason I make videos is so folks see what we do and what it looks like \u2013 rather than talking about what works or doesn\u2019t, I\u2019d rather show you what we find to work. Of course that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s the only way \u2013 there are millions of ways to successfully train a dog \u2013 it\u2019s just what we believe in and what we\u2019ve found works best for us and our clients.<\/p>\n

My suggestion is this: in this day of video on every phone, trainers should be easily able to show what kind of results their work produces. If not, it would give me pause. Personally, I\u2019d want to see what they do, not just hear about it. If a trainer has serious opinions on aggression (dog to dog or dog to people), fear, or any other serious behavior issue rehab, they better be able to show proof of their philosophy and approach. If they have big opinions and zero evidence of the efficacy of those opinions, something is fishy. (There\u2019s lots of talk about science based training, and using rewards only to rehab serious problems \u2013 but unfortunately I don\u2019t see these people showing serious dogs making serious progress. If the program works so good, it should be easy enough to show.)<\/p>\n

So do your research, read up, get as educated as you can, and perhaps most importantly, look for proof of results. When you see a trainer regularly making great progress, that\u2019s a pretty good sign. And if you can\u2019t find someone in your area you trust, or you\u2019re just unsure, you can always email us for a recommendation and we\u2019ll do our best to help point you in a good direction. (thegooddog.la@gmail.com)<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a jungle out there. Hang in there.<\/p>\n

Sean\u2019s website <\/em>www.thegooddog.net<\/a><\/p>\n

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