{"id":7139,"date":"2019-12-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca?p=7139"},"modified":"2025-02-14T06:54:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T06:54:46","slug":"training-humans-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/training-humans-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Training Humans! Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you know how to train a dog? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each year from December to the end of January, rescue shelters\nacross Europe and the US are inundated with unwanted dogs. Would you believe,\nold or poorly trained animals are removed from households before relatives\narrive for the holidays, simply to keep up appearances; and from the end of\nDecember onwards, puppy after puppy after puppy given as gifts are sent to the\npound, or worse still driven out in the car and abandoned by the side of the\nroad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHY? Because new owners are unable to train these animals. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The simple and amazing truth is that most new pet owners do not\nconsider the fact that dogs need to be trained. Puppies, chew, poop, whine and\nrun away. And although there has been so much advice over the years to think\ncarefully before getting a dog for your family at Christmas, people still do\nit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t always end in disaster, there are far too many animals being needlessly abandoned. And for this very reason we felt we could help by posting a special series of blogs entitled \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Training Humans\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. <\/strong>We have all marvelled at how wonderful it is to watch a well-trained dog come to its owner, to sit, do a trick or simply \u00e2\u20ac\u0153come to heel\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and walk quietly when asked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you able to train a dog? Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s find out! <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

And if you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t train your dog, do not fear… help is on the\nway.  So, SIT and pay attention! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just How Bad a Problem is it?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Although the ASPCA estimates that the\nnumber of dogs and cats entering U.S. shelters annually has declined slightly\nsince 2011, there is still an unacceptable number of unwanted pets ending up on\nthe street and in shelters. In the UK, depending on whether you listen to Peta and their report of 100,000 stray dogs<\/a> or Dog\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Trust\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s smaller, but still appalling number of 56,043\nstrays<\/a> (as discovered by the charity\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s annual Stray Dogs Survey for\n2018), the number is still way too high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then consider that according to the ASPCA, around 3.3 million dogs are taken in by\nshelters across the US<\/a>. The issue is clearly more serious than just a few\nowners here and there biting off more than they can chew by welcoming a pet\ninto their home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Does This Happen?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

There are many reasons why people abandon\ndogs. For some, it comes down to ignorance and a failure on their part to really\nconsider all that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s involved in dog ownership. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all to easy to get caught\nup in a flurry of sentimentality and only think about the good side of having a\ncanine companion, the cute furry ball of fluff to stroke and to love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t factor in that dogs don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t\ncome readymade as the best-behaved animal in the world. Particularly not if you\nare taking on a dog when it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still a puppy. Puppies are a handful. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not\ntheir fault, there is no malice behind it. They are just young, want to explore\nand don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have boundaries\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6yet. These need to be trained and we want to shine a\nlight on this serious issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some People Just Shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Have Dogs<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

There is a worrying trend of people seeing\nanimals as disposable and \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcgetting rid\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 when things become inconvenient. And\nwhile there are obviously genuine cases of a person no longer in a position to\ncare for their pet and so hopefully taking the time to find them a new home (or\nworst-case, responsibly surrendering them to a shelter), in our view it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s\ntotally unacceptable for an owner to so easily give up on and abandon the pets\nthey are supposed to look after, even if you could chalk it up to being foolish\nrather than nefarious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of the problem is that with ignorance often\ncomes arrogance. The owners who eventually abandon their dogs think they will\nbe able to handle it all when really owning a dog was the last thing they\nshould have done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Training Humans (and Dogs) Is So\nImportant<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With our forthcoming series, we want to\ntackle the problem of abandoned pets head-on and really make people think about\nwhat they are letting themselves in for, before it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s too late. In the following\nposts, we will discuss the importance of preparing for a new furry member of\nthe family in advance and why a well-trained dog is vital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As sobering food for thought, our next post\nwill take a look at just how bad things can get if you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t prepare properly\nor maintain a consistent training plan with your new dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea behind our series is not to put\nyou off owning a dog. Rather, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the opposite. We love dogs and love having\nthem in our lives and want others – both human and dog – to benefit from that\njoy and experience the sheer Joy and satisfaction that comes from learning and\nultimately being able to train an animal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, we want you to think carefully about it and not rush into a decision you later regret and cause you to add to the horrifying statistics above. Or perhaps you know someone contemplating getting a puppy this holiday season? If so, please do share this series with them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the next few weeks and months will continue on this series on new dog ownership and bring you all the info you need to know. Sign up to our free, natural pet care e-newsletter<\/a> today and follow us on Facebook <\/a>and Instagram <\/a>to ensure you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t miss a step. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In part 2 of our series, we take an honest look at the downsides of pet-parenthood<\/a>. While having a dog in your life is such a wonderful thing, unfortunately it’s not all sunshine and rainbows… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read Training Humans! Part II<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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