Dog Training Guides

Dogs are beautiful creatures, they make loyal friends and wonderful companions, but without suitable training, they will naturally behave like their wild cousins. They will soil your house, destroy your belongings, bark when they shouldn't, dig holes in your yard, fight with other dogs and may even bite you. All these “behavior problems” are perfectly normal for a dog living with other dogs in the wild.

But your dog doesn't live in the wild, it lives in your home with you, your loved ones and your possessions. When you bring your pup home it will probably have already have learned from it's mother not to eliminate in its bed. That’s it, that is the only rule it has. Your pup will still think it is allowed to:

Chew furniture (instead of its toys).
Pee on the carpet (instead of in the tray or in the yard)
Bite people.
Bark all day long.
Completely ignore you if it feels like it.

These are all perfectly natural things to do for a young dog, if you have seen TV coverage of wild dogs playing, you will know that this is what they do. You (who it will soon see as the boss) have the task of turning this little mischief maker into a lifelong friend to be proud of. Don't worry, if you go about it the right way training your dog is much easier than you might think, and it can be a real pleasure for both of you.

Imagine the type of dog you have always wanted, a companion, a friend and protector. You’ve got it, or soon will have; all you have to do is provide basic dog obedience training, food, water and affection.
We’ve discussed food elsewhere, affection is guaranteed or you would not be reading this. As far as dog training goes, if you are going to train your dog yourself (preferred method) we can make a couple of suggestions.

• You can train an older dog, but it is not as easy as training a pup. Start training your dog as soon as possible.
• If you are using a training manual spend the money and buy a good one. The cost is virtually nothing over the dogs life but the benefits are huge.
• Take dog training advice only from people who know how to train dogs. Advice from well meaning friends and internet bulletin boards is not the same as advice from professional dog trainers.

We've sorted through the top dog training manuals and just as important, the reputations of the authors and picked out the best two training manuals available. Both are excellent packages and at review time we really did struggle to split them. The bonuses that are offered are similar and in the end it came down to the difference in price, and it is on that basis we have ranked Daniel Stevens' sitstayfetch program slightly above Secrets Of A Professional Dog Trainer.
Both products have a no quibble 90 day money back guarantee and come with the massive advantage over a "normal" printed book by being digital. Which means, when your adorable children (or husband) has ruined the first copy that you print off by insisting on training the dog in the rain. You can just print off another copy for yourself. :-)

Products Reviewed:
SitStayFetch: Dog Obedience Training
&
Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer.

These programs are the best available and both represent good value for money. Currently both authors are offering an e-mail follow up to help any dog training problems should they develop. The choice is yours, you can't really go wrong with either. But remember, you can train an older dog, but it is not as easy as training a pup. Start training your dog as soon as possible.

Notable Quote.
"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person."
Andrew A. Rooney