Dog Training Myths Exposed - Should You Really Avoid These Things?

There is a lot of information floating around out there3) Don't let your dog sleep in your bed
on how to train your dog, so I thought it would beNow this is just plain ridiculous! If you like to cuddle with
important to focus on some of the myths that I haveyour pet at night, that's certainly fine. I have not seen it
found in my experience to simply not be true.do any type of damage to the dog. It is a nice
1) Don't feed your dog "people" foodopportunity for the two of you to be closer.
I never understood this one. So what if I want to treat4) Don't let your dog on your couch, furniture, etc.
my dog to a hamburger? I think the important thingI think the important thing to keep in mind here is that
here is to set clear limits, and not have your dogyour dog listens to you. If you are okay with him or her
expect you to share your lunch with him or her everybeing on the couch, that's great. But if you ask him or
meal.her to get down, there needs to be obedience. If not,
2) Don't play tug of war with your dogcorrect this right away so you are able to maintain
I also don't understand where this came from. Youcontrol over the behavior.
want to be careful with older dogs though, you don'tDog training really isn't that hard, just make sure you
want teeth falling out!are consistent!