| There is a lot of information floating around out there | | | | 3) Don't let your dog sleep in your bed |
| on how to train your dog, so I thought it would be | | | | Now this is just plain ridiculous! If you like to cuddle with |
| important to focus on some of the myths that I have | | | | your 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" food | | | | opportunity for the two of you to be closer. |
| I never understood this one. So what if I want to treat | | | | 4) Don't let your dog on your couch, furniture, etc. |
| my dog to a hamburger? I think the important thing | | | | I think the important thing to keep in mind here is that |
| here is to set clear limits, and not have your dog | | | | your dog listens to you. If you are okay with him or her |
| expect you to share your lunch with him or her every | | | | being 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 dog | | | | correct this right away so you are able to maintain |
| I also don't understand where this came from. You | | | | control over the behavior. |
| want to be careful with older dogs though, you don't | | | | Dog training really isn't that hard, just make sure you |
| want teeth falling out! | | | | are consistent! |