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Strongsville Dog Obedience Training

In the formative years of your puppy’s life between the ages of six and fourteen weeks, dog obedience training will benefit both you and your pet as they mature and become settled into your household. Early training is necessary for every puppy to prevent behavioral problems, but also to prevent destructive behavior that could potentially be harmful to your pet.

Here at Crossroads Animal Hospital we have seen some very headstrong animals become helpful, well-mannered family members. Dog obedience training helps dogs and owners alike. Sooner or later, most dogs exhibit some type of behavior that is either destructive or improper. They may bark at everything or nothing for hours, dig up the yard or chew up furniture, jump up on your house guests, go to the bathroom everywhere except where they should, run away from you, or simply refuse to obey your commands.

You can stop these negative behaviors with a Strongsville dog obedience training program that teaches socialization, housebreaking, and behavior modification. You can even teach your dog how to fetch the paper, perform agility drills, and many other positive activities.

Strongsville pet owners love saying goodbye to all that chewing, messing on the carpets, uncontrollable barking, and other troublesome behavior. But obedience-trained dogs also enjoy happier, more interesting lives because they get to be with their beloved humans in a wider range of situations. For instance, an untrained dog may have to endure a lonely existence in a basement or garage whenever guests come over, while an obedient dog knows how to get along with strangers and other dogs at home gatherings. Sound training also acts as an essential part of pet wellness care by helping dogs stay out of danger and out of the animal hospital.

There is nothing cruel or oppressive about proper obedience training. While we humans might not like being ordered around, dogs prefer to know their place within the “pack.” For this reason, establishing your dominance is a key factor early in the dog obedience training process. When your pet views you as the alpha dog, the leader of the pack, it will naturally want to play its own role by obeying the leader.

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Before your dog can obey you, though, it has to understand what you want it to do. The basic commands to sit, stay, lie down, heel, and so forth may sound simple enough to teach, but dog obedience training is more involved than you might think — in fact, if you do it wrong, you can end up creating more problems than you solve. You need a professional who understands dogs and has a high degree of skill and experience as a trainer.

Veterinarians do not generally train dogs directly, but our animal hospital is always happy to advise you on obedience issues. We are proud to refer your canine troublemakers to Cindy Hoppes at Pawsitively Good Pup. We consider Cindy to be the official dog obedience trainer of Crossroads Animal Hospital Cindy always provides the right combination of education, positive motivation, and structure to help your pet become a good citizen. pawsitively pup

Pawsitively Good Pup can be found online at www.pawsitivepup.com or contacted directly at 440-785-3400. Just ask for Cindy Hoppes.

Your pet wellness care list should include more than just vaccinations or grooming from veterinarians. If you are a pet owner in Strongsville or the areas of: Brunswick, Berea, Middleburg Heights, Columbia Station, Royalton or Medina, contact our office about your dog's obedience training needs at (440) 783-8546.