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Your Puppy: Have fun while fixing evil "Factor"

I sat trapped in the plane, hurtling toward Orlando, tied on the seat, 30,000 feet above the ground. I say "trapped" because my seat, my entire line, yes, stirring constantly, beaten and shot by a pair of hair blond, angelic looking little monsters on the front line of me.

Michael, twelve, and his brother, eight years found relief of boredom the only way I knew … by fighting, wrestling and boring, while the world of three rows in all directions.

First, I was also irritated by the stupid blonde. But as his father finally exploded outside its headquarters to threaten bodily harm children, I began to smile. I almost laughed. Not because the kids get to talk again. But because of the image that came to me.

Suddenly, I recalled children a pair of Golden Retriever puppies blond, cheerful, noisy … and completely out of control. Michael and David, without any sense of their parents, known in this default behavior flight. They "ripped from the earth."

Dad yelled at the children of his low voice and furious, well-educated parents to use when really want to do is mourn aloud to their children Wal-Mart. And they were afraid. Most coaches have been grateful. But the good effects of this decline was temporary dressing too. My head began to rock and roll again. The young, I mean children do not return the standard behavior of a child.

That's when Mom intervened. It came from gifts. Gently, she told them that their options include certain death at the hands of his father … or they could do games business in the bag, fell into his lap. She walked away.

The boys broke into the bag like puppies in a sausage stuffed with liver Kong gold. Bags pretzels, disposable cameras, coloring books and playing cards next to the cornucopia of little goodies like a geyser Old Faithful in output.

It was a good thing.

Yes, they were still children.

"Are we almost there?

"How many minutes are left?"

The questions and the opportunity protests guys, good guys. But the worst was over the cacophony.

I have this strange tendency to see dog training as a metaphor for life itself. Not much in the aspect of human behavior beyond a direct correlation to some dogs, me opinion. Then I thought of Michael and David, and why it reminded me so much of the puppies. Then it hit me.

Dad came and told them do not. It did not work for more than a few minutes. Mom had a better idea. It showed the boys a new behavior they could do, along with your presentation accordingly if not choose the new behavior and a more rewarding She has designed for them.

The parallel to our lives is when it comes to helping to stop dogs and puppies behavior. It is effective to teach a dog a new behavior that is incompatible with their bad behavior. It is simply less effective to correct a dog for doing wrong.

Take jumping on people. You can simply correct. But the temptation is maintained. Plus, get with the 21st century already. We have dogs for the warm welcome "and Fuzzys." We are increasingly less likely that the poodle when the dog only want to say hello. So instead of fighting dogs, why not teach him to sit down and seek offers leg? We can not and now he can go? In addition he is so cunning that the commitment has the potential to earn much more in mind for the dog, and therefore becomes self-rewarding.

Dick Russell, a professional dog trainer in Louisiana, said he teaches the same "sit and give paw" routine of the dogs space protection. A dog often not sit and shake and storage space for a child, all at the same time. I can manage this problem differently. With a gentle touch with the leash and collar, to teach the dog to move, and the cancellation of all human space would take. Anyway, you have learned the dog what to do as much as what not to do.

As Michael and David, playing with their new toys for a while. Eyeball them regularly, however, expect to reassert the old behavior. I smiled thinking in the dog training equipment located in the baggage. If only I could have children, everyone could retire to my own private island where dogs run free and children behave.

About the Author

Marc Goldberg, CDT is a certified dog trainer specializing in the rehabilitation of difficult dogs and improving relationships. He is President of the International Association of Canine Professionals (IACP) and Editor of SafeHands Journal. The author also educates professional dog trainers in his techniques. Visit him on the web at http://www.trainingdogsinchicago.com or http://www.chicagodogtrainer.com.

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