Who is training the dog

While there are many professional dog trainers, most in fact train people how to train their own dogs. This article assumes that the dog's owner—also referred to by different people as the dog's master, guardian, or handler—is the person training the dog. The term owner or master is not meant to disparage the relationship between a person and a dog: Dogs are not humans and having a master does not make one a slave.

Everyone who handles the dog should take part in the training, including the puppy kindergarten, because the dog should be equally obedient to everyone in the family or household. If you think your neighbor might have to call the dog in your absence, then you can work to help the neighbor learn Come and Sit, although it may not be necessary for the neighbor to learn more.

It is crucial for the trainer and the dog to attend class together, to learn more about each other and how to work together. Inexperienced people may believe that dogs know basic commands such as sit and down instinctively and are therefore excessively harsh when a dog doesn't immediately obey; it's important that someone new to training a dog learn what a dog does and doesn't know and how dogs learn.

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