| 1.Dogs do not feel - One of the myths which is very | | | | bewilders it. |
| far from the truth. In fact it has been stated many a | | | | 5.Training can strip the dog of their spirit - Training |
| times that the pain response in humans and dogs is | | | | just gives a direction to the dogs energy. It is an |
| neurologically the same. Though it has difficult to | | | | opportunity for them to spend time with their |
| determine the existence of the extent of feelings like | | | | owners. Most training is also a fun session for them. |
| love and guilt, they certainly are not emotionless. | | | | Channeling their time from bad behavior can hardly |
| 2.Training an older dog is impossible - Of course older | | | | strip them of their spirit. |
| dogs undergo behavioral and physiological and | | | | 6.Dogs do not like being trained - Dogs are pack |
| neurological changes as they grow older but don't | | | | animals. It is in their instinct to look up to someone |
| we? You cannot feed your older dog the same way | | | | for instructions. When no one leads them they only |
| as they were fed when young. Those who ignore | | | | tend to get aggressive and cause trouble. Training |
| owner's commands may even do so because of | | | | establishes the pack feeling with the owner/trainer |
| hearing loss. But it possible to train them through | | | | being alpha and they also get to have treats and |
| hand signals. | | | | activity. |
| So the methodology of training must be different but | | | | 7.Household dogs do not need training - A dog |
| it definitely not fair to say they cannot be trained. | | | | existing in a leaderless realm is not a happy dog. A |
| 3.Whole family should be training masters for the dog | | | | dog needs to be balanced, trained of allowed |
| - Training the dog is a family job but the person | | | | activities and leadership over the dog must be |
| teaching and training the dog with commands should | | | | established. Dog energy which is not channelized can |
| be only one. The others in the family should reinforce | | | | only lead to chaos. Dog ownership is a responsibility |
| the training with the same commands expecting the | | | | to a dog and to the society. It is upto the owner to |
| same behavior output. | | | | train the dog to keep him and the society safe from |
| 4.Punish the guilty dog - Punishment is never the | | | | harm. Whatever be the breed or age of dog training |
| answer. Firstly, it is simply not humane and secondly, | | | | is mandatory. Would I not say training itself is |
| it is useless because dogs cannot associate the bad | | | | mandatory when I feel it is not enough to just train |
| behavior with the punishment as a consequence. | | | | your dog but consistently practice your training? |
| Yelling and turning away from your dog only | | | | |