So, you take your dog to the groomers to be washed, trimmed, cut, etc. It’s a good thing to do, for many reasons. The question is, why do you do it?

Do you do it because they’re dirty, and you want to make a good impression on company? Because you know you should? Because they’re itchy? Because it’s hot outside,and you want to cool them off?

If you answered yes to any of these, you’re at least off to a good start with grooming your dog. If you don’t take your dog to the groomer, then you’re either a very lucky dog owner and don’t need to, or you may want to start taking them.

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Do you ever have the urge to throw everything down and throw a screaming, yelling, crying, temper tantrum? Do you ever do it?Maybe you do, but here’s the real question: Do you ever do it in public? In the middle of a huge, packed food court in the mall? I hope not, since if you do you may be due to be carted off by the white coats any day now.

Assuming you’re the average person, why don’t you give in to that urge and have the temper tantrum? The answer that many of you are probably thinking is because it’s embarrassing, or it’s just something not done in public.

Now consider a dog that has the urge and really does have a screaming, yelling, crying, temper tantrum in a very public place where a lot of people (and other dogs) can hear it. What stops you from doing it, and what causes your dog to do it? It’s the same urge, and it’s just as loud coming from both dog and human whenever it happens. The answer is impulse control.

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The title of this article may seem strange, but let me explain what I mean by it.

When you begin training a dog, most people don’t think too much about what they’re teaching. They know what they want their dog to do, such as ‘sit’, ‘down’, ‘come’, etc., and they try to teach their dog to do those things by teaching them a word that describes what they want their dog to do.

For example, the sitting behavior is usually taught by saying the word “sit” to the dog you’re working with. It usually takes a relatively small amount of time for a dog to catch on to the word, and the desired behavior that is associated with that word. For most people, this is the way you train your dog, and that’s the only way that they usually attempt to teach such a command.

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Basic obedience training is important for any dog, whether they’re 6 weeks old, or 10 years old.

What is basic obedience training? Basic obedience training is the process of teaching your dog commands such as “sit”, “down”, “come”, “shake”, “up”, etc. These commands don’t always have a purpose other than entertainment, such as “shake” and “up”, but the “sit”, “down”, and “come” commands have use in everyday life with your dog.

Most people will say that the “stay”, “wait”, and “leave it” commands are also in the basic obedience training category, and they’re right. Among the first and most basic commands, “stay”, “wait”, and “leave it” are usually in there. It could be said, however, that these commands also fall into the “impulse control” training category, which will be discussed in a different entry.

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• Have you ever walked your dog and come across strange people, dogs, or other animals?
• Has your dog ever started freaking out, barking, growling, and trying to get to the stranger?
• Has it ever been or is it to the point that you stopped going out with your dog?

This problem could be because of several different things. The first is that the dog may be insecure in his relationship with you. Dogs need consistent, firm, guidance, and when they don’t get it, they may become unsure about where their place is in life. To that end, they may be afraid of any other people or animals because they’re protecting you because they feel they have to. Another problem could be that they’re simply not used to strangers, and they need to be socialized.

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