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Respect Your Dogs Brain: Train

1/2/2014

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This is my "huppity."
Typist: Wilhelm
Why are dogs human's best friends? We are adorable, loving and loyal. We know. But there must be another reason that humans have chosen canines to be their best friends. In my (very educated) canine opinion, it's because of our brains. Dogs are smart. Yet we're not too smart. We know humans wouldn't want a best friend that was constantly outwitting them. But even if we sometimes do, don't worry, because we know how to lift your spirits. We're your best friend after all.

The best way to respect your closest pals cerebral capabilities is to mentally stimulate us every day. And the easiest way to do this is with training. Daily training doesn't have to mean just practicing "sit" and "down" over and over again. You wouldn't want to read the same book every day of your life would you? Well, we dogs don't always want to do the same behavior all the time. We want to learn and try new things just like all
intelligent beings. Believe me about this, I know.  I have done all kinds of obedience, agility, nose work, Treibball, tricks and even played lot's of training games. With all of these fun training options to work on, neither Bethany nor I get bored with training but I do still like to practice my "sit" and "down." In fact, I offer those behaviors frequently.

Best friends should definitely hang out on the couch together. Best friends should go on fun adventures side by side. Best friends should constantly make each other smile/wag their tails. But best friends should also spend quality time stimulating each others brains. Training gets human brains working in finding ways to keep training upbeat and fun. During training, dogs get to think, learn and, best of all, bond more with our best friend- you.
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Smart and smiling.
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Did I mention there are treats in training? That's a big plus too!
Check out Monday's Positive Pet Training Blog Hop for tips on how to make time to train each and every day.
How do you respect your best friends br
ain?

5 Comments
Christine & Riley Shih Tzu link
1/2/2014 02:01:01 pm

You are so right... training is such a great way to bond with each other. Though pups rely us on food & shelter, training is so important for overall mental health and stimulation. We are looking forward to sharing how we respect our best friends brains on your Monday hop. Thank you so much for joining the Thursday Training Hop!!

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Molly The Wally link
1/2/2014 05:55:54 pm

So true. Mental stimulation is so important. We have been using Greens' Interactive Dog Bowl which is really good. Have a fabulous Friday.
Best wishes Molly

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Reilly & Denny link
1/2/2014 09:57:59 pm

We play/train everyday.....my boys favorite is doing their agility they just love to run and jump. We work everyday on our sign language...Reilly learned it so when we visit deaf children they can talk to him.

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Jen link
1/3/2014 12:54:06 am

And dogs can LOVE training if it's fun! I love Mort's face when I say "Want to go do some training?!?!?!" and he almost gasps and then high-tails it down to the garage (where we train). Even if the session doesn't go well, I know I'm doing one thing right at least :)

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Ruckus the ESkie link
1/6/2014 01:13:10 am

Smart and smiley is always the best!

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