[nagdu] Dog Training

[Larry D. Keeler]

My thaughts on the matter of dog training are these:  First, a program trained dog is trained by an organization or group that follows a specific formula because they can't predict where or who is going to get the dog. With owner trained dogs, the owner and trainer are the same person.  This is great because the bond between them can develop and grow very strong.  Second, I feel that program dogs are trained for a wider variety of conditions than owner trained dogs.  Lastly, in both circumstances dogs are trained for certain tasks.  The program formulas tend to try and address most undesirable behaviors.  Owner trained dogs adress them as well but because of biases they have some trainers may not address some issues that programs might.  For example, I know a hearing dog who rides in the care and is great in public!  But, her owner doesn't really care if she chews up stuff sence at her place she can do that.  When she comes over however, she chews up everything in sight!  Also she isn't the most socialized dog around and can be prone to bite while playing.  I'm not picking on iether method, I'm just pointing out that if dogs are owner trained, bias has to be accounted for.  If you don't mind if you're dog gets on the bed, you may not enforce that as strong as the no biting thing.  If you travel really well, you may not train your dog to find curbsd as well as the program folks might and so on.  Both ways can be good and I'm not in favor of one over another. 
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