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Utahruffhouse.com 248 W. 990 N. Orem
DOGGIE TRAINING CLASS!!
We are very excited to have the opportunity to offer dog training classes CONTINUALLY. We believe that a well trained dog makes everything better and everyone happier. This class is for dogs who have had some basic training and either need to continue on with intermediate skills or for those who need some freshing up to do.
For years and years, dog training was almost entirely problem-based. People would offer limited supervision and instruction to their dogs and then punish them whenever they broke rules that they didn’t even know existed. Yet, if we objectively time-sample behavior, we find that even very badly behaved (uneducated) dogs (and people) are actually good most of the time. For example, observe your dog for half an hour and every two minutes or so ask the simple question, “Is he being good or bad?” You will find that he is being good well over 90% of the time. But in the normal course of the day, most of a dog’s good behaviors are ignored. Instead owners are more likely to pay attention to the dog when he barks, or when he steals, chews or runs away with inappropriate articles. So much so in fact, that many dogs quickly learn that misbehaving is the very best way to get their owners attention. Indeed, many dogs will bark, steal, chew and run away with inappropriate articles simply to get their owners to respond or at least acknowledge their existence.
Dogs are social animals and absolutely thrive on social interaction, communication and feedback regarding the appropriateness of their behaviors. Dogs need oodles and oodles of attention (and affection), so lets give it to them when they are good.
One of the most magically powerful training techniques is to ignore all unwanted and inappropriate behavior and instead, to pay attention to and reinforce good behaviors.
Observe your dog and whenever he does something you like, simply say, “Good dog” and give him a delicious morsel. For example, reward your dog whenever he sits, lies down, stops whining/barking/howling/growling (shushes), stops jumping (four on the floor), looks at you, or looks cute.
We will be offering training courses for those who want to work with the support of others while working with their dog in a distracting, yet controlled environment at Ruff House.
*Requirements: Dogs need to have some basic training; “sit”, “down”, “stay”, “watch”, “leave-it”, “off”, “heal”…stuff like that. We will work on these and add to them as well.
*Bring: leash, chewy treats, patience and lots of LOVE!
**Call for questions and to save your spot. We limit the numbers per class to give you the best one on one attention. Sign up TODAY!**
*Proposed start time is Tuesday May 4th at 6pm. Class will last 5 weeks. *
We are going to start another Puppy Class for 3-6 month puppies again. Let us know if you are interested in the Puppy Class. We will have that class Tuesday at 5pm.
-ALL classes are $100
