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Dog Training Basics 
 
by Joyce Harmon May 20, 2005

Continuing on

If you've followed these steps, you have a dog with a good basic grounding in obedience training. Now you'll want to take her out into the wider world and continue on with her training. You can sign up for obedience class and investigate other interesting fields for a trained dog, such as retrieving and agility.

But be aware that even if you've done all these steps, when you take your dog to a class, you might be dismayed by her behavior. She sits and stays beautifully at home, but in class she's all over the place, being the class clown! Don't be discouraged, this new environment and other dogs and people are extremely distracting to her. At first she'll probably be too interested and excited in everything else to pay attention to you. Just be patient, and eventually she'll settle down.

Above all, never consider that you're "done" training your dog! There's always something new to learn, and new ways for you and your dog to have fun together.

Acknowledgements: I am not a dog trainer, but a dog owner who is training my own dog. I haven't invented any new methods, but have described methods that others have created and that have worked for me. For the method of coaxing your dog into position with treats, I am indebted to Dr. Ian Dunbar, whose books and videos on dog training I highly recommend. 

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