Usually
the folks who seem to do best with dog training are remarkably normal,
well-adjusted and present themselves as mature and emotionally stable.
They
usually seem happy and content and act like they are going to have a wonderful
day--regardless of what other people say or do.
They don't
yell, scream or get angry a lot.
They try to be
a good neighbor and citizen.
They value opinions differing from their
own.
Everyone pretty much knows what is expected of them and
accepts responsibility.
They try to be flexible and non-judgmental
when others fail to meet their expectations.
They try to be
fair and admit mistakes.
They seem to relax through life and are not so serious all the
time.
They usually
live quietly without a whole lot of drama.
The point is that nice, calm people often don't
have a whole lot of dog behavior problems like some people do--just by virtue
of that they don't have all the craziness, yelling and people and kids
screaming making their dogs bonkers and neurotic.
If you want your dog
to be mellow and calm, you may face a formidable obstacle if you live in a
funhouse or with screaming, wild kids. Many times when peoples' children have
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) the family dog suffers from it
too. Coincidentally, dog owners often going through marital or financial
problems report that their dogs have become aggressive, edgy and/or defiant.
The moral here is that if you
want your dog to be happy, calm and friendly, the first thing to do is be a
happy, calm and friendly person yourself. Hopefully, you can get family or
housemates to be happy, calm and friendly people too, if they are not already
so.
If being well and wonderful still doesn't seem to be enough to get
your dog trained, call us when you have a few minutes to chat about dog
training.
We look forward to hearing from you.
What makes our dog training method different from our
competitors' is that what we do is mostly about getting the people to change
their behavior to influence the dog.
They
usually seem happy and content and act like they are going to have a wonderful
day--regardless of what other people say or do. 
