| Inconsistency | | | | done. Just like a human, your dog can always learn. |
| Dogs, while intelligent, are like children, they revel in | | | | Don't expect your dog to learn to sit overnight. Simply |
| consistency. When a dog knows what is going to | | | | look forward to the day when he will be able to, and |
| happen, and when it is going to happen, he is far more | | | | keep that goal in mind. |
| likely to meet your demands. The biggest example of | | | | Apathy |
| this is potty training. If your dog knows when he is | | | | Our busy lives make us exhausted, and sometimes it's |
| going to go out he is going to be far more likely to hold | | | | easier just to give up. But when you give up on your |
| his piddle until he gets outside. The same thing goes for | | | | dog's training you let him know you don't care, as well |
| praise and punishment. Your dog must associate | | | | as giving him the upper hand to do whatever he wants |
| eliminating outside with pleasure, so you must praise | | | | in your home. It's ok to be tired. Take a break and a |
| him every single time. Sometimes you may feel too | | | | deep breath, but then go back to being a consistent |
| tired to keep up with this routine, but each time you fail | | | | and patient trainer to your dog, as it is your |
| to be consistent you take two steps backwards with | | | | responsibility. |
| your dog's training. | | | | Training a puppy may be as frustrating as drinking out |
| Impatience | | | | of a hole riddled straw, but in the end it is worth it. |
| We live in a fast world with instant food, information, | | | | When you have a loving and obedient adult dog who |
| and recreation. Thus, we often grow impatient when | | | | is well mannered and welcome everywhere, you will |
| things take time. Your dog is a growing and learning | | | | know that all of the effort was more than worth it. |
| being, and his training will take years and never truly be | | | | |