Training

How many of you have brought home a puppy in the expectation that it will do as you say but as it grows becomes increasingly stubborn and disobeying? In such case, it is important that your dog as well as you receive the basic obedience and dog handling training which socialises the dog to the day to day activities at home and which enables you to handle your dog properly.

It is necessary to “be a good pack leader” in order to handle your dog appropriately as a dog will only follow the direction of those who it perceives to be above it. Since dogs are from the lineage of wolves, they are used to living in a hierarchal pack where the pack leader has the most power. The pack leader is determined on the basis of its ability to control the group and follows its responsibilities. Learning to distinguish its pack leader from its weaning days, when a puppy comes to your house, it will only perceive you as a pack leader if you act like one. For a dog, which ever family it goes to is its pack regardless of whether the family members are humans or dogs. If you want your dogs to be obedient, it is not only important for you to establish yourself as the pack leader but it is also essential for your family members to make the dog feel it is below them in the power hierarchy of your “pack”.

If your dog is doing exactly the opposite of what you are saying then it means that you lack the qualities required to be a pack leader. However, you and your dog can register for the basic obedience and dog handling training provided by Mount Everest Kennel Club which will not only make your dog compliant but will also teach you how to be a competent pack leader.

There are two basic stages in the training program conducted by the Club. Firstly, your dog is socialised to the day to day activities like sleeping, sitting, standing, eating, etc. However, the socialising part is not sufficient as without practice, it tends to forget whatever it taught. Therefore, it is necessary that you receive the second stage of the training to be a pack leader. The training is basically theory where you are taught:-

1. What are the qualities required to be a good pack leader and
2. How to understand and correspond to your dog’s body language.

Though there is a widespread assumption that obedience training is just for the dogs, the Club would like to prompt the owners that is it essential for them to be present at the time of the training. All you need to do is give 30 to 35 minutes for 2 months. The training, conducted by well-trained professionals, can take place at the club itself or at home for six days a week.