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The 5 Principles of Rose

To Having a Great Dog at Your Side

Exercise

Loose Leash walking with Rose Lesniak Dog Trainer in Miami, FL

1. Your dog needs EXERCISE.

Imagine how you would feel being locked up in your house all day long without stimulation from the outside world? You would feel isolated, alone, and imprisoned.

With no contact with the outside world, that's how your dog feels. Training inside and outside of the home is needed.

Your dog is wired to want to walk out in the world . . . to walk, smell, play and run. Your dog wants to journey with you... the parent/leader in the outside air. Your dog wants to meet and socialize with other people and other dogs. Your dog wants to learn about the outside sounds and visuals. Rose considers calmly walking with your dog is one of the most important lessons a human/dog must master.

Most importantly, your dog wants to follow the leader: YOU!

DISCIPLINE

2. Your dog needs DISCIPLINE.

You wouldn't let your two-year-old walk out the front door and do whatever she wants. Like kids, your dog needs obedience training.

The whole point of obedience training is obedience! When your dog succeeds in learning you are the pack leader; learning to sit, stay, come, and walk well on a loose leash, your dog actually feels proud of her own success. You can see it in her eyes, when she looks at you for praise (and a treat) after performing these tasks well.

Most dogs live for the praise they get when they've learned something new and you express your pride in their accomplishments!

Most importantly, obedience training teaches your dog who’s in charge: you.

Consistency

3. Your dog needs CONSISTENCY.

Imagine how confused a child is when one parent says, “No” and the other says, “Yes.”

So, your whole household and everyone who meets your dog has to be trained to be consistent with your dog. If one person allows your dog to jump up when greeting at the door and another does not, it confuses the dog. When this happens, your dog prefers the attention and will quickly forget the manners he's been taught because he's getting mixed messages.

What one person does in the home, all the other people (including children) have to do the same way. That continuity or consistency makes the dog understand his place in your family. All the people in the home are pack leaders and the dog will follow each and every member willingly IF he is trained with consistently.

GOOD FOOD

4. Your dog needs GOOD FOOD.

Imagine how poorly you would feel and function if all you ate was junk food. You would put on weight, be lethargic and your concentration and brain function would be diminished.

Your dog feels the same way when fed cheap, chemically-laden dog food. You may not know that a great deal of dog food is made with artificial preservatives, corn gluten, and meat by-products.

But your dog is not a vegetarian. Your dog needs real meat and healthy balances of vitamins.

Just as humans have food allergies, so can your dog. There can be all sorts of symptoms that you are mistakenly blaming other things on.

If you feed your dog good food, it will help with your dog’s concentration, behavior and feeling of well-being.

It will also save on vet bills.

Love

5. Your dog needs LOVE.

Imagine how sad and lonely you would feel if no one in the world loved you. If every success you had went unnoticed or unrecognized.

Every command your dog fulfills should be rewarded with love. It will increase your dog's pride in their accomplishments and increase their feeling of purpose. A loved dog feels like a champion because they have succeeded in making you proud. Your dog knows this because you show him love.

A calm dog should be petted, kissed and loved as much as possible.