Dog Owner’s ABC’s

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  • Always greet your dog with a smile.
  • Begin each day with a friendly chat.
  • Call your dog by name.
  • Deal with your dog’s needs promptly and positively.
  • Each dog needs frequent positive reinforcement.
  • Find your dog’s individual needs and fulfill them as completely as possible.
  • Go the extra mile with your dog. It guarantees commitment and loyalty.
  • Hear what your dog says to you; listen with both ears, eyes and an open mind. Intensify your commitment your dog and it will reciprocate it.
  • Just remember that your dog can be a great source of entertainment and amusement.
  • Keep your cool when your dog makes a mistake.
  • Learn from your dog–it has a lot to teach you.
  • Manage your dog the way you like to be managed–with love.
  • Never underestimate your dog–it is an intelligent pet.
  • Outgoing dogs belong with outgoing owners.
  • Provide a safe, trusting and loving learning environment for your dog.
  • Quality of interaction is important: make certain each encounter with your dog is one of quality.
  • Respect the unique characteristics of your dog just as you would any other being.
  • Seek out new ways to satisfy and entertain your dog.
  • Thank your dog for a job well done and really mean it.
  • Utilize your dog’s unique talents to the fullest extent possible.
  • Value your dog’s idiosyncrasies.
  • Work, Work, work with your dog. There is no shortcut to training dogs successfully.
  • Exhibit genuine concern and love for your dog.
  • Yes, your dog wants to do a good job and wants to be recognized, so reward it.
  • Zealously commit to providing a learning environment for your dog.
    • written by Leonard Cecil