5 Ways owners unknowingly stress out their dogs

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#2 – Lack of Training

Dogs will be dogs, and as established earlier, we might not like all of their doggy behaviors. Dogs need training to be able to suit our needs, as well as give them outlets for their physical and mental needs. An untrained dog will attempt to rule your entire house. That means jumping up on people, counter surfing to steal your food, and running amok all over your furniture. This might seem like a good deal for the dogs, but lack of training typically leads to unfair punishment. When we don’t teach our dogs what acceptable behaviors are, they won’t know how to offer them. Punishing a dog without teaching him what he should be doing creates stress and confusion for your dog. For example, if your dog is house trained and urinates in the house, you can punish him for being disobedient. But if you’ve never house trained your dog and he urinates in the house, he won’t understand why you’re punishing him. It won’t stop the behavior, it will only confuse your dog and damage your relationship.

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