Ty The Dog Guy On The Daily

In today’s post, I want to talk about maintenance. Quite often, I hear people saying things like: “I just want my dog to be like that service dog that I saw,” or “I want my dog to look like that dog on TV or YouTube.” When they say this, people are typically referring to one of two things: either the high level of training that the other dog received, or the illusion of a maintenance-free dog. It’s not that these people don’t want to take care of their dogs, but when they see a demonstration with a police dog or a video on YouTube, they assume that those dogs are automatically obedient. What people don’t see is the maintenance training that goes into making sure that the dog stays that way. For instance, most police officers I know who train dogs get together for training every week. This is usually at a training club, separate from the everyday training that they might go through around their house or during work. Likewise, service dogs need to be maintained through constant practice and field trips. Th