Ty The Dog Guy On The Daily

Today I want to dispel two of the main myths I see related to dog training commands, both of which are related to the language that we use. The first myth I see all the time is that some commands are better or worse than others. In a sense this idea is true, but not in the way that most owners understand it. For example, we frequently see German Shepherd or Rottweiler owners who wonder if they should train their dog in German. “I heard they learn better that way,” they often say. Actually, we often have owners who want to train their dog in another language. (It’s often German, but not always.)The answer I give them? “It doesn't matter.” A few days ago I saw a dog trainer joking on Facebook about a client with a Russian dog who said that their commands weren't working because they weren’t speaking to it in Russian. We all had a chuckle about that. But this idea is a reality: many owners think that language makes a difference. It doesn’t. I’ve trained dogs in English, German, Czech, Spanish, Greek, Russi