Ty The Dog Guy On The Daily

Rules, Rules, Rules: Handling New information

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In this post, I want to talk about breaking the dog training rules. That sounds controversial, but I’m really just referring to the habit of clinging to the first “rule” you hear about a dog training topic. When people want to learn more about dog training, they generally read a book or talk to their trainer to get more information. In most cases, the first information they hear from that first source is what they tend to believe. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing. However, it’s always a good idea to question the information you hear, no matter where it came from. Question the information you get from books about dogs, question anything a trainer tells you about dogs—even question the information I’m giving you right now! It’s quite common for me to hear: “I’ve got this Blue Heeler, and a guy at work told me that all Blue Heelers are like this.” I tell them that yes, their Blue Heeler might be “like that,” but it could also be something completely different. There is no one stereotype that defines a whole