You have just brought home your new little puppy. Dog obedience training is the farthest thing form your mind. For sure you know that you will need to know  how to housebreak a dog but that should be simple enough, after all, he is a very smart dog.

You can happily see just what your life is going to be like together now that you have a new best friend. You imagine being able to take your dog with you to the park where he can run free and play with you. He will always stay by your side eliminating the need for a leash and he will go with you everywhere that you go.

He might even be a best friend to your daughter or son. They will spend long summer days playing and getting into mischief just the way a kid and their dog are supposed to. Life is going to be great!

Then reality sets in.

Your smart and well behaved dog is refusing to use the vast bathroom outside and has discovered that your couch is the perfect bed. You find yourself wondering “How to keep dog off furniture“?!He snubs his nose at his food and instead forges the counter to find a meal fit for a king. Your carpet is a digging zone.

You had no clue what it really meant to be dealing with teething puppies.Forget the fact that your dog has a zillion chew toys and bones laying around the house, the sides of your recliner are so much better to chew on. He is constantly barking out of the windows and all of your hopes and dreams having a well mannered dog have vanished.

So what in the world do you do know?

Well, getting rid of the horrible dog is not an option because even if you wish it for a second he get the biggest, mournful eyes when he is in trouble. He really loves you and you are really fond of him too.

If only he would behave.

Well, my friend, the answer to your problem is good old fashioned dog obedience training and that does not mean going to a dog training class a handful of time with a half hearted attempt to train your dog. Your dog needs training on an on going basis but it is really not as difficult as you might think it would be.

Dogs really love to please so when you two finally figure out how to properly communicate and he knows what to expect, he will go out of his way to make you happy.