Why train your dog to be patient?

“Why train a dog to be patient?” owners often ask, considering this skill to be completely useless for a dog. However, this is not the case. Resilience training is very helpful.

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Endurance is an essential skill for a dog. It is based on learning the commands “Sit”, “Stand” and “Lie down”. A dog trained in restraint maintains a certain position until the owner cancels the command.

Exposure helps in different situations. For example, during the arrival of guests, the dog calmly remains in its place, and in public transport it lies down or sits down next to you. With a dog trained in endurance, you can go into a cafe or walk away, leaving, of course, the dog in sight (for its safety). Also, a dog trained in endurance knows how to “keep itself in its paws” when other dogs run around, people walk, cats scurry, birds fly or children scream.

So teaching your dog to be patient is not only useful, but also necessary. If you don’t know how to start learning this life-saving skill, you can use the services of a specialist or our positive reinforcement dog training video courses.