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8 Easy Ways to Train Your Puppy to Be Obedient in Short Time

8 Easy Ways to Train Your Puppy to Be Obedient in Short Time My neighbor's kid has a dog that sits at the kitchen door and waits every single time. Doesn't beg, doesn't whine, doesn't lean on your leg. Just sits, with a tennis ball at his feet, until somebody opens the door. I asked her how long that took. She said it started with him being a bad dog. I got the story later over a beer, and the short version is that it took about eight months of the boring kind of work, not the showy kind. Nobody filmed any of it. Nobody posted a thirty-second video of the dog going from wild to perfect. It was just a kid in a garage with a bag of treats and a dog who did not care about the bag of treats. That story has been sitting in my head for a month, because it's the honest version of a title like this one, and the honest version is more useful than the promise. Before we get into it, I should say what "short time" actually means here, because I think it gets misunder...

10 Reasons Why You Should Get A Dog

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10 Reasons Why You Should Get A Dog Introduction There are many reasons to get a dog: they make great companions, they relieve stress and anxiety, and as an added bonus, they're adorable. But there are actually so many more benefits to owning a dog than you might have first thought. Here's just a few of the reasons why we think you should get one (seriously, stop reading this! Go get a dog!): They give you emotional support. Dogs are good listeners. They won't judge you for your feelings or for what you say. They will be there for you no matter what and that is a great feeling to have when someone loves you unconditionally. Dogs are also good at cheering people up, especially when they're sad or lonely. Dogs can sense when someone around them needs some attention so they will go out of their way to give it to them in any way they can, which helps bring happiness back into your life! Dogs make sure that everyone is having fun together by playing games with all of their t...