“Are YOU the problem?” Teoti Anderson asks before she offers tips about common dog behavior problems. Not using clear, consistent cues is a common mistake people make when training their dogs. Her nine common mistakes dog owners make reducing the value of dog training efforts make for a good resource for social media, newsletters and for new pet orientations:
- Leaving a puppy unsupervised
- Giving a puppy too much space
- Rewarding leash pulling
- Rewarding a dog for jumping by paying attention to it
- Allowing a dog to greet a guest unleashed
- Punishing your dog for coming to you
- Adding challenges too soon
- Hoping bad behavior will just go away on its own
- Choosing the wrong trainer
Source: Modern Dog. Link.