Do you want to get better at your job?
Do you want to earn more money?
Do you want to be fitter? Or thinner?
Do you want to win the lottery?
You’ll say yes to all of these, I’m sure. The first few are within your control to a large extent, but the final one is pure chance. And of course, you have to enter to be in with that miniscule chance of winning.
You can dream of a perfect life, with a bikini body and a house on the beach in the Caribbean and never having to work again, but the realistic chances of you getting that are so small, it will remain a day dream.
But there are plenty of other areas of your life where you can easily make some changes and improve things.
Being more organised and planning your time better is probably one.
Learning to say “no” is another.
Starting to exercise more by taking a longer walk each day or cutting out puddings is also realistic.
You may want to improve your relationship with your current significant other and decide to go out together at least once a month, another realistic target.
Or you might find a teacher to help you learn to play that instrument you’ve always planned to take up. Or start that fascinating craft, or play that sport, or join that social club.
All these things are within our control, and all are quite achievable, though we sometimes need help to know where to start.
Perhaps you want to improve an aspect of your dog’s behaviour. I’ve yet to meet a truly perfect dog, although some have come close.
You’ll want some different things to me, I expect. I’m comfortable with Gus having the run of the house and being allowed on the furniture – you may not be. I don’t really like my hands being licked, so I prefer Gus doesn’t lick them too much. You might be quite happy with that. I don’t mind face licks and kisses, though you may hate that. I won’t accept jumping up, but I can tolerate some barking (a good thing with barky Gus!).
It’s pretty straightforward to improve your dog’s behaviour.
Anything is straight forward – if you know where to start and how to do it. It’s when the path to improvement isn’t clear that we struggle.
Please ask us for help if there’s something you want to improve about your dog’s behaviour. We’ve a choice of options, from training packages and House Calls in person to online training and behaviour Consultation Calls. For puppies and new rescue dogs, we have specific packages too. And there’s lots of free help and advice on the website as well.
Getting the help you need at the start can save a lot of hassle (and expense) later on.
Check out www.downdog.co.uk for details.
Keep training
Carol