You Can Train Your Dog to Tell Time - But it isn’t Always Good!
We’ve all seen or heard about the stereotype of a dog waiting right at the door when its owner returns home. Actually, many people have had these kind of dogs. I know, it sounds so unreal!
The dog who wakes his owner up no matter what time of year it is. You fed him every morning when you got up to go running in the summer, which created a habit for him in the winter to get you up at that same time (even though you used to sleep in then)!
Experienced trainers know this about dogs, and that’s why thinking about your dog’s daily schedule and how it fits into yours is so important. The habits you set when you first get your dog are going to become his or her daily routine, and dogs thrive on routine and structure. So if you set up a particular time for your regular walks or meals and stick to it throughout the first few weeks you have a dog you had better be prepared to live with it.
The one responsible for your dog waking you up so early in the winter is you ? not your pup. Perhaps you are destined to be early risers but if you don?t plan on it don?t go by that schedule in the first place!
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