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Bayshore, NY 11706
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Locate a Dog Trainer

Why Should you consult a trainer?

Everyone with a dog starts off wanting a loving, trusting and peaceful relationship with their dog. All too often they wind up with a dog they can’t trust. The neighbors complain about the constant barking. The dog goes crazy when they see other dogs. The dog doesn’t come when called. The dog destroys the house. The dog drags the person down the street while on walks. The dog, the dog, the dog…..was never properly trained.

Only about 5% of all dog owners train their dogs properly. The other 95% don’t do any training at all or use inappropriate training methods. Effective dogtraining employs the science of classical and operant conditioning combined with knowledge of how dogs learn and how to motivate them.

Through appropriate training you and your dog learn to communicate with each other. All too often people give instruction to dogs that have no idea what is being asked of them. Dogs talk to us through their body language and vocal sounds which are often incorrectly understood by people. The result is people don’t understand their dogs and the dogs don’t understand their people. This miscommunication erodes the relationship between people and their dogs.

Through appropriate training you and your dog become a team. Teams are composed of members that work together to perform tasks with each member of the team having a function. How well a team functions is a measure of their training. A team that is well trained is more successful. Its members are more in tune to the actions and needs of the members. Team members learn that they can trust and depend on each other. They work together as a unit to deal with situations. A team lacking appropriate training is not very successful. The members act more as individuals, looking out for their own needs. The relationship between team members tends to be more chaotic and dysfunctional.

It is strongly recommended that you seek the guidance of a dog trainer as soon as possible after you adopt your dog. A dog trainer has the education and experience to teach both you and your dog how to have that loving, trusting and peaceful relationship you both want.

For your convenience, Shelter Link has composed the following list of dog trainers in our area. Most of the trainers listed offer a discounted rate for training dogs adopted from the Islip Animal Shelter.