FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS



     Does my dog pull when I take him/her on a walk?

    Does my dog still have accidents in the house?

    Does my dog growl if I try and take a toy or food away?

    Does my dog run out the front door whenever I open it?

    Does my dog jump up on my family and guests?


If you answered YES to even one of these questions, Lucky K9s can help you.

Lucky K9s knows when and how far to push the dog forward, and when to back off and let certain things slide.  Lucky K9s knows the best approaches and techniques for getting the intended message to the puppy or dog. Lucky K9s also knows if a particular training method is not working, when to abandon that one and try something different. This skill does not come from reading a book or surfing the Internet.  It comes from hands-on work with dogs.  Not just a few dogs, but hundreds.

In essence, you are really hiring a coach.  You are enlisting the help of someone that will meet with you and your pup, and listen to your specific goals for your dog in his role as a member of your family.  You will be able to discuss what may or may not be frustrating to you.  A trainer is someone who, unlike a book, will be able to recommend and develop a training program tailored to your pet, and provide feedback and guidance that will help you reach the goals that you have set.

Is it any wonder that most dog owners struggle with even elemental training tasks? They have little time and less experience, and training is one of the many things they have to fit in to their lives, not a primary passion. They may end up trying several approaches and then—feeling worse than when they started, and with dogs that still won't sit or stay, they give up, relegating the dog to live outdoors in their yard, or worse,  turning over the dog to the local shelter, only to pass onto the next person the unsolved problems, or submitting the dog to the possibility of unnecessary euthanasia.
I've seen it so often I call it the "Quitting Point".

The results of this failure are everywhere: Neurotic and compulsive dog behaviors like barking, biting, and chewing furniture—sometimes severe enough to warrant anttidepressants—are growing. Lesser training problems—an inability to sit, stop begging, come, or stay—are epidemic.

The truth is, training is difficult, something very few people understand when they get a dog. Hiring an reputable experienced trained professional is the best approach for helping with your pet.
The underlying premise of most obedience classes is that a dog can be trained and socialized in just a few hours. 
Group classes are ONLY successful if the owner has the dedication and commitment to practice at home between classes.

It requires an estimated 2,000 repetitions, behaviorists say, before most dogs can fully learn a behavior. If you've told Ellie to "sit" 1,000 times, and she complies half the time, you haven't failed, and neither has she. You haven't been taught the effective way to have your dog respond to your commands and respect you.

Problems begin when a dog owner loves a dog as he/she would love a person. Dogs are canines and most closely related to the wolf, and we are Homo Sapiens, mostly closely related to monkeys. Thus while we, man and dog, may share similar experiences, and may even experience similar emotions; we don't speak the same language.

Unfortunately, humans do things that from a "human-primate" point of view that are loving, caring gestures, but from a "wolf-dog" point of view these same gestures are perceived as differential, submissive, subservient, and in some cases, even threatening.

It is of the utmost importance, especially if you own breed that is regarded as "tough", "difficult" or "very intelligent" or if you have young children in your life, that the question of "Whose Alpha" is answered early and decisively in the dog-human relationship.

Generally, when the question of "Whose Alpha?" is not answered during a dog's youth, 8 weeks to 5 months of age, aggression problems could begin to appear when the dog has reached emotional and mental maturity, around 2-3 years of age. It is at this time
that the dog may begin to make his bid for leadership of the household.

This is not to imply we cannot show affection towards our dog. It only means they will earn our affection by showing submission towards the family members in the form of sitting, lying down, and staying when asked.


Biting, fighting, barking, separation anxiety, digging, chewing, escaping, jumping on people, cowering from people, shyness, running away, etc., etc..


Exactly how do you correct for such problems?

There is no magical answer to solving these problems. It takes time, patience, and an understanding of the problem and the solution. Some problems are extinguished, while others are managed. But, all problems are resolvable once your dog understands his new responsibilities. 





Before you decide, ask yourself these important questions.
      Why Do I Need A Professional Trainer?
Why  Dog Training Sometimes Fails
Love Is Not Enough
What behaviors can we expect to correct?
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