Dog Training Tip of the Day

Today’s Dog Training Tip: Walk To Do An Errand You Would Normally Drive For With Your Dog

Many of us live in urban areas where there is so much right in the neighborhood. I know I have been guilty of saying things like “I could have walked or ridden a bike to do this faster than in a car”.

So capitalizing on that thought, this weekend we decided to do just that while out on a walk with the dog in support of our Walk Your Dog Every Day Challenge. As it turns out there is a market about 1 1/2 mile away from our home. So we decided instead of going out for dinner this weekend to plan something really cool to make, walk to the market (with the dog), get the groceries, & come home as a project done together.

I know it doesn’t sound so enticing when considering we could have gone out to a restaurant and done nothing but eat… BUT here is why it was so great after we did it. First we had a great time together, walking & talking. The dog had a more than awesome time. Unlike us, a very small outing without even know where they are going makes a dog’s day a hundred times over. And the calories we ate for dinner & glass of wine were burned during the walk. Happy dog, happy people who got to eat and burn the calories in battle of the bulge so many of us people are feeling these days.

Many of the people who have joined our Walk Your Dog Every Day Challenge are dealing with teaching their dog to walk nicely beside them. We have plenty of tips and tricks for that in our dog blogs and our online dog training website… or we have had people who so badly wanted to be able to walk with the dog that getting private lessons or having their dog join our exclusive dog training camps here in San Diego, Temecula, CA or Taos, NM. Then there are the people who have a dog that already walks or runs beside them… we want to give out ideas for both.

The important thing is to get out and do something with your dog in an exerciserly way! Weight loss is a big deal for people and getting the dog out to walk every day can make a dent you never thought could possibly be that easy in the war against fat. You’ll end up happy and your dog will be end up the well behaved best trained dog of the neighborhood.