One of my favorite blogs, Pet365, did a survey last month of over 1000 dog owners to find out what they thought about “dog training” and a “trained dog.” Most of the respondents were located in the UK and the US but there were respondents from all over the world.
She has posted her “raw data” online for you science geeks (that’s me too) in case you have other things you wish to check using the data.
Here at E-Training for Dogs, we put a strong emphasis on breadth of study for dog trainers and dog lovers. What do I mean by THAT?!??
What I mean is, though it is important that a dog trainer knows how to teach a dog something or change behavior, it is just as important that they know dog communication, dog first aid, dog anatomy and physiology, canine basic ethology, breed differences, etc. These are TOOLS for a trainer’s “toolkit” that, to me, are fundamental and necessary.
So, what did the study find? Here are the results!
Enjoy!
Dog Training graphic created by Matt Beswick for Pet365. Click here to view the full post.