Dog Whisperer Aims to Save 1,000 “Christmas Puppies” with 31 Days of Free Web-Based Training for New Dogs and Their “Parents”
Krista Cantrell, a cognitive animal behaviorist, dog trainer, dog-book author, award-winning agility competitor, and dog whisperer for national television, radio, and print media, has launched an ambitious project to reach out to the thousands of “Christmas Puppies” who were brought into new homes this holiday season.
Cantrell has established the “New Year, New Dog” free dog training program with a dedicated section of her website at http://www.yourbestdogever.com.
The site will be updated daily throughout the month of January with new dog training articles, tutorials, and videos aimed not only at solving common dog obedience issues, but at helping people really understand their dogs and why they behave the way they do.
“One of the reasons why I’ve invested so much time and energy into developing this free month-long dog training course is because I know many, many people choose to adopt or buy a new dog or puppy for the holidays,” says Cantrell.
“While just about every expert agrees that this is not something they would recommend people do, the facts are the facts, and I want to do what I can to help.”
Statistics show that a large percentage of dogs who are brought into a new home as “gifts” during the holidays will wind up abandoned and in shelters just a few months, or even weeks, after the “excitement” dies down.
Cantrell says that most of the dogs who suffer that fate wind up there simply because their new “parents” lacked the knowledge and skill to know how to handle common challenges that come with any new addition to the family.
“So what I want to do throughout this month is to show you how easy it can be to solve common obedience problems,” Cantrell says.
“And I want to show you how dogs THINK, so that you can understand their behavior and STOP problems before they ever start. I want to show you how to create a lifelong bond with your dog, so that the two of you wind up truly becoming best friends,” she says.
Cantrell plans to address common issues people have with their dogs, including:
- How to housebreak a puppy or housetrain an older dog
- How to easily solve common obedience problems such as barking, chewing, and pulling on the leash during walks
- How to teach basic skills such as “Come,” “Sit,” and “Stay”
- The proven steps to establish yourself as pack leader in your dog’s mind
- How to socialize your dog with other dogs, and with people
- An introduction to “Clicker Training,” an easy-to-learn dog training method that’s fast and effective
- And more!
The free program is open to anyone (not just people who recently adopted or purchased a dog) who wants to learn how to raise “Your Best Dog Ever."
Registration is fast and easy at http://www.YourBestDogEver.com/newyearnewdog
About Krista Cantrell:
Krista Cantrell has been training dogs for more than 17 years. She is the author of Catch Your Dog Doing Something Right: How to Train Any Dog in Five Minutes a Day; Tao of Puppies: How to Raise a Good Dog Without Really Trying; and Housetrain Your Dog Now. She has appeared on Fox News, CNN, and NBC, as well as numerous radio shows and in print publications across the country. She teaches people worldwide how to train your dog and train a puppy through her blog at YourBestDogEver.com.
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