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Dogs can be almost human!

Freda Savahl
3 min readFeb 16, 2022

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Benefits of obedience dog training.

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The police department of Casper, Wyoming, has an Animal Protection Unit that offers dog obedience classes to the public.

Brendan Lachance from Oil City News reports on the positive effects of obedience training on the animals' quality of life.

Dogs being social animals, form an excellent relationship with their owner through obedience training. Their bond strengthens.

Our canine friends look to us to teach them behavior rules. Obedience training is teaching your dog basic commands & how to be social.

Basic commands help to manage the pet better as he encounters different situations.

Obedience training teaches the dog to greet people & other animals calmly with manners. In addition, it makes the dog friendly in public parks, events, hiking, & camping.

Above all, it eliminates the need to lock the dog away from guests coming to visit you at home.

Obedience command practices done daily with your pet, using positive reinforcements, will build a solid foundation that helps deal with various situations.

Spending quality time with your dog allows for an improved understanding of his body language & the unique signals he uses to communicate with…

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Freda Savahl
Freda Savahl

Written by Freda Savahl

Retired Nurse Practitioner WHC /Contract Provider Deployment Military Services. US Citizen. Immigrant from South Africa 1978.

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