This post may contain affiliate links, which means that I may receive a commission if you make a purchase using these links, with NO additional cost to you.
No matter the dog you have, working or pet, they will need some training. Training is needed for your dog to have manners and not be knocking people, kids, and more over. Below I’ll describe the difference between basic obedience and working and tips for each. Obedience is needed for any job. Working dogs vary from guarding, herding, sporting, and more.
Every dog, no matter if they will be officially working, or simply hanging around, they need basic obedience. Basic obedience is walking on a leash without pulling, sitting, laydown, stay, and leave it. All of these are important for the safety of people and your dog. Walking easily on a leash makes it safe to walk in public and walks pleasant. “Sit”, helps to keep them from jumping on others. “Leave-it” keeps them from pulling on you, or chasing something that could be dangerous, like a car.
Most dogs are eager to please you, if you have established a relationship with them and they respect you. Treats can help establish the understanding of reward, for dogs who need more than just praise. You may have to help them into a sit or down the first time, make sure you praise your dog right after they do as you wish.
For working dogs, they will need a bit more training. Depending on what job your dog will be doing, what training they will need. For guard dogs, you will be able to train them. The biggest thing to teach them in addition to obedience, is to teach them their boundaries. In the beginning you will need to stake or pen them close to what they are to be guarding. Then you can begin to take them on perimeter walks. Depending on the size of the territory, you may need a fence collar to keep them in.
If you are looking at a herding dog, you may need some outside help to get started. Most good herding dogs have an innate ability to know what to do. But you will need to learn how to communicate with them and how to slow them down if needed. Basic communication between the dog and you should be directions (left and right), down, come, stay, and heel (walk with me).
Dogs are eager to please and easy to train. They are good at their jobs no matter what it is. Dogs make an excellent extra set of hands for work, or even companions. Basic obedience is the foundation of all training.
As I've grown in my journey as an entrepreneur, mom, gardener, and livestock owner, I struggled to find a planner that met my needs and kept me organized. So I MADE MY OWN. You can take a look at it on the link blow and buy it on amazon below
Don't want the whole calendar part? I got you! I pulled the gardening and animal care pages out and put them in a book all their own.
Wanting a community to lean into? Join the FREE Helping Your Family Homestead for Food group! This community is for the Mommas, looking to stay home and raise their kids, but unsure how to keep everyone fed and make ends meet. I share tips from my journey from the office, to half the income and feeding my family from home, while maintaining good nourishing food. Tips include: gardening, bulk buying, caning,/preserving, livestock, homesteading, and home remedies. Your family is precious and this group is to help you gain the knowledge and tools to keep your family well and not reliant on outside professionals. Remedies and tips are easy and simple for the busy momma, time is precious after all, including pregnancy, birth, young kids, and illness. Trust your Momma gut again! This community offers the resources + community you need to help get started on your journey and prepare for whatever future you envision.
Starting to garden doesn't have to be hard! I gathered all the tips I've learned over my gardening learning curve and made them into a simple course to jump start your gardening your life.
Supporting Your Family Naturally From the Inside Out community!! This community is for the Mommas, looking to Support Your Family from Nature for Wellness. Tips range from nutrition, herbals, detoxing, natural cleaning, and essential oils. Basically all the things I’ve learned slowly over the past 5+ years if my journey. We have moved off Facebook, so to better serve our community and be able to discuss openly option for providing for your family in the best way possible.
Join the FREE Community
Join the FREE Community
I've had 3 very different pregnancies. After the first traumatic birth, I learned better and how to care for my body naturally and prevent common pregnancy and birth problems before they arise. This quick course will get you the tools you need to have a naturally healthy pregnancy, labor, and delivery. My first pregnancy I had a normal western medicine all the things pregnancy. My second? I flipped to completely natural, no medicine. Bonus: Preventing Preeclampsia Without the Aspirin & Healing from Birth Trauma
Click here to get the stories straight to your email:
For more on wellness tips click here:
For more on homesteading on your budget click here:
For more simple DIY updates click here:
0 Comments