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Dog Is A Dog Like A Pro

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How to Train your dog like a Pro

Topic: Dog Training
Organization: I organized my speech by topic.
Specific Purpose: It is my goal to help you properly care for, socialize and train your dog in a positive, non-violent yet highly effective manner.

I. INTRODUCTION
A. Attention getter: “It is estimated that 70-80 million dogs are owned in the United States, around 37-47 percent of all households” (ASPCA,2015).
B. Relevance: Training your dog can prove satisfying for both pet and owner, having a dog in your life should provide you with great joy and companionship, not an extra burden or endless source of frustration.
C. Credibility statement: I currently work for a company known as All Dogs Unleashed, where we train a variety of breeds …show more content…

Many animals have potty mistakes in their lifetime. It is the owner’s responsibility to teach them proper ways of potty training, with that said, physical punishment is never an option in the house training process!
2. When training your K-9, one must first choose a specific spot in the yard they would like their dog to take care of their “business”. If your dog is a puppy, keep him in a certain section of the house before taking him outside. Puppies should not be able to have free reign over the entire house at a young age. Every 60 minutes take your dog to the designated potty area and repeat a cue word such as “Go potty” or “hurry up”, it is important to pick only one phrase and say repeatedly during this process (Harris). Once your K-9 takes care of business, repeat the cue word loudly and enthusiastically praise and reward your dog with a treat.
3. Teaching your K-9 to ask to go outside to potty is simple, attach a string with a bell to your door handle around the height of your dog’s nose and when taking your dog outside, ring the bell and use a key word such as “go potty”. This should take around a week or two for the dog to catch on, and soon enough, your pet will be notifying you every time he or she wishes to go outside.

Transition to 2nd main point: Now that we’ve talked about Potty training, we can talk about Bark control.

B. Teaching our pets when the

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