How many of you have tried one of the thousands of "diet gimmicks" you see advertised everywhere?
"Eat anything you want and still lose weight!"
"I lost weight without ANY exercising!"
"Take this pill and you will NEVER feel hungry again!"
"Lose 6 dress sizes by working out 10 minutes a day!"
Now most of you know there is a LOT of fine print that goes along with these "quick fix" advertising programs for your dieting problems. However, if they were really as easy and effective as they make them sound, wouldn't America be a lot skinnier?
Unfortunately, it seems as though the same money hungry people behind all those "dieting" fads have taken over a new domain: Pet Products
While there are some great products out there if used properly, most of these are being overused and abused by pet owners who are looking for a "quick fix". Many of you won't like what I am about to say but I promise you it is the truth .There are no quick fixes in dog training! You are dealing with a living, breathing, thinking animal and to modify their behavior takes time and patience, not 19.99 plus shipping and handling. These gimmicks are nothing but a temporary fix and never remedy the problem. Most of these products only prevent the dog from performing the action, or they simply don’t work at all. If all you do is prevent the behavior from happening, it never goes away, which means you become dependant on that device.
Now this doesn’t sound all that menacing at first, right? So I have to use this leash-walking thingie for the rest of his life, that’s fine, you say. But trust me it becomes old when you absolutely cannot bear the thought of going for a walk without it and all of a sudden it goes missing. You search the house in a frantic mad rush, "Sammie" needs to go for a walk before work but I can't find his walking thingie! Finally, after 30 minutes of searching to no avail, you decide to buy another one (another $20) because you and Sammie can't live without it. Then what happens when Sammie starts exhibiting other bad behaviors, and you turn to more "quick fixes".
Pretty soon you are dependant on his $20 leash walking thingie, that $5 bottle gross tasting spray so he doesn’t chew on things, the $50 a month in potty pads because he didn’t ever seem to "get" potty training, and that $200 underground fence because he runs off every chance he gets. The list goes on, you continue spending money and the result is never a trained dog. You live in constant anxiety over losing that leash walking thingie, or running out of potty pads, or even driving all over town looking for those precious little batteries for your underground fence (trust me I have seen people do ALL of these). So why not spend a lot less money and feel wonderful about your fully trained dog?
"Eat anything you want and still lose weight!"
"I lost weight without ANY exercising!"
"Take this pill and you will NEVER feel hungry again!"
"Lose 6 dress sizes by working out 10 minutes a day!"
Now most of you know there is a LOT of fine print that goes along with these "quick fix" advertising programs for your dieting problems. However, if they were really as easy and effective as they make them sound, wouldn't America be a lot skinnier?
Unfortunately, it seems as though the same money hungry people behind all those "dieting" fads have taken over a new domain: Pet Products
While there are some great products out there if used properly, most of these are being overused and abused by pet owners who are looking for a "quick fix". Many of you won't like what I am about to say but I promise you it is the truth .There are no quick fixes in dog training! You are dealing with a living, breathing, thinking animal and to modify their behavior takes time and patience, not 19.99 plus shipping and handling. These gimmicks are nothing but a temporary fix and never remedy the problem. Most of these products only prevent the dog from performing the action, or they simply don’t work at all. If all you do is prevent the behavior from happening, it never goes away, which means you become dependant on that device.
Now this doesn’t sound all that menacing at first, right? So I have to use this leash-walking thingie for the rest of his life, that’s fine, you say. But trust me it becomes old when you absolutely cannot bear the thought of going for a walk without it and all of a sudden it goes missing. You search the house in a frantic mad rush, "Sammie" needs to go for a walk before work but I can't find his walking thingie! Finally, after 30 minutes of searching to no avail, you decide to buy another one (another $20) because you and Sammie can't live without it. Then what happens when Sammie starts exhibiting other bad behaviors, and you turn to more "quick fixes".
Pretty soon you are dependant on his $20 leash walking thingie, that $5 bottle gross tasting spray so he doesn’t chew on things, the $50 a month in potty pads because he didn’t ever seem to "get" potty training, and that $200 underground fence because he runs off every chance he gets. The list goes on, you continue spending money and the result is never a trained dog. You live in constant anxiety over losing that leash walking thingie, or running out of potty pads, or even driving all over town looking for those precious little batteries for your underground fence (trust me I have seen people do ALL of these). So why not spend a lot less money and feel wonderful about your fully trained dog?
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