{"id":246,"date":"2009-04-25T18:20:47","date_gmt":"2009-04-26T01:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shibashake.com\/shibainublog\/?p=246"},"modified":"2009-04-25T18:20:47","modified_gmt":"2009-04-26T01:20:47","slug":"best-dog-trainer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/best-dog-trainer\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Dog Trainer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Who is the <a href=\"http:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/finding-a-dog-trainer\">best\u00a0dog trainer<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is it <a href=\"http:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/cesar-millan-the-good-and-the-bad-of-the-dog-whisperer\">Cesar Millan, <em>The Dog Whisperer<\/em><\/a>? <\/p>\n<p>Or do you think it is Victoria Stilwell from <em>It&#8217;s Me of the Dog<\/em>? <\/p>\n<p>Or do you prefer Tamara Geller? Ian Dunbar? Patricia McConnell? or someone else entirely?<\/p>\n<p>Nah, it is not any one of these people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is it <a href=\"http:\/\/shibashake.hubpages.com\/_srec\">ShibaShake<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Certainly not!<\/p>\n<p><strong>So who is the best dog trainer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='3092' class='wp-caption frame3 aligncenter' style='width:520px' ><div class='shiba-outer shiba-gallery' ><div class='shiba-stage' style='width:520px'><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2044-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"Who is the best dog trainer?\" title=\"In Dog Training Consistency is Key\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3092\" \/><div class='wp-caption-text shiba-caption'>Who is the best dog trainer?<\/div><\/div> <!-- End shiba-stage --><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The best dog trainer for your dog is &#8212; [ <em>drum roll<\/em> ] &#8212; YOU. <\/p>\n<p>I know, I know, this is a bit cheesy, like that person of the year TIME article; however, it is also true.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignspace\"><\/div>\n<div id='3150' class='wp-caption frame3 alignright' style='width:280px' ><div class='shiba-outer shiba-gallery' ><div class='shiba-stage' style='width:280px'><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2176-280x210.jpg\" alt=\"We get to spend the most time with our dogs.\" title=\"Shiba Inu and Siberian Husky Lying Together in Bed\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3150\" \/><div class='wp-caption-text shiba-caption'>We get to spend the most time with our dogs.<\/div><\/div> <!-- End shiba-stage --><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>We get to spend the most time with our dogs. We get to observe them 24\/7 and we should know them best. <\/li>\n<li>We love them\u00a0more than anybody else, so we should be most willing to put in the\u00a0effort to make them happy and balanced. \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This does not mean that we automatically become <strong>best dog trainer<\/strong>.\u00a0 No, no, this is a prestigious title that requires a whole lot of work.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We must do a lot of research online so that we understand the good and bad of different <a href=\"http:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/dog-obedience-training-good-and-bad\">dog training methods<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li>We must research the different types of dog equipment\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.squidoo.com\/dog-supplies-dog-food-dog-toys-dog-treats-dog-foods-dog-shopping\">dog products<\/a> available to us so that we only pick the ones that are safe and healthy for our dogs. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>We must keep our dog healthy, fulfill their <a href=\"http:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy\">need for exercise<\/a>,\u00a0and not do anything that will inadvertently cause them physical or mental harm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>And the work is never done<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>We must always keep an open mind and be receptive to new dog information, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.upenn.edu\/pennnews\/news\/if-youre-aggressive-your-dog-will-be-too-says-veterinary-study-university-pennsylvania\">dog studies<\/a>, and dog training techniques.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>reward of being the best dog trainer<\/strong> though &#8211; is priceless.<\/p>\n<p>A happy, well-balanced\u00a0dog who trusts you, and is not afraid of you.<\/p>\n<div id='2671' class='wp-caption frame3 aligncenter' style='width:520px' ><div class='shiba-outer shiba-gallery' ><div class='shiba-stage' style='width:520px'><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_0913-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"The reward of being the best dog trainer though \u2013 is priceless.  A happy, well-balanced dog who trusts you, and is not afraid of you.\" title=\"Shiba Inu Close-Up\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2671\" \/><div class='wp-caption-text shiba-caption'>The reward of being the best dog trainer though \u2013 is priceless.  A happy, well-balanced dog who trusts you, and is not afraid of you.<\/div><\/div> <!-- End shiba-stage --><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who do you think is the best dog trainer? Is it Cesar Millan, Brad Pattison, Victoria Stilwell, or somebody else? We discuss who wins this most coveted and important title of Best Dog Trainer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[118,119,120,121,122,123,124,125,126],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}