Training Dogs & The Barn Door
Training dogs is like shutting the barn door before the horse runs out into farmer Wilkins' freshly planted field. The point of training dogs isn't to prove to God and his neighbors that you're the master of time, space and dimension when it comes to your four-legged buddy. It's to give your dog freedom while keeping bad things from happening to him.
Training dogs is an occupation that allows me to meet a lot of dog owners. I met a lady the other day that got me thinking about insurance. She was talking about how much it costs to take her dog to the vet and that she was thinking about getting pet insurance for the little guy.
You know, insurance or the thinking behind it isn't exactly a new idea. The first insurance company was started in 1667 in England just a year after the great fire of London destroyed over 13,000 homes.
The reason people buy insurance is in anticipation of having to pay big bucks after something bad happens. You can insure just about anything these days from your life or your car to insuring against vampire bites and alien abduction. So it's not surprising that you can buy pet insurance too. So, if your little poochy gets hit by a car, you won't have to borrow money from uncle Vernon.
But, it seems a little funny and a little selfish to be thinking about your wallet when you should be thinking about your dog. Letting something bad happen then trying to fix it is like closing the barn door after the horse runs out.
It's not that we don't think about avoiding problems before they happen. We lock our doors at night, use our seat belts and turn the volume down on the TV set before William Shatner sings. So, why can't we do the same thing with our dogs? Why can't we prevent our dog from getting hit by the car instead of fixing it cheaper after it happens?
Doesn't it sound a bit more humane and a bit more logical to keep your dog from running into the road in the first place? Well, training dogs does just that. Training dogs is the best insurance you can buy for your little poochy. It will keep your little buddy safe, give him the freedom he wants and deserves and improve your relationship all at the same time.
So, just like a biker wears a helmet, a baby wears a diaper or a farmer spreads compost, think about keeping bad things from happening instead of waiting for them to happen then trying to save money fixing them. You ask just about anyone who loves their dog and they'll tell you that if their dog got hit by a car, they'd pay whatever they had to to get him fixed up. Then why wouldn't you pay to make sure your dog never gets hurt in the first place?
So, get your boots on, put on your raincoat and head out to the barn to shut the door before it's too late.
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Training dogs is an occupation that allows me to meet a lot of dog owners. I met a lady the other day that got me thinking about insurance. She was talking about how much it costs to take her dog to the vet and that she was thinking about getting pet insurance for the little guy.
You know, insurance or the thinking behind it isn't exactly a new idea. The first insurance company was started in 1667 in England just a year after the great fire of London destroyed over 13,000 homes.
The reason people buy insurance is in anticipation of having to pay big bucks after something bad happens. You can insure just about anything these days from your life or your car to insuring against vampire bites and alien abduction. So it's not surprising that you can buy pet insurance too. So, if your little poochy gets hit by a car, you won't have to borrow money from uncle Vernon.
But, it seems a little funny and a little selfish to be thinking about your wallet when you should be thinking about your dog. Letting something bad happen then trying to fix it is like closing the barn door after the horse runs out.
It's not that we don't think about avoiding problems before they happen. We lock our doors at night, use our seat belts and turn the volume down on the TV set before William Shatner sings. So, why can't we do the same thing with our dogs? Why can't we prevent our dog from getting hit by the car instead of fixing it cheaper after it happens?
Doesn't it sound a bit more humane and a bit more logical to keep your dog from running into the road in the first place? Well, training dogs does just that. Training dogs is the best insurance you can buy for your little poochy. It will keep your little buddy safe, give him the freedom he wants and deserves and improve your relationship all at the same time.
So, just like a biker wears a helmet, a baby wears a diaper or a farmer spreads compost, think about keeping bad things from happening instead of waiting for them to happen then trying to save money fixing them. You ask just about anyone who loves their dog and they'll tell you that if their dog got hit by a car, they'd pay whatever they had to to get him fixed up. Then why wouldn't you pay to make sure your dog never gets hurt in the first place?
So, get your boots on, put on your raincoat and head out to the barn to shut the door before it's too late.
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