You and your neighbors do not want to hear your dog barking when your dog should not be barking.  Sure, if your dog is excited, or it is late at night and there is someone near your house, then barking is acceptable.  But having to hear your dog constantly barking for hours on end can be very annoying to anyone within earshot.  If you have chosen the responsibility of owning a dog, then you need to teach your dog that you are the boss and that he needs to obey you.

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Who doesn’t want to just “baby” their cute little puppy when they bring it home for the first time?  As tempting as it is, do your best to resist as this will result in an untrained and spoiled dog.  And over the long run, your dog can end up developing many different behavioral problems that will be hard for you to retrain once it is older and the patterns are ingrained.

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