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The dog park… a place created by people so that dogs can have contact with other dogs, run freely in a fenced-in area and play and have fun with other dogs.
That’s the theory!
I experience every day that the practice is unfortunately completely different.
There are situations where the dogs really have fun and romp around with their fellow dogs.
And then there are the other moments. In which I hear dogs growling behind the fence, others squealing in fear and pain. This is the case when people send their dog onto the meadow where other dogs have already staked out “their” territory and are not happy to welcome the newcomer. In order to make the start on the dog park a good one for everyone, it is important that dog owners show consideration for one another. By calling your dog to you and keeping it with you, you give the other human-dog team the opportunity to enter the meadow and arrive.
I often observe that the dogs do exactly what they were bred for. The German Shepherd controls everyone who enters the dog park, the greyhound chases the other dogs, the Labrador shoots at everything that isn’t in a tree by the count of three without any distance… and their owners… watch. Watch as their darlings are bullied by other dogs without any protection. It is up to the owners to offer their dogs the greatest possible protection… essential for a harmonious human-dog relationship.
I wish that people could read the body language of dogs better and knew that dogs cannot sort out these park situations among themselves. At least not in the way we humans imagine.
There are often loud noises and one of the dogs is bitten, bullied or intimidated.
And then people react… they are surprised, they say things like “he’s never done that before”. Such situations can be avoided if you show consideration for one another, do not give out treats to the dogs (which can quickly become an object worth defending) and do not throw toys into a group of dogs. Especially not if they do not know each other well. A simple “dog park” acquaintance is not so solid that the dogs do not go for each other’s necks if there is possible prey.
I can only warmly recommend attending a body language seminar and reading the exciting body language of our dogs.
I would be happy to translate for you!
Take good care of yourself and your loved ones, and: avoid dog parks if possible.

And suddenly it’s there, the moment when you spontaneously agree… and now you don’t know how to start.
I’m Ben. I’ve been working as a dog trainer since 2013. At first small and mobile, but now for 3 years on a beautiful training area with a small dog daycare center.
I’m married and live in a social community with my wife, two children and four dogs. Yes, classic and sometimes a bit stuffy… in a little house with a garden and charcoal grill. OK, I admit, four dogs are not classic or even stuffy. You’ll find out more about the dogs later.
I’ve been running my dog ​​school Ben’s Dogbe in Karben with the associated dog daycare center for 3 years now. My whole passion is training and seminars. Helping people to understand their dogs better is very important to me. Every customer is different, every dog ​​is different, there is no template that can be applied to the training structure. The most common sentence I have heard from trainers and dozens of others during my training is “you can’t say that in general.” You could proceed like this, or perhaps try the following…” That gripped me from the start. Observing, studying the body language of the dogs and constantly re-evaluating the situation between dog and human and adapting the training accordingly. What works well at the moment can be irrelevant again shortly afterwards. The condition of the dog and its owner must always be taken into account. Whether physical or mental, it doesn’t matter.
In my view, flexibility and individuality are two important elements that I try to adhere to in my training and seminars. In some training groups there are 7 topics that are taught one after the other week after week. However, it can also be the case that for a current reason (e.g. poison bait in the area or problems of dog owners) I completely change the training on one day and then take the acute needs of my group into account.
Jack&Russell offered me the opportunity to understand a regular blog from the world and perspective of a dog trainer.
Well, you’ll be surprised.
I will comment on various topics and hope you enjoy reading. You are also welcome to send me comments.