08/30/2026
🐾 Dog training isn’t just for Mom and Dad! ❤️
One of my favorite parts of training is watching the whole family get involved—including the kids!
When we teach children how to appropriately communicate with their dogs, we’re giving them more than a few commands to practice. We’re helping them build a relationship based on trust, consistency, boundaries, and communication.
In this video, you can see this young handler practicing with the family dog. 🐶❤️
The goal isn’t for the child to be a professional dog trainer. It’s teaching them how to:
🐾 Give clear commands
🐾 Be consistent
🐾 Understand the importance of boundaries
🐾 Reward good choices
🐾 Build confidence with their dog
And the dog learns something just as important:
The rules and expectations don’t only come from Mom or Dad.
Dogs are part of our families, and they need to learn how to communicate with and listen to the appropriate members of the household.
Of course, children should always be supervised by an adult and given age-appropriate responsibilities. Safety comes first!
But when done correctly, involving kids in training can create an incredible bond between them and their dog. ❤️
Because my goal isn’t just to train your dog…
It’s to teach your family how to communicate with your dog so the training continues long after I leave. 🐾
And watching a child gain confidence while their dog learns to trust and listen to them?
That’s a win for everyone. ❤️
❤️🐾🐶