Dogsaresocialanimalsbutwithoutpropertrainingtheywillbehavelikewildanimals.Theywillsoilyourhousedestroyyourbelongingsbarkwildlyfightotherdogsandevenbiteyou.Nearlyallbehaviorproblemsareperfectlynormaldogactivitiesthatoccuratthewrongtimeorplaceoraredirectedatthewrongthing.Thekeytopreventingortreatingbehaviorproblemsislearningtoteachthedogtoreactinanormalway.

Oneofthebestthingsyoucandoforyourdogandyourselfistoobediencetrain(服从训练)it.Obediencetrainingdoesn’tsolveallbehaviorproblemsbutitisthemostimportant.Trainingopensupalineofcommunicationbetweenyouandyourdog.Effectivecommunicationisnecessarytoinstructyourdogaboutwhatyouwantittodo.

Trainingisalsoaneasywaytobuildthesocialrankorder.Whenyourdogobeysasimplerequestof“comeheresit”itisshowingobedienceandrespectforyou.Itisnotnecessarytomakeyourselfasofthedogbyusingextremeways.Youcanteachyourdogitssubordinate(从属的)rolebyteachingittofollowyourorders.Mostdogsloveperformingtricksforyoutohappilyacceptthatyouareincharge.

Trainingshouldbefunandrewardingforyouandyourdog.Itcanenrichyourrelationshipandmakelivingtogethermoreenjoyable.Awell-traineddogismoreconfidentandcanmoresafelybeallowedagreateramountoffreedomthananuntrainedanimal.

1．Behaviorproblemsofdogsarebelievedto__________.

A．worseninmodernsociety B．occurwhentheygowild

C．bejustpartoftheirnature D．presentadangertothesociety

2．Effectivecommunicationbetweenadoganditsowneris_________.

A．anextrememeasureinobediencetraining

B．agoodwaytoteachthedognewtricks

C．aneasymethodfordogstoperformtasks

D．abasicwaytosolvethedog’sbehaviorproblems

3．Whydopetdogsloveperformingtricksfortheirmasters?

A．Toshowtheirwillingnesstoobey

B．Toavoidbeingpunished.

C．Toshowtheiremotionfortheirmasters.

D．Towinleadership.

4．Whenadoghasreceivedeffectiveobediencetrainingitsowner__________.

A．willenjoyabetterfamilylife