I'm not going to go into a big lecture here about positive and negative thinking and how it affects the world around you, however, I felt it needed to be mentioned in the context of training your dog.
If you think your dog can't be trained, then he won't. If you think your dog will not listen, then he won't. If you think your dog will never change, then he won't. If you think training will be useless, then it will.
You will get absolutely no where with your dog when you continue in the above state of mind. Negativity breeds negativity, and not just from human to human, but also everything you come in contact with, including your canine companion.
If you change all of the above statements to a positive context, you will most definitely see different results. If you think your dog can be trained, then he will. If you think your dog will listen, then he will. If you think your dog can change, then he will. If you think training will better yours and your dogs life, then it most definitely will.
Of course, thinking it is only the first step. Follow through and consistency, practice and more practice also play an enormous role in changing your dogs behaviour.
Remember the Little Engine That Could? Hard work, perseverance, and positive thinking, just like that little train showed us, will help to create a relationship with your dog that you've always wanted.
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