Dogs and Imaginary Problems

There is a problem when new people come into the dog training world... seeing imaginary problems. 

For example, take someone who has come from a child psychology background, but are new to dog training. They will see or expect problems that dogs never display. 

I remember such a case. The owner hired a witch. Yes, a witch. She diagnosed the home as having an evil spirit, so she wanted them to rub ashes all over their million dollar home. Yeah, that wasn't the problem. The dog was a sensitive, unsocialized Dalmatian. 

Another example: people who have read rat studies and then claiming that what rats do is what dogs will do. So, they are preparing for imaginary problems.

There is no substitute for many years of working with real dogs and using actual dog science and proper dog training methods. 

Plan accordingly.