
{"id":22703,"date":"2012-01-05T08:50:11","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T13:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=22703"},"modified":"2012-01-05T08:57:26","modified_gmt":"2012-01-05T13:57:26","slug":"letter-pet-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2012\/01\/05\/letter-pet-training\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Pet training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, the largest professional association for dog\u00c2\u00a0trainers in the world, proclaims January National Train Your Dog Month. This campaign\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s goal\u00c2\u00a0is to promote the importance of training and socialization to all dog owners.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the Humane Society of the United States, between six and eight million dogs and\u00c2\u00a0cats are turned in to animal shelters each year, and about four million are euthanized for lack of\u00c2\u00a0good homes. Studies by the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy have found\u00c2\u00a0that most dogs (and cats) are turned in to shelters for common behavior and training issues that\u00c2\u00a0could easily be solved with the assistance of a professional. In fact, research has found that\u00c2\u00a0training and socializing dogs when they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re young can reduce or even eliminate behavior\u00c2\u00a0problems in the future.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since January is the time for New Year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s resolutions, it is the perfect time for the dog owners of\u00c2\u00a0the Triangle, and those who may be considering getting a dog, to learn\u00c2\u00a0about the importance of training for their pet. The APDT website (apdt.com\/petowners) has a wealth of helpful\u00c2\u00a0information for pet owners. APDT\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s other sites (trainyourdogmonth.com and mydoghasclass.com) have additional tips and resources\u00c2\u00a0for dog owners. Free webinars and social media chats will occur during the month of January as\u00c2\u00a0well (a full listing can be found at trainyourdogmonth.com).\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>APDT and its more than 6,000 member trainers are dedicated to helping keep dogs in homes, showing dog owners how to fully enjoy and have fun with their dogs and experience the joys of having a well-trained dog.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jenn Merritt<br \/>\n<em>Eflan<\/em>d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, the largest professional association for dog\u00c2\u00a0trainers in the world, proclaims January National Train Your Dog Month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22703"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22704,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22703\/revisions\/22704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}