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Adding a puppy to your family is always a really wonderful choice. It is also decision that comes along with quite a few significant decisions that will need to be made– one being when to start training your new dog. The sooner you start training your dog with a professional dog trainer in Altamont, the easier it will be to avoid unwanted and bad behaviors. This is because from the beginning you are setting up clear boundaries and rules for your dog to abide by. By not training your dog, you are not doing any favors by your dog and sadly might be putting them on the wrong path. Similar to a child without rules or boundaries, they will push their limits regularly again and can quite often be unpleasant to be around. And to no fault of their own, they have just never been taught what is expected of them and what is appropriate and what is unacceptable.

Getting your dog trained properly is perhaps just one of the best things that you might do for him or her. Not only do they respond to the commands that you give, but they also often tend to be far happier, and more fulfilled dogs compared to dogs that are not. This is because you are offering mental stimulation; which allows them to use their brain rather than being bored and trying to find ways to amuse themselves. Trained dogs are also less likely to end being re-homed, euthanized, or surrendered to a dog rescue; which is the key reason why it is so important to start training your dog early on. And if you are unsure how to train your dog or how to correct unwanted behaviors; then it is best to talk to a dog trainer in Altamont. They’ll be able to help you to better understand what your dog may need. 

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Altamont is a city in Effingham County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,319 at the 2010 census. Altamont is part of the Effingham, Illinois Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Legend says Griffin Tipsword came to live with the Kickapoo Indians, who were indifferent to the coming of a white man. Tipsword was white by birth and Indian by adoption. He was a pioneer, a missionary preacher, hunter and medicine man among the Indians. Tipsword’s family name was Sowards. He called himself Tipsword after coming to Illinois. Tipsword was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, first fighting at Ramsour’s Mill in the Carolinas. Griffin died in 1845 and was buried on the banks of Wolff Creek (Tipsword family cemetery, Effingham), leaving three sons, John, Isaac, and Thomas, who left many descendants in the area.