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The origin of the "dog training" example

by alanm88
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Almost every e-boook, video, audio, tutorials uses "dog training" as the example. Everything has a history and origin.. so does anyone know where this all started from?
#dog training #origin
  • Profile picture of the author sahi
    And I've come across many products where the author uses an example of "golf".:confused:
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    and Perry Belcher refers to Killing Bugs as an example.

    He also loves to talk about recycling scrap metal

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  • Profile picture of the author xohaibx
    It might be Frank Kern ... He's been into that business for long, lol.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kevin Riley
    Originally Posted by alanm88 View Post

    Almost every e-boook, video, audio, tutorials uses "dog training" as the example. Everything has a history and origin.. so does anyone know where this all started from?
    It all goes back to the year 28,957 BC and a cave in Southern France. A wild dog was the only animal stupid enough to go sit beside another carnivore who had a fire lit - ready to roast anything that moved. For some reason, Zog the Caveman wasn't overly hungry that day - could have been due to the half a mammoth he had devoured the day before at Gorg's semi-monthly tarpit barbeque. So, he decided to teach the wild dog some dumb animal tricks, like "pretend you've been trampled by buffalo" and "omg, you've treed a sabertooth tiger".

    The dog just sat there. Zog tried for hours. He'd have paid anything for a good dog training book.
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    • Profile picture of the author Karen Connell
      Originally Posted by Kevin Riley View Post

      It all goes back to the year 28,957 BC and a cave in Southern France. A wild dog was the only animal stupid enough to go sit beside another carnivore who had a fire lit - ready to roast anything that moved. For some reason, Zog the Caveman wasn't overly hungry that day - could have been due to the half a mammoth he had devoured the day before at Gorg's semi-monthly tarpit barbeque. So, he decided to teach the wild dog some dumb animal tricks, like "pretend you've been trampled by buffalo" and "omg, you've treed a sabertooth tiger".

      The dog just sat there. Zog tried for hours. He'd have paid anything for a good dog training book.

      Hi Kevin,

      You've just figured out how to cheer up someone who is watching the raining belting down outside. Love it - thanks!

      Regards

      Karen
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    • Profile picture of the author alanm88
      Originally Posted by Kevin Riley View Post

      It all goes back to the year 28,957 BC and a cave in Southern France. A wild dog was the only animal stupid enough to go sit beside another carnivore who had a fire lit - ready to roast anything that moved. For some reason, Zog the Caveman wasn't overly hungry that day - could have been due to the half a mammoth he had devoured the day before at Gorg's semi-monthly tarpit barbeque. So, he decided to teach the wild dog some dumb animal tricks, like "pretend you've been trampled by buffalo" and "omg, you've treed a sabertooth tiger".

      The dog just sat there. Zog tried for hours. He'd have paid anything for a good dog training book.
      Lol.. this has to be the one that started it all, how could it be anything else? great story
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    • Profile picture of the author Zack Lim
      Originally Posted by Kevin Riley View Post

      It all goes back to the year 28,957 BC and a cave in Southern France. A wild dog was the only animal stupid enough to go sit beside another carnivore who had a fire lit - ready to roast anything that moved. For some reason, Zog the Caveman wasn't overly hungry that day - could have been due to the half a mammoth he had devoured the day before at Gorg's semi-monthly tarpit barbeque. So, he decided to teach the wild dog some dumb animal tricks, like "pretend you've been trampled by buffalo" and "omg, you've treed a sabertooth tiger".

      The dog just sat there. Zog tried for hours. He'd have paid anything for a good dog training book.
      Hi Kevin,

      Thanks for this funny post. That might just explain why dog training has been used as an example LOL

      Zack
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  • Profile picture of the author Aljiro
    Nice one Kevin.

    Zog should have went online.
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  • Profile picture of the author dsmpublishing
    I remember first seeing dogs as an example back in 2004 so its certainly done the rounds several times over.

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  • Profile picture of the author Philipc
    it's probably a niche that has a lot of people searching for a lot of problems to solve. When you think about it...the amount of people who have dogs times the number of dogs times the number of breeds...you get the picture. It's kinda worldwide in scope.

    Then again, perhaps someone really loved dogs...who happened to be needing fido to not pee in the house.
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    • Profile picture of the author Tyrus Antas
      Originally Posted by Philipc View Post

      it's probably a niche that has a lot of people searching for a lot of problems to solve. When you think about it...the amount of people who have dogs times the number of dogs times the number of breeds...you get the picture. It's kinda worldwide in scope.

      Then again, perhaps someone really loved dogs...who happened to be needing fido to not pee in the house.
      Interesting. I had a dog until recently and never really bothered to train him. Neither anybody I know. I'm actually surprised the dog training niche is so massive. If it were something like pet health I could understand. We pet owners would give a kidney for our pets.

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  • Profile picture of the author RedMatrix
    The Dog niche is vast and deep, and is the reason it is used as an example a lot, imho.

    You got dog behavior problems x illness x dog breeds x colors x sizes x hypo-alergentic x breeding x showmanship x buying guides x adoption.

    Whew!
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  • Profile picture of the author JMoney172
    Frank Kern had (has?) a dog training niche site under the pen name Dean Rankin. He used this as an example in his later products.
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    • Profile picture of the author AfteraDream
      Originally Posted by JMoney172 View Post

      Frank Kern had (has?) a dog training niche site under the pen name Dean Rankin. He used this as an example in his later products.
      This. And looks like he made a freaking' load of money doing that..
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