Lots of dogs have no manners, and their owners are at a loss as to how to teach them manners. Hapless owners frequently end up hollering at their puppy, banishing him to the basement or the backyard to live his days in solitude, or he's taken to the pound because "we just can't deal with him any more."
Obedience training would have prevented many of these problems, and can help solve the bad behaviors that exist. Obedience training is to train dogs to be obedient, and to obey anything and everything they're told to do. It covers a wide range of lessons a dog can learn, including tricks, family manners, show ring exercises, and skills demonstrations. Tracking dogs, service dogs, search and rescue dogs, sled and carting dogs, hunting dogs -- all carry their obedience training to the highest degree. They have been trained to obey an unusual set of commands that increase their value as helpers to man. Dogs that participate in agility, flyball, dock jumping, frisbee, etc, all need basic obedience training before they are able to master the skills needed in their respective sports.