Are you ready to put an end to dog chewing problems? Then training is the answer. Training should be looked at as quality time with your dog. Dogs like pleasing their owners, and interacting with them. Because of this eager attitude, your dog’s behavior will start improving very quickly if you will commit just a [...]
April 15th, 2010 | Posted in Problem Solving | No Comments
How fun would it be to find your dog toilet training so perfect that your dog can now run to the bathroom, lift the toilet seat and stand on his two hind legs and release himself?
You would certainly be the talk of the town.
Or if you had a female dog and you just so happened [...]
April 15th, 2010 | Posted in Basic Training | No Comments
Do you ever wonder which way is the simplest way to train a puppy to heel? The heel command, as you may already know, can also be referred to as the finished command. There are a few different methods out there that are effective. I will be discussing how to demonstrate my favorite way to [...]
April 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Basic Training | No Comments
Dog training is an important area for the well being of your dog and yourself. The first thing that you have to decide is to what level you wish your dog to be trained. There are several thoughts around dog training but the best thing to do is to have a pet that is good [...]
March 23rd, 2010 | Posted in Article | No Comments
Discovering that your older, mature dog is housesoiling in your home can be frustrating for many dog owners. After eliminating any medical causes, you must take a look at other reasons for this behavior.
If your dog has become anxious, this can cause housesoiling in a mature dog. Let’s look at how this can come [...]
March 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Article | No Comments
When we train our dogs, we teach them simple commands like sit, stay and down. Yet, there are other dog training tools, body language in particular, that is worth considering in your dog communications efforts. Begin with the basics and expand from there.
You should not have to constantly give your dog commands. He should know [...]
February 16th, 2010 | Posted in Article | No Comments
If you think teaching your dog basic commands is enough, you might want to know that dog communication methods can enhance your dog training in many ways.
While it is true that you can manage if you teach your dog the basic commands such as sit, stay, down, come, and heel, you will be missing a [...]
February 8th, 2010 | Posted in Article | No Comments
When you look for a dog training aid, you probably think of things like leashes, collars and various noise makers. The last thing on your mind is aerobic exercise, but it is one aid that provides multiple benefits for your dog.
The most powerful dog training aid is aerobic exercise. Without exercise, a dog will have [...]
January 27th, 2010 | Posted in Article | No Comments
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Many dog owners probably think that dog training aids are out there for them to spend money and not receive any benefits from them. However training aids are there to help dog owners succeed in teaching their dogs, this could be teaching him obedience, agility or any other type of teaching [...]
January 4th, 2010 | Posted in Article | No Comments
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When giving commands to a dog, a calm, firm, authoritative voice is consider to be most effective. Generally a dog will not respond well to hesitant, pleading voices, or certainly not to yelling, which to the dog sounds too much like threatening barking or scolding. It is also important that [...]
January 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Article | No Comments
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You find that you just can’t put it off any longer. That precocious puppy you have cherished for the past few months is ready start dog training school. You are filled with questions. Just where do you send him? Which dog training schools can be trusted?
You want to [...]
December 23rd, 2009 | Posted in Article | No Comments
Reward training is considered by many dog training professionals as the most modern method of training a dog, but reward training is probably a lot older than other methods of dog training. It may be that reward training for dogs has been around as long as there have been dogs to train. It [...]
December 5th, 2009 | Posted in Article | No Comments
Dog behavior training is more than making your dog all obedient and safe to leave home alone, process is to complex to reduce it to this. Since dog owners have to be an active part involved in dog behavior training, they come to learn and discover the unexpressed sides of their pets. In a nut [...]
November 30th, 2009 | Posted in Article | No Comments
Dog training is the oldest and probably the most common solution to bridge the understanding gap between people and dogs as their best friends. There are plenty of solutions to help dog owners train their animals, and one of the most popular is the dog training video. Sold online or in special pet stores, dog [...]
November 29th, 2009 | Posted in Article | No Comments
There are many dogs that would benefit from dog agility training, whether they are a show dog or a dog that is a family pet and companion. If you have a very large or very small dog the dogs can have some special challenges not found in other kinds of dog training.
Some of the benefits [...]
November 21st, 2009 | Posted in Article | No Comments