Your relationship with your dog is considered symbiotic. He showers you with undying, unconditional affection and companionship. For your part, you provide him with meals, dog treats, a roof over his head, periodic trips to the vet, and your friendship. In many cases, it is a perfect match that only grows with age.
Unfortunately, even [...]
Dog owners should realize that a dog should come to you when he is called. Most owners do not recognize this as a problem before it happens. The dog might break free from you and go after someone. This of course is not safe for other people or the dog. It could be serious for [...]
Are you having problems with your dog behaving badly? Don’t just put it with it. It’s time to get down to some serious dog obedience training. This means you should proceed with consistency and persistency with your training. However, training should always be fun for your dog or it will quickly get bored!
The Basic [...]
Housetraining
No training is more basic for pet owners than that first important lesson: Do it outside!
Training your puppy to eliminate outside the home, not in it, usually starts between six and eight weeks of age. Dogs as young as four weeks have been started on the housetraining, but at that age few have [...]
When you set out to teach your pet to come, there are a few secrets, tips and tricks that I'll share with you, to get fast success!
I have adapted these free techniques from the outstanding ‘Secrets to Dog Training‘ by Daniel Stephens. You can go to it here if you wish to read more now.
“Come [...]
If you would like more information on how to cope with aggressive dog behavior, and what you can do about it, then this guide will show you. In particular, I am going to talk about why your dog may be acting aggressively, some of the different types of aggressive behavior your dog may display, and [...]
The biggest secret to dog training is understanding the process of positive conditioning. All that’s really required after that is lots of patience and consistency. Most dog behavior problems stem from not understanding reinforcement or from not applying it consistently.
To utilise it consistently, you’re going to need heaps of patience. You need to understand [...]
Though dog-human interaction goes back thousands of years, communication between the two is still sometimes rough. The human half of the pair is usually the smarter party, but watching the usual training sessions one can have legitimate reason to wonder.
Dogs understand and respond at roughly the mental level of a human two-year-old, but there [...]
Dog training can be trying and a learning experience for you as well. The key though is to remember that the hard part will only last for a little while. Once you have trained your dog to obey your commands you will be less likely to have to worry about him taking off on you [...]
Do you find your loving companion a bit of a handful when you are out and about? Even when they are around the yard, dogs can be a real handful if they are not trained. Many owners try ineffective approaches to try and educate their dogs to become compliant when out for a run and [...]
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