When it comes to dogs digging habits there are two extremes of opinion: one, is that a dog is a dog, and we should permit him to express his true canine nature by allowing him free reign over the yard and flowerbeds; and the second opinion is that a flowerbed is a flowerbed, and no dog should even think about trespassing if it comes at the price of your cherished rosebuds. [...]
House training is one of the areas of dog ownership that’s most subject to misunderstanding, confusion, and just plain dread! There are two main house training problems, excited urination and scent [...]
Your vet is a pretty important person in your dog’s life – and in yours too. Hopefully, you’ll only ever need him or her for routine checkups and preventative procedures; but nevertheless, it’s a good ideas to take the time to develop a good relationship with a suitable vet, before you need their [...]
Crate-training is essentially the use of a small indoor kennel (the crate) to confine your young puppy when you’re not actively supervising her. [...]
Crate training generally takes one to two months (depending on the breed of your dog and how much time you spend on the training process.) As the puppy grows older, you can begin to reduce the amount of time spent in the crate – but beware of doing this too [...]
House training is the first thing your new puppy must learn. The toileting process that your puppy learns in the first few months after arriving in your household will make a lasting impact on your puppy so this part of dog training is important to do correctly the first time. [...]
Many people today have started to get their dog or puppy to a dog training school. There are a lot of aspects that are gone over in dog training classes. Unfortunately, one part of dog training that is not gone over very well in dog training classes is [...]
Now you have your adorable, cute new puppy. You are pleased to have him and he is happy to have a family like yours. But before
long you see that there are 2 behaviors you need to deal with almost immediately – jumping on people and [...]
Being able to teach your dog the “sit” command represents one of the best and more useful lessons you could teach him. Having a poorly trained dog can be a reflection on you as a pet owner and is an indication of how much care about and love your dog. An untrained dog is a nuisance to its owner and this causes the dog and owner both to become unhappy. Whether your dog is a puppy or a fully grown adult dog it is possible to teach him to sit with only a little bit of effort on your [...]
Training a dog to behave correctly has many benefits, for the dogs and their human companions alike. Understanding dog training behavior is critical in order to prevent such negative behaviors as aggression. [...]