Training your dog with treats is a great method. The positive reinforcement of treats gives your dog incentive to stay focused on obedience training and learn. However, treats are usually loaded with extra calories so if you use the wrong...
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Food aggression is an incredibly dangerous behavior. Aggressive eaters can present a threat to you, the members of your household, and your other dogs. Even worse, food aggression can lead to other forms of aggression and possessiveness in your...
Many dog owners feel terrible about putting their dogs into boarding kennels while they go on vacation. If this is how you feel, you probably worry about how homesick your pet will be, how much he will miss you, and how scared he will probably...
Small dogs have a reputation for being yippy-yappy prima donnas, and there’s a good reason for that: many small dogs are yippy-yappy prima donnas, but not by nature. As small dog owners, many of us create monsters when we forget that our...
In order to successfully train a puppy, it involves more than just finding a crate, a leash, a supply of treats and plenty of old newspaper. You need patience, alertness, dedication, and most of all, the will to be consistent in your...
Getting a new dog acclimated to a new environment can be a little stressful for both you and Fido, and crate training can benefit both of during that process. Crate training is simply teaching your new dog to go into a crate when you tell him...
No one likes an unruly, undisciplined, and impolite dog. Not only do people have to suffer the indiscretions of the dog, but many times they also have to deal with the owner’s incompetent shouting, shoving, and annoying excuses or...
Obedience training is essential for a healthy, happy dog. Dogs who aren’t trained are often confused animals that are unsure of their place in the pack, which typically results in unacceptable behaviors. Untrained dogs may also develop...
When your new puppy pees on the rug, chews your bedroom slippers, and steals your dinner – or your family pet starts jumping on people for attention, barking, or tugging on the leash – it’s not a sign that you have a bad dog...
The people at dog rescue groups and shelters work hard to match their dogs with pet parents. They hope to make good matches based on personality and energy levels. If a dog is a firecracker, they try to place him with someone who wants a...
Most of us have already seen this cool trick done before and if you want to teach your dog how to balance anything on his or her nose, the above video should give you a great start. As he mentioned in the beginning of the video, he was not...
Every dog owner has had the daydream of their dog going to the fridge, grabbing their favorite beverage (for us dudes that normally means a beer) and having the dog do this all on command. But most of us never put in the type of effort or...
Getting a new puppy is one of the most exciting times in the life of a dog lover. But it’s also the start of teaching your puppy all the things he needs to learn. Right at the top of the list is potty training your puppy. A puppy that...
So you’re wondering about how to become a pack leader to your dog, huh? That’s great! Dogs by nature are highly social animals. As easily seen in the wild or by studying stray dogs (or even a group of dogs playing), dogs tend to...
Prong collar training is a tried and proven method to quickly and efficiently train almost any dog, large or small. In many countries, they are actually called training collars. In recent years, however, the use of prong collars has come under...
Negative reinforcement dog training has earned itself a pretty poor reputation. After all, when you see something that uses the word “negative” to describe itself, that usually doesn’t bring on the happiest of thoughts! But is...
