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Everyone teaches their dog to sit, roll over, and shake hands. Make your friends think your dog is ready for show business with this simple and adorable trick.
Step One
This trick is a variation of a common trick that your dog will need to know: shaking hands. Start by making sure your dog knows this trick well.
Step Two
Decide what...
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You should select a puppy depending upon the purpose for which you would like to have one. The subject matter of this book is not to provide insights for selecting a puppy. However, this information is pertinent and it is better to have an overview of the factors that you must consider before selecting a puppy for your home.
Selection of...
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Teach your dog proper house behavior
doIf you want to your dog to be able to move around the house, then you must make certain that s/he is ready to do so. This means that s/he follows the rules you have set, i.e s/he is calm and obedient. If your dog is not properly trained before left unleashed in the house this could create numerous...
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Indoor games are great for those days when I just can't get out for a walk, or the dogs won't settle of an evening, or for just reinforcing behaviours I want to encourage.
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The first six months after puppy comes home are critical in shaping the relationship between puppy and family. Lapses and mistakes here can take months to fix, and families often do not have the time, persistence, or inclination to repair companionship-gone-wrong. Thus a trip to the shelter or rescue group with a tale of woe and a plea to...
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When it comes to training your dog, immediate correction is essential. A training collar is a unique and invaluable tool that will help you correct your dog the instant he misbehaves. Dog training collars are all about communicating with your dog, it is not intended as a form of punishment. Since a training collar allows you to communicate with...
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Hi, doglovers...
A couple of months ago, I posted an article about Bentley who was going through an adolescent phase of not listening, and generally being a little bugger. He's been going to Puppy Kindergarten, or doggie Finishing School as we call it, every Saturday morning for the past 5 weeks with my SO, John. You may remember was he...
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A few weeks ago I was to the point of having a dog that I was going to have to put down. No one wanted an adult male dog with an aggression problem. He would bark at the slightest noise, indimidate strangers and nip at them. Even nip at people he knew. And I even had him fixed a few months ago and he was still like that. The breaking point was...
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I’ve recently participated in a new refresher course in dog training. This wasn’t really on my agenda but a few circumstances developed that lead me down this path of re-education. It all started when my wife came home one Saturday afternoon and mentioned she had found a dog wandering loose. She dropped it off at one of our...
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Unless you have a sixth sense you can't predict when and where your dog is going to do the toilet, that is why dog toilet training is necessary. Dogs need to learn to "hold it" and go where he is supposed to as they don't know any different. In the wild dogs can go when and where they please, but this is not the wild and they need to be taught...
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