Category:Behavior & Training

Teaching your dog tricks is every dog owner’s dream, but you must start with basic obedience. Your dog should know the basic commands (sit, down, heel, stand, and come) before you attempt any type of trick training. Once you have these mastered, you can build on them each of these three simple tricks. Begging This …
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All dogs need a walk every day, but sometimes the weather won’t allow it, or you just don’t have the time. If you have a treadmill in the house, teaching your dog to use it can eliminate these problems and can also curb behavior problems before they happen by keeping the dog active and tired. …
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Most of us are guilty of sharing our beds with our pets. It’s too hard to resist their pleading faces! However, there are many reasons why we probably shouldn’t. Some suggest it’s not safe, it disrupts our sleep and might even undermine our place as pack leader. If you want your pup to relocate to …
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Although owners love their dogs, they don’t love the results of the dogs using the entire backyard as a potty area. Urine stains can kill grass and leave ugly yellow patches. And no one wants their kids playing among urine and feces. Here’s how to teach your dog to potty in one specific area: Help …
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The following instructions are based on positive reward-based techniques. To get the most out of this training method, you should also read my articles on how dogs communicate and how dogs learn. The definition of “down” should be to put your belly on the ground. Down is a behavior that is very natural for the …
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Does your dog dig every time it’s outside?  Is this something you are frustrated with, feeling it’s uncontrollable?  Are you wondering why this is happening and how to stop it?  You will need to take a three-step approach to solve this problem for both you and your dog. This involves taking some time to observe …
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When you’re training your dog, the goal should be not only to encourage good behaviors, but also to eliminate bad habits. One of these is begging at the dinner table. This can easily escalate into barking and howling, so it’s important to keep this behavior in check from the time the dog is very young. …
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Barking is your dog’s way of communicating. It is for him as normal as talking. The problem with dogs, however, is that they scare people off by barking nonstop. Strangers are more commonly the victim, particularly the ones who innocently pass by the street or visitors unrecognized by your pet. If you don’t want to …
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You love your canine best friend but he just keeps on ruining your otherwise well-maintained lawn. You end up with lawn burns. Lawn burns happen when urine from dogs that is rich in nitrogen gets into the grass in your lawn, turning it yellowish or brown in color. It’s a fact that nitrogen is good …
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There is nothing more frustrating than dealing with an ill-mannered dog. Whether your dog is jumping on everyone he meets, chewing on furniture, barking, digging, or soiling in the house, there a few things that you can do to help solve the problem behavior including: Keep your dog confined to a crate or dog-proofed room …
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