Dog Training Tips

Watch your body language and always monitor what you are projecting around the dog so they can get influenced by it. If you let the dog run wild they will become the pack leader leading you around.

You should never ignore problems in behavior when you are training your dog. Even if you are training a younger dog, you cannot allow bad behavior to slip by or this will become a habit with your dog. Usually with a bit of work and planning you can stop the bad behavior before it becomes a habit. Remember, it's never too early to begin training a dog.

If you drag out training sessions to the point that your dog is getting tired or frustrated, then you

Without agility, the most muscular person in the world couldn't win a fight against a fifth-grader. But did you know that for a dog agility is possibly even more important? With so many of a dog's happiest moments spent running, jumping, catching, and stretching, dog agility training can really help dogs age gracefully and happily.

Three years ago, at my first Hot Diggity Dog meeting, I was extremely nervous. I wasn’t nervous because I would be meeting and talking in front of new people, but because I would have to bring my dog to meetings and show how badly behaved he was. Since then,

Building on SIT, stand beside your dog with the leash taunt, held straight above his head. Incorporate hand signals and place your open palm in front of dog's nose. Say STAY and move in front of your dog to block his forward movement. If he moves, repeat hand signal and STAY command. If he stays, move back next to him, make him hold his STAY for a few seconds, praise and treat. As with each dog training technique, continue to slowly increase increments of distance and hold time with each training lesson. An additional element when training your dog to STAY is the three D's. Duration, Distraction, and Distance. As I just mentioned, it is important to slowly increase the increments of Duration and Distance but Distraction must be introduced to test your dogs understanding of this command. Be sure to add distraction while training your dog before the distance gets too long. Common distractions would be someone entering the training area with a toy, another dog walking by,

1. Grab the handle of your door, if your dog runs in front of you, his nose against the door. Or he is right at your heals; toss back your foot gently, and tell him to "Stay back"

I also have two dogs who love to bark when I need them to be quiet. I know they've interrupted our interview more than

Example: A boy is trying to cross the street with a puppy that isn’t on a leash.

Your dog may not take to walking on a leash right away, so you’ll probably have to start by simply introducing it and building from there.

No matter how you behave towards your dog, they will love you for it. They won't feel any shame about your addiction or won't give you moral lectures about rehabilitation: they simply love you, regardless of all that.

Effective dog training is essential for both a pet’s safety and the quality of life for both dog and its owner.

You know what though, it brought my sister and I together and I learned to never trust anyone’s dog and to always be cautious when you are around a dog that you don’t

Ever try to put one of those little dogs on a leash? They want to go one way, you want to go the other. After a while, you're so tired of fighting with the dog, you either pick it up and carry it where you want it to go, or it ends up walking you.

It is often said that a dog is a man’s best friend. In the last 14,000 years, dogs have accompanied man by helping him hunt, guard, and protect. In our modern world, dogs help us combat in war, search-and-rescue, guide the blind, deaf, discapacitated, rehabilitate patients in therapy, aid law enforcement, and are part of our family as beloved pets (Coren). Although canine superstars such as Lassie, Old Yeller, and Rin Tin Tin portray the perfect dog we all want in our lives, these ideals are far from the truth. Many first-time dog owners expect dogs to know behaviors such as how to walk on a leash, not bite, not destroy the house, and in addition to many others. In reality, dogs must be trained on what their handler wants them to do. It is