This article will explain to you what socialization is and how to put it into practice to ensure your dog has few, if any behavioural problems later in life and is able to interact well with dogs and other species.
Teaching the Come Command to Your Dog
The come command is a very useful and very important skill as it can get your dog quickly out of a difficult or dangerous situation. If your dog will instantly turn away from what it’s doing and return to you, then you have a safety mechanism continually at your finger-tips.
Puppy House-Training – It’s Easier Than You Think
House-training can seem like an impossible task, but only if you don’t use the right technique. This article shows you in simple steps how to house-train your dog or puppy.
Puppy Training – The Importance of Early Puppy Training
That sweet little bundle of fur you brought home for the kids is getting bigger now, and needs to learn some manners. At what point does its nibbling on your fingers stop being cute? When do its accidents start being on purpose? How do you know when its a good time to start training your puppy?
Reward Your Dog When Obedience Training
Rewarding your dog is the best motivator when training. It is well known that using rewards and other positive reinforcement when obedience training a dog is the most effective method and achieves the best results.
You can make obedience training fun for the dog and yourself too by making a game of it. This makes both your dog and you, as the trainer, more willing and motivated to give it your all. Incorporate a period of play at the start and the end of each training …
Getting and Keeping Your Dog’s Attention – the Key to Effective Training
Getting your dog’s attention is one of the most important things you can do to accelerate all other training skills. And if, once you’ve got it, you can keep that attention, then you’re really going to make some fast progress. Keeping your dog’s attention is essential in competition work, in the obedience ring for example, but also invaluable in everyday life.
Different Dog Training Collars for Different Ways to Train Your Dog
Using training collars is a great way to train your dog. There are many different types of training collars and you should know the differences between them.