Dog Training

• The Basics
  
  The Basics, Part I Though dog-human interaction goes back thousands of years, communication between the two is still sometimes rough. The human half of the pair is usually the smarter...
• A Dog's Nature
  
  A Dog's Nature Dogs are surprisingly complex creatures. Some official estimates of the number of breeds reaches as high as 800 in Western countries alone. Even given that...
• Pros and Cons of Control Tools For Your Dog
  
  Pros and Cons of Control Tools Sometimes the distinction between training and control is too easily lost. Using commands and hand gestures, with leashes or treats, to solicit desired...
• Dog Crate Training Pros and Cons
  
  Crate Training Pros and Cons Debate continues unabated about whether or not crate training dogs is healthy or harmful. 'Crating' involves placing a pet in a cage, usually plastic or...
• Dealing With Dog Jumping
  
  Dealing With Jumping Most dogs will display a tendency to jump on people at times. How often will vary with breed and by individual. One theory suggests that dogs are trying to get...
• Different Breeds Of Dogs Require Different Methods
  
  Different Breeds Require Different Methods The variety of dog species is so great that sometimes it's better not to think of them all as part of the same species at all. Biologists do...
• Dog Psychology
  
  Dog Psychology Even dumb dogs are clever. Just think of the many ways they get humans to do what they want. Few can resist the soulful eyes and the offered paw when eating something...
• Pros and Cons of Electronic Fences
  
  Pros and Cons of Electronic Fences Electronic fences are a control device. That said, electronic fences can be a blessing or a curse - not only for the dog but for the human as well....
• Finding a Trainer
  
  Finding a Trainer Many people don't have the time, energy or patience to devote to dog training. Few other activities require as much, if the result is to be a safe, well-adjusted dog...
• Housebreaking Your Puppy
  
  Housebreaking Your Puppy No training is more basic for pet owners than that first important lesson: Do it outside! Teaching your pet to eliminate outside the home, not in it, usually...
• How NOT To Train Your Dog
  
  How NOT To Train Your Dog Most dog owners sincerely want to train their dog well. But an almost equal number will underestimate the time and effort it takes to do so. The result is...
• How To Stop Your Dog From Chewing
  
  How To Stop Chewing A dog's jaw muscles are among his strongest. An average-sized Golden Retriever can untie the knot in a rawhide bone (or just chew it off) in minutes. If only they'd...
• Training Your Dog To Listen
  
  No, YOU Come! Dogs aren't really stubborn. But they often don't clearly know what's wanted. Make it clear by quickly establishing alpha (dominant leader) status. Be willing to exercise...
• Pet Tricks Training
  
  Dog Training - Pet Tricks Training Teaching your pet tricks is easiest when you work with their nature, not against it. Most dogs are eager to please and respond enthusiastically to rewards. Teaching...
• Purebred DogTraining
  
  Purebred Dog Training The term 'purebred' is relative. No breed has been so isolated that it's never mated with another. But taken over the last hundred years or so, there are populations...
• Socializing Your Dog
  
  Socializing Your Dog Dogs, like humans, show a wide range of tolerance for others. Some are immediately friendly with every new dog, cat or lizard. Others are forever hostile to even...
• Specialized Training Tests
  
  Specialized Training - Tests It's no accident that some breeds are more commonly found as working dogs. Retrievers, Shepherds and a few others tend to have the physical...
• Specialized Training.Assistance Dogs
  
  Specialized Training: Assistance Dogs Once upon a time, seeing-eye (guide) dogs were almost the only type of assistance dog around. Over the last few decades, the field has widened...
• Specialized Training.Service Dogs
  
  Specialized Training: Service Dogs And you thought normal dog training was difficult. Sit, stay, down, come, heel... all require weeks or more of dedicated trainer and dog effort to...
• Stop the Begging
  
  Stop the Begging! Tastes among humans differ, but one thing is constant: your dog will eat just about anything off the table you give it. That may be fine when it's just you and the...
• Tips for Large and Small Dogs
  
  Tips for Large and Small Dogs No project, apart from raising a child, requires more patience than dog training. All breeds have different attributes that present challenges. Some are...
• Training Assertive Dogs
  
  Training Assertive Dogs As descendants from wolf packs, dogs have and seek a natural hierarchy in which some are dominant (alphas) and others follow. Struggles among young pups to sort...
• Training Devices, Tools Not Substitutes
  
  Training Devices, Tools Not Substitutes The creativity of trainers and those who supply them with additional tools is never-ending. To the new or casual trainer there appears a...
• Training Non neutered Dogs
  
  Training Non-neutered Dogs Not every dog gets spayed (removal of female reproductive organs) or neutered (removal of male organs). Whether through an intention to breed or other...
• Training Older Dogs
  
  Training Older Dogs Of course, 'you can't teach an old dog new tricks' is a myth. Like humans, or many other species, dogs learn new things every day throughout life. My ten-year old...
• Training Passive Dogs
  
  Training Passive Dogs Like humans, dogs are individuals. Some, through a combination of genetics, circumstances and self-development display assertive characteristics and others are...
• Training Rescued Dogs
  
  Training Rescued Dogs Normal dog training requires patience that is greater nowhere else but childrearing. Training rescued dogs takes even more. Though sterilizing dogs - spaying...
• Training Show Dogs
  
  Training Show Dogs Over 130 different breeds compete in major dog shows, such as the Westminster in the US or Crufts in the UK. But there's a good deal more to developing a show dog...
• Training Styles.Part I
  
  Training Styles - Part I Contrary to popular belief, there are not as many training styles as there are trainers. Despite individual differences, people handling dogs fall into clearly...
• Training Styles.Part II
  
  Training Styles - Part II Training styles differ, but some traditional techniques have proven their worth. Training styles are sometimes divided into those that use both positive and...
• Training Your Dog Not To Bite
  
  Training Your Dog Not To Bite According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control), dogs bite more than 4.7 million people per year. Law suits, medical bills and sometimes dog euthanasia...
• Why Training Is Vital
  
  Why Training Is Vital The word 'vital' has its roots in the Latin word for life. That gives us a clue to why dog training is so important, both for owner and dog - it enhances the...
• Your Dog Around Horses
  
  Your Dog Around Horses You've undoubtedly noticed that your dog is much smaller than a horse. (Well, most are anyway.) Nevertheless, most horses are much more frightened of dogs than...
• The Best Training Diet
  
  The Best Training Diet Nothing is more essential to good training than good health. And the foundation of good health is a good diet. Depending on your budget you may or may not be...