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The Relationship Between Stress And Training Your Dog

When you train your dog, you cannot prevent him from experiencing some stress, but you can keep it in a level where he can still learn All learning is stressful You must recognize the signs of stress and when you should end the training When your pet reaches the point where he is no longer able to learn, all of his actions will be the result of random, redirected, or displacement behaviors and .....More on Dog Training

Come Boy! Come! - How A Dog Training Instructor Would Guide You In Class

Coming when called, or the recall exercise, is an important step in a dogand#39;s training school If the class is working in a circle, it is done the first time toward the center of the circle and the second time away from the center toward the outside walls To teach the recall in class, the instructor tells the group: Handlers face the center of the room with dogs sitting at heel position Comm.....More on Dog Training

Preparing For A Dog Show (Part 3)

Obedience Trials are held in conjunction with most all-breed shows There are also Obedience Trials held separately and sponsored by training clubs The latter cater to the Obedience exhibitors and feature such niceties as large rings, close-cropped grass at outdoor shows, efficient stewarding, and an impressive trophy list There are three regular classes at an Obedience Trial: Novice, Open, a.....More on Dog Training

How To Teach Your Puppy To Sit-Stay

When teaching your puppy to Sit-Stay, put him on leash at the beginning of the training Find a quite area without distractions Command your puppy to Sit and when he does, tell him to Stay As you say the command, drop your voice at the end so that it does not sound like a question Swing your flat open hand toward the puppy, palm facing him as if you were going to touch his nose with it S.....More on Dog Training

Advanced Dog Tricks: How To Train Your Dog For The High Jump

With your dog present in front of you, erect both jumps, configuring them at low height and setting them ten feet apart Do it again Then walk your dog to a point between the obstacles and a dozen feet behind them Aim the animal toward the High Jump, and command, "Stay" Walk to an equidistant spot, relative to the obstacles and the dog Emphatically point and step toward the High Jump and comma.....More on Dog Training

Controlling Dog Nipping

Your puppy has a natural instinct to put his teeth on everything he can reach However, you need to set limits on what he can and cannot gnaw upon First of all, he canand#39;t gnaw on you Itand#39;s easiest and best to be rigid here His milk teeth are as sharp as needles, and his adult teeth have formidable clout, in some large breeds, hundreds of pounds of pressure per square inch Even a gentle dog .....More on Dog Training

Teaching Your Dog The Down Command From A Distance

To get your dog to lie down when he is not near you will take some work on your part, but it is not as difficult as it looks It is the prerequisite for a good emergency down and it is therefore an important part of insuring your dogand#39;s safety when he is off leash If you see danger coming and can keep your dog safe with one word, it will be less risky to work him off leash With your dog on a .....More on Dog Training

Destructive Behavior

A lot of people get turned-off with their dogs, even give up on them permanently, because of destructive behavior, such as chewing, digging, shredding, and scratching These behaviors caused some owners to have their dogs euthanized by the local vet or the humane society Which do you think is more cruel, the use of a dog crate as a temporary training tool or putting your dear pet to sleep If .....More on Dog Training

Training Your Dog The Wait Command

Wait is a very useful command that you can teach your dog Teaching your pet how to wait is especially important if you are planning to work him all the way through to a reliable off-leash capability It is one of the several safety commands that you can use to monitor him and keep him safe from potential danger There will be times when you need your dog to wait for you but not necessarily .....More on Dog Training

Training Your Dog Not To Beg

Begging food from the dinner table is one of the easiest things to teach a dog, and also one of the hardest habits to break Your petand#39;s training to beg begins when he is a young, adorable puppy It does not take too many repetitions before he learns that he gets fed from the table by begging Then he sits by your chair while you are eating and stares at you Occasionally heand#39;ll get up on his hind l.....More on Dog Training

Training The Down Command To An Overly-Submissive Dog

The Down command is so important that there is no room for any error There are three types of dogs that will overreact to down training and will have to be handled carefully: 1) Dogs that are over-submissive; 2) The nervous dogs, and; 3) Dogs that are dominant and aggressive In this article, we will discuss about the over-submissive type and the proper way to teach him the Down exercise .....More on Dog Training

Words That Your Dog Should Know (Part 2)

The following is a list of words that are crucial to training your dog: Stay (Freeze) Actually, the Sit, Stay is the way to teach vocabulary to a dog It is through this initial discipline, which can be done very gently and without a choke collar on a very young puppy, that the dog learns how to listen and then how to learn What you request in the Sit, Stay is clear and comprehensible.....More on Dog Training