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Cute and loveable as they are, a puppy with a chewing problem can cost you an arm and a leg, not to mention your sanity. Your first day home and you notice that puppy likes to chew on the legs of the couch, the moulding, your wallet, clothese, dolls, you and your kids and just about anyting your ne dog can get his mouth on.

Step one
The first step here, is take him to the vet for a checkup. Your new puppy could have a condition known as Pica. Pica is simply a stomach condition which causes nausea and the puppy will try to chew on non-food items in order to deal with the nausea. If your pup checks out o.k. for this condition, than let`s move on to step 2.

Step 2
The second step explores the instincts of your new dog. All dogs use their nose, eyes, mouth and ears to learn and understand their new surroundings. Puppies will chew on things naturally as they explore their new roaming grounds. Some chewing is expected, but when puppy starts chewing too much, you will need to introduce the word no. When your dog starts to chew on something that he is not suppossed to, give puupy a firm command of “No” as you take away the object.

This type of training yet simple, will be effective if you stay working at it. Remeber, your new Pup is basically a baby, and curing problems will not happen overnight. By using a strong voice with the simple statement “No”, you will instantly change the situation. Rember to take the object away from your dog quickly. Tug of War is simply out of the question. Your new dog will take tugging back and forth as a game. This will make the chewing problems worse for you.

Step 3
Step 3 comes into play after you have exhausted all of the previous remedies. If your puppy is unresponsive to the previous steps, than you will have to make a trip to the pet store and pick up some bitter apple. The taste of this spray is extremely sour to dogs. Bitter apple is safe to use with dogs so don`t worry. By spraying objects that you know, your dog likes to chew, he will quickly associate them as bad tasting and leave them alone.

With these 3 simple steps, you should be able to change these negative chewing habits in your new puppy.

Chris Peterson
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Dog Training has been taught using many diverse theories. When teaching your dog new tricks and tackling obedience training, keep in mind that it is going to take both dedication and patience. Along with that it also takes skill and a sense of personal awareness of not only the actions of your dog, but your own body language and training practices as well.

Below are three tips or guidelines that any dog trainer can make use of when training their dog:
1. Signals should be given to your dogs with only one hand and only one arm. In the most early stages you can exaggerate the signals to get your dog’s interest, but after this has been done for awhile all signals must be given smoothly and swiftly without any extra body motion. The size or sex of your dog is not an issue here, as you can train almost any dog to pay attention to you and if he is paying attention to you he should see your signals.

There are some people who may disagree with this school of thought but those are the ones that have not yet learned how to make their dogs pay attention to them. You will have to monitor yourself very carefully so that you don’t give out inadvertent body signals to your dog. It is quite natural for a beginner to nod his head, lean forward, or move his hands when he calls his dog. He is so engrossed in watching his dog that he is not aware of his own actions or movements. Have another person watch you so he can tell you when he notices you doing this. That is really the best way and sometimes the only way to really know if you are doing this or not.

2. Stay consistent – don’t scold a dog for an offense one day and praise him the next day for the very same thing. You really cannot expect your dog to become familiar with an exercise if you keep varying your training methods each time you execute it. Dogs learn the basic work by repeating an exercise over and over and the entire training program should proceed easily and with as much consistency as possible. And keep in mind that the techniques you will use in training your puppy will be repeated in advanced exercises as your dog gets older and your handling manner should remain the same.

3. You should always be studying your dog so you can anticipate his reaction to any situation. You need to become attuned to your dog’s sensitivities. If you have a gentle and quiet dog, do not provoke him by rough treatment. He will become very alert and responsive if you train your dog in a calm and gentle manner with consideration for his feelings. On the other hand, aggressive or overly playful dogs need a more forceful approach.

It may appear that the training of your dog requires a lot of time and patience as it does, but just remember that the payoffs will be immeasurable in the future.

Jane Saeman
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My boyfriend and I have just adopted a terrier from wood green animal shelter. His name is flea and they think he is about 9 years old, although they’re not completely sure. Although he is 9ish now he’s still very lively and acts like a puppy at times. He needs lots of boredom busters to keep him occupied and keep his brain challenged. I have a king kong for when I leave the house so he won’t attack everything but I was wondering about agility training. He has a slight gait problem like most terriers that the vet is not worried about so I don’t feel like it will cause him a problem. Would a dog of his age/size be able to do agility training?
Also because of the circumstances he was removed from he is not used to being with other dogs, he is very friendly and only wants to play with other dogs but doesn’t understand the jumping and barking at them isn’t going to make me let him play with them. I am using a gentle leader and a halti on walks with him and reward him when he walks calmly.
I was thinking of taking him to puppy socialising classes at my local vets, I know technically he isn’t a puppy, but would it be deemed dangerous as he has been known to get a bit over-excited and accidentally nip dogs in the past.

Any advice on either areas would be great.

Flea: http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w290/faultybarbiedoll/fle.jpg
I’m still not sure about the socializing classes, the shelter said he needs to be socialized with other dogs so he learns to be respectful of them as well as me. I can control him perfectly well, but it’s going to take a while to get it down to a fine art because of his past. I guess I just want to follow what the shelter says and give him a better life than his previous owners.
The other option is to take him to the dog walking areas but I’m not keen on these after to what happened to my last dog here. Would either of these two be acceptable for socializing him?

Agility is a great activity for dogs, especially those with quickness and some athleticism (which sounds like a description of most terriers). Now, he may not be a champion but the vast majority of dogs in agility aren’t champions. Besides you’re not doing this to win titles but for fun.

And it’s absolutely true–give a dog a purpose, a job and they mellow out, get calmer, develop some pride and focus.

1. Start working with your dog on obedience. You will need a strong sit-stay (for the start line), a good down-stay (for the pause table) and a good recall (because all of agility is off leash). Comfort around other dogs is important because even if you don’t compete (and many don’t–they jsut do agility at home) you will want to take agility classes to get started and that means being around other dogs. Try looking at Leslie mcDevitt’s book "Control Unleashed" for some practical solutions.

2. Find agility clubs near you. The clean run website (www.cleanrun.com) has a search function for clubs and trainers. If you strike out there, go to www.agilityevents.com and look for trials near by. Go observe (good socialization for your dog) and ask competitors what clubs/trainers locally they go to.

3. You can make a lot of agility equipment from PVC. A good intro book to agility is by Laurie Leach. But the best thing to do is to start out with an agility class.

4. As for size and age…..agility competition is categorized by size. My terrier is 15" at the shoulders so he jumps 16". A friend of mine has a smaller dog who jumps 12". Someone in the class I train with has a dog who jumps 8". Height of dog determines jumping height. So size ain’t an issue. As for age, lots of trials have veteran categories for older dogs. Novices also jump lower heights (my dog jumps 16" now but jumped 12" as a beginner). Finally some organizations like NADAC have lots of specialized games. So if you had an older dog with joint problems, you’d do a "tunneler’s" run (all tunnels) or "weaver’s" (most weaves) but skip "touch n’ go" (lots of contacts) or all jumpers courses because they’d stress the joints more.

And, I know several people who don’t compete with their dogs. They just go to class once a week and then do 10-20 minutes of agility in the backyard or park every day because their dog loves it.

Getting started with agility was the absolutely smartest thing I ever did with my dog. We both love it. Give it a shot. Your dog will love you for it.

Anybody have any good communities where I can join for dog obedience training? Maybe some forums,classifieds,etc

Are you asking for online community support suggestions? dogforums.com and i-love-dogs.com are the 2 I think of. I may have asked a question on that second one about how to keep dog away from birdbath (marigolds). The community was friendly & helpful. YouTube may be another place you would like to watch and learn from professionals.

You will receive many opinions on training, you know that right?

Offline suggestions: Your local franchised or privately owned pet stores may have trainers on location. I agree, the kennel club will direct you. As may your local animal shelter/rescue. Our experience? We attended a local puppy kindergarten class, also kennel club obedience. We have also found success with clickertraining our Labrador. Best wishes.

I’m getting a Pomeranian puppy next weekend and I’d like to have her trained right away so that she can learn early. I went to the Petsmart website but it doesn’t say anything about the price. I was going to call, but i figured why not ask here. haha. Any help or even tips would be appreciated.

I use to be a PetSmart trainer and its going to depend on the area where you live. Here in Texas where I am we charge $109 for 8 weeks. In California is it more. That is why you won’t see prices on their website. When I first started training with them, the prices were $29 for puppy for 6 weeks, $39 for Basic. This was 11 years ago. Prices of the training has gone way up, but the training of the instructors is lots better too.

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Housebreaking any new pet can be a difficult chore, but with repetition and practice the challenge will become easier and easier. If you want the puppy to listen only to you, then don’t allow him to play with other persons. Potty training your new puppy is a necessary evil.

You must do the same routine every single day and it is important to give your puppy a lot of extra attention as this will make the house breaking process much easier.

Your pet is living in a human world full of confusing things and behavior he can’t understand. It is better to create good habits in the beginning, if you start early you can stop behavior problems such as biting or jumping on furniture.

Every dog owner knows that when he/she treats the dog with praise the dog will get greater satisfaction and will execute the command more readily than if the dog receives discipline in another fashion. So when training your dog needs positive reinforcement.

You can train a dog on your own, or you can join an obedience training class and get instruction from professionals. You will find many resources online and most of the online sites are free and you will find many tips and secrets to dog training.

If you really want to train your puppy you will need to put some effort into it. And some type of dog is trained just for that.

Having a dog that can perform tricks and is very obedient and well trained is the pride and joy of every dog owner. While they are generally warm, loving and loyal, they can be trained to be more obedient. Even if you only have your dog inside for a short amount of time he or she must be trained not to leave a mess.

The correct position for the heel command is your dog at your left side with his shoulder and front leg aligned with your left leg. When you and your dog have a good relationship and training will come very easily. As your dog progresses in his training, you’ll be able to give him a command in the middle of a crowded area and he’ll obey you.

When training your puppy make sure you use positive experiences because negative experiences might affect your puppy, so make sure you make the training positive and fun. And this training requires frequent, consistent, and appropriately timed positive reinforcement. Unlike man, dogs do not know how to differentiate between positive and negative attention.

Your dog will its best when it receives praise, so using positive words and reinforcement you dog will do it best when training him/her. There are two elements at work here: positive reinforcement and intermittent reinforcement. All positive commands should be spoken sharply and distinctly during training.

When training your pet you can use the treat system, this system is training with a treat by rewarding your dog with his/her favorite snack for following your commands or doing something good. Try to go outside with him at least every thirty minutes or so, and make sure you praise or reward him for relieving himself outside.

Properly crate training your puppy is one of the best things that you could possibly do.

David Marc Fishman
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