Jimmy and Nikki Brace Obedience
January 26th, 2011
Jimmy & Nikki working together in brace.
Heel, sit, stay, down stay and following.
Off leash. Excellent teamwork!
Duration : 1 min 13 sec
Archive for January, 2011
Phoenix Dog Training – the Cognitive Canine
January 26th, 2011
http://phoenixdogtrainingsite.com – Arizona Dog Sports hosted, "the Cognitive Canine" seminar by Lisa Lit. Canine behavior problems can be reduced when we begin understanding the canine cognitive process or how a dog thinks. Learn more here.
Duration : 2 min 32 sec
The Importance of Potty Training Your Puppy
January 24th, 2011
Just like babies, puppies have no control of when or where they “unleash their goods”. Having a puppy urinate inside your house is definitely not going to make you happy and it won’t do any good for your puppy when you get mad with him/her.
It’s important that you tackle this issue early on in the pup’s life and teach them some discipline. You may be surprised to hear this, but it’s true that a dog that has an authority figure and learns right from wrong will lead a more prosperous life and will make your job of caring for them much easier.
It’s not too difficult to correctly potty train your puppy, however keep in mind the process can take anything up to 1 year.
So how exactly do you potty train your puppy? Read on to find out the basic techniques and a lot of useful advice.
Restrict the Puppy’s Freedom
You should restrict the area in which the puppy can move around. What this will do is decrease the chance of the puppy urinating in a place, which they shouldn’t. Lay the potty paper in an area outside and then put a fence around so the puppy cannot roam elsewhere. It’s not supposed to be a jail so make it large enough so the puppy can run around and have fun. Of course you can take the puppy inside occasionally but you need to make it clear that the area is their home for the time being.
Wet the Potty
When setting up your potty you should place some of your pup’s urine on the paper and then walk them to it so they can smell it. This will give them the idea that the area is where they should be urinating.
One Potty,One Place
Many people who try to potty train their puppy have great difficulty, so they decide to set up multiple potty areas in hope that the puppy will use at least one of them. This is a bad idea as it will only confuse your puppy and they will not learn to use a potty effectively. You should only ever need one potty area.
It Takes Time
Younger pups need to go to the toilet every few hours, so put a leash on them and take them to the potty area and give the puppy 10 minutes to do their thing. If they don’t need to go, take the puppy back to its area and then try again in about 20 minutes. You should not play with the puppy until it uses the potty, once they do, you should reward them by playing with them, praising them or feeding them.
Reward Good Behavior
Whether you feed them or praise them, it’s essential that you reward your puppy for their good behavior. Rewarding a puppy will make them happier and teach them discipline and a happier dog in the long run is going to listen to you. A good idea is to reward them every time they use the potty.
Make a Potty Journal
By keeping a journal of the time it takes your puppy to urinate after eating, it will make it easier for you to train them and understand their habits.
Mistakes will Happen
Please remember not to get angry with your puppy if they urinate in the wrong area. At an early age they lack many skills that older dogs have much like how a toddler may urinate before they make it to the toilet. The best thing to do if your puppy urinates in a wrong place, is to simply say “no” or “bad dog”and then walk them to their potty area.
All in all, by following the above advice, your puppy will be well on there way to being potty trained and you will have a well mannered and obedient dog because of it. However make sure you give it time, it’s not something that most puppies can learn in a week or so.
Darrell Knox
http://www.articlesbase.com/pets-articles/the-importance-of-potty-training-your-puppy-50830.html
The Online Dog Training Guide
January 24th, 2011
There are several different stages to dog training and in some cases they are very specific stages that you will need to undertake because your dog has developed certain habits or characteristics. However, starting basic obedience training from an early age not only sets excellent foundations for future training but it is also very beneficial to the dog itself. While dogs are animals and will behave like animals if left unchecked they are also clean animals that like to please their owners.
Without good dog training, most dogs will develop unwanted traits that can become more difficult to correct when they reach a more mature age. As the saying goes ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.’ While this isn’t strictly true with some breeds it may be true of your best friend. Unwanted activities include excessive barking, soiling in the house, chewing and destroying furniture and digging up your freshly tended garden.
However, none of these traits are essential in any dog and by introducing fun but guided training you can help your dog channel these natural habits towards more acceptable behavior. The key to this is to make it fun for both you and your dog. A happy dog is an obedient dog and the training you give will be seen as a time to please you and have some fun in the process. In the same way as children learn well when they have fun, dogs quickly pick up the habits that are rewarded and avoid those that lead to vocal reprimand.
Obedience training will also help you show your dog that you are in charge. This is an essential step to owning a dog, because if they believe they are in charge then they will also believe that they can behave however they like, whenever they want. It isn’t necessary to teach them extreme submissive behavior but some simple submissive acts will quickly let them know that you are in charge.
Taking control away from your dog not only means that you can control their actions but it also helps your dog. A dog that believes they are in charge of your family will feel stressed and worried because they need to protect the family from harm and keep them safe. This is why some dogs become aggressive toward strangers; it is not true aggression it is usually protection. If they sense danger and they believe you need protecting that is exactly what they will do. As you can see, training your dog is a vital part of ownership.
Marc Lindsay
http://www.articlesbase.com/pets-articles/the-online-dog-training-guide-16525.html
Agility Training With Your Dog
January 24th, 2011
One of the great things about having a dog as a pet is the fact that they are very smart. In fact, you will not have much trouble training your canine at all. Dog agility training, in particular, is quite fun for both the dog and the owner. Interestingly, dog agility training actually started as training for service dogs that set out to do police and military work. These are the K9 units you can see with bomb squads and such. Today, however, dog agility training has become less intensive, to make it more applicable for all breeds of dogs.
It is important to take note that there is no room for aggression in dog agility training. Aggression is actually treated as a separate aspect when it comes to the working dogs’ rigors. Dogs that work with the military and the police department need to learn more than providing mere protection. They also need to learn how to move through certain obstacles, all in such a way that successful chases are facilitated. Have you seen the ramps and the hurdles that act as obstacles in the courses used for dog agility training? These obstacles are designed in such a way because these just might be the obstacles that the dogs would have to face when chasing criminals and such.
But when it comes to competitive dog agility training, more emphasis should be placed on the physical challenges that the dogs can accomplish while being disciplined. This should be the focus, not just the act of chasing the bad guys in the midst. The obstacles are then designed to test the dog’s ability to concentrate on the obstacles laid out in the course while going at it at top speed.
Most of the time, the course would have what is known as a “down box”, which is either marked or raised from the ground, much like a platform. This is the spot where the dog should heed the command of the trainer and stay on that marked or raised area for a certain period of time. This is done to test the discipline of the dog, since the dog will actually be made to stay on that area after a few rounds at top speed.
Another great thing about dog agility training is that hand signals are given importance as well. These signals are used in guiding the dog through the larger and harder parts of the course that has been laid out. If you are considering dog agility training, then you just might want to get the help of a professional trainer. This way, you can ensure the proper training of your pet.
Joseph M. Sabol is a world class Doberman breeder. Please go to http://petvitamins4u.com or to http://theroadhousedobes.com for further information
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Joseph Sabol
Dog Agility Exercises : Dog Agility Training: Weaving
January 24th, 2011
Weaving through poles and obstacles is a large part of any dog agility course and training for this is important. Teach any dog how to weave through an agility course by using the advice in this free video from an experienced dog trainer.
Expert: Kim Amatucci
Bio: Kim Amatucci is a practicing Pet Dog Trainer and Behavior Consultant. She has been training since 2002 and been working with her own pets for the past 13 years.
Filmmaker: Travis Waack
Duration : 0:1:28
Basic Dog Obedience Training Myths & Tips : Why Dog Walking is Important
January 24th, 2011
Learn about the importance of walking your dog instead of just letting it outside with tips from a dog trainer in this free video clip.
Expert: Carlos Puentes
Contact: www.k-9solutionsinc.com
Bio: Carlos Puentes is the owner of K-9 Solutions, Inc. His company is a professional Dog Training Service in Miami, Fl.
Filmmaker: Paul Muller
Duration : 0:1:16
Puppy Training Mal Puppy Bite work
January 24th, 2011
http://www.ponderosakennels.com/blog
Puppy Training a 12 week old Mal pup on introduction to bite work. Nice bite and hold with fight. By the time this pup is 12 weeks old she has been introduced to her life’s work. Tracking, obedience, protection work. For more training tips and clips visit http://ponderosakennels.com/blog
Duration : 0:1:34
dog in carMagnum obedience with distractions
January 23rd, 2011
Magnum heels and down stays working around Nikki, a female German Shepherd. He must keep his attention on the handler.
Duration : 51 sec