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Best Ways To Toilet Train Your Puppy

November 29, 2009

Generally, dogs are very clean animals – they won’t soil close to where they eat, or where they sleep. But living in a house is unnatural for an animal whose instincts would be to roam wherever she wants to go, so you will have to help her learn where and when she can relieve herself.

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Pluses and Minuses of Dog Discipline … Control Apparatus

November 19, 2009

Occasionally the difference between training management and restraint/control is too quickly confused. Using commands and hand signals, with leads or food rewards, to entice desired action is training management and often uses positive reinforcement techniques. Using choke or ‘no-barking’ collars, electronic enclosures and comparable devices is for effective restraint/control and often uses negative reinforcement.

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Dog Training – Adapt Your Tactics to Fit the Breed

November 16, 2009

Dogs come in a wide variety of breeds, so much so that sometimes it is best to not even consider them all of the same species. The only reason that biologists do is that they have the ability to interbreed with other dogs. Dog owners however, have various goals and it is better to highlight the differences in dogs than their similarities.

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When Instructing Your Dog, Don’t Do It This Way

November 11, 2009

Nearly every dog owner wants to teach their dog properly. However, nearly an equal number seriously underestimate the amount of time and discipline it takes to train a dog. This results in a regular set of missteps that are often made that could, with more or less effort, be altogether avoided.

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Chewing Dog – Upset Dog Owner

November 9, 2009

The jaw muscles of a dog are some of the strongest muscles in the animal kingdom. The Golden retriever, which is just average sized can strip and tear apart a thick Rawhide bone in just a couple of minutes. And that is why it is a pity that they can treat furniture the same way.

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