Every dog owner wants a well trained, obedient dog. You can enjoy your pet so much more if they are well behaved, and the dog is happier because you are happy with them. The ultimate goal is to have your dog obey your commands while off the lead. This level of compliance, however, takes much training and time. Here are a few great dog training tips to help you along the way.

1. One of the most important tips for training your dog is to start training early. Don’t wait for bad behavior … read more

The dictionary defines discipline in several ways. I favor the following: “Discipline is a branch of knowledge or of teaching.” I interpret this to mean that when an individual is motivated, he becomes self-disciplined by virtue of what he learns. It is an internal phenomenon. A musician isn’t controlled by the conductor; his passion for music is channeled and orchestrated. The musician controls himself, as does an artist or a football player or anyone dedicated to his field.

In martial arts training, if the student doesn’t display the correct attitude in his training the sensei ignores him. When the student … read more

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 tricks is often as much a matter of simply using those rewards to direct or build on a spontaneous behavior as it is teaching an entirely foreign one.

Watch for spontaneous behavior close to the one desired. A dog will sometimes crawl on its belly for no apparent reason. It may be scratching; it may simply be having fun. If this is a desired trick, watch for the beginnings of the behavior, then be … read more

The normal mistake is that most people always thought dog behavior as can only be good or bad where actually it is most likely be both. Behavior challenges are as widespread with dogs as they are with ushuman.

Just like people, where behavior can be shaped and replaced, dog behavior can be altered by modification programs. Behavior modification engage consideration, and alteration of dog behavior through reward and punishment exercises conducted again and again which at times can last for weeks or months.

The belief that you cannot train an old dog new tricks is certainly erroneous. Even though there is no … read more

Are you a serious dog lover? Do you want to make a career out of taking care of pets? Perhaps you’d like to be a certified pet first aid expert, or the manager of a dog day camp or kennel. How else should you start on your dream, but to check out the dog training schools in your home town?
Dog training schools are always in great demand. In fact, the most popular ones are always fully booked! Sometimes the students are merely pet enthusiasts, eager to learn how to take care of the dogs they already have, and would … read more

Dog training collars come in a variety of types and sizes. When you want to train your dog, you’ll want a strong collar that goes well with a sturdy leash, so you can keep your pet under control without hurting him too much. Therefore, it must also be one that fits around your dog’s neck comfortably. Taking down the measurements of your dog, especially the area of his neck and head, with a measuring tape before going off to buy, would be wise.
Traditional dog training collars, or choke collars, are now classified by how they are fitted around the … read more

The excitement of choosing your dog is over. You are arriving home and the family is rushing out of the car and into the house with the new puppy. As you look at the cute little face you ask yourself one question. Am I ready for this?

What to Feed This New Puppy.

First things first. You will have to decide on what this little puppy is going to eat. You need to choose a high quality diet. You need to do a little reasearch and make some decisions. Your first decision is what type … read more

Many people are giving up the 9 to 5 jobs to start home-based businesses. Certain hobbies and interests can be turned into a profession, if pursued diligently. A good golfer, who has learnt the practical way of bettering his score, can start a website on golf or create a video training course to teach amd share information for a living. Similarly an animal lover can turn their passion into business for training dogs.

Training a Dog
Not long ago dogs were broken in or trained in a very cruel manner by sheer use of fear. They were whipped, starved, shot with … read more

If you are a new dog owner or simply need to give your dog some additional training one of the first things you need to think about as a dog training collar. Back some years ago there weren’t many options, but today there are many different kinds of training collars and, depending on the task at hand, you may need to buy one particular type or many.

All dog training collars and not created alike in some may be more appropriate for the type of training you need to do if your dog. Here’s an overview of some of … read more