dog behavior training

Alpha dog behavior - Part I

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:36:20 +0000

To be the alpha, the leader of the pack that your dog looks to belong to, you should make use of the signs that dogs naturally recognize to continually reinforce the message. Most good practices in dog behavior training build on the recognition by your dog that you are the alpha of the pack. Many instances [...]

Alpha dog behavior - Part II

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:21:18 +0000

One remedy to your dog showing alpha tendencies is to put your face close to your dog’s, preferably by leaning over it, providing of course that there isn’t a biting problem. You can then simulate growls, barks or even shout if necessary. This may not work the first time, but over time the dog will recognise this [...]

Socializing dogs - bringing a second dog home

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:36:42 +0000

Introducing a second dog into your home needs a little care. Initially, in almost all cases, your first dog, as the current incumbent, will make sure that he or she is higher in the pack hierarchy than the “intruder” into the territory. This is perfectly normal and the new dog and you as the owner (and as [...]

Dog Commands - Sit

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:37:00 +0000

Sit is one of the most useful commands and also one of the easiest to teach. Three reasons for it being useful are: if your dog is in the sitting position, it takes just slightly longer for it to move to another activity and that moment’s delay can be useful, e.g. prior to crossing a road, the [...]

Dog Playtime

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:43:29 +0000

Playing with your dog has many benefits: provides fun, exercise and training opportunities uses surplus energy in your dog stimulates your dog helps your dog develop greatly enhances bonding between you and your dog considerably benefits health, possibly in you as well as your dog! Playtime can be as silly as you like. Play is really helpful as it can be used [...]

Training Older Dogs

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:03:35 +0000

Training an older dog is more often than not a case of changing your dog’s habits where required. Allowances have to be made: these are established behaviors for the dog things will happen more slowly your dog is more likely to only want to pay attention for short periods there may be physical constraints involved, e.g. slower limbs, possibly [...]

German Shepherd training

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:43:31 +0000

In my experience, German Shepherds are one of the easiest dogs to train if trained from young, particularly if as the owner you make use of their natural characteristics. The stages for training them from young are outlined in click here. Here we’ll look at some of the behaviors an owner might become accustomed to and [...]

Spaniel Training

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:31:16 +0000

The numerous varieties of spaniel can be broadly grouped into three types, each of which contains various breeds: Cocker Spaniels Springer Spaniels Toy Spaniels All spaniels are naturally very enthusiastic, positive and fun-loving. Their high energy levels mean that they can get bored if inactive and start to cause problems. They will normally pick up basic training easily at [...]

Dog Agility Training

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:30:59 +0000

Dog agility training is a sport with organized competitions in many countries. It is most appropriate for dogs that have been trained in all the basics from an early age and is good for reinforcing the bond between dog and keeper as well as being good, energetic fun. Agility equipment for building agility courses includes tunnels, [...]

Positive Reinforcement

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:39:25 +0000

Positive reinforcement is one of the most popular modern methods of training your dog. It basically means rewarding good behavior and ignoring bad behavior. It works very well, confirming that ignoring your pet dog is one of the most effective methods of communicating your disapproval. Repeating and being consistent with positive reinforcement methods achieves results. One [...]