How Your Dog’s Early Socialization Experiences Affect His Training
By the time you bring home your puppy his behavior will have already been greatly influenced by his mother and his siblings. For example, if his mother barked to attract some attention, her puppies will probably behave in the exact same way. The experiences that occur between three and twelve weeks of age are crucial in…
3 Simple Steps For Keeping Your Dog’s Focus And Attention
Keeping your dog’s focus and attention on you is one of the most important things you can do to accelerate all other training skills. And if, once you’ve got it, you can keep that focus and attention, then you’re really going to make some fast progress. Keeping your dog’s focus and attention is essential in…
How Does Reward Based Training Work?
Many people starting out training their dog not knowing which method would work best in their situation. Learning about different dog training methods will often lead you back to the reward based training, sometimes called positive reinforcement training. Reward training is one of the most frequently used and popular training techniques there is. But some…
5 Reasons Why Dogs Constantly Lick Themselves And How To Stop It
Does your dog seem to be constantly licking himself? As a dog owner, should you be concerned about this? To stop your dog from doing something, it’s important to understand why he’s doing it. Here are five of the most common reasons why some dogs constantly lick themselves. The solutions to correct the habit follow…
3 Tips To Help Your Dog Cope With Separation Anxiety
Separation anxiety is also known in the dog training world as owner absent misbehavior. This is one of the most frequently encountered problems with dog owners. Separation anxiety can manifest itself in many different ways. Chewing, destroying the owner’s property, excessive barking, self destructive behavior and inappropriate urination and defecation are all signs. Fortunately, there…
The 18 Don’ts Of Dog Training
A well train dog usually leads a happier and healthier life and his owner also can enjoy an easy to live with life long companion. Dog training, which includes basic obedience, house and potty training are therefore essential and important to a dog’s education. In order to be successful in dog training, it is just…