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The Importance of House Training Your Puppy

Friday, July 31st, 2009

The Reasons It Is So Important To House Train Your New Puppy

One day my new puppy had soiled the carpet before I even knew it was happening. A half hearted attempt had been made to house break our new family member, but too little too late. There are some descent carpet cleaning products out there and I will talk about them on future posts, but a soiled spot is a soiled spot and further more, I had failed my friend.

Once you mess up and allow your puppy to potty in the house, a scent will always be there-even if you have cleaned it to the point that a person can't smell, your puppy or another animal will smell it. This is just a good excuse for your puppy to to have a accident there again. This is my first reason that it is so important to house train your puppy as soon as possible.

Next, if you are like many dog owners, you like to take your new best friend with you on a walk or traveling with you in the car. Now whichever it is, you might decide to stop by a friends house to visit or you might stop by a store. If your puppy has been house trained to only go where and when you say it's o.k. then you don't have to worry about him going potty in your friends home or inside a store you stop at. Now I know that all stores don't allow dogs inside, but some do and i have seen people with their dogs in stores! The point is that you should train your puppy as young as possible to be house broke.
The next reason is because if you as the puppy owner are able to house train your puppy, then you should be able to tackle some of the other dog obedience training that he will need as time goes on. After all, house breaking a puppy is not what I would call basic training, because it is a little more involved that  say training your dog to "sit". If you feel like you might desire some help with your furthered dog obedience training abilities and would like a suggestion as to some good dog obedience training courses, then I have gathered you a few different resoureces that you might want to take a look at. Here they are:

Secrets To Dog Training by Daniel Stevens and www.KingdomofPets.com
Puppy Training and Dog Training Online by Dove Cresswell and www.dog-training-online.info
The Quick and Easy Potty Training Solution by Shandra Baker and www.dog-potty-training.info
Puppy Potty Training at www.puppy-potty-training.com

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3 Simple Dog Obedience Training Tips

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

3 Simple Dog Obedience Training Tips

Training your own dog is a very rewarding experience for both the dog and owner. Start with these 3 simple dog obedience training tips and you should start to see great results from your efforts!

1. Patience- always be patient with your dog in your training sessions. Remember you are working with a dog and it may take some time for him to understand the commands you are teaching. If you repeat what ever the training is enough times, your dog will start to learn pretty quickly. The more you work with your dog and his obedience training, the quicker he will pick up on what you are teaching.

2. Always reinforce your training with positive praise. Never scold your dog or strike your dog during a training session. This will make your dog relate a negative experience to his training and could slow down or halt all your obedience training efforts. Positive praise for what your dog does right is always better that negative reactions for what your dog does wrong. Remember, your dog looks up to you, so don't look down on him.

3. When you are teaching your dog obedience training, keep each training session short and to the point.  A long session will only result in your dog losing focus or getting confused as to what you are teaching. Only train one aspect of obedience at a time for example "stay" or "down". Give your dog time to master one command before starting to teach another.

Keep these 3 dog obedience training tips in mind when you are training your dog. Most dogs are very intelligent animals  and will enjoy the training. You see, they don't know they are being trained, to them it's like they are just interacting with their owner. Keep each session fun and enjoy this time with your dog.  Maybe throw the frizbee or go to a dog park or just for a walk.

If you would like to learn how to fully train your dog The Secret to Dog Training is a great resource that will teach you how to quickly and easily get the results that you are looking for.

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You Can Teach An Old Dog New Tricks-3 Reasons This Is True

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009


You Can Teach An Old Dog New Tricks

3 Reasons This Is True

Older dogs make great pets. Just because a dog is not a puppy, it doesn't mean that he can't be trained. Dogs are like people and they continue to learn their whole life long. Sometimes older dogs can be as easy to train aspuppies. Here's why

1.Older dogs are more mature and their attention span is much longer.An older dog will generally not be preoccupied with playing during a training session, thus being more likely to pick up on the commands that their being taught.

2.Older dogs understand pecking order and having an owner or leader. Most adult dogs have been owned by someone so they are use to commands.Even if it was only very basic commands such as "come here" or "no", they are still learning from their owner.

3.Older dogs are more likely to react to your commands. This is because as a dog gets older, he has a internal need to please his owner to get the praise most dogs crave. Dogs are very affectionate. They are always looking to please their owner. The puppy stage is definetely the best time to begin training, but in certain cicumstances when an adult dog didn't recieve proper training earlier in life, it becomes neccessary to train an older dog.

Dogs respond well to rewards and praise no matter what age the dog is. Repetition in your training and being consistent with your efforts are key to training any age of dog. If you ever get the opportunity to adopt a dog from an animal shelter or to give a stray a home, don't think "you can't teach an old dog new tricks"!

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Lets Review-Secrets To Dog Training

Saturday, July 25th, 2009


SECRETS TO DOG TRAINING

Train your dog yourself-Develop a lasting

relationship with your new "Best Friend"

Save a lot money as a bonus!

Secrets To Dog Training is a very well established dog training book

that has been bought and used by over 200,000 very satisfied dog owners!

You see, their is great benefits to training your dog yourself

  • If you send your dog to a dog trainer, your dog will react to the commands he is taught by the  dog trainer, but he may not react to these same commands for you.
  • If you train your dog yourself, you will be assured that he will react to your commands.
  • The more time you can spend with your dog, the better of a relationship you will have with your dog.

You might think that you will not be able to train your dog yourself.

If you will read and implement what you learn from The Secrets Of Dog Training, you will be able to train your dog easily and quickly!

Daniel Stevens is a renowned author of Secrets To Dog Training (formerly SitStayFetch,) this dog training guide teaches you everything you need to know about owning a dog, as well as general dog training information and tips!

Daniel's course also takes you by the hand and step by step through some of the more frustrating problems and issues that all dog owners face including aggression, chewing, digging, barking, biting, jumping and separation anxiety.

It doesn't matter if your dog is a puppy or an adult dog- you can train your dog yourself- and the best part is that you can do this easily and inexpensively. My biggest suggestion to you is that once you buy this book, read it and immediately start to implement what you are learning.

Secrets To Dog Training not only teaches your dog, but it more specifically trains  " You The Dog Owner " to be able to train your dog! Once again, you could not make a better decision for your dog than for you to train him/her yourself! This time spent together is very valuble to you and your dog!

You don't have to have a dog with behavior issues for this book the be very valuable. If you are a dog owner and don't own a copy of this book, I highly suggest you reading it. Besides this book addressing how to correct all dog problem issues, you will also learn  how to train your dog to Sit, Stay, Fetch, and many commands that are taught to make your experiences with your dog more enjoyable!

Now I could continue to tell you more and more about this fantastic dog obedience training manual, but you can visit The Kingdom of Pets website and see for yourself all the great info and training that you will learn from the Secrets of Dog Training book.

Here is the link once again to access the website:

SECRETS OF DOG TRAINING

or

www.KingdomofPets.com

p.s. You can also get my Free Ebook  "5 Dog Training Myths"

by simply entering your first name and primary email address

in the form found on the top right corner of this blog!

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Which Puppy Breed is Right for You?

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Which Puppy Breed is Right for You?

Pets can be a wonderful addition to a family, as long as you find the right fit. Puppies come in many breeds, and all have their charms as well as their drawbacks. Finding out which puppy breed is a right fit for your family and its lifestyle is very important. The wrong puppy can create tension, destruction and eventually end up in a shelter, which are already overcrowded as it is.

First, you should consider whether or not you want a pure blood, or mixed breed puppy. Families should be encouraged to check their local animal shelters for a mixed breed puppy to adopt, before they shell out large amounts of money for a purebred puppy. Adopting from a shelter will save the life of a puppy that might otherwise be put to sleep.

Second, consider the size of your home and the amount of time that you have to spend with a puppy. Large breed puppies can be very exuberant and are occasionally very clumsy. Improperly trained, these puppies can also be very damaging to your home, so you might want to consider crate training your puppy.

Next, how social is your family? If you are always coming and going then you will need a puppy that does not mind a little alone time. Remember though, puppies, no matter how independent, they do need some interaction or they will develop behavioral issues. If you do not have any time at all to spare, skip the puppy.

After figuring out the basic size and social needs of a potential puppy, you will need to choose the general temperament of the breed as well as their individual needs. Some puppies will need some grooming for instance, while others need to see the groomer more often than a show dog. If high maintenance is not for you, skip the poodles, the Afghans and the other high hair care breeds. Some shed a lot, but that can be minimized with frequent brushing. (Some puppies will actually let you run the upholstery attachment of your vacuum over them, but many will not.) Energetic families need energetic puppies, and laid-back people need laid-back pups. Make sure that the puppy you are looking at will be happy in your home. Read up on the breed you are interested in and rate the level of potential fit. This is a long-term commitment we are talking about so don't just fall for the first pair of big brown eyes that bat at you.

Finally, remember, no one puppy is always going to be the perfect representative of their breed all of the time. Do not get stuck on the accepted stereotype of the breed, and never get a pet sight unseen. Interact with your potential puppy and spend some real time with him. Make sure that all family members get a chance to meet the puppy . Hopefully it is a tail wagging, love at first sight connection for everybody.

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