Dog Health Questions: An Ideal dog for me to have..?

Ok:
I am out for 7+ plus on weekdays but would have someone once or twice to let it out and there would be another dog there, but this other dog does not like to play or snuggle etc but she is extremely friendly just timid and not lively or active.
4 hours on weekends but sometimes it would come with us
2 walks a day most day but sometimes it would just get one, maybe once a month it wouldn't get any. But this wouldn't often happen.
One that likes to play but not all the time, will play fetch for maybe between 5 Min's and 25 Min's before getting bored.
One that will also just sit and watch you or sit on your lap
A reasonably small dog but not Chihuahua size, bigger than that!One that enjoys walks and looks forward to going out but doesn't constantly crave it
One that will also run sometimes too
One that gets along great with people, children and other animals
Maybe likes swimming as we live near a river but not essential.
One that generally lives until at least 10
One that is reasonably easy to train and would like dog training classes
One that enjoys fuss and attention
One that will hopefully play with other dogs

Ok, If you name the breed I will do all the researching so no need to include info, the best answer will be theone I think most suited to my lifestyle one I have looked it up.

It doesn't need all the above points but most of them would be good :) If there are any above points it doesn't match please say. But still say the dog!

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I entered all of your criteria into a dog search engine that matches you to dogs that fit your lifestyle. All of the breeds listed below matched your criteria from between 96%-100%. The breeds at the top of the list are 100% and they percentage decreases as you go down the list. Hope this helps so that you can do research and find whats best for you.

The Shiba Inu listed under the 100% list I actually have personal experience with. They are a medium sized breed but not too large. They have a nice balance between play and rest.

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American Water Spaniel
Affenpinscher
Finnish Spitz
Harrier
Miniature Schnauzer
Shiba Inu
99%
Dachshund (Standard or Miniature)
Dalmation
Portuguese Water Dog
Pug
Scottish Terrier
98%
American Eskimo Dog (Miniature, Toy, or Standard)
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Basenji
97%
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
96%
Beagle

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• well from your answer it seems like you would want maybe an italian greyhound or a similar dog, whatever dog you pick, according to your schedule you should paper train it.
  
  I agree that a shitz-su would be great.


• Hi
  
  Based on your schedule, an older pup, or young adult would be a better fit than a new puppy.
  
  Breeds that come to mind
  
  French Bulldog - swimming could be an issue.
  Miniature Schnauzer
  Brussels Griffon
  
  Best of luck in finding your new friend,
  Rebel


• I would recommend a Maltese. But they are fragile. That might affect your decision since you have children. The rest fully describes my dog though.


• I would have to go with
  
  Golden Retriever, very friendly dogs with good energy.
  
  My female retriever only weighed 60 lbs.


• Golden Retriever


• a west highland terrier or cairn terrier


• If we could only have children with such standards!!


• English Springer Spaniel - meets most of your criteria. Mine loves to sit on our lap; medium sized; runs; is great with unfamiliar people, children & other dogs; loves the water; life span is 12-15; housebroken in 3 weeks.
  
  I would also recommend a female golden retriever. They are on the smaller size and fit your criteria.


• I'd go for a miniature poodle. They are very active and would appreciate a walk everyday. They are playful, too. They enjoy the outdoors. Poodles are very friendly dogs and are good with kids and other pets. Poodles are very athletic dogs. They were bred to hunt. They can also swim. They are the second smartest dog in the world, so they are very easy to train. They like having something to do, so they would enjoy dog training classes. They are friendly, so the like attention. They are good with other dogs.


• I really think a good match would be a Shih-Tzu...the only thing that doesn't match perfectly is the swimming part.
  I have one and he matches all of those catagories perfectly. If you don't like the long, flowy show hair version you can always keep them with a puppy cut (like mine) which is easier to mantain. He's never had any medical probelms either. He is pure bred.
  
  EDIT: We leave him at home about as much as you would and he hasn't gone to the restroom in the house since he was a little puppy. (He's 9yrs old now)
  
  Some of the dogs below do need to be walked and are anxioius to go on walks which doesn't seem to fit your criteria...but all are great dogs.
  
  EDIT:
  I was going to suggest a French Bulldog too but mine is SUPER anxious to go on walks, likes playing for hours then will go to sleep, they CAN NOT swim...they can drown if you let them try, he is nice to younger kids and older people but is hyper and almost knocks them down when they walk in the door. But they are ADORABLE when they go to sleep. They sleep like another person with you in the bed. They can have bad respiritory problems, they're very expensive and have gas/snore a lot...hah.
  
  I also agree that getting a puppy is not good for your life style...a dog 7-10 months or older would be best.

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Dog Health Questions: What are my options to add feeds to a website?

Have a non-profit, educational website on dog training and other issues. I have google alerts send information to my email everyday but would like to get this conveyed to appear on my website instead.
What are my options as far as feeds go?

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Dog Health Questions: I talked to a police k/9 friend today, about dog training?

I asked him how they get to have so well behaved dogs and he told me with plenty of praise and a little spanking when necessary. I thought spanking was wrong, they say they make dogs hand shy, but all the dogs he trained are not hand shy at all. He told me that in nature alpha dogs do much worse and that is the way dogs learn to respect their owners. Even though I hate the idea of spanking, if dogs do this in nature why is it so bad if humans do it? He doesn't spank hard but enough for the dog to feel it.

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different departments may handle their dogs differently.
i know one of our local agencies here they don't spank but praise with a tennis ball.

a local bomb dog trainer and drug dog trainer goes to local shelters to find "ball driven" dogs to train for those particular tasks. when they look at the dogs to chose from the dog must be "ball aggressive" because the ball is given to them for a job well done (in addition to praise).
many hours of training, handling, and bonding goes into k9 handling!!

however "in nature" it's about body language, barks, nips, eye contact etc ... do you think the alpha wolf gets upset at the other wolves, madly raises her paw to smack them across the butt?? no! it doesn't make much sense to me why he -the trainer - would want a dog "hand shy" since he, well, works the dog WITH HIS HANDS. duh.
perhaps talk with him again, could you have misunderstood him?

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• Take his advice, he is more right than you may think, however just as with a small child you must be judicial in metting out this kind of training/knowledge and for gods sake do not hurt the dog, that is how and why they become hand shy. Listen to him!! he does it for a living.


• Well, of course, no one speaks of beating the hell out of the dog when she misbehaves. That is plain cruel, and further more - the dog will be scared of the owner and there will be no training whatsoever.
  
  Spanking... Well, first of all, it should be done on the nose (in that area). Why? Because they should see it, not actually feel it. If you will touch them on the back - no results. Too much to explain - you get the idea.
  
  Second - it is wrong to "spank" a dog with your hand. Your hand should never be a punisher. It should give them treats. The dog may become afraid of the hand, or have negative associations with it. Hand signals are also considered: you command your dog with a hand as well (your police friend would know what I am talking about). You should not use hand to physically punish a dog. Now, a newspaper is great! It is soft, it will not harm the dog, and yet, it makes noise. )


• It takes a dog with high drives, hard nerves, strong will and independent decisiveness to do most any "job" to a high degree. This type of dog is not going to respond to treats when he's good, and "you naughty boy" when he's bad. Each dog has a "breaking point"...each has "recovery time"...and each has a "tolerance level". If my dog disobeys a command, it may take a sledge hammer to the head to get him to even acknowledge that he's in trouble. That is not cruel. However, if saying "you naughty boy" is enough to get his recognition, but I opt to use the hammer, THEN I'm being abusive. Most of my dogs require a very heavy hand...but they are also the type that will go through a brick wall to fetch a ball, bite the bad guy or pull a child to safety. The dog that is soft enough to respond to things like "you naughty boy" as a correction will NEVER have the determination to work at that level. I would rather correct one time than nag the dog forever with threats of a correction. Have you ever seen the kids of parents that never correct them??? The tree huggers need to stick to saving trees. Some dogs need "spankings" (or near death experience...whatever gets there attention). It sounds like your friend gave you the "soft" version of what REALLY happens in training.


• If the human handling the dog does not know what he/she is doing, than spanking can be very detrimental to the welfare of the dog, however when placed in the right person's hands it can be used successfully. This is one of those topics that people will always be sittting on both sides of the fence. It's like the topic of spanking kids. Some believe that spanking children teaches them wrong and to be respectful others believe it belittles children and makes them violent. Also when people use the word spank some tend to automatically think "beaten". A small swat on the rear isn't abusing your dog, while I personally do not do it, I haven't had a reason as of yet, I do believe that it can be necessary sometimes. What people need to understand about Police K-9's is that they need an extraordinary amount of training and need to be overly conditioned. While the lay persons dog has contact with people they live with, people at the park, or while you walk them around Petco, Police dogs are in the public all the time. They are trained to attack and take down criminals one moment and in an instant become the happy go lucky dog again.
  
  ADD: I just read someone's post about using s rolled up newspaper. We had a dog that was deathly afraid of pool noodles because the people who handed him off ot us would use a pool noodle to swat him when he misbehaved. He was so afraid and insane over the pool noodle my kids couldn't go outside with them. So just because it's soft and doesn;t hurt, doesn't mean it won't become aggressive towards it. As for popping on the nose, it's rediculous. As a police/drug/bomb dog they need their keen sense of smell in tact. Popping a dog on the nose can have a very serious adverse effect on it, hence why police dogs aren't treated that way.
  
  Also yes you shoudl use your hand. The dogs realize as police departments do not use stupid dogs, that the hand is good. They get praised a lot more by that hand than they do punished. They learn to trust that hand which makes the dog even more aware it has done something wromg when it does seldomly get swatted on the rear.
  
  As for tennis balls, they aren;t good for dogs. They contain a gas inside that is toxic to dogs if they manage to pop it and inhale the gas.

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Dog Health Questions: Im looking into getting barkbusters a dog training company that comes to your home.?

i have 2 minautre schauzers that are in desperate need of help. We ve tried everything from the adive from the dog whisper( cesar millan) to all the tricks in the book. We found out about bark busters and called and it will cost around 700 dollars for the two of them and its a lifetime waranty so if the problems reappear they come back no charge. I live in ottawa and i would like to know if it really works>? ive heard stories and all of them say yes! it ll change your life. I would love to have cesar here but he only does the states i believe. so your opinion is greatly appreaciated!

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I volunteered for a rescue organization that used Barkbusters. I had them to my home twice (for free because of the rescue) to see how they work.

Personally, I train my own dogs but Barkbusters is not bad. If you are at your wits end, spend the $700.00. They are reputable and will stand behind that guarantee.

Just remember, they will be teaching YOU how to train your dogs. You have to incorporate the training into your lives and be consistent. I think you understand what I am saying.

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• I'm not sure about barkbusters as I don't know much about them. The biggest thing about training is to stick with one type of training, to do the homework, and to be very consistent. Moving from method to method will only confuse the dog and frustrate the owner. The only way that any training will work is to be consistent and to follow the plan.

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Dog Health Questions: Does anyone know about Schutzhund dog training??

We have a doberman puppy that is 14 weeks old, and we have recently started training him for Schutzhund. He is doing really well with the bite rag, and doing everything he should with that. My problem is that he doesn't want to focus on me when we are doing his obedience work. He only wants to focus on his treat, not look at me, which is what he is supposed to do. I was reading an article about getting them to focus, and i tried it, which was they said to have a treat, and hold it away from you, and get your dog to look at you then give it the treat. I tried that, and all my pup would do is look at the treat for ever, then get bored, and loose interest. So i need some more ideas how to get this to work. He is a very smart puppy, he already knows sit, and down, but he gets confused sometimes. Does this mean he just doesn't really know what he is doing?? How can we fix this also? How long do you wait before you start to teach him a new trick after he has leaned the first one?

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Don't push the obedience - make it fun for him or it will show up in the protection phase - be sure and get him into tracking as well but again, all should be very enjoyable. He doesn't 'know' sit or anything, he is simply offering behavior in hopes it will get him a treat - instead of trying to get him to focus on you in a static situation, sit or whatever, just have him moving round aimlessly on a line with you moving as well and the SECOND he makes eye contact, mark it and treat him. The MARK is the indication of what he is doing correctly and the treat or toy is simply a reward that is always given after the mark. So if he glances at you for a split second, you make the mark sound, whatever you choose but it is ALWAYS the mark and it always means he will get a treat/toy/reward. As his glancing at you lengthens out you will see him click - at 14 weeks, he knows nothing so don't even believe that - just get him to pay attention to you and ALL things good come through you. His dinner comes after a glance and a mark - going outside to play comes after a glance and a mark. Eventually he will be paying attention and you can start on the static exercises. If you can find a Michael Ellis seminar, he is GREAT with puppy training! WELL worth the money!

Add: Curtis M obviously has never trained a dog in schutzhund - you do NOT have 'rock solid obedience' prior to bite work -- please find a good schutzhund trainer. Michael Ellis does primarily FR but he has done schutzhund and his training of puppies is exceptional. The obedience is easy, it will come and if you brow beat a puppy into it now, all phases will suffer. The 'treat' isn't the key -- timing, marking and reward is the key -- shoveling food into the puppy just gives him the runs - make it work for you and the dog by rewarding wisely or you will regret it. Hot dogs are fine but some puppy's food desire can be over the top and they won't learn anything - mark the behavior and reward with something that is worthwhile and good but not overwhelming or full of crap like hot dogs - they can work fine but there are better rewards and more diverse ones as well. One reward that my b*tch loved after a good obedience workout was a release to jump on a table - she loved to be on a table and show off - she loved food but when she did really good she got marked, released and sent to the table! You have to know what your dog really enjoys and while my girl was a food hound, she preferred the table for really good times. Find a good trainer and see about some decent seminars to help you. It is a PUPPY - don't push it - enjoy it.

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• you should try leerburg.com, he has been working with schutzhund dogs for over 45 years and knows everything about it, it sounds like he needs to build drive and focus, try bernhard flinks, he will help you with it, (leerburg will probably reccomend a video, they are expensive but VERY usefull, if you have to, buy building drive and focus)


• we use to spit hotdogs at the dog... when they look at you can focus on your face..they get a hotdog! There are some great books but I prefer Schutzhund Obedience TRaining in Drive by Gottfried Dildei...can be a bore to read but very very good!!


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• I used to train in Schutzhund, the best thing to do would be to find a Schutzhund club in your area to train with. We used to make sure the dog had rock solid obedience training before starting ANY man work, and we started youngsters doing tracking first also. To get your pup to look at you put the treat in your mouth! Just sticking out where he can see it.
  This also establishes you as pack leader, adult canines regurgitate food for youngsters, food from your mouth = leader to dogs.
  Too lazy to do it for you, but, google the American Schutzhund association, they should have a list of regional clubs and lots of info.


• All you need to worry about right now is the biting...play biting. Teaching him to bite full....rewarding with the tug when he barks...letting him win when he "counters" with a full bite.
  Spitting hotdogs is fine....keep them under your hat. You'll see ALOT of top competitors "straighten" their hat before each exercise (to get the dog excited ab bout getting a treat). Cheating??....well, yes....kinda...but they get away with it. As far as tracking....you could go do "treat" tracks right now if you're completely bored. If I were doing S&R...I'd be doing nothing but tracking at this age. Schutzhund tracking is completely different. You're better off to wait until he's an adult and train it similar to an obedience routine. Forced tracking will always out-score the bait trackers.
  Very limited obedience right now. Make it all indusive. No major corrections until his biting is full & confident.


• The first answer was the only one worth reading...You don't want a rock solid obedience puppy before you start bitework. To get rock solid obedience you must correct. When you overly correct a pup you destroy drive dead drive = ineffective Schutzhund dog. Everything should be prey drive and play time at this age. I used to use the hotdog trick myself, but then I switched to a training vest, with a high pocket for treats which makes them look up at you. Some people just hold their hand up high near their shoulder. A good video for you is Drive, Focus, and Grip by Bernhard Flinks. As for the "time elapse" for teaching a new "trick". I teach in order, come, sit, down, stay. Then I start working on the more complicated actions. I HIGHLY recommend you start going to your local Schutzhund club with your puppy, other trainers/handlers would be willing to help you.
  
  -edit- And he's right about the bite rag, that's the most important thing right now, to build his prey drive, that video I recommended will help you send his prey drive skyrocketing. Once the dog "gets" bitework is when you truly start training for rock solid obedience. You can begin tracking now. I take a few steps and let the puppy watch me while tied out and drop a few pieces of liver biscotti treat in every other track or so. He'll get the idea. Use less and less treats. Use the articles when he's ready.
  
  Nancy maybe you didn't read correctly I said "You DON'T want a rock solid obedience puppy before starting bitework" having rock solid obedience means a LOT of corrections, a LOT of corrections = Diminished drive.


• we use to spit hotdogs at the dog... when they look at you can focus on your face..they get a hotdog! There are some great books but I prefer Schutzhund Obedience TRaining in Drive by Gottfried Dildei...can be a bore to read but very very good!!

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Dog Health Questions: Koheler method of dog training?

I am going to start koehler training my basset/beagle mix tonight. Any pointers/tips? He is 1.5 years old, and cannot focus when I have treats, but only performs when I do. I need a reliable dog. When we are done with koehler will he be able to pass a cgc test? What about doing rally? I know he is a mutt but I am going to sign him up for the akc thing where he can do agility/rally/obedience. He screams in his kennel, any suggestions to calm him down? Should I ignore him and wait it out? Thanks.

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Hi..I answered your last question about e collars. Thank you for posting this question..I had not heard about this method and googled them to find out what it was all about. One of the reasons I like YA is that it gives me the opportunity to learn as well as share what I can.
I too have a Basset mix...the nose is definitely something we have to overcome. I did a lot of research before I chose my trainer..the one I chose is familiar with and uses different methods. I have not heard the name Koehler, but I have seen them leash train some dogs and it appears to be very similar. Is this a method you do yourself at home? Or do you get some guidance from a trainer of this method, or a book or cd?
This might be a good method for your dog. Just want to say as in ANY training...it all comes down to timing and consistency. If you begin working with someone who can help you perfect your timing and then you practice, practice, you should get good results.
Again, do you do this alone or in a group? Having other dogs around as distraction will help prove your dog and will surely benefit him in order to pass his cgc. My dog was able to pass after 3 group sessions. The test is not for perfect obedience but more for perfect demeanor. And when taking the test,and you heel your dog near another dog...that other dog is selected to be neutral.
See how the training goes first before you sign up for rally obedience, but agility is fun and sure to get him tired from the extra exercise. If you see he does well with this training method, by all means, join rally....we don't do akc, but we do rally events for fun...we both enjoy it! Being part Basset, his best rally is "under". (haha)
There are a number of things you can do to keep him crate happy, but why is he doing this? Is he throwing a doggie temper tantrum? Is he having separation anxiety? If you ignore him and wait it out , how long does it take? If this remains a problem, I would start back at square one... make sure he is WELL exercised before being crated. Take your time and relax while inviting him to enter. Stay with him and treat him and let him out. Do it again, spend less time with him and leave the room for increasing amounts of time. Leave him a special treat...a kong with frozen peanut butter or something that will take him a long time to worry at...this way he will be interacting with a treat and not focused on your leaving. And use his nose!! Spray the bedding in the crate with lavender or vanilla.
Hope this was helpful and thank you for the learning experience! Let us know how Koehler goes.

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• Please read this site before you attempt Koehler methods. They are out-dated and cruel. The site below directs you to clicker training and/or positive methods.
  
  http://www.4pawsu.com/traditionaltrainin…


• Please DO NOT train your dog by Koehler!
  
  Nothing is brilliant about the Koehler training method. Many people think William Koehler's method is ingenious, but it's anything but! Koehler is old and outdated. Yes, it's been around for decades, but decades have come and gone since then! What was a brilliant training method back then isn't now. This is the 21st century for heaven's sake! Things have changed. People have found more effective ways to train dogs without fear or force.
  
  I despise this website! http://www.koehlerdogtraining.com/ The two people who wrote that lecture clearly think quite highly of themselves.
  
  Positive reinforcement training is not a death sentence! Actually try and research positive reinforcement before you make claims that you're just “feeding a dogs stomach” and it produces “unreliable dogs.” The goal of this method is to make training a more pleasant experience for the dog and owner while STILL producing a well trained dog.
  
  I highly recommend these books.
  1.The Power of Positive dog Training by Pat Miller
  2.Positive Perspectives 2: Know your dog, Train your dog by Pat Miller
  3. Don't Shoot the Dog! by Karen Pryor
  4. Reaching the Animal Mind by Karen Pryor.All of these books are very detailed and advanced and it will enlighten ANYONE on positive reinforcement dog training. These books bust the silly myths that people have about positive dog training.
  
  Please read Karen Pryor and Pat Miller's books and THEN come back with an educated debate.


• I'm going to tell you, as another hound owner, you will get no where with harsh methods. No where at all, you could forget about rally or even agility. Agility, by the way, is trained with purely positive methods, treats, toys, tugs...no corrections ever.
  
  When your using a clicker, you don't carry it around for life. It's a training tool, just like anything else.
  
  No one method of training is right for all dogs. Kholer may be good for some dogs, but I could tell you, I would get no where fast with those methods.
  
  Oh and I own and train dachshunds. I have trained with a combination of clicker, treats, ball and tug and the occasional fair correction. My adult dachshund is currently training towards his AKC UD, he's got his AKC AX agiilty title and equivielent in other venues and he's got his RE.
  
  I'm also training another younger dachshund, she'll be making her agility debut next month and her obedience debut in Feb 2011.
  
  My first hound, a beagle/lab mix, retired with her UUD and one leg towards her ASCA UD. I wish I had clicker trained her, instead of using the old choke and puke method.
  
  Lastly, my dachshund are frequently off-leash during legal off-leash hours in our public parks, are off-leash at the beach and off-leash when hunting. I have fabulous reliable recalls.

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training- Correct or Ignore?

When our dog is barking in her crate at night is it best to ignore her completely or correct her? We've heard both. Also, we were wondering about when she gets overly excited and looses control (ie: when I get home she almost looses her mind if I ignore her for a few minutes she calms down somewhat but not totally). Do we correct that or ignore her?
Please only answer if you have experience. And we believe in crate training so we don't care to hear opinions on that either, please! Thanks!

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Ignoring is the best technique with crate training. Also make sure she has toys in there to keep her amused if she isn't tired. If you correct her it will encourage the barking at night as she will realise that barking gets her attention.

And i think that ignoring her until she calm is the best technique with her getting over excited when you get home too as this is obviously working with your dog. Correcting is a form of attention, which encourages bad behaviour, so looks like you're doing very well with training her!

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• It's best to ingore her for both. If you give her attention, she'll just learn that if she repeats the behavior, she'll get more attention.


• Barking in the crate should be corrected, or re-directed. Try clicker training to compliment the crate training. In fact, do clicker training anyway - it's a wonderfully effective way to help your dog learn what you expect.
  
  Over-excited behavior should either be redirected, or pointedly ignored - That's one of the things crate training is great for; if she's gone bonkers on you, send her to her crate to calm down a bit.


• if by correcting her, you mean giving her a verbal correction, this will only serve to give her attention (which is reinforcing). ignore both. she will learn.


• FROM MY EXPERIENCE I WOULD IGNOR BECAUSE THE SLIGHTEST REACTION THEY GET OUT OF YOU IS ENJOYABLE TO THEM EVEN IF YOU ARE SCOLDING THEM. ITS TAKE A WHILE FOR DOG TO UNDERSTAND THAT BARKING LIKE THAT WILL NOT GET A REACTION. BE CONSISTANT AND HANG IN THERE


• Ignore her. The more you pay attention to bad behavior, the more it reinforces it. Our pup did that at first, but now he goes into his crate on his own.
  
  Same thing with the losing control when overly excited. She wants your attention, good or bad, so ignoring her bad behavior teaches her that it won't get her what she wants. Just make sure to praise her for good behavior to reinforce the difference.
  
  Good luck!


• I have found that ignoring it is the best way to go. When my rottie was small, she would freak out when I came home. I would ignore her until she settled down. Negative attention is still attention, and reinforcing the behavior.
  Just my 2 cents...


• Ok bottom line need to reward for good behavior. So with that being said when you walk in the door do not great the dog walk by and when the dog relaxes and sits for you then you reward the dog for this good behavior. same goes for the crate when the dog clams down then let her out.


• Depends on the age and temperament of the dog.
  
  I ignore excited behavior, but will reward a sit or down with a quiet "nice".
  
  A young dog I simply ignore barking in the crate. However, with a b*tch in season in my house this past week I have a male Sam who thought it might be ok to sing the entire time... we did have a "discussion" about that.. which was slight scruff shaking and growled "SHUT THE F*CK UP!!". Its been 3 days and he hasn't tried it again. Of course, since I rarely am negative towards my dogs it makes a huge impression when I am.
  
  Generally, I've found that excitable dogs respond better AFTER some rigorous exercise. So I pay no real attention to the dogs when I get home but just snap on a leash and start out the door for some exercise.


• Dogs bark for a lot of reasons. Make sure you've been fair to your dog: she's gotten lots of exercise during the day, she's been out to pee, etc. Is her crate in your bedroom? that's where I think dogs need to sleep. If you've done all that, then her barking is something you should correct. I prefer to do this using a bark collar, but you can start with saying Ssssh or Quiet in a stern tone. Sometimes a rap on the top of the crate works.
  
  When you come home and she goes crazy, wait at least five whole minutes. You should never let her out of her crate first thing. Wait until she calms herself down, and then let her out. (take the time to do this, make an approach to the crate. If she goes crazy, turn away or back up. When she calms down, try again. She'll learn that SHE can manipulate YOU by being calm. When she's calm, let her out, but teach her to sit as soon as she comes out of her crate, so that you don't get the craziness.
  
  Good luck.


• Depending on the dog, either can work for you. For the barking in the crate, I would try to make sure that the dog was happy ther (I crate train also). A good knuckle bone, or chew toy might help. Also keeping the dog close at night, so it doesn't feel isolated can help. Letting it sleep with a t-shirt you wore that day in the crate can also help. Then ignore away. Correction-wise, IF I choose to use this, I use a low gutteral tone "no" trying to simulate the sound the mother makes when nipping to correct a puppy. Just a short, deep "no". Not angry or yelling. Also tipping the crate a small bit, and setting it back down can stop them from being agitated in the crate at night (with the "no).
  Avoid yelling and giving lots of negative attention, or you might fall into the trap that bad attention is better than no attention, and train your dog to bark so that you respond. Your response should be short and concise.
  
  As for losing control...you mean emotionally, excited...not bladder? I would require the dog to be calm, then give attention and praise when I get home. No jumping, etc. They can be happy to see you, but not freaking out. If you mean bladder-wise, take her outside quickly, then demand the calm when returning home. Approach the crate calmly, and do not talk to her ("how's my little puppy, did you miss mommy/daddy?" is not a good idea)


• any unwanted behavior should be ignored. When you get home dont greet the dog or act excited, calmly w/o a word to to the crate and let the dog out. we did this and it ended those accidents. Good luck


• It looks as well that your dog has not enough exercice or activity... if she is tired she'll be less excited and won't bark at night... the best is to ignore her... if she goes on doing it... just use once your voice... loud and strong.... you should have control over her.. when you tell something she listen... some dogs always want to have the last word... so it can be that you tell her no very loud and then she still does once or twice a small bark... At night it can be as well that she is still not feeling 100% secure at home, so you can just have a physical contact with her... don't exagerate, but just touch her.. don't talk to her... just have your hand on her pa or on the back... it helps the dog to relax, to know you are here.... if the dog sleeps in your room of course.. which is the best for a start. When you go home just ignore her.. you can just touch her once but then ignore, talk normal and not excited to her.
  Good luck!


• The barking in the crate is an ideal opportunity to get in some free training. So why would you want to pass it up. All that should be necessary is tapping on the top of the crate with your fingers along with a quiet command.
  
  As a dogs training progresses you want the dog to learn that you don't pay any attention until it SITS. So first work on the sit command, depending on what you do with your dogs you may or may not want to teach an automatic sit. As the dog learns to sit then "chain" getting attention to the behavior of sitting.

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Dog Health Questions: What or who has the best puppy-dog training books or video?

I'm trying to teach or train a husky- german shepard mix pup2mos, old. I know that's young, but I figure if I start trying now on simple things that it is better than waiting or putting it off until he won't understand any commands. His mom,german shepard, was so easy to teach everything,but his dad,husky,oooh my gosh.He was so hyper, he would'nt be still to listen to anything.

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When my dog was a puppy the puppy trainer recommended a book by the Monks of New Skeet. They are known for having well trained dogs. Good luck.

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Dog Health Questions: Assistance or "Seeing Eye" Dog Training in S.E. Massachusetts?

I once heard of a program that "Trained" and socialized puppies in preparation for guide/assistance dog training. Puppies were placed in a home for up to a year where they would be socialized, taught basic obedience and house breaking etc by the host family...

Does anyone have contact and information regarding such a program?
I am particularly interested in programs located in the South Eastern part of Massachusetts?

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Seeing Eye dogs are trained only at the Seeing Eye, in Morristown, NJ. It does not appear they place puppies anywhere in Mass.
http://www.seeingeye.org/raise/default.a…

Here's a list of other guide dog schools from across the U.S. and around the world. You might find one on this list you can work with. Some require you to live within a certain radius of their facility and others do not. So you'll just have to make some inquiries.

If you want to find a reputable service dog program to work with, you might check the membership list of Assistance Dogs International:
http://www.assistancedogsinternational.o…

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• What you are asking about is called Puppy Raising.. I did it for 2 years for a group here in Ohio..
  
  Here's a few groups to check into.. Im not sure which ones have programs in your state, but its a start..
  
  http://www.seeingeye.org/raise/default.a…
  http://www.guidedogs.com/site/PageServer…
  http://www.guidedogsofamerica.org/raisin…


• Check with the local 4H club. Many of them have a Guide Puppy affiliate.

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Dog Health Questions: Do you have to go to a dog training school to become a service dog trainer?

I mean the schools that are like Bergin. Can you be a service dog trainer (for other people not just your dog) if you know what to teach them? Is it if you go through that certain school do they give you a certificate of some sort that tells you that you are allowed to train them a give them to other people?

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No, you don't have to go to a school to become a service dog trainer. In fact, most service dog trainers don't. Most apprentice with an experienced trainer or program.

You can train any dog you like and give it to whomever you like. You don't need a certificate for that. However, if you don't have contacts within the service dog provider industry you must ask yourself just how you plan to ply this trade. Also, trying to sell or advertise a dog as a service dog may be problematic since some states do require you to be licensed in order to do that (give away for free, yeah, but sell or advertise and you can get into trouble).

Firstly, most states that give trainers public access rights require that that trainer be in some way accredited, either certified by a recognized organization or working for a recognized program. So people working on their own would not have public access rights for training in those states. That's not to say a service dog couldn't be trained anyway, because it can (just not in public). Not all states have training rights in the first place, for anyone certified or not, yet trainers in these states are still able to produce service dogs.

Second, who in their right mind is going to want a service dog from Joe Smith who has no credentials whatever to train a service dog, has no liability insurance, no veterinary coverage for their animals, etc., when there are legitimate programs that do have all of that? And perhaps more importantly, who is going to donate to Joe Smith so that he can run his operation? The average service dog recipient is not going to be able to pay the costs for the dog, even given the trainer's labor is completely donated. It's still going to cost a few thousand dollars for all the health clearances, veterinary care, food, and housing during the 18-24 months of training for each dog. A typical dog costs me $5,000 to produce, not counting anything for the time I put in as trainer. So without some sort of credentials, where does one get any funding?

Your best bet is to apprentice with a good program. If you can't do that, then go to Bergin. If you decide to try it on your own, consult an attorney to find out your legal obligations and liabilities in doing so. You really do need the insurance and the credibility.

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• No you don't have to. At my school there's this animal class you can take to train animals. You have to take the first one first and then during the second one you can train a seeing eye dog for the school year. I took the first part of that class and the teacher says they have all kinds of programs where you can help train service animals. I don't remember the exact website. Sorry I couldn't help you find the proper websites but there are those kinds of programs out there.


• Bergin is a good school. So are animal behavioral science courses at your local community college or 4 yr college. You have to be skilled and experienced training a variety of dogs a variety of skills.
  
  It is your skills that make or break a SD training business.
  
  Apprenticing for many months or years is the best alternative to becoming a SD trainer and training/placement business owner.


• I believe there are organizations that conduct such training.
  
  Dogs can assist people with a disability to do daily tasks. These special animals are trained to do many things, including picking up dropped objects, pulling wheelchairs, predicting seizures, and helping with stability for walking.
  
  Here's the list of organizations, http://dogtime.com/hero-service-dog-orga…

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Dog Health Questions: Has Anyone Tried the Andrea Arden Dog Training in NYC?

We adopted our 7mo. Female old Boston/Jack Russel/American Pit Bull Terrier Mix from Animal Haven (SoHo) in NYC. They offered obedience training through Andrea Arden Dog Training. Has anyone tried it? Was it successful? How old was your dog when you put him/her in obedience training? Will I learn leash training through Andrea Arden?

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Hi!

This is Andrea Arden!

I've been a dog trainer for more than 15 years in the NYC area; I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Call me personally at 212-414-9597.

I'm confident my team and I can address any needs you may have (including anything above).

Best,

Andrea

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• You may be hard pressed to find someone on YA who has used this trainer.
  
  You could try two things:
  1. Call the local better business bureau
  2. Visit the class and ask the folks attending.


• I have never taken one of her classes, but she used to run a puppy play group in the Animal Clinic I worked at. She was very competent, personable, and offered good advice. I have also read most of her book. I recommend AA training to anyone in the area without hesitation. A training class I have actually been involved with in NYC is the classes offered at Biscuits and Bath throughout the city. Great classes, great instructors, great training.
  I'm not sure what you are talking about when you say "leash training" but I think you mean teaching your dog to walk on a loose leash. If that is what you mean, then yes, both trainers I mentioned teach that. It is THE essential city dog behavior :)

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