Dog Health Questions: Another dog training question?

my dog is a small dog and likes to get into the toilet paper.....lolz. I can not stop her from that. when i try to get it from her she runs, and i set still and try to baby her. to get her to come but she looks at me like im stupid and finishes tairing the toilet paper up...and she can get in the door, just by pushing it. she is really smart.

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3 tips for training dog
1) Start training your puppy early on. While old dogs can be taught new tricks, what's learned earliest, is often learned quickest and easiest. Moreover, the older the dog, the more bad habits will likely need to be "un-learned". When it comes to raising and training a dog, an ounce of problem prevention is certainly worth a pound of cure!

2) Train your dog gently and humanely, and whenever possible, teach him using positive, motivational methods. Keep obedience sessions upbeat so that the training process is enjoyable for all parties involved. If training your pooch is a drudgery, rev things up a bit, and try the "playtraining" approach: incorporate constructive, non-adversarial games (such as "Go Find", "Hide 'n' Seek", retrieving, etc.) into your training sessions.

3) Does your dog treat you like "hired help" at home? Does he treat you like a human gymnasium when you're sitting on the furniture? Does he beg at the table? Jump up on visitors? Demand your attention by annoying you to death? Ignore your commands? How well your dog responds to you at home affects his behavior outdoors as well. If your dog doesn't respond reliably to commands at home (where distractions are relatively minimal), he certainly won't respond to you properly outdoors where he's tempted by other dogs, pigeons, passersby, sidewalk food scraps, etc.

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• Keep the toilet paper where she can't get it. I have to put mine on a shelf above the toilet.
  
  Also, when she gets it and you 'baby talk' to get it back she thinks you are playing.
  
  Run the little bugger down and take it away and give a stern NO.
  
  Just keep the paper where she can't get it.


• I hate this game too. I am not sure what it is about a dog that it wants to decorate the house with toilet paper. I guess you are going to have to put the toilet paper out of reach. I wonder if you could child gate off the area of the house also.


• yeah, i've the same problem as you do,
  but since i get dog personal trainer,
  i don't have any problem again with that.
  source :
  www.training-dog.co.cc


• You're making a game out of by trying to get it away. Uh, why not just close the bathroom dog, or put the TP out of reach?

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Dog Health Questions: Is there anyone out there that trains dogs for a living?

Thinking about going to dog training school, just wanted to know if it would be financially feasible.

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I don't, but I can tell you that the guy who worked for the dog training company I used for my own dog, also did dog training on the side because he wasn't paid all that well by the company.

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• No, there is no money in STRICTLY training dogs for a living. Most people in the field are also breeding and have a regular job too. It would be nice if I sat here and told you "yes" but that would be a lie. There are few, very few people who work in the dog field, not training dogs for civilians, that actually make real good money. Working as a bomb dog handler in Iraq, for example, pays $10.000-$12.000 a month. The question is, how bad do you want to go there? Otherwise, look into another field to make money.


• Depends where you are located. Find a local breed club that has obedience schools, do not use a petsmart. Our local club charges $60 and you get a full 12 weeks of classes. Petsmart charges $200 for 6-8 weeks. Not to mention petsmart and petco are RETAIL establishments. I can't believe how many people in my area use teenage retail workers to train their dogs rather than going to a professional place like a breed club.


• you need to train your own dogs first... then compete in akc obedience shows and earn titles and do well,,, get a name for yourself,, then and only then you can do this for profit..


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• I attended a school in Ottawa called Canadian Canine. I was unable to attend the one that I wanted to go to in B.C. because it would involve leaving my other business unattended.
  The one in B.C. is expensive but offers an amazing curriculum. It included a term of training service/therapy dogs. I'm sorry that I don't remember the name of the school but I found it by entering Dog Trainer Training in the Yahoo Search Engine.


• I personally don't know anyone, but there are people that do. It all would depend on where you live. WHere I am at, you would not get enough jobs to make a living...most people I know only do it as a hobby....after hours and weekends and such....


• well, if you train dogs for police or military that would be nice... but it depends in which country do you live...oh yes, train dogs of popular or rich people, hunter dogs... when you look this way you have limitless ways to get some money...

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Dog Health Questions: Getting 2nd dog? Good idea or bad?

hi, i adpoted a 5 year old desexed male ridgeback about 3 months ago, the family who owned him, had him and another dog at the time. They got along really well. At the moment he is the only dog we own. I have been taking him to obedience training and he is generally good around other dogs and wants to play with them. I cant help but feel mean for letting him live alone - with that being said he is not neglected - we go for a drive to the beach every Friday and have lunch together - he goes for a swim and then we go for a long walk along the sand together. He goes to obedience school 2 times a week and also enjoys lots of car rides. He is an inside dog and has his own bed in my room. So i know he has human company. My other reason for thinking about getting a secend dog (a female puppy) is that i am really enjoying this whole obedience thing and would like to consider competitive obedience. i know i could go further with a dog trained at a young age. I wouldnt love either any less.

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There's no reason you shouldn't get one as long as you can handle the responsibility both dogs are going to be. Especially since the Ridgeback was already ok with another dog. Just make sure you introduce them properly and read up on bringing a puppy into your home when you already have an adult dog. Sometimes they do get a little offended and feel like they are getting the shaft for the pup.

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• If you have time to devote to both of their needs then sure, get another dog to add to your pack!


• If you think you can handle two then go for it. As long as you can afford it and have enough time to spend with both then you are fine.


• If you have the time, the space and the money for 2, have two..


• It doesn't sound like you are being mean to your dog at all! It sounds like he has a great owner. If you think he would enjoy a friend, go ahead and get the other dog. You would like to have another dog, too. You can find another puppy on petfinder.com- good luck with competitive obedience.


• I think you should get another dog. If your dog gets along well with others, then he will love another dog. I have two dogs (australian terrier and mixed breed) and they get along really well together, even though we got them about 5 months apart.


• Congratulations on adopting the first dog and for going to obedience classes. Nothing wrong with owning just one dog if the dog is a family member as your dog seems to be. Obedience is great, isn't it? Dogs just love it and they become so much better and safer pets because of that. All my dogs are obedience trained and know at least 30 commands, one knows over 75.


• Getting a second dog is an awesome idea, I have 3 dogs =D (a 11 year old, a 4 year old and a 1 year old) they keep each other company when no one is home. and they all play together. they are best friends, and I would Never have just one dog, they need company when their owners are at work and whatnot. Also, you COULD go further in obedience with a dog trained at a young age.
  
  hope this helps, =D


• Good Idea


• Personally I would give this guy more time to settle in and feel part of your family. Three months is sort of a 'honeymoon' period... he would probably do fine with another dog but I think he deserves to embed himself into your family. Think about it being like adopting a child (not baby) - he has already been disassociated from his previous family for reasons he has no idea what are - he is accepting your family well but then bring in another child/baby and take much needed attention away from him at this point in time -- I am not saying don't eventually get another dog if you have the time and are capable of dealing with two dogs, but I would just give this guy a little more settle in time. Congrates on having him!! Sounds like he has found a great new family!!

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training?

how to train dogs

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take them to a trainer.

Teaching Your Dogs The Basics Of Dog Training

• Where have you began? Any fondation? what do you want to train the dog to do? Go to the book store, and get a how to book.


• it takes a lot of time and patience. i trained my dog myself starting when she was about 4 months. i have a pug and they say they are pretty hard to train. i spent about an hour and day do repeated tricks with little treats. i would motion the tricks with my hands for example, when i told her to sit i would motion my hand down and tap her butt so she knows. when she sat i would say good girl and give her a treat. and continue this until she would do it herself. and sometimes i would give her a treat and sometimes not. and the next day i would do it agian and if she got that right away and will start teaching her a new trick and mix it up. so, now i got her to sit, shake, high-five, lay down, and play dead. and she's about 10 months


• YOU CAN NOT LEARN FROM A BOOK OR A CD OR A TV SHOW
  
  So much of training involves body language, voice tone, the way you move, when you move, how you show the dog what you want, the timing, why a breed acts like this or that (and no - there is no one size fits all for explaining a number of behaviors) ......
  
  IMPOSSIBLE TO GET FROM A BOOK
  
  Contrary to the poster above who thinks "training" is teaching a house pet to beg for food and rollover, there is a lot more to it than that if you want your dog to "come' off leash anywhere at anytime , sit, stay, down and walk quietly and politely next to you out in public.
  
  Now you both need a GOOD obedience class - and that is NOT Petsmart or Petco.
  
  GO here to find contacts in you area that can help you locate and obedience trainer who works with all breeds and who does AKC obedience competitions competing at what they claim to teach – no proof of ability like winning:
  
  http://www.akc.org/clubs/search/index.cf…
  
  http://www.akc.org/clubs/search/index.cf… (set on all breeds)http://www.akc.org/clubs/search/index.cf…
  
  Even it they are an hour or more away, they will know other people all over the state.


• The best web site for dog training/ visit www.sitstayfetch.com
  GOOD LUCK !!!

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training. HELP! 10 points best answer.?

I'm having troubles training my 1 year old Mini dachshund. When we take him out to potty we stay out with him (we live on a farm and don't like him getting into things) and as soon as we take him out he will shut us out and won't listen to us at all. My boyfriend and i can call his name and he will ignore us. which usually leads us to have to go get him and scold him. Which isn't doing any good for him or us. We've tried taking him out on his leash but he won't go potty at all unless he is off leash. It's lose/lose On leash he won't go, off leash he won't listen even if we fallow him around he won't go. We will NOT use a shock collar or any things like that because it's inhumane and cruel.
We are getting him a Grass Pad for days when it rains and bad weather where we can't take him outside but what can we do to get him to listen when we take him outside. What are our options? Please let me know anything we can do because we love our little boy sooo much and we need to figure this out ASAP.

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All I know of is leash training, which I recommend to everyone. I live in the suburbs so obviously it's different than a farm, and I know people have had success with off the leash training, but I've just seen too many many tragedies happen off the leash.

He won't go when he's on the leash? He will, you'll just have to wait forever lol When he finally does, tell him what a "Good boy!!" he is and give him a treat. He'll learn. Annoying, but it will work. Do the same for Grass Pad training.

In theory, the same practice will work for your off the leash situation. I'm only entertaining this notion because I always wish my pup could run around in a big farm yard lol Bribery will go a long way. Get his favorite treats and shake them and hold it up while calling his name. When he listens, tell him "Good boy!" and give him a treat. When he doesn't listen, use a stern and negative voice with a command you'll use often, "Bad!" or "No!" or whatever you like. Leash training comes in handy because you can demand his attention by giving a gentle yank on the leash while telling him "No!".

It may be difficult off the leash, and some dogs are trickier than others. But positive reinforcement with rewards and happy pride in your voice will go a LONG way with your pup. You won't need any other kind of treatment to him. Scolding more than a minute is unnecessary, and will just confuse the dog because he'll no longer realize what you're yelling about. He stopped the behavior, yet he still gets yelled at; that's how he'll see it. An attention grabbing "No!" and an IMMEDIATE reward is the key.

Ignore the inevitable "dogs are like wolves so they need and Alpha pack leader" replies, they are dated and wrong. Wolves don't do that, and dogs aren't wolves. My adopted 70 lb, dog-hating Pit Bull behaves himself just fine on the leash with my training methods. He still hates dogs, but he knows how good he's being when he behaves himself so he doesn't go crazy when he sees a dog anymore--because of rewards and pride, and nothing else.

God bless you for not using a shock collar or any other inhumane treatment :)

Why One Size Does Not Fit All In Dog Training

• If you want your dog to come to you when called then you need to make it a good experience, with praise and treats. By scolding him he learns to avoid coming to you when called in fear of being scolded.
  
  If you are just hanging out outside then randomly treat him when you call for him, without bringing him in. That way he doesn't associate being called just to come in. He instead sees he is rewarded by only coming to you when called.


• If u wanna teach him go to any pet store and they have book tht shows you how to teach them and affter you teach your dog give him a treat so he will listen and do it when u ask him to do tht trick. Or you can go on pet whisper.com if tht works but the top anwser works the best :)


• U probilli have 2 train him


• You say you will not train him so what's your question?
  You won't wait him out to train him on a leash, you won't use a remote trainer to train him off leash.
  
  He's a Dachshund. You can't jerk him around by the neck and you can't spank because of the risk to their spine.
  I'm assuming he knows his name and the "come" command. If you can't teach "come" well enough that he knows he has to listen to you in all situations, even when his drive is at its highest exactly what do you propose you do?
  Many are food motivated but if he's not listening he won't be listening that you have a treat. You need something to get his attention off what he wants it focused on and at least part of it to remain focused on you.
  
  You need to get off your kick of deciding what you WON'T do based on ignorance and decide that you will get your dog trained no matter what he requires. They were bred to fight badgers, your idea of cruel is not the same as his.
  They're stubborn dogs and if you're not willing to train him things will be done on his terms (which being small dogs can be tolerable but you have to accept he is not trained because you weren't willing to train him).
  
  Go buy or borrow a PetSafe Yard and Park e-collar. Stick it on your arm and try settings 1, 2 and 3. If you think that is cruel return it.
  If not, follow the directions for teaching the good and bad tones and finding the lowest setting it takes for him to react. For what you describe it's likely the tones are all you will need to break his concentration and get him to listen and be off-leash obedient.
  
  Otherwise keep him on a leash and wait.

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Dog Health Questions: How do I make my dog see my praise and affection as a "High-Value" object?

Usually when I'm training my full-blooded Papillon, I give her a food treat as a reward for doing the correct commands.(Treats are her ""High-Value" object.) However, she only follows commands if I have a treat for her. How do I make my praise and affection worth the same as her treats? I'm new to the dog training world, so please bear with me. Thanks to all who respond.

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With some dogs you have to slowly wean them off. Try giving the treat on every other command with a good praise. Keep the praise in the same tone each time you treat and not treat

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• You need to make the treats less valuable. This is done by not showing the dog the treat but giving it to the dog after the command is performed. You also need to start training a non treat correction. This may be as easy as placing the dog in the position that you want up to a gentle collar correction. When this dog does something wonderful, both of you need to party. Just a good dog and a pat will not do especially right now. You need to make it your job to be much more fun then the food. This means that you release her and play with her for a few moments. If she has a favorite toy, then you make the toy appear and play with her. Doing this takes a little more time then just giving a treat and going on but the bonding that comes with the play rewards are just wonderful. Using a combination of food, play and toys will keep the dog guessing which will make her more intense as she won't really know what's coming.


• You really can't. Not to anthropomorphize, but would you ever prefer praise from your boss instead of a paycheck?
  
  Is there some place special your dog likes being touched almost as well as a treat? Maybe his ears or at the base of his tail?
  
  Like others have said, try alternating the types of rewards - food one time, praise the next and a toy the third.
  
  If you are 101% positive your dog knows something, like sit. then a correction is necessary, followed by what she considers to be of high value.


• I would suggest the you minimize the times where you give your dog a treat and focus more on praising him or petting him whenever he did something right or good. this may take a while but he will learn it eventually.. you should also check out http://www.antileon-ent.com/dog/ they have a number of tips that can be helpful in dog training. :)


• when you give your dog a tread,pad it at the same time and tell her good girl. to get her off of the treads,do it little by little. you have her spoiled with treads,that is the reason why she don't listen otherwise.when you train her,do it without a tread. if she don't listen to you then,don't give her anything.because if you tread her anyway,then she believes it is ok not to listen. i know it's hard,but remember you are the leader not her. i'm not saying you shouldn't give her treads,just go easy on it.for example: when you tell her to sit and she does,don't grab for a tread just pad her and tell her good girl and leave it as that. repeat it for a few times. after the third or fourth time give her a tread. with a lot of passion on your pared she will learn that she don't need a tread to be a good girl. hope it helps you.

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Dog Health Questions: Pursue Dog training career?

I like to pre plan things before i jump right in and need a little help this time. I have loved training dogs since I was really little and I plan to pursue a career in it. I want to train dogs Agility, Basic commands, and fix problem dogs. I am thinking of working along side a shelter to train some of the dogs before they go to homes. What would be an ideal setup for this. I am thinking a large shed insulated with individual pens but dog runs connected by dogie doors. I will place one dog per kennel and the whole setup will be on a concrete slab. One more thing, what would be a good price to start out with. I was thinking $150 per week depending on the type of training but i'm not sure. I only want this to be a small thing like a side job but If i really like it I will grow bigger. I have done a LOT of research on this but I want to be absolutely sure of everything. I know many people in the dog showing business and training and they are giving me lots of advice but i need a little more info or thoughts. Thanks in advance!

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Hmm, not sure what you have in mind?

Best first step is to become certified: http://www.ccpdt.org/

If you don't have the experience or knowledge yet, try volunteering at a shelter. A shelter can't pay you that much money to train their dogs, but you would get invaluable experience doing it for free. In addition, you could foster some of the 'problem dogs' from the shelter and get them to be more adoptable.

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• Most people wont go for the "ditch your dog for a week" training methods - unless it has to do with herding or things that HAVE to be done on site.
  
  At least 50% of obedience training classes are training the OWNER. Because what good is the class if the owner has no idea how to handle the dog?


• Are you trained, qualified and licensed?
  
  EDIT:
  
  OHHHH... just read your other question. Your breeding your dog. The shelters you plan on working for HATE people who are not breeders who breed their pet quality dogs. Dogs the same as the ones you plan on producing are dying in shelters NOW... don't add to the problem...


• A shelter will not pay you 150 per week to train their dogs. They have a lot of people that volunteer their time to train shelter dogs. You need to get some experience, so at this point I would volunteer. See if there is a CPDT trainer that would let you volunteer to work with them. To train dogs for agility, you really need to start training your own dog for agility. Most people will not go to an agility trainer that does not successfully compete with many different breeds. I have seen a few dogs ruined and injured by going to someone who has no clue how to train agility. Most training classes I agree are to train the owner on how to train their dogs. In New England they range 130 for family agility classes for 6 weeks, and 145 for family dog classes for 6 weeks.

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Dog Health Questions: Where can i find a dog training center?

i live in south jersey and am getting a lab puppy in 2 weeks, i want to enroll him in a puppy class, i have already enrolled him in a puppy class but i am afraid that he might get sick, my breeder is giving the puppies their first set of shots before they come home, is that enough or should i wait until he has all of his shots before i start him????? i would also like to find a place that has agility, obedience, and confirmation as i would like to do that to... PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

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So you must love your dogs like we do. It been about six months ago when a found the dog training academy course. I was able to successfully train them in three weeks. And I still teach them new thing all the time. It's worked better then the local school and a lot less money to. It could be what you're looking for.

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• Your veterinarianand your dog's breeder can advise you on all of this - they know where the best places are around for training and everything else dog-related.
  
  Just go to the vet first, and you can discuss all this when you get there - you won't be ready for puppy kindergarten for a little while. You need to get your puppy settled in - but it's good you're planning ahead!


• Hey!!! Breanna I see that you need some sort of guide that will give you tips and tricks to help you dog become fully trained and more healty.Recently one of my freinds really needed some advise on how to train his dog. He followed the dog training academy course to successfully have a full trained dog in a few weeks.


• http://wonderdogs.com/store/scripts/prod…
  
  Wonderdogs in West Berlin.


• Hi,
  First, It's always a good idea to have a vet check your Puppy out. While at your Vets, ask him or her about Kennel Cough.
  Next, Puppy classes. These type of classes are Great for socialization but not much else.
  The instructors only use One method of training, or teaches one way. So, your puppy either gets it or flunks. This is wrong by the way, All dogs or different just like people. It's a matter of identifying what method of training is best for you dog, and that's a matter of identifying your dogs personality and drive.
  I'd also like to point out, Puppies have the attention span of about 5 seconds, Not a whole lot of mental maturity or development. You may end up frustrating yourself and your puppy. A good age is 5months to start formal training.
  Agility and Confirmation, Was your dog Breed for Confirmation? Was your dog breed for working? Was the parents show dogs? Titled dogs? or Working dogs?
  Not all dogs can do agility or confirmation.
  You could check out this book called The Right Dog for Me, by Jeff McCall..It's on amazon.
  www.theinternationalk9foundation.com

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