Dog Health Questions: Where can I find a best dog trainer in suwanee, GA?

I am moving to a new house, I have 1 year old jindo girl. I tried many times to potty train her , but it didn't seem to work. So as soon as we move in, I want to hire a professional dog trainer and let him/her come to my house and teach me some dog training tips. Potty training tips..also My dog is always have been afraid of dogs and people...she barks at strangers nonstop. so I want to learn some tips from a good dog trainer. She also bites and rips off furnitures..so I want to learn how they control behavior problems too. This is my first time raising a dog..so I need to learn a lot, do yo guys by any chance know a good professional trainer in suwanne???

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You can try Debbie. I'm not certain she taking new clients but email & ask her. She is an excellent trainer & has years of experience with all breeds. She can suggest another trainer name if she can't do it. Jindos are a tough breed & not for 1st time owners so you have a long hard way ahead of you.

http://www.caninecomplex.com/

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Dog Health Questions: Is there anyone who knows a bout Dog shows?

I have a four month old biscon poodle who is beautiful is there anyone who know what needs to be done to enter her into dog shows? I am currently going to enroll her in dog training classes.

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Since she's a mixed breed, you can't enter her in Conformation. This is the sport you usually see on TV. Conformation's purpose has always been to judge breeding stock, so this is the reason that neither mixed breeds or neutered dogs can't enter. It isn't a "beauty contest."

You can, however, enter her in obedience and agility trials. There are several of organizations that you can do this with.

For nearly all of them, she needs to be spayed. To compete in UKC events, get a Limited Privilege (LP) number. Go to http://www.ukcdogs.com/res/pdf/lpapp.pdf

American Mixed Breed Obedience Registry also has a lot of sports that all dogs can compete in. http://www.amborusa.com/

If you're interested in playing agility, there are several organizations to check out:
United States Dog Agility Association: http://www.usdaa.com/
North American Dog Agility Council: http://www.nadac.com/
Australian Shepherd Club of America: http://www.asca.org/ (despite its name, other breeds can compete)
Canine Performance Events: http://www.k9cpe.com/
Teacup Dogs Agility Association: http://www.k9tdaa.com/ (for smaller dogs--don't know if your dog is small enough.)

Good luck and have fun!

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• Mixed breed dogs cannot enter Confirmation competitions. They are only for Pure Bred dogs, because they judge the dog against the breed standard.
  
  Training however is a great idea, and is for every dog out there. If she becomes well trained enough, she can earn her CGC, or Canine Good Citizen certificate.
  
  http://www.akc.org/events/cgc/index.cfm


• Is she a mix of Bichon Frise and Poodle, or is she a pure breed of one or the other. I am not sure what you mean.
  
  Dog shows are not, contrary to many people's misconception, beauty pagents. A dog show judges how closely each dog matches the breed standard. See, each breed has a standard, which is like a blueprint, of how the perfect specimen of the breed should look, and behave. This is called 'conformation' because it measures how closely the breed 'conforms' to their own standard.
  
  To compete in conformation, a dog must be registered with the registry sponsoring the dog show. For AKC, it must be registered there, and likewise for UKC. It must be a purebred to be registered, and it's parents must be registered.
  
  There is also performance events, and these dogs do not have to have registered parents. If they are spayed/neutered, they can get an ILP, Indefinite Listing Privlege number. In AKC, I believe they must still be accepted as a purebred for an ILP, but check iwth the AKC to be sure. www.akc.org. Mixed breed performance clubs exist, and you can google them. Performance events include, obedience, agility, rally-o, flyball, earthdog competitions, herding, and tons of other fun activities.
  
  What ever you choose to do with your dog, ENJOY it! It is so much fun to have activities to do with your dogs!


• the only shows you can do are companion shows, these shows are a lot of fun and a good day out with your dog
  http://www.agilitybits.co.uk/classes/com…


• depends what country you live in...
  
  you can enter your little mixed breed in agility trials (USDAA NADAC CPE) an some obedience trials...only one I know of is ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America)

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Dog Health Questions: Why are Dog Trainer's own dogs always untrained ?

Seems that dog trainers dogs are always the worst. I think this whole dog training thing is crap, the trainers are just out to make money and they know it's crap. Rarely people have the time it takes to train a dog, especially with "Positive Only" reinforcement...what a joke.

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That's typical of Positive only trainers, like Petsmart trainers. They don't really care about training, they show their clients how to teach a simple command, charge them a 100 bucks, then expect the owners to keep up with the training while they themselves don't!

Then again, quality trainers have well trained dogs.

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• They aren't. I've used a trainer and a behaviorist in my area, and both have the most impeccably trained dogs I have ever met. They also both use positive reinforcement techniques (harshest correction I've ever heard ether advise is a firm No). The trainer I took classes with has four dogs, all incredibly incredibly well-behaved, and all but one rescues that came to her with massive behavioral issues, including one with severe aggression. She competes with them in Rally O, Obedience, Freestyle, and Agility. I've seen her turn around some really badly behaved dogs in very short periods of time WHEN the owners follow through with the training at home afterwards (there are no magical keys to a well-behaved dog that don't require owner work). I don't know that I've ever met a trainer with badly behaved dogs, and if I did, I certainly wouldn't use them. Word would get out fast around here and no one would utilize their services.


• Well, in response to the "bashing" of PetSmart trainers, I have seen many other trainers in this world who are just awful, so let's be relative here and stop bashing!
  
  I actually know bad trainers and good trainers, just like there are bad and good performers in every job there is. Haven't you ever had bad body work done to your car? Never had bad customer service in a store? No bad plumbing work done in your house?
  
  And just to set the record straight, there is no such thing as "positive only" reinforcement training. If you are working with trainers who tell you that, you need to find better trainers. All training techniques involve corrections, even at PetSmart.
  
  The worst trainer I have ever met is a compulsion trainer. The best trainer I have ever met is a compulsion trainer. I have also met and worked with an awesome PetSmart trainer who goes above and beyond with all of her students.
  
  You obviously have not done enough research on different types of training, or even any good reading on the subject to make such a broad statement.
  
  http://www.siriuspup.com/about_founder.h…
  
  If you want to be knowledgeable about positive dog training, you can start with the founder of it.
  
  The people who rarely have time to train a dog should not own a dog.


• Real trainers have well-trained dogs.
  
  Don't pay any other sort of trainer.
  
  Positive only is silly, but that doesn't mean that you have to over-compensate the other way. The only time I have raised my voice to my shelter dog was when she sneaked up behind me and grabbed her dinner back out of my hand -- I was moving it out of the living room, since she's raw fed, I'm not having her eat raw chicken on my new carpet! I spun around and yelled... and she dropped flat on the floor, clearly terrified. I cajoled her back onto her feet and into the kitchen where I put the meat back on her mat. And she wagged her tail and ate it.
  
  But she hasn't grabbed anything out of anyone's hand since.


• In it for the money???? Ha-Ha. Trust me that is only the so called trainers on TV.
  There are good trainers and bad and you have encountered the bad.
  If you take on the responsibility of owning a dog, you make the time to find a reputable trainer. There are many other techniques other than positive only reinforcement, find a trainer that offers the type of training you want.
  
  Do your homework, check out some different trainers before you classify us as all bad.
  BTW I use my guys in my classes because they are very well trained.


• I taught dog classes for a long time and I know some trainers just put all their effort into their clients dogs and just don't for their dogs, but not good trainers. I wont say mine are perfect but they are trained better then a lot of dogs i know.
  
  When I am training new behaviors, any new behavior, including something as simple as sit or something like of leash heeling I do use only positive methods however when working on things like manners or problems in the home I do believe dogs need to be told what not to do. When working with aggression or bad manners I like to use a mix of your typical "positive training" and some of the "dominance theory" stuff. You do need to be the leader but that can be done in a firm but fair way that includes all kinds of training.


• I have lots of friends who are dog trainers, and to a person their dogs are extremely well trained. Your whole premise is false. And obedience training is the ONLY way to get a really good canine companion.


• Wow, I have never seen that. My trainers' dogs are tops in the country. And they don't charge as much as Petsmart. If a trainer's dogs are ill behaved, then they are no kind of trainer. Find someone else fast.


• I have never seen any dog trainers with poorly trained dogs.
  
  The ones you are encountering apparently are bad trainers as well as bad dog owners....


• Apparently you have been seeing only bad trainers then.
  
  Add: Yes such as the Petsmart "trainers" although I typically refuse to acknowledge them as such.


• That's not my experience.
  
  All (without exception) of the dogs owned by trainers that I've seen have been very well trained.
  
  Which god-awful trainers have you seen?

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Dog Health Questions: What kind of dogs can i train to be a police dog?

i want to be in the police dog training business and i am wondering what dog breeds i have as an option.

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"Dogs come in an huge variety of shapes and sizes, and not every breed of dog is suited for police work. There probably aren't any police Lhasa apsos in the world. The majority of police dogs in the world are German shepherds, although Labrador retrievers and several other breeds (like Breston, a Belgian Malinois, pictured at right) are sometimes used, depending on the specific tasks they will be needed for. The key attributes of a successful police dog are intelligence, aggression, strength, and sense of smell." - http://people.howstuffworks.com/police-d…

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• as far as i know the three most common for a job like that are german shepherds, rottweilers and dobermans, they can be trained to be very loyal strong and incredible dogs, each one also represents different attributes, a rottweiler will be slightly slower then the rest but is a power house, a doberman is extremely fast and is also quite ferocious, while the german shpeherd is also extremely fast and can also be very powerful, the german shepherd is probably the most common dog seen in the K9 units, most forces wont take on a large breed dog simply because of its large stature and that larger dogs dont live as long, and small dogs, well they lack the ability to do some of the more violent aspects of the K9 unit job, hope this helps


• Most people prefer German Shepherds. Why? Because they are huge and sturdy. They have a good nose and police can handle them well. However, they are large enough to get excited and training can be hard. Training a dog like the German Shepherd isn't going to be easy. There are still many dogs fit for this job. If you want a sniffer, get an English Cocker or Bloodhound. These dogs have keen noses. Though they are hunters, they are still used a dogs to sniff out drugs and other things. If you want a large dog to equip the vasts of danger, a Rottweiler is good. They are very alert and can track easily. Doberman Pinchers have the same ability.


• It depends what kind of police dog you want,
  
  If you want Public order enforcement dogs, sniffer dog, tracking dogs?
  There are a few options, the most common being a german shepherd.
  
  but there are other breeds like:
  
  Labrador Retriever
  Boxer
  Doberman pinscher
  Rottweiler
  Beagle
  Weimaraner
  Basset Hound
  Cocker Spaniel
  Dutch Shepherd
  Springer Spaniel
  FoxhoundIt all depends on how you want to train them!


• You want to get into the police dog training business?
  
  It seems rather obvious to me you should first research IF policing agencies would actually buy a dog from you. And, like, exactly what you need to train the dogs to do....???????
  
  I would bet a police dept is not going to buy a dog trained by just anyone....


• Law enforcement have been known to use all kinds of dogs in there line of work Bloodhounds, Labradors, Dobermans, and German shepherds. Most common used is the German shepherd


• Not listed in any particular order, but heres a few :
  
  German Shepherds
  Rottweilers
  Labrador Retriever
  Blood Hounds
  Belgian Malinois
  Coonhound
  
  The hounds are really pretty much only good for sniffing work.


• German Sheppard, Bloodhounds, (For search dogs) and possibly a rottweiler. (If you can train them well)


• First, you need to actually go through some training; talk to people that work with the K9 unit to get more information.


• German sheperd for attcking suspects. Spaniels are supposed to be good sniffer dogs.


• German Shepard


• German shepard


• German shepherds and blood hounds


• german sheppards

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Dog Health Questions: Can anyone recommend any dog training books?

Can anyone recommend any good Yorkshire terrier training books.I'm getting a puppy and would like it to be trained well. Thank you.

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"It's Me or the Dog: How to Have a Perfect Pet" by Victoria Stilwell.
She uses positive methods that are very easy for anyone with any level of dog experience to execute. For example, you don't want your dog to jump on you? Turn around and face the opposite direction when the dog is jumping, fold your arms over your chest, and completely ignore the dog and be totally BORING. When a dog is jumping it usually wants attention so if you show the dog that jumping gets him exactly the opposite of what he wants, he'll stop.

Easy, right? :)

Plus, positive methods are much better for a dog's mental health and help to build a dogs self confidence.

Another one I highly recommend: "Before and After You Get Your Puppy: The Positive Approach to Raising a Happy, Healthy, and Well-Behaved Dog" by Ian Dunbar. Not quite as accessible as the Victoria Stilwell book, but this guy is one of the top professionals in the dog training world and has a PhD in animal behavior. He is also the guy who is the father of the concept of puppy obedience class.

Good luck, and good for you for actually wanting to train your Yorkie, rather than treat it like a fashion accessory :)

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• Well, you don't need something just for Yorkshire terriers. Your dog will be part of the pack, and you're alpha, so you just need to look up Cesar Millan on the internet. Read his book, 'Cesar's Way'. Every dog thinks in one way or the other about the pack and who's the leader.
  Hope this helps.


• "The Everything Yorkshire Terrier Book" at barnes and noble, its only 12.95

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training?

my sisters dog is a young boxer. every time shhe leaves the house, (even just to go to the mailbox or something) he goies and gets something he isn't supost to and chews it. he can opean the doors in her house because they have the handles u push down on and they have no locks. apparently he dosn't aim to please like a lab or retrever so getting mad at him dosn't work. what can she try?

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She needs to make her house dog-safe, make sure he is crated when she is out.

Negative training does not work very well. You do not want the dog to associate the "negative" with the owner, but instead with the item to be left alone.

My puppy now knows to not eat my cell phone, socks, etc. When he did, he had a negative (but harmless) experience with those items. The experience was handled in a way that did not involve me (at least not where he could tell).

Read the Dog Whisperer and Calming Dog Signals....great info. I suggest lot's of reading and research.

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• That is what crates were invented to prevent.


• young dogs chew almost anything
  your sister can put pepper spray on the door handles and the dog will leave them alone it will be unpleasant for him but will do no harm.


• It sounds like this young dog has what's commonly called "separation anxiety". I would suggest that your sister consider either reading up on positive reinforcement approaches to working with dogs with separation anxiety or actually getting a trainer in to show her how to retrain the dog to understand that her leaving is not as traumatic as the dog thinks.


• she should train it to hunt down my dvd!!!

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Dog Health Questions: Do anyone know a website with free dog training?

I need a great site that gives free dog training to the owner so I can go step by step so I can know exactly what to do thanks people that help I appreciate it alot!

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This is a great one:
http://www.clickerlessons.com/

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