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: Please, Dog teeth extraction, putting him down or any other immidiate options?

Hi there! I have a dog, and I love him, he lives in my parents' house wher my sister and her kids stays too. My dog is an aggressive one, he snaps at everybody except me, recently, he has bitten one of my nephews who was just visiting. It left 2 deep wounds. I thought neutering him would improve his behavior, but apparently, it did not, or just not yet. I've already bought a book about dog training, but still, I haven't used the whole thing on him yet, I barely have time to do it because I work in the city, and I stay there for the weekdays while spending only the weekends in my parents'. I need and immidiate action for my family's safety, should i consider pulling off his canines rather than putting him down?

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No, don't pull all his teeth. Your family needs to manage the dog to keep the teeth off other people. That means put the dog away when people are visiting. There is no excuse to have children get bitten when adults KNOW that this dog bites. Get a basket muzzle for him, crate him in another room, etc. etc. He should NOT be loose ever around anybody again. Period. He doesn't bite with his testicles, so just neutering him would do no good.

You don't live there, so the responsibility falls to your parents here. They need to manage him to keep his teeth off people, or talk to the vet about euthanasia. It's not responsible to rehome dogs that bite, especially if it has bitten someone badly like this. If your parents want to hire a trainer, here's an option for them (if they don't work with aggressive dogs, they'll be able to refer you):

Onayd (Ronald) Lumbao - Regional Director of the Philippines

Dog Scouts of the Philippines

Offering Free Community Classes on Dog Care and Training. Promoting Pure Positive Training

System. Dogs 101 – Dubai handles Special Workshops on Canine Social Graces.

Tel: +971553647101

Email: onayd@yahoo.com

Website: www.dogscoutsphilippines.com

Good luck.

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• I love animals, but the dog has to go -now. Once a dog bites, it can't be trusted.
  
  Please don't put him down... find another home for him without children, visiting or not, and where someone has the time and interest to train him.


• You need to find that dog another home. How irresponsible, to leave this dog with your family, untrained, when he acts aggressively towards them.
  
  Contact a breed rescue and give the dog a chance to get trained. You obviously are not committed to him. Let him find a better home.
  
  If you really loved him, then he would have been trained already, and none of this would be happening.
  
  Extracting the dog's teeth is NOT the answer... so don't even think about. You'd never even find a vet that would do that, for these reasons. You can't just skip the training and de-tooth your dog.


• you should have thought about this before you got a dog you didn't have time for. now another innocent pet may have to be put to death due to the owner's ignorance about the breed's temperament and inability to properly train the animal. you absolutely cannot pull the dog's teeth, that is the most irresponsible and ridiculous thing i have ever heard of and it's not going to solve your problem anyway. you'll never find a vet that would do something like that and if you try to do it yourself the dog will likely take a proper chunk out of your face. don't put him down either, that's just an admission of what a poor pet owner you are. i suggest giving him to someone who can handle aggressive behavior and has the experience to properly deal with the problem. next time you should probably just get some goldfish.


• Take him to a trainer/behaviorist, pronto, before attempting anything yourself. Pulling teeth will only cause the dog pain and will not solve the issue; he needs consistency and patience.
  
  Trainers and other sources (your vet could also put you in touch with a QUALIFIED trainer/behaviorist):
  
  http://www.inch.com/~dogs/behaviorists.h…
  http://www.apdt.com/
  http://www.cappdt.ca/
  http://www.wonderpuppy.net/canwehelp/

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Dog Health Questions: Great dog site?

do you know some really great site about dogs- training, feeding, dog health where information is FREE?

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I was able to find these and there was lots more, but if you have some questions just drop me a line I would be happy to help, give you tips or help you find hidden information if I don't already know it.

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• http://www.lookd.com/dogs/


• http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/


• WWW.DOG.COM
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  I DONNO TRY THIS WWW.DOGBREEDS.COM


• http://pets.yahoo.com/pets/


• To keep him healthy, read the Wisconsin University site:
  http://www.news.wisc.edu/releases/8413.h…
  http://svmweb.vetmed.wisc.edu/articles/6…


• www.romancegermanshepherds.com

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Dog Health Questions: Looking for child's cd. think title or title song is Dog Train. songs by different pple. search can't find

searched amazon and whole net with dog train title and children's cds and it doesn't show up. maybe has a different name.

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here you go

http://www.amazon.com/Dog-Train-Sandra-B…

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Dog Health Questions: Dog Training?

I watch The Dog Whispherer a lot and i think i might be a bit to rough with her i was playing with her earlier and i was eating some ritz crackers and she was begging and i did the little hit her in the side thing that he does and then she stopped after a while and now i can put them on her paws and she doesnt even care... but when i give her like a treat that is to big and when she drops it she wont eat it am i being to rough or is she afraid or something else?.................
Also does anyone know how i can train my 5mth old poodle to come today her leash broke and she was running around and she will not come for treats or anything she acts like it is a game when we have to chase her i am so deprite to get help i am afraid she will get hurt...

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I recommend:

"Don't Shoot the Dog" by Karen Pryor
"How to Teach a New Dog Old Tricks" by Dr. Ian Dunbar
"Culture Clash" by Jeanne Donaldson

I also recommend clicker training. It works very well. I'm sure the Dog Whisperer is very good, but you just can't beat good old operant conditioning.

Hope this helps and Good Luck!

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• I also watch The Dog Whisperer!! He is so good with solving doggie problems. I have a miniature toy poodle who will be 17 in Feb. He is my heart!! But because your little one is still so young, it's gonna take some time and repetition. Good Luck and Enjoy!!


• about your poodle... the best thing is not to chase her... you don't want her to get in the habit of running and thinking its a game... the best thing to do is in a pleasant but stern voice call her and tell her to come to you... if that don't work get something like maybe a belt and make is snap to let her no that she is in trouble... never use the belt on your dog and when she comes pleasantly say good girl and praise her so she will repeat the action


• well first buy a new leash or use a rope with some lengeth. Then hold the end and let her run off. Then call her and pull her to you while saying good dog. Give her a treat when she gets to you. THen let her go off again. Call her to come and then pull in the slack and tell her good as she comes towards you. its going to take some practice but she'll get it after a week of daily trainings.


• Is your 5-month-old Poodle the same dog that you hit in the side? You may have been too rough, and it sounds as though she's afraid to take the treats. Keep in mind that Millan uses his methods on dogs with major behavioral problems, and it's a negative method of training that has it's roots in submissive rather than positive responses. To undo the fear and uncertainty your dog has developed towards receiving treats, try placing a "high value" treat, a small piece of hot dog, chicken, or freeze dried liver, on her paws. If she begins to pick it up, quickly say, "OK." If she doesn't pick it up, point to the treat and say, "Good girl. OK," in a quiet but more excited voice. With larger treats, she may have problems chewing on them, or she may have some loose teeth. Try breaking the big treats into smaller pieces, and have her teeth checked by the vet.
  
  Teaching a dog to come when called takes time, patience and commitment. Never, ever get mad at her for coming when she's called, even if you're running late and she's been playing you for a fool for 15 minutes. Don't shout at her or chase her: she'll either think it's a game or be afraid to come to you. You want "Come" to be associated with wonderful, happy things such as petting, dinner, special treats and play time. Start inside by putting her on a 6' to 8' leash with a buckle collar, not a choke chain. Stand about 2 feet away, facing her, then say her name and the word "come" in a high, happy voice and give a slight pull on the leash. The second she moves towards you, praise her and, if you wish, give her a high value treat. Continue doing this, and letting out more of the leash, until she has to move 6 or 8 feet to get to you. Use praise and high value treats every time she comes. Once she comes the 6 or 8 feet, begin walking backwards and asking her to come, until you know she'll come to you. Then begin working outside where there are no distractions. Put her on a long thin lead that's 15 to 20 feet long and repeat the come command and the praise. You should work on this twice a day for five to ten minutes at a time. Once she comes using the leash, begin dropping it and repeating the command, then remove it and work with her in the back yard off leash. Finally, take her to the park but leave the long line attached to her collar. Let her go for 30 seconds to a minute, then call her back. Use the command only once. When she's comes, praise her then let her go again, slowly increasing her play time. If she takes off, call her only once, then go after her and step on the line to stop her. Do not start yelling "come--come--come" and running after her. Go back to step one with the short leash and ask her to come, then allow her to run with the long line for another 30 seconds. Finally, take off the leash in a confined area (i.e., a dog park, fenced basketball or tennis court) and continue practicing with her until her recall is rock solid.
  
  One way to make come fun is to call her for dinner and give her a few pieces of kibble. Sneak around to the kitchen, or wherever you feed her, and call her again. Give her more of her kibble and then her meal.


• At 5 months old could she be teething? That would explain why she won't eat a big treat. That is a dog thing
  
  You could have dominated this puppy too much while trying to train her.
  
  When a dog runs from you... it is a game to them and they are having fun... What you do is call their name and move in the opposite direction... away from them..
  
  If you use a lot of "correction" in your training techniques then you in turn need to play a lot too.
  
  I train German Shepherds and never use a harsh correction until they are at least 12 months old.... by then.. they don't need it.. (smiles).
  GOOD LUCK & HAVE FUN WITH YOUR PUPPY

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training cost and will it work?

I have a 2 1/2 year old English Bulldog mix. I know that english bulldogs are very lazy and not so aggressive, so I have no clue what he's mixed with. He's very aggressive at times and barks a lot. He isn't allowed indoors or he'll chew up everything. So whenever we go out to the backyard he sees us and will bark and bark until someone pets him. He barks at every child as well, so when the nephews visit they can't play outside. Although he gets very loud, he is still a sweet dog and has never bit anyone. I would love to take him out for walks but he is extremely strong and would drag me. My brother tried to walk him a few times but the walk turns into a full speed run. I'm also scared he'll break the leash and take off running. So I'm wondering about how much would it cost to train him? Is it too late? Do classes actually work compared to those boarding schools?
...I have also read online that dogs can get like this when they are ignored as puppies. He was my older brothers dog until about a year ago. And since my brother worked a lot, I'm sure this might have caused his behavior.

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although most English bull dogs are lazy and laid back they are still bully breeds and can become aggressive if not taught whos in control. it sounds to me like your boy has some issues in knowing whos the bosss. the fact that he is barking at you for attention tells me that he is barking as a maens of controlling you. he is going to need a strong firm owner. if your not assertive and firm with him he will continue theese behaviors. i would suggest a bahavioralist instead of just a trainer.
ther eason they get this way when ignored is becuase they are the ones in charge since they are left alone they can do whatever they want and are basically in control of themselves and the house. hiring a good behaviorlist thats dealt with this bahavior before would deffinatly help. also pick up a few of cesar millans books. all you dog needs iss to be taught that he isnt the one in charge you are but this needs to be dealt with carefully as an aggerssive dog can turn nasty if you do the wrong technique it is best you hire a behaviorlist and not a dog trainer as they usually only deal with teaching dogs basic obedience and are not usually trained to deal with aggressive issuses so look out a behaviorlist. i wish you the best of luck again dont try doing this on your own.

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• You need to get into a class with a professional trainer (not a Petsmart class). Your dog is not socialized and that is a big problem you're going to have to work through . If you're dedicated you can do it though. Never send your dog away to a "boarding training school" because the point of training is to get your dog to behave for you, not someone else. Contact professional trainers and get on it. Cost will depend on the trainer but you shouldn't skimp. It's going to take time and lots of work.


• A head collar works great to use when walking your dog. I have an 85-lb lab mix that I couldn't walk without one. A great book about dog training is The Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson. There are many resources to use online to help with your training problems.


• Dogs are social creatures and naturally live in packs, so if yours spends most of his time alone, he's probably bored to death. i think the growling behavior may be because he doesn't know how to act around other people and dogs.... it seems he's leading a sheltered life.
  
  Instead of paying someone to help you train your dog, you might want to do some research about dog training online. You can find a lot of good FREE information on Dog Training by doing a yahoo search. You can even find specifics, such as Training a Dog To Come, or Dog Recall, Basic Dog Training, How to Leash Train a Dog.
  
  You can also find helpful training videos on You Tube.
  
  Use whatever information you find most practical for you and your situation. You can even print out articles for future reference.
  
  I would make sure the dog is exercised, if possible, every day, as well
  
  The only thing it will cost you is time, effort and a consistent training schedule. You will need to start the training in the privacy of your own yard -- then work up to using your training in public, and around the neighborhood, etc. It takes work, but training is very rewarding for both you and the dog in the end!

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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: Best dog training programs???

whats the best training for a German/chow mix I was thinking Petsmart but does that work?? the puppy is like the right age to start training please help!!!

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I think dog training programs are so individual -- I always recommend that people go watch a class or two and talk to the trainers. I don't know much about the Petsmart trainers around here. Just look for someone who obviously likes dogs and that you are comfortable with. Local kennel clubs and obedience clubs are also usually good and offer training to all dogs.

If they won't allow you to watch a class, or explain their methods -- steer clear!!

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• any dog training is better then notthing begin at petsmart if you find something beyond that do it its for youand your dog


• I suggest you consider a private trainer, one who comes to your home for puppy/behavioral training, as well as who offers group classes for proper socialization and working with distractions.
  Petsmart is okay, but their trainers have little to no standards to train by, and are simply trained by Petsmart in a short-term accrediation program.
  
  Someone certified by the APDT is a better choice.


• Look here for a trainer:
  
  www.ccpdt.com
  
  All of these people have passed a test in training, behavior, husbandry and teaching. In order to even take the test, they had to have several hundred hours training dogs, in classes and privately.
  
  They are well-schooled in all aspects of domestic dog behavior in order to put the CPDT initials after their name.


• the best training programs actually train YOU to work with your dog. The trick, then is to find a trainer YOU are comfortable with, and one who uses methods you think you can follow. If the best trainer in the world uses a prong collar and YOU aren't comfortable with it...it won't work out...so look around, watch a couple of classes, and find someone who seems to get good results using methods you think you can use.


• It was roughly one year ago that a dog trainer at Petsmart using a "training style" on a dog that actually killed the dog. Petsmart acknowledged that the method used was no training method at all but an employee trying to wing it. The employee was dismissed, and the store settled out of court.
  
  I really believe that you have to carefully decide who will be the trainer of your dog based on their experience with your type of dog. I would never advise someone to hire a personal trainer simply because the whole purpose of training is to teach a dog how to properly behave in the midst of lots of distractions--especially other dogs. You gain none of that by having someone come to your home to train your dog--but you will pay a ridiculous fee.
  
  Most towns have dog training schools as part of dog clubs. The classes will be taught most likely in groups of 10-20 dogs with their owners. Puppies are usually grouped together in a beginner puppy class. Instructors will have had training and also will have trained their own dogs. Some will have more experience than others, but all classes will use assistants to help each owner benefit from each class. I wholeheartedly support the training class rather than the individual approach.
  
  You will find the names of clubs that hold classes from your veterinarian or from the local phone book.

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training: transferring from the puppy-pad to the outdoors?

I have a 6 month old pomeranian. He is house trained to do his business on a "puppy-pad" which is kept in my bathroom. He is very good at going to the bathroom on the pad, but ONLY when he is confined to my bedroom & bathroom (I block the door with a baby-gate). I have tried everything-- gradually moving the pad to the door, bringing the puppy-pad outside for him to go out there, etc.-- but he rarely does his business outside. He'll hold it until we come back inside & then go on the pad. Also, if he is NOT confined to the bedroom & bathroom where the pad is (i.e. if he's allowed to roam the house under supervision) he just goes to the bathroom wherever he pleases, without an attempt to return to the pad. I'm getting worried because he's getting older... what should I do to solve this problem & get him to go outside? I would like to eventually be able to let him loose in the hous while I'm home (he is crated when I'm out) without worrying about him having an accident.

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hes still 6 months old, these things take some time to adjust to. if hes not going to go on the pad when he is able to roam free about the house maybe try keeping him in the bathroom for a longer period and expand on the size of the area slowly. and take some of the space away he he goes whereever. start moving the pad to the door and try bringing some grass and a few sticks or branches inside and leave them by the pad. he will get used to the scent and might help him adjust. he might just b scared to go outside. just dont expect him to b trained overnite. it takes time and patience. work with him and give him a treat if he does good. thats all most dogs need and/or want - love

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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!!!!!!!!

THANKS

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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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Dog Health Questions: Guard Dog Training ??

I have purchased a rottweiler puppy which I have named Zeus, I am looking to to train the dog as a personal guard dog, I am aware of the name that the breed has got through mindless idiots and newspaper press, but have owned a rotti named Del many years ago and he was nothing but a true gent not just to me but to my small children.

I would like to know if anyone knows of a guard dog training programme in which I can take Zeus when he gets a little older, money is no object, can anyone point me in the right direction, I live in the north east of england

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To have an effective guard dog, you need to socialize Zeus to plenty of people and other dogs, so that he'll know the difference between friendly people and unfriendly ones when he gets older. I'd start by enrolling him in a puppy class - check with APDT to find on in your area.
Socializing Your Puppy
http://www.aspcabehavior.org/articles/83…

http://www.apdt.co.uk/

Your trainer should be able to refer you to a Schutzhund club where you can take your puppy when he gets older, so that you can train him properly in protection work. A well trained, well socialized guard dog needs to be very obedient and well controlled, or he could become more of a liability than an asset. Many people try to teach their "guard dogs" to be suspicious of everyone, which is unfortunately more likely to get your friends, relatives or delivery person bitten than an actual burglar.

Frankly, even having a friendly, obedience trained Rottweiler in the house is enough to deter pretty much anyone with bad intentions. I have had Dobermans for more than a decade and it's amazing how many people will cross the street to avoid a big black and tan dog! If I see someone who looks suspicious, give my dog a command and she obeys immediately, they'll usually wonder what else she might know how to do on command and leave me alone.

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Dog Health Questions: How can I find a dog training program that helps my dog to socialize?

and stop barking at others and they have reasonable prices? I checked some schools, they are too expensive.
in San Diego. thanks.

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You want good training then you're going to have to cough up some cash.
I did obedience classes with my dog - private lessons for about a half an hour to an hour once a week for 8 weeks and it cost me about $500.
Best investment I ever made.

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• You may have to create one until you can afford one.
  
  So basically it's spending time with other dogs.
  
  Learning what "No" means and praise for good behavior
  
  such as doing what you instructed Laura.
  
  The park may be all Yorkie requires at this stage.
  
  Good Luck.
  
  Best Wishes.
  
  Mars Mission.


• There is a price to pay for what ever you want. & this is no different. You get what you pay for.
  
  Or get on the net & look up 'obedience training', 'bacic obedience commands', 'socializing a dog' & do it all yourself.


• The SPCA in my town does basic and intermediate obedience classes. Anything that will take the dog's attention away from other dogs and onto you and also positively reward the dog for being around other dogs will help to rehabilitate him/her. Try them...


• Most of the training classes can be a bit pricey. Ask about special classes for reactive dogs and see how much those are. Hope this helps.


• petsmart
  talk to your vet

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Dog Health Questions: Does anyone know of any send-away dog training programs in the Los Angeles area?

Similar to the Divine Canine show on Animal Planet. People send their out of contorl pets to a monastery where the monks there who happen to be dog trainers train the dog for a month and then give your perfectly behaved dog back.

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Recommended Answer:
Balcom Canyon in Somis [Ventura County] does a really good job with training/rehabilitating tough behavior issues.

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• Yeah, but if you don't do what is necessary, the dog will not stay well-behaved.
  
  If your dog doesn't behave it is because you are not being a good owner.


• No, sorry.


• Watch the Dog Whisperer on the National Geographic channel. The guy is in the LA area.
  Usually the problem is with the human, not the dog...according to him.


• A myth. Don't you want to be in control of what happens to your dog?
  Dog trainers are not licensed or governed by any authority that will prevent a board and train facility from using electric shock collars and other forms of cruel punishment. Learning how to train your dog is part of responsible dog ownership.

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Dog Health Questions: What are some German dog training commands?

What are words like Down, Stay, Come etc. in German for dog training and what are some German horse words, like trot, bridle, reins, etc.

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Recommended Answer:
Hey,

for dogs:

sit down/down - sitz! down! halt!,
lay (down)- Platz! Mach Platz!
stay - bleib! steh!
come - komm!
let's go - auf!
*when you want your dog to be by your side (when he has no line) - Fuß!
* to get/catch something - Apport!
* when the dog has something in mouth and you want it to make it away/to let this thing free - aus!
here - hier!

Horse commands:
dismount - Absteigen
mount - Aufsteigen

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• I am so glad you asked, I have all the commands on my dog training website here: http://www.blueribbon-k9.com/germancommands.html
  
  I have a german dictionary so if you need any additional words I would be happy to send them to you, just click on my contact us page. If you would like me to email you the commands in excel format just drop me an email.


• ENGLISH
  GERMAN
  
  Heel Fuss
  (fooss) Au pied
  right= Rechts
  Sit Sitz
  Stay Bleib (bly'b)
  Down Platz
  Come/Here Hier (hee er)
  Stand Steh (shtay)
  Retrieve/
  Fetch Bring (brrring)
  Jump Hopp
  Go Out Voraus (for owss)
  Track Such (tsuuk)
  Guard Pass auf/
  Wache
  Bite Packen/
  Fass Attaque
  Mord Drz (dursh)
  Out/Let Go Aus
  Speak/Bark Gib Laut (geblout)
  Dope Rauschgift
  Blind Search Voran
  Go Outside Geh Raus/
  Go Inside Geh rein (gay rine)
  What is going on? Was ist los?
  Good (praise) So ist brav
  Word "No" Pfui (fooey)
  Don't do that! Lass das sein
  OK In Ordnung
  Eat food Nimm Futter
  Stand Still Bleib Ruhig
  Search Such Verloren
  Leave it Lass es

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Dog Health Questions: What should I name my dog training/grooming business?

I'm wanting to start my own business of having a dog-training & grooming place. Any ideas to name it? I want it to be cute, catchy and unique! The person to come up with the best name will get 10 points! Thanks in advance...

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Recommended Answer:
Do something like "Poochie Palace" or "Paradise Pets" or "Doggone Care". Those are all cute and catchy!

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• Paws for thaught


• How about "Happy Tails" or "Hair of the Dog"


• Groomin' Time!, Fixin' Fur, Obey, these are pretty good names, and to think I came up with them on the spot! ^^


• W.A.G.S (wonderful animal grooming salon)
  


• Begging 4 More
  
  Waggin' Tails
  
  Rollover Here
  
  

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