Dog Health Questions: Shelter statistics- I need response for essay?

Hello, I am writing an essay for my dog training certificate and I need to ask shelters or rescue people the following questions. I contacted several organizations with no response, so hopefully someone here can help me. 1) Rescue name and address 2) Pertinent statiscts (% of dogs relinquished, reasons why, % dogs adopted and % dogs euthanised)
If anyone can give me such information I can complete the essay and hopefully get my certificate. To whoever answers, THANK YOU!

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It's hard to just state the facts. I volunteer with the Animal Humane Society in MN. Their statistics remain at roughly 50% adoption. That seems very bad, but take into account that they adopted out 20,800 animals in just 2006 alone.

But the poor statistics need to be examined more in deapth. The humane society offers euthanasia for a very low cost. Many people bring their pets in to be euthanized. I myself brought in my 3 rats when it was their time because the vet wanted $150 and the humane society only charged me $5.

Many of the animals surrendered are there because they bit someone, or they are out of control, or they are very sick or old. The humane society euthanizes animals that are not good canidates for adoption. An animal that only has a few months left to live, or one that would be dangerous in a household would be put down because there are many more healthy and friendly animals that need adoption.

I am NOT a supporter of "no kill" shelters, because they simply refuse to accept animals, or they drop them off in the middle of the night at a shelter that will euthanize them.

The Animal Humane Society accepts ALL animals, no matter the reason for surrender or the condition in which they are presented. They choose to euthanize those that are not good canidates for adoption.

The reason I support them fully is that they have an extensive foster program, allowing sick/injured/orphan/young animals to have some time with a foster home to become fit for adoption. AND once an animal is put onto the adoption floor, it WILL NOT be euthanized unless something MAJOR goes wrong with the animal's health or mental state making them unfit for adoption. I saw a dog once that was up for adoption for 4 months, but he eventually found the perfect home.My point in all of this is that you can't judge a shelter by the numbers alone because there is SO MUCH more that goes into the quality of a shelter than how many were adopted vs. how many were put down.

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• statistical data is first gathered then interpreted
  not interpreted then gathered.


• Go to shelter websites. QCAWC.org is a no-kill shelter and they have their stats on the site some where.


• I have done a dog training certificate! this is where i work
  1) animal aid, australia
  2) not sure.. but majority of dogs are rehomed. the only ones who get put down are the ones with biting habits who can not be safely rehomed.
  
  we do get litters of puppies from time to time.
  hope this helps

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Dog Health Questions: Dog groomer/trainer questions??

I want to be a dog groomer and trainer when I get older. I already know how to tame them but I not to sure about training and grooming yet. so I am going to learn. anyway I just have a few questions,

dog grooming questions:
1)what is the average salary of a dog groomer?
2)What would you do if someone brought you like 4 dogs and wanted them done in a certain amount of time but you could not finish grooming them? (like drying ALL of them off or nail clipping or stuff like that)
3)What if you are bathing a ferrel dog and it bites you or won't corporate?dog training questions:
1) what is the average salary of a dog trainer%3

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It may help you if you call your local groomer, explain that you are interested in getting in the business, and see if someone would answer your questions. Doesn't hurt to ask.

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Dog Health Questions: Beagle training style?

hey all! I'm getting my new beagle puppy in a month's time and I'm planning to start training early.

I just finished browsing for dog training videos, and now I'm quite confused as to which trainer to follow. Some say use the treat system and another trainer say, use praise only. Others say never tug the dog, but another trainer says pop the dog's leash to "snap him back to focus".. I dunno who I should be listening to.. I'm considering

1. Leerburg
2. Cesar Milan
3. Don Sullivan

from your personal experiences, which trainer should I follow? Or if he's not in the choices above, which trainer would you recommend? :)

thanks in advance!

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I strongly recommend against Cesar Millan, Leerburg, and Don Sullivan.

They are dominance trainers. A dominance trainer basically uses the outdated dominance-submission methodology. 30 years ago most dog trainers and experts believed this was the proper way to train a dog. Dominance training involves asserting that you as the human must be "alpha" over your dog. This can mean leash jerking, alpha rolling, and other harsh punitive methods.

However the best dog trainers and dog behaviorists now strongly recommend against using dominance training.

Modern science, regardless of what many dominance trainers may tell you, shows us that dogs respond best to positive training methods only.

Positive methods work because it doesn't suppress a dog's behavior, but actually changes the way the dog feels about a situation. Food is a powerful motivator. Some dogs are not food motivated, so toys and play can be just as powerful for some dogs. Contrary to what some may tell you, most dogs are not praise motivated. Some are, but they are few and far between.

Leash jerking and other punitive methods actually cause psychological damage to a dog. The dog does not respond because he or she wants to do the behavior, but because he or she is afraid of what will happen if disobedient.

The trainer that I personally would recommend is Victoria Stilwell. She is the one of the top dog trainers in the UK and US.

Remember, dogs enjoy an upbeat, positive leader vs a harsh, dominating "alpha." Stick with what science says is the best method to train your dog, not what someone else says is the best method to train a dog.

For more information on positive reinforcement training, I've provided a list of common myths about positive training and why it is so effective.

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• I'm not familiar with #1 but defiantly not #2 or 3. Use only positive reinforcement. Cesar and Don's methods are MUCH harsher then at all necessary
  
  Try Ian Dunbarr or Jean Donaldson.


• use both praise and treats, and do not unleash unless u think it's ready and trained!


• Hounds, though they can be stubborn, can also be sensitive. I own hounds, dachshunds in particular and I will tell you, that if you want to teach your pup any thing and want him to continue wanting to learn stuff, you need to keept it short, fun and positive.
  
  The way to get a hound to do most anything is with food, also you can use play. So when the up does something once or twice, break out into a game. Puppies have short attention spans, so keep it short, always finish with the dog happy and wanting more.
  
  I will tell you, that if you correction based methods with a hound, you will get nothing out of him. Hounds don't respond well to correction based methods, they usually just shut down. You especially would not use a correction based method on a puppy.
  
  You don't need to use any of these guys programs. You need to figure out what will work for your pup. All dogs are individuals, some are soft and sensative others not.
  
  I suggest, pick up a clicker and learn how to use it. Teach your pup a lot of behaviors using the clicker. Believe me, the pup will offer a lot of behaviors once he figures out the game.
  
  As you donig this, I would locate a good obedience training class, one that uses mostly positive methods. This way, the instructor can help you learn to comunicate better with your pup and you will have a better relationship.

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Dog Health Questions: Dog Training?

Does any 1 no of a good inexpensive way to train my dog? She is 7 mos, half German Sherpard half Chow.

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go to petsmart they have a great dog training class for like any were from 5.00 to 15.00 I think

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• train it for what? a good book on basic training is Dog Training for Dummies. its easy to read and follow. good luck!


• You can work with her yourself. Go over everything several times and have plenty of love and patience (not necessarily in that order). There are some good books on the subject that you can pick up also.


• Clicker training is the easiest way to train a dog. A good book on it is the Everything Dog Tricks and Training. Its the best one I have found.


• There are so many great books at the library to train dogs. You can also get 'clicker trainig' lessons on line for free. Here is a good one> http://www.dogpatch.org/obed/obpage4.cfm and here >http://www.clickerlessons.com/
  The clickers on ebay are 99 cents to $2.50.


• Get a book with the old fashioned praise method of training,and forget about the clicker training.I am reading more and more articles from trainers calling into to question if it teaches the dog to respond to you or the clicker.You want your dogs responding to voice commands,not a click.

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Dog Health Questions: TOP TEN REASONS TO HAVE YOUR DOG PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED?

Just looking for reasons to have you dog trained by a professional! Any input would be great!

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I agree. You may very well want to attend a professional training class but go with your dog - you may need "training" as much as he does. We need to learn how to make our dogs mind, how to give commands and how to correct bad behavior. The training is as much for you as it is for the dog so you can work as a team.

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• 1- trainers are EXPERTS in dog behavior and training
  2- you're not
  3 - dogs need structure in their everyday lives or else they get bored, destructive, and bratty
  4- you will learn how to be the alpha
  6- it will keep you safe (if your dog becomes aggressive or is just too rough of a player or gets in a dogfight)
  7 - it will keep other dogs safe through #9 and teaches
  8 - good manners
  9 - socialization
  10- it will keep your dog safe (if your dog chases a squirrel out into the street and you can't call it back...)


• You will want a professional trainer. However, he'll be training you, not your dog. Take a class or organize private training sessions. Leaving someone else to train your dog is not very helpful if your dog still has no respect for you and blows you off (and I say this as a cookie trainer!) Also, you never know what's going on when you're not there. There have been horror stories of dogs doing board-and-trains dying while there, being neglected or abused, or physically and emotionally damaging "methods" being used for quick compliance. These programs are often ridiculously expensive as well.
  
  If you don't have an hour broken up over the day to train with your dog, you don't have time for a dog.


• I believe in hiring a professional trainer to train ME, not the dog. Training is for me to understand the methods and ways to best work with my dog or pup. I don't know if that counts as the dog being professionally trained, but I don't see it that way. I train the dog, the professional trains me.
  
  An example is my agility classes I take with one dog. After a year, my dog knows the equipment, no problem. I am the one getting the training so I know how to move on course and direct her.


• reason you don't - he learns to "work" for the pro not nessarly for you
  only reason I can think for if you honestly can't get 1 hr once a week to attend class (then do you have time for dog at all?
  you working with dog in a class is superior


• Ummmmm........He would get well trained...maybe.
  Personally, training your dog is one of the funnest parts of getting a dog in the first place.
  I would never get my dog professionally trained even if it was free.


• We attempted to have our dog professionally trained, but all the trainers gave up.
  The dog we have sent them all packing.


• Here's two.
  
  1. To keep you out of jail.
  2. To keep your dog out of the pet cemetery.

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Dog Health Questions: DOG TRAINING HELP!!!!?!?!?!!?

I have a small cairn terrier ans when she goes out she'll pee and everything but when it's time to come inside and go to bed she won't come!!! It takes at least an hour every day to get her in. And I don't want to leave her out... She wud freeZe! :( oh and she is super fast so catching her isn't an option!!!!

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You can take her out on a leash but if she is not used to a leash , put the leash on her in the house and let her run around the house with it on, when she gets used to the leash and is no longer bothered by it then you can take her out on the leash. Dogs need playtime and exercise so if she wont come in when you want her too it may be because she wants to play. A dog will not let herself freeze in the cold

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• Take her out on a leash, and if she has to stay out for a while, tie her up, then bring her inside when you want.


• Take her out for that last potty on leash or on a flexi-lead.


• You need to train her to come when you say come!...
  
  this can be accomplished by keeping her on a looong lead... let her sniff around call her by her name and then the comman you use to come such as.... _______ COME! only say this once if you notice after a moment she isnt paying attention pull SLOWLY ((do not make this punishable to her)) on the leash until she reaches you and praise her!!...
  
  repeat and keep her on the leash for now untill you no longer need to pull her back towards you.. DO THIS IN THE HOME AS WELL AS OUTSIDE!...
  
  then introduce without the leash...
  
  if she is a puppy u can repeat come to make it sound more appealing however as the dog matures she needs to understand that you are not playing and COME means COME NOW not Come... Come...Come and still continue what she's doing..
  
  THIS COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH A VERY IMPORTANT COMMAND!! GOOD LUCK!
  
  <3


• Take the dog for obedience training. Until you can get her signed up for training, take her out on a leash.


• Hi,
  
  Your canine newcomer is just itching to learn household manners. She wants to please, but she has to learn how. Before the young pup can be trusted to have full run of the house, somebody must teach the house rules. Here are more training tips:
  
  http://dogtime.com/puppy-housetraining-d…

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training and peeing?

I got my dog when she was a puppy. She is around two years old now and acts like she has gotten beaten her whole life. she will slump over and will rarely come over to you when you are standing up. when she does she will crawl over and roll on her back and pee. i'm tryin to teach her a few tricks now and she will just roll on her back and run away and lay behind a desk or chair. no one has ever hit her. i don't understand this. it seems like she will never be able to be trained. She's a golden retriever btw

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It probably has nothing to do with a bad experience.
It has everything to do with her being a submissive dog.

Just like some people can be more shy than others, dogs can be more submissive.

You have a super submissive dog.

I have one too, that's how I know.

This worked for me:
Lay down on the floor on your back.
Talk to her, coo a little, tell her what a good girl she is, talk about your day, the weather, your friends, whatever. Hearing your voice, especially high pitched, will be re-assuring to her.
Laying on your back in "dog language" means "lets be friends".

Keep training low key. I suggest starting with obedience. It teaches you how to train without making you both nuts, and it actually makes timid/submissive dogs more confident.

Please note: All dogs are different. She may never be a "frisbee dog" or jump through hoops. Maybe "shake" and "play dead" are more her cup of tea.

"Dog Tricks For Dummies" is a fantastic book. Lots of fun and cute things to train a dog. Check it out of a library, it's free, buy it if you like it.

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• I think you need to see a behavioral specialist.
  
  The peeing part is submissive peeing, which is normal for female dogs, not sure what the remedy is.
  
  Is she cowars all the time maybe someone else in the family was beating her when you were not around? I had a bf once who was mistreating my cats when I didn't know about it. I finally figured it out when they would scatter the minute they saw him.
  
  Another thought is the breeder hit the puppy all the time?
  
  I don't know but that sure is strange behavior for a golden!


• Some dogs had a bad experience as a puppy and it's something they'll never forgot. One of my dogs is like this. You just need to let them know it's ok. The peeing thing, that's due to being nervous. Do you have any other dogs to keep her company. If not maybe look at getting her a friend, smaller then her so she won't feel threaten.
  And the best thing is lots and lots of affection.


• I would take her to the vet and then to a trainer. I have never heard of a dog rolling on its back and peeing straight into the air. That sounds like a combination of a behavioral problem AND a medical (bladder) issue. The fact that she "hides" behind furniture, and that she slumps and crawls sounds more like she's sick than she's scared. When dogs don't feel well they lie in cool, dark places, often hidden in the shade of bigger items, like chairs or desks or tables. They isolate themselves from people and other animals.
  
  I had a Golden for 13 years, and she was the best dog; the breed is very smart, loyal, and loving, and they deserve the best care. I would definitely call your vet first thing in the morning, especially if this is a fairly new behavior. Something might be seriously wrong.
  
  Also please think about the people in her life: do you leave her with friends, family, or neighbors? How about doggy day care? just because you don't hit her, and you have never seen anyone hit her doesn't mean someone who was with her when you weren't might not have.


• Sounds like your dog has submissive urination!
  Believe it or not, this is not a housetraining problem
  It has to do with some normal canine behavior patterns that you can and should deal with in a positive way!
  Some dogs are more submissive than others. Very submissive dogs, shy dogs that lack self-confidence and often young pups will urinate when in the presence of more dominant dogs and humans. It's their instinctive way of telling you that you are the superior!
  Do everything you can to boost your dog's confidence. As he becomes more confident, he may feel less of a need to display extreme submissive behavior!
  what I wrote was a small portion of what they said.
  the website below is a great site! it should help!


• Agree with all those who suggest that your dog is submissive.
  
  My younger dog had a real problem with submission as a pup - wouldn't look at anyone and peed the instant anybody got near him, spoke to him or heaven forbid picked him up. It's frustrating.
  
  I took him to obedience classes, but not to show him who's boss. He knew that lesson too well! Obedience gives the dog another way to please you, hence stopping the constant submission. Only need to learn a few basic commands. As soon as my dog had mastered sit and stay, the submissive urination stopped. Now if he's having a moment, I give him a simple command and reward him for obeying - problem fixed. Now he's the friendliest dog you could imagine.


• Dog training method could not be expressed clearly just by single sentence.It requires some basic professional knowledges.Well, to gain those knowledges is not that difficult.SO you do NOT need those professional dog trainer and you do NOT need some 12–week dog obedience training plan where you do almost the same thing each week.Yourself can also become an excellent dog trainer in several hours.So If you want to learn what it really takes to transform your dog's behavior problems,understand and communicate with your dog now,you can visit http://www.dogstraining.info .It provide you with the most popular and easiest dog training Guide.There is the easiest method to make your dog to listen to you in the shortest period of time.
  
  GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND YOUR DOG!!!

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Dog Health Questions: DS: What do you think about me starting my own website & dog training videos?

Seems all I have to do is have at least 4 dogs, read some training websites, take some classes from a *trainer* and/or maybe take lessons from a Petsmart *trainer*?

Then I can create my OWN website, call myself a trainer, make some videos of how to train dogs then people will believe every word I say, use my techniques and bow to my expansive knowledge about *dogs*.

Seems to be all that is needed in this *don't touch the doggy* world and if I did this would you accept my so-called *experience* as gospel and use it to teach your little doggies?

Oh, I use tools and *hands on*. Would you still want me to help you & your doggies? And I have had a multiple dog household for over 32 years.......doesn't that qualify me as a *trainer*?

And if you see me using an E collar to teach a proofed *come* would you still want me to teach your doggy?

Seriously? Does any of this REALLY qualify me as a *trainer*? If it does, what is one of the first things you would like me to teach your doggy?

(Disclaimer: I am NOT a trainer....)

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Can you train my Husband? lol Bring the E-collar, neck size 15 1/2.

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• As a dog owner myself i can tell you to start with training your dog to:
  Listen to you (Listen to your commands!)
  Make him neat (Dogs must do there needs outside -.-')
  
  I trained my dog these things first (Still he jumps on my bed and stuff but yea...)
  
  And yes, even if your using a E collar i would see you as a trainer, but try to do things without.
  
  @YourService


• I would rather you train my dog than any of the "trainers" I've seen at Petsmart because at least you have half a clue what you are doing. As you are well aware there are no credentials to be able to call yourself a trainer. All you have to do is hang out your proverbial shingle and if you tell people what they want to hear you'll get clients.


• a very cool idea


• Lots of sarcasm this morning...
  :)
  Good Morning


• I get your point. On the other hand I figured out a long time ago that, in order to be a trainer or teacher, you just need to know more than the horse, dog, or owner you are working with.
  
  I started teaching other people how to train their horses (and training, myself) when I was 14. Did I know everything there was to know? Nope. But I had a good base of knowledge, a fair amount of experience, and knew more than any of the people I was teaching. Sharing what I knew was helpful to them, and I could read or ask more knowledgeable people questions when I ran across something I was not sure how to handle.
  
  Plus teaching is a skill in itself. I met a guy a couple of weeks ago who is very knowledgeable about Shutzhund, and has a lot of experience, but when it comes to people he cant teach his way out of a paper bag.
  
  I don't take anything anyone says as "gospel". But I think basic training is pretty simple, and most people should be able to master it with most dogs. You don't need a trainer with fifty years experience to get your dog to sit and walk on a leash.
  
  But if I wanted to get into a specialty, then I would look for someone who has a proven track record in that field.


• As I you are well aware the people who would most benefit from taking the hounds in hands are the least likely to seek out a decent dog trainer with a reputation for proven results, & would prefer to remain blinkered to the problem, accept it, take mistaken pride in “protective behaviours” or just grimly decide to live with it....until the day they turn the dog into rescue.
  
  Therefore unless you could convince someone to give you your own show on TV to lend credibility to your claim as a canine fix-it, a website is not likely to get many hits from people who want a quick & preferably cheap fix to whatever behavioral problem they think the dog has [more likely to be an owner problem, but hey ho]
  
  Venting frustration against the mindset & opinions of owners can be really efficacious!!!


• Launi, the pup has been driving me crazy this morning. Please come up here and knock some sense into her .... please?
  
  That's the bad thing I'm finding about smaller dogs - they can literally fit anywhere and find the most random things...then chew them into oblivion. What. A. Treat.
  
  As for qualifying as a "trainer" - it's a very easy thing to do. And with the type of training people are looking for these days, coupled with the fact that they seem able to overlook major behavioral problems with their dogs, means that literally anyone could do it. This is why people should research a heck of a lot more before they commit, but we all know no one really does that, don't we ?

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Dog Health Questions: I need tips on dog training?

we're getting a rottweiler and i want to train him so that he doesnt end up bitting some kid or adult. Should i say no when he bites to play? idk what i should do.

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if he's younger than 6months, don't be too harsh with discipline since he's still a puppy. if he starts nipping, say no, & give him a chew toy & praise him for chewing that. remember, he isn't born aggressive, he's only teething.

don't yell // hit // squirt or try to scare your puppy.
yelling will make him nervous, hitting will cause fear & squirt bottles will cause him to fear water. &if you're bathing him yourself, you definitley don't want challenges in the tub with a full grown fearful rottie!

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• put him in a box and tape it shut ...no biting problem solved


• When my puppy bit me (Playfully not aggressively) I would take a squirtbottle and lightly spray my puppy once. Then say, "NO," or "Bad dog!" and if you always do so she will learn it is not right. Praise and pet her and give her a treat for good things so she will learn wrong from right aswell. I hope I helped, and good luck!


• If he's from parents with good temperaments and you raise him well, you shouldn't have any worries about him biting.
  
  It is important not to encourage play biting though. The best (and kindest) way to do this is to stop playing when he bites. Stop touching, talking to or looking at him until he becomes calm. This way he will learn that biting makes life boring. Give him good strong toys (like Kongs) to chew on so he gets to use his teeth safely!


• If you need to be asking this then a rottweiler isn't for you. They're great dogs as long as bred and raised properly. And they need experienced dog owners. If you're worried the dog might bite someone despite your raising it, then don't get one.


• Rotts needs obedience classes and a lot of socialization. If you train and socialize them well, they're not going to bite anyone.
  
  This means, taking them to obedience classes and getting them out and about meeting lots and lots of other dogs and people while they are young.


• I totally agree with previous posts. The #1 problem new Rotti owners make is not properly socializing the Dog and not taking Obedience classes. Rotti's need a lot of socialization (being around other dogs of ALL breeds, playing with and learning appropriate dog behavior from other dogs). Rotti's also need to have a strong leader as an owner. Someone they respect and KNOW is the boss. Otherwise, they will take over the house, yard, etc...
  
  I do not recommend a Rotti for an inexperienced dog owner. Lovely dogs, but due to their size and power, can be a disaster if not trained and treated properly.

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Dog Health Questions: Help me ID this dog training TV show plz?

There is another TV show similar to The Dog Whisperer. Either on Discovery, Animal Planet or Nat Geo. The guy featured in that is this rather brusque (almost rude) white guy... Any ideas what the show is called? It cant be more than a year or two old. I saw an episode a few months back

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is it eny of these

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Dog Health Questions: Disadvantages of guide dog training?

So far-

If the guide dog is not trained correctly or enough. When going to its listed job- blind persons assistance. It may lead the person into a busy road or the wrong place. This will and may risk the life of the person.

When training the dog the trainer may become attached to the dog this is seen as bad because that dog could be helping aid disabled people.

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What you're talking about aren't disadvantages but potential concerns. There is a difference.

The disadvantages of guide dog training are that it is labor and time intensive, much more so than cane training. Guide dogs only have a working life of around 8 years and then you have to start all over again with a new dog while you're desperately missing the dog that has come to feel like part of your body and soul. Guide dogs can become ill and unable to work, which rarely happens to a cane, and they are costly to maintain because they require food, veterinary care, equipment, exercise, and time. Guide dogs need care throughout the day which means you must fit your life around their schedule as much as they do around yours, making sure they eat and toilet on schedule so they maintain reliability in not toileting inappropriately or being made to feel uncomfortable holding it when they really need to go.

There are ways training and placement can go wrong, but these are exceptions, not the norm. What are some potential problems with guide dogs?

1. A dog may develop a chronic condition and have to retire early.
2. A dog may burn out and have to retire early.
3. The dog and handler may fail to bond.
4. A dog may be attacked by a loose dog and have to retire early.

Things like the dog not being trained correctly or sufficiently are going to be abundantly apparent during team training which typically lasts 3-4 weeks. When dogs break training it is nearly always due to operator error, an owner who failed to maintain the dog's training regimen so his skills became rusty. An inability to work for all but one person (such as a favorite trainer or puppy raiser) is going to be abundantly apparent even before team training.

A guide dog cannot lead a person into a busy street or to the wrong place because neither of those things are his job. It isn't the dog who decides when to cross the street, but the handler. A guide dog performs the same basic job functions as the long cane and a person certainly doesn't wait for the cane to tell them when to go or where to go. With both a guide dog and a cane, the human operator is responsible for listening to traffic and deciding when to cross, and for keeping track of where they are and where they are going, as well as how to get there. The dog's job is to identify obstacles in the person's path. When a guide dog fails in his job, a person gets bumped into something, not lost or run over.

I don't know what kind of presentation you're doing, but it's clear you have many misconceptions about guide dogs and how they work. You should take some time to learn more about them before doing a presentation on them. Try visiting http://seeingeye.org

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• -it takes a /lot/ of time to train a dog to guide people. It can take years before the dog is ready enough that you trust it to actualy lead people
  
  -sometimes the dog picks the trainer, and wont listen to other people. This can be a problem when they are handed over to their guidee.
  
  -Dogs often forget their training, and guide dogs need almost constant practice, else they are likely to forget how to do one thing or another
  
  -Morons have been known to try hitting dogs while driving. If a guide dog is hit, who'll take his place?
  
  -other dogs are often agressive, and it's not uncommon for a guide dog to be attacked by some morons unsupervised dog.
  
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• I have never heard of an incident in which a guide dog mis-performed their duty. They are bomb-proof before they're sent to work with the client.
  
  The trainers always become attached to the dogs. That's what makes them such great dogs. They are, however, required to give them back to the program, but if the program cannot use the dog, the puppy raiser gets first dibs. All puppy raisers and trainers do what they do for the love of dogs and because they know they will go to a great cause. They never try to keep the dogs for themselves.


• blind people are allergic to dogs

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training class?

Do they have public dog training schools that you can enroll your dog and yourself in to teach them to be attack dogs. I am looking for somthing very very similar to the training police K9 units get. I would like my dog to be certified to detect dope, along wiht be trained for protection and attack. I have info on becoming a drug dog thats not the problem i would like a school that will also teach commands and traing for protection and attack.

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--- What you what is a local "schutzen dog training" school. Schutzen training is the original police dog training and often schutzen is what police agenies use themselves.
--- Its a form of dog discipline training that includes protective training.
--- Check for a schutzen group or training school in your area. There are different degrees of schutzen just like karate and you progress through the layers of training to earn each level.
--- You will find that most military and FBI, gov't and police dogs are schutzen trained.

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• And your putting your dog at the risk of being put down. Attack dogs arent trained for private use. Should your dog attack, you will be held financially responsible and the dog will be put down. If there is a complaint that you own a vicious dog, it will be investigated and it will probably be put down. And no, police and military dogs dont always hear the stop or heal command.

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Dog Health Questions: Are their any good dog training show on TV?

Are Their any good training shows that I can watch over the internet if so where can I go to watch them.Thank you

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Register the dog in an obedience class. Training should be hands on where an instructor can see what you are doing and give you tips.

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• Nope - because in the end, it's JUST a television show that has been edited for time/space and is usually hosted by GREAT actors and dog lovers. You don't see behind the scenes OR actual timelines. Utterly useless, in my opinion, though fun to watch i suppose.
  
  If you want training, go to a trainer with titled dogs and PROOF of quality. Very few trainers hand out free copies of training methods.....


• These aren't the full episodes (not sure you can watch them anywhere other than on TV) but I love this show called It's Me or the Dog. They show it on Animal Planet, here are some clips:
  
  http://animal.discovery.com/videos/its-m…
  
  Hope I helped! :]


• if you have cox than channel 72 animal planet me or the dog is GREAT you can even sign up for the spot for victoria to come and train you dog!:) :) :) :)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


• yea watch animal plant and watch dog 101


• I'll bet they probably have Ceaser Millan or It's Me and the dog episodes online. ;)

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Dog Health Questions: Does anyone know anything about the Illusion Dog Training Collar?

I am training a 5 mo. pitbull, even though he does not pull when I am walking I was told that this was something good to have?

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The Illusion collar is just a nylon slip collar that is held up in the proper position (just behind the ears, high on the neck) by the use of a contraption made of stiff stays and nylon webbing. Many people who do not know what they are doing or have not seen other options might find the $39.95 collar to be an attractive option.

The problem with most slip collars is that the collar must be large enough to go over the dog's head and the dog's neck is a smaller diameter than its head. If a regular slip collar will fit over your dog's head, it will also lay too low on the dog's neck and be out of the proper position.

For $12.50 you could have this nylon slip collar in 1" increments that fastens around your dog's neck and stays where it belongs: http://leerburg.com/746.htm provided you order the right size!

I'm not a big fan of choke chains, but they are also slip collars. I learned from an Army military war dog trainer that once a choke chain is on your dog, you can take up the slack and put a key chain ring through the chain to keep it from going slack again. Of course the key chain ring must be of a larger diameter than the rings on the chain. I already had a choke chain and the key ring was free from my hardware store.

Personally, I feel that a 5 month old puppy is a bit too young for training collars of any sort and should still be on a flat collar at all times. Wait a few more months before introducing training collars to your puppy, OK? The Illusion collar page says to wait until the puppy is one year of age, but under certain conditions, I think 8 months is fine.

Have you looked into prong collars for later? They look mean, but are actually more humane than slip collars.

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• http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/articles/ill…
  
  I might try this with my Husky!

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Dog Health Questions: Can I make my dog undergo Police Dog training?

My Dog is a GSD and is going a bit aggressive. So I want to make him undergo the Police Training from the police trainer only..
Is this possible,that training for civilian Dogs?
I Live in New Delhi..
Kindly recommend me a traininer..Coz the previous trainer beats him and he is not learning anything..

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It all depends on the police force in New Delhi. The police force here in Denmark do hold classes for certain breeds of dogs, starting with puppy classes, general obedience and then IPO etc.

Aggressive dogs are not used for police dog work and they are not suited for IPO/Schutzhund training and no good IPO/Schutzhund trainer would take on a dog like yours, so what you need is not necessarily to enlist your dog in a police dog class, but to enlist you and your dog in a good obedience class with a good trainer. A good trainer works with you and trains you, so that you can work with your dog. A good trainer never hits your dog and will never tell you to hit your dog either. A good trainer will only very rarely take the leash from you to train your dog - and will never do so without having asked your permission first.

It's always a good idea to ask to watch a class first before you sign up your dog. That way you can check out all the classes in your area and pick the one you find the best.

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• If you willing to spend thousands of dollars, on your aggressive beast to be protection trained, than go for it.. Its not like it really matters, your dog is a nuisance anyway.
  
  Other than that, your dog is anything BUT what police would train, as a matter of fact, they wouldn't bother touching your dog for their program.


• civilian dogs can NOT get police training, no.
  
  Not sure, but I dont believe they will use "aggressive" dogs anyways. The requirement is for sound and stable dogs.

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