Dog Health Questions: How do i train my chihuahua to beg on nintendogs?

it says to slide the stylus up from its stomach up its neck, but when i do, she lifts her from paws up and then falls back down. in the dog training guide it says thats all your supposed to do. is it because i have a chihuahua or am i doing something wrong?

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That has happened to me plenty of times. When you slide up, your dog won't beg straight away. You just have to keep trying until your dog eventually begs. You aren't doing anything wrong and it is not because of the breed. It's normal.

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• Hey so I see that you need some sort of guide that will give you tips and tricks to help your dog become fully trained and more healthy. Recently one of my friends really needed some advice on how to train his dog, he follwed the dog training academy course to successfully have a fully trained dog in a few weeks.


• dont feed him... ever, im sure he will beg

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Dog Health Questions: Cant think of anything new to train my dog...any cool trick ideas?

my chihuahua/italian grey hound mix "Millie" is INCREDIBLY smart. ive had her 9 days now. she came from the dog pound knowing absolutely nothing.

so far she has learned:
sit
lay down
take a bow
high five (one paw)
high ten (both paws)
stay
come
back up

this is all in 9 days mind you, so she is super smart and aims to please, i really want to teach her something new (in a few days tho, im giving her time to master these ones though she pretty much already has)

ooo also, when she is sleepy and doesnt want the toy im trying to give her, she will push it away with her nose... then if i keep doing it (just to see what she does) she will cover it with the blanket she always lays on and go back to sleep haha... and if she is sleeping, and i wisper in her ear "millie, wanna go potty?" or any other thing, she will cover her ears with her paws like "no! i dont want to, i want to sleep!!!". XD i wish i could post the video its so cute, but i dont know how to get vids from my phone online. btw, i dont always mess with her when shes sleeping, just once in a while, she gets plenty of sleep while im at work lol

anyway, enough about her, please give me some cool trick ideas. ive done dog training for friends/family, but just basic commands. i want her to learn something really cool. she wont roll over yet tho cause it makes her nervous for some reason, so i cant teach roll over or the *bang* trick where you pretend to shoot them and they play dead, eventually she will learn it though

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Sounds like you got a great dog. You two have already accomplished quite a bit in just a short time. Congrats!! I have a pit bull mix and he does quite a bit of stuff and he does it in English and Spanish. LOL.. it was kinda by accident. We picked him up off the street when he was thrown out of a car. We didn't realize that he was trained in spanish by his previous owner. We found out when I told my daughter to sit down in spanish and he did too. LOL.. anyway we taught him in spanish first then started doing everything in english as well.

One of the coolest things he does is I will put a treat on his paw and tell him not to get it until I count to 3. Then I start counting. 1,2,24,62,10,19,3. No matter what numbers I use, I try to keep the tone of voice I use the same and monotone. Then I tell him 3 at the end. That is his release and he can eat it then. It's cute, he looks at me right in the eyes and watches me the entire time and patiently waits for me to say 3. He's a great dog, and I couldn't have a better pet. Good luck with your new puppy.

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• DUDE GREAT IDEA! TEACH IT TO SPEAK! AND NOT JUST ANY LANGUAGE! TEACH IT FRENCH! THAT WOULD BE AWESOME! I'M SERIOUS! YOU SHOULD DO IT! THAT WOULD BE SO COOL!


• Get a hula-hoop and teach her to jump through it. Broom & mop handles, storage boxes, laundry baskets, stools/chairs can all be jumps too.
  
  Teach her to turn in circles and figure 8's.
  
  Teach her to count. You teach her a Q to start her barking and another to make her stop. YOU are actually counting, but the Q's are so small people think she's counting.
  
  The book "Dog Tricks for Dummies" has some cool things to teach her too.


• Speak, Crawl, Beg, Kiss, Jump, Turn Around, Yawn, Dig, Circle, Got to bed, Wave. Good luck on teaching your dog these tricks and check out this site its pretty cool type a trick in the box
  http://idodogtricks.com/index_flash.html


• Teach her to dance... ^_^ somehow our puppy figure this one out by jumping in circle.. hahha.. Teach her also to shake hands, or speak...(seriously! - i saw videos on youtube dogs really can sounds like what you say), but not all the words, they just imitating the sound with their howling).
  
  That's just a few little ideas, just Have fun !!


• teach her to blow bubbles in water.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn_3zqiPSw8


• Its great that u love ur dog so much.. . . . . Dogs are very clever. They have the reasoning power. They will do anything if u love them and feed them well. U should never beat them or else they will never do the thing u teach them.even if they do they wont continue Have u ever seen dog crying. I have seen it. I worked before in animal rescue. They dont like when u beat them. U should keep talking to them all the time but not when they are sleeping. Coming back to ur dog question, if he is unable to get the move u want to teach, than u should do it ur self when ur teaching. Best time to teach them is when they are playing. If he is sitting in one place them he must be resting. Ur free time may not be his time to learn. So u must co operate with his time, ur dog will not makeup mind whenever u want. . . . . . . .To tell u fact i'm not a dog trainer or something but I know how they react on ur action because I have spent a hell lot me time with them. And one more thing NEVER BEAT THEM OK?

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training advice ?

i need urgent help!

i have had a labrador for 9 years, (he is nine years old) and just recently we bought a jack russel puppy. . the jack russel is geting quite older, but still a puppy. What is happening is that the jack rusell keeps jumping up on my lab, every time he goes to do his buisness my jack rusell runs over to him, when my lab tries to play with a toy my jack russel keeps steeling it etc etc etc. I want to know if there is a way i can reduce or completely stop this from happening. he also keeps diggging up the garden, and soon we may have to find him a new home. Please help??

and please, explain why this is happening?

thanks

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Yes, your puppy is bored. JRT's need at least two hours of vigorous exercise a day, NOT in their own yard, but out with you having fun. Without enough exercise, your problems will get worse and not better. Doggie daycare would definitely help with this, if you cannot exercise him enough. Since the lab probably doesn't want to play, your pup amuses himself by bouncing on him. He steals the toys because he can. Terriers dig because that's what they do. These dogs were bred to hunt rodents, and that often meant digging to get to them. It's not something you can stop. With some dogs, you can redirect this by giving them a sandbox, so they have somewhere they are allowed to dig. You build a nice, deep sandbox, and introduce your dog to it by burying treats and toys and helping him start to dig them up. You have to "reload" the box daily, or he will get bored and dig elsewhere.
If you choose to rehome this dog, do it while he's a puppy and others still have a chance of retraining him.

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• First- Jack Russels are high energy - you need to give him a job or give him something to occupy himself with.
  
  If your dogs are unaltered :
  (and even if they arent - its just higher with intact ones)
  then the JR is doing those things to show that he's the boss.
  Whenever JR goes to bother the other dog - get his attention - give him something else to focus on - like a treat or another toy or attention.
  
  the jumping on him thing- thats play behavoir - your Lab is older but your JR is young and wants to play. Interact with him more, he will learn to play with people rather than your old man.


• Probably because he needs a lot of exercise and some mental stimulation as for the other dog part he is being dominant look up how much exersize your dog should be getting (which is a lot because he is a terrier) and look up games that will stimulate his brain so that he wont get bored and dig holes. You have to be the dominant on not your dog and right now he is .


• Your dog (JRT) is probably showing some dominance over your lab and wants to be the pack leader. Make sure he's trained well. Also, here's a link to understand the general behavior of dogs and another link on how to control your dog on trying to be the pack leader. hope these help!
  
  http://lnk.nu/dogtime.com/sqt.html
  http://lnk.nu/dogtime.com/10vn.html

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Dog Health Questions: Can someone give me some dog/training commands and techniques?

My puppy now approx.10 or 11 weeks old is picking up some bad habits from the next door neighbors dogs. She barks at everything even my kids. She whines constantly. She tries to jump on my couches and she chews on everything except for what I give her to chew on. I have never trained a dog/puppy before and really need some help. How do you know when your pup is house trained? She hasn't had an accident in the house in about a week until last night. She followed me upstairs and peed all over my sons bed spread before I could get her back downstairs. She had just come back into the house from using watering the grass! Was this because it was new territory for her? Was she marking it? I really need some help. Do I treat train? I need basic commands i.e sit, down, stay, come. I also need one for her to go into her crate. I did the treat thing for about a week and it worked. The lady that told me to try it said that after a week stop giving her the treat and she should go in on her own. That didn't happen! Now when I tell her to go in (that's the command I was using) she runs and hides under the couch after she realizes that I don't have a treat. I end up having to drag her out and carry her to the crate. Someone please tell me what to do. Thank you!

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for one, realizing she's yet a young puppy and has a lot to learn is something you need to realize. do you have her on a schedule for going potty outside? if not, then you need to make one for when your at home. such as about a ten minutes to twenty minutes after she eats, walk around outside with her and praise her when she does the deed.
most animals respond to tone of voice using a low yet firm tone and saying "un unh!" will usually get their attention if their doing something wrong.
when your crate training her, using the treat is a good idea; it gives her the sense this is a good place to be and makes you happy she goes in there. it's possible that your using the wrong tone when trying to get her without the treat, try using a reassuring tone and giving her lots of love and pets. also you could try leaving her favorite chew toy inside the crate instead of a treat.
but for the most part when training any dog or puppy, be constaint with your training, but also realize that the puppy will have a short attention span, so keep the daily training to about a half hour at a time, as she gets older you extend the amount of time you train with her. good luck and hope i helped!!

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• She is WAY TO YOUNG to train, for goodness sake. Hopefully you got the pup from a reputable breeder who should be able to answer your questions and concerns. If she's running and hiding under the couch, your are probably punishing the poor thing. Please seek some professional advice.


• Here is my website that will answer most of your questions. I own 7 Golden Retrievers, they live in the house, and most of them I have raised from puppies. They are all excellent behaved dogs.
  
  http://www.all-about-goldens.com
  
  Hope this helps!


• give him food as a treat ...Ido that to my chihuahua!ALWAYS WORKS!


• Find a good trainer. You have too many questions that can be answered fully online


• Sounds like you need to enroll in a basic training class.
  Start with something like puppy kinder garden or something like that.
  It will get you started at least.
  Then see if the trainer can recommend a book that would give you the basics and get you going.
  Training is a life long process and something you need to do all along the dogs life.
  
  At 10-11 weeks she is not marking territory she is not house broken and will not be for months. Treat training is fine but as you see they do not always mind when you do not have a treat. I do use them but not all the time. Pay off like a slot machine treat at times but not every time.
  Try a command like kennel up or something for her to get in the crate.
  Keep it simple and nothing that you would use for anything else.
  
  I consider the basics stuff like.
  Sit
  Stay
  Down
  Off
  Come
  Crate up
  Collar up
  and basic house and human manners.
  Good luck with you pup


• First of all what kind of pet is it? Thats what it depends on. But heres some tricks for all dogs.
  When you want the dog to go in its crate say "go in" and if your puppy doesnt, then when you drag it out from under the couch say, "BAD PUPPY NO", be very carefull. Another thing you can try is to say "go nunights (night nights)" and then run toward the cage, garenteed to work. Next when leaving say " going bubyes" and again walk toward the cage. Eventually your dog will catch on. Everynow and then you can give it a treat but DON'T SPOIL IT TO MUCH!!
  
  Good luck with that, and if you need anymore help, ask again and i'll most-likely post again.

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Dog Health Questions: Looking for a good dog training collar...?

I have a small 9 lb bichon frise/poodle mix and he is such a pain to take for a walk. He pulls so much and starts hacking like I'm strangling him!!! I've heard of the Gentle Leader Head Collar and the Halti Head Collar and both have very mixed reviews. Just looking for opinions on what's worked for you. Thanks!

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Try the GENTLE LEADER! I have 2 dogs (small and medium sized). They each had different difficulties when it came to walking on a leash. This one corrected everything and my kids can easily walk both our dogs now. No more pulling and lunging. They walk right next to us, no problem... and it doesn't choke them!

I also read mixed reviews about the Gentle Leader,but I found that if you have the head collar on wrong it doesn't work properly. Make sure you follow the directions for fastening it, to the letter. Also, I don't leave it on after walks as they have regular collars with their ID info on them.

I've tried many others and nothing did what this did. Just remember, these aren't magic fixes. It requires you to be responsible and diligent in training your dog and in doing so you'll find that doesn't take much time. You will be pleasantly surprised.

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• local vets.


• You don't need to get a special collar - you just need to train him to walk on a loose leash. Basically, whenever he pulls, stop walking. Don't let him go sniff. Call him back to you, and when he's near you, keep walking. This takes time and your first walk or two will take FOREVER, but it's good mental exercise for the dog. Be consistent and teach him that pulling = no walk and no fun. I use a martingale collar. Here's a link to some different options you have:
  
  http://www.dogscouts.com/collars.shtml
  
  EDIT: The Gentle Leader Harness - or any FRONT-HOOK harness, is an awesome option.


• Try a harness instead of a collar.


• Train your dog better. I trained dogs. with proper training the dog will never leave your side and the leash will never be taunt. In fact my dog is so well trained I don't even use a leash anymore. The dog never leaves my side even if it spots another dog animal (it just looks at it and wines a little).
  
  It's all in the training and conditioning.
  
  Ask your vet where you can go to get cheap training for yourself and the dog (that's what I did). In fact I command my dog only using hand signals. It's easier than it sounds. you would be surprised.


• GENTLE LEADER go to the pet store and get one and have the dog their to get properly fitted.. That is the end of the pulling
  
  Congratulations you have a well behaved pet.
  They will fight a little to put it on -- but do not give in -- use it every day and they get used to it...


• NOOO dont be lazy, take time to train ur dog, dont use a collar, it can hurt them


• as inhuman as some may state , nothing beats and electric collar . I feel the smaller dogs should use a low shock variety or a beeping style collar... best o look around, but nothing corrects a unruly dog faster then a jolt of electricity.


• go to petsmart or fosters and smith they can help


• try a harness i love it
  but i wouldnt suggest it on a dog that doesnt now how to walk properly because hell become even worse
  
  just train him with a normal collar and hell learn how to walk with u
  always persuade him and thank him for walking right


• in the movie, The Jane Austen Book Club, there was a girl who wore a collar and the Maria Bello character made a snide remark to her.


• The head haltis don't give you enough control.
  All small dogs should use a harness not a collar. Collars are too dangerous for toy dogs. They can cause collapsed trachea and proptosis. I would use a Gentle Leader Harness.


• I have used both the halti and gentle leader (head collars) and have a preference for the gentle leader. The design is pretty much the same, but the gentle leader has clip to keep it snug under the chin. The halti doesn't have this and my dog managed to paw it off his nose and chew through it in a minute. You can also get body harnesses that work in the same way but I prefer the head collars as the come off and are put on a lot easier.


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• well is was at my bus stop i saw a guy walking his dog he had a stick and when the dog was walking he was hit the stick up and down in front of the dog and the after the next day the dog was walking normally he wasn't running just walking beside him.


• ok either get a lead or what we used for my dog is a pull chain collar which you can its a chain and you pull and it can become tighter


• we use a harness on our mini schnauzer, shes 12 pounds
  
  She pulls but atleast it doesnt choke her! lol
  
  You just have to put ur dog on a short leash, because witht he harness that do have more strength, but, you can controll them better, because they cant twirl around.
  
  When you take ur dog on a walk, you can get a regular leash, or a retractable one, we have both cause my mom and dad like the regular one and me and my sister like the retractable one.....
  
  With the regular one, you can train it better to stay closer to u.
  Witht he retractable one, the dog ends up roaming around, but our dog acctually stays closer to us, and always stays on the side walk, try and get your dog to go poo and pee at the start of ur walk, so it wont sniff so much, and hold up ur walk. let ur dog sniff as long as they want at the start, so they can pee and poop.
  
  Tug on the leash, if it goes on to the grass after its gone to the bathroom. Tug on it till it stats walking again on the sidewalk.

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Dog Health Questions: Bull dog training question,?

OK so my bully is 1 1/2 and has bitten twice (once at 6 months and last month), both times the same person, my nephew, but the dog was abused when he was a puppy by my nephew and i found out to late :(. I have never seen him go into dog attack mode except with my nephew, he loves all of my little brothers and sisters, and my neice. He is a very loving dog, although a bit jumpy and he will steal food if it falls on the floor before you have a chance to pick it up. We took him to puppy training when we first got him, then some more training, we socialized him well, he loves all people ( one exception) he loves all dogs, cats do not bother him. Is there training that will help him deal with his aggression i am afraid to bring him to the park, on walks ( we have a huge fenced in yard) well anywhere. What if some one smells like my nephew, or looks like him, sounds like him ext. Is there any kind of training that will help with this? I will do anything, any suggestion? any stories like this

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The dog is not human aggressive. He is a fear biter and it is focused on one person. Your nephew abused him when he was a puppy. The kid needs some serious therapy. Anyway, I would not worry about taking your dog out and being around other people.

Each person has their own smell to a dog. He is not going to mistake another person for your nephew. He knows your nephew very well.

Keep the future serial killer away from your dog.

And if you want a similar story I can tell you one about my German Shepherd (since passed). We could not figure out why every time the next door neighbor's son passed by us while we were walking, she would go crazy. Did not have a problem with anyone else.

Found out from the neighbor across the street, during the day while we were working the little snot would go right up to our living room window and tease her. He is very lucky she never went through that window.

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• HMM...If it is only this one kid, & the dog loves everyone else, i would say to keep a close eye on the two. Sounds like the kid may be hurting the dog or something. Either way, make sure the dogs knows he has done something wrong. Don't ever excuse a dog biting!

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Dog Health Questions: Dog trainers or expert in dog training? willing to help?

hi there. is there anyone willing to tell me some advice and techniques on how to train my 7 month old rottweiler? please.. those who have kind hearts. coz i cant afford to bring her to a training school.

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Firstly you have to remember that you are the 'pack leader' and what you say goes. Be firm but kind and reward good behaviour. Hold a treat in your hand so he can smell it but not get it. Hold it to the tip of his nose in a way that makes him tilt his head upwards and then say 'sit', gently encourage if necessary by putting your hand on his hind quarters. Once he has done this he'll soon be keen to repeat it. Do the same for stay etc.

If he is a dog who jumps all over people when they come in the door and you want to discourage this, come in and turn your back on him if he jumps up, stay still and quiet, when he gets down, walk through to another room as if going about your routine, then go to him, bend down to him and praise him and quietly greet him.

Repetition is important and consistency, remember you are the pack leader.

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• what do you want to teach her?


• the most simple commands to teach is voice recognition.Such as sit. thats the easiest sometime they will do it for a treat and other time it comes natural.My dog is an alaskan husky and he can sit,stay,come, lay down,and go up on his hind legs, and speak on command. It takes time and patience. An be repetitive.


• Friendly Hello, You can reach me at bullmastiffpuppiesakc@yahoo.com. I will be happy to give you some advice. Blessings, Kelly

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Dog Health Questions: Sheep Dog Training in Northern Ireland?

Does anyone know if there is any Sheep Dog Trainers in Northern Ireland?

If use do please let me know because I have a big passion for it and I can not for the life of me find one.

Thanks, Christine

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hi christine i found this site it looks like it may be of interest to you
http://www.irishsheepdog.com/

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training facilities in Tulsa, OK... been to any that you would recommend?

I adopted a very sweet dog from the shelter a few weeks ago and would like to take her to a knowledgeable training facility for basic obedience. She already knows sit, down, and a few other things, but she needs a lot of work on her recall and off-leash obedience. I've been looking into the Tulsa Dog Training Club, and will most likely take her there (when they actually have an opening), but I did find something called the Companion Dog School of Tulsa online today and wanted to know if anyone has been there. I refuse to go to PetSmart or places like that because they don't know what they're doing... so any recommendations would be great! Thanks!

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You can buy a few books on dog training. They usually start out with basic obedience & will take you into more advanced training. But go through a few books before you buy to see if the training method suits you. There are lots of trainers out there that have books out but each one has a slightly different way of going about doing things. You will get the same result but the way you go about it differs.

There are sites on the internet that can help, too. I have included a few.

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Dog Health Questions: Petsmart Versus Petco in Puppy/Dog Training?

I'm thinking about adopting a puppy or dog in summer and was wondering where I should train him/her. Petsmart and Petco both having training programs, but I don't know which to choose! If you have any information you'd like to share, please do. (costs, effective training, better classes, anything) Also, feel free to tell me which of the two stores you prefer and why. Thanks!

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I'm not a fan of either of them. Both have moved to "training" their store clerks how to teach training classes (rather than hiring experienced trainers)... which may be workable if all the dogs (and their humans) are capable of learning in their specific method... but makes no real allowances for the oddball dog (or human owner). Problem solving skills are minimal.

Local kennel clubs and training facilities are a far better choice for the money. (Personally, I'd chose a training facilitie since they would not still be in operation if they had not been successfully training dogs).

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• I usually go to local kennel clubs. They are run by reputable trainers, whose methods I agree with.
  
  If you don't have one, check out both stores trainers and question them about their methods. You can also try doing a week or so with each, and choosing which works better for your dog.


• Ideally, you should avoid the trainer in a box scenario and find a training club/center in your area. You'll get much better results. It's not unlike going to see the local Minute Clinic vs. seeing your regular physician.
  
  In addition, if you find a training center in your area they will offer more classes like agility, flyball, obedience for competition, etc.


• it depends on how much you are willing to spend on the training first. because Petsmart and Petco could have differnent prices on training. so you should look into both places and ask first before buying a puppy or dog


• If I had to go this route I'd probably go to my local PetSmart as the training seems to be done out in the open with half walls (solid bottom and glass tops - creats a more "open" atmosphere). Plus I know they guarantee that if your dog doesn't succeed you can take the class over again at no charge (so they are confident in their training methods).
  
  I say this b/f the person who trains at my local PetSmart seems to always be there when I go in. Plus I know that part of the PetSmart program is to train the dog within the store - which is think is a big plus. Reason why is that while any dog can behave WELL in a structured environment, it's when they got outside of that environment you still want them to behave (ie: coming to you when you call in the house is good, but coming to you when you are outside and people and cars are around is 100x better).
  
  Good luck!
  
  But I would simply ask if you can sit in on one class,at no cost to you, at each location to see what their teaching methods are like. If they are reputable places then they know that they can easily sell their services by letting you do this and the class will sell themselves.

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Dog Health Questions: Worst dog training class you were ever in?

If you have been in a seriously bad dog training class, tell me about it! I was in one class where the instructor did her homework for a class she was taking, rarely looking up to see what and how we were doing...(but not for long). What story do you care to share?

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The other trainer that was hired at my store teaches a training method called the compulsive learning theory. Basically it states the dog obeys to avoid punishment. If he was a real trainer who is up to date on the proven positive methods, he would know that dogs learn best by a positive based punishment rather than a physical one. In short I have seen this brut of a man hang and jerk aggressive dog via on leashes. He has even gone as fare as pinching the whisker glands on the dog to get them to obey. Some of you may not see the problem in this, but as someone who has gone to school to study dog behavior, it is insulting and honestly if I can be so bold cheating clients in thinking this is the right way into training dogs. If anyone wants to have a good dog trainer here are the list of criteria that will insure you they are good teachers:
1) Ask if they have a valid Dog training certificate from a positive training school( look up the school via google)
2) Ask if they use prong choke or shocks collars in training. They say yes to any of them DO NOT GO WITH THEM!
3) Do they use any physical correction with there hands in training? The answer should be no.
4) Ceaser Mulan or Victoria Stillwell? If it Ceaser they love, I promise you they will screw up your dog.
5) Ask where the training will be. Outside?How many dogs? Is it sanitary?

In my expeirance pet store trainers have little or no knowledge on how to properly train dogs. I have met many and have seen their classes. Best advice is to get a personal trainer who can come to your home and let your dog be in it's own home where he will learn the best.

And in case your are wondering where my education comes from here is the school I am going to
animalbehaviorcollege.com. Same school Victoria Stilwell from " It's me or the Dog" graduated from. That and also I had to work on an externship for 7 months versing myself in different AKC breed groups. Am I educated? Yes. Do I know my material? Yes. Am I a dog whisper? No. I am a person who can get into about a 90% radius of what your dog may be thinking. Thank you for this question, and if you ever have training questions feel free to ask me. ^_^

Dare2howl@yahoo.com

Keeping Your Pet Dog Trained

• i brought my dog to this one class and the first class the instructor told us we were going to tire our dogs out by having them sit on an elevated wooden box for the entire hour ?!!? i was like, okay, and not many of the dogs could do it because they were all puppies !!! what puppy is going to hold a sit on a wooden box for an hour ... the instructor proceeded to spew his beliefs on dog training and would grab leashes of certain dogs and drag it into the middle and showed his idea of leash correction ... i wouldn't allow him to take my dog ... then he proceed to put all the dogs that could not sit still on the boxes to one end of the room and he called them the "remedial section" !!! i could not go back to that class ... crazy comes to mind when i remember that guy ...


• Well I brought my dog to a day long "boot camp" for dogs, only to find out she was left with a prong collar on, in a CHAIN LINK KENNEL (tiny) in the cold for hours, then left in the sun. (She is white) with no food, water, or bed in a cement kennel. They never even worked with her. She could have snagged the prong on the fence and hung herself and no one would have known. I never went back.


• In Obedience School a few years ago, this guy had brought his "Perfect Little Doggy, 1oo% Trained" in the Class to show everyone how great of an example he was. If you call- Not getting along with dogs, barking, yelping for NO reaon, growling at NOTHING, not obeying worth sh*t... if you call that 1oo% Trained, my dog is o% trained. o.o


• Any class where the trainers tell you they won't use their dog to demonstrate because it would show them up. At least half of the trainers at the school I went to a couple of years ago said this.
  
  If they can't train their own dog, how can they possibly help me train mine??


• My dogs have never been to school..

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