Dog Health Questions: Dog trainer???

i am fourteen and i started training dogs when i was 12, i know i dont have much experience but i am really good at it. i think most people dont trust me to help them train their dogs because im still kinda young, i need a way to show off my dog training skills but i dont know how. im gunna do a little show with my dog at a park this summer, but if anyone else has any ideas plz help me.

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Hi, Tyler. I think it is awesome a young person likes animals enough to do what you do:P Both our boys, a Rott & a Husky/Jack Russell Terrier mix, have been to a Group Basic Obedience Class and Agility and it was great for them for socializing and skills and fun for me too!

We volunteer with an Animal Rescue Group by helping at events and occasionally fostering. I dont know if they will help or not, but here are some ideas. Hold an event at a local park or large grassy public area and :

1. if the park will allow it, set up a little mini training or agility course. have your dog, or a dog you trained,go thru it. it could be something as simple as putting up circles made of cones and going from cone to cone to demonstrate dif commands. If the park will let you set up some things and you have done Agility, set up a small course. You can use scrap lumber to make a "mountain" (thats what our trainer calls it, the thing that goes looks like an upside down "v"), some cones to "weave" thru if you dont have weave poles,etc.

2. You might invite people to bring their dogs and have a informal dog show. Give whacky prizes like 'Most whiskers', 'americas next top model', etc. Make sure to have enough ribbons that all dogs get a prize. You can make up their titles as you see them.

3. And/or urge people to bring their dogs in costumes and give costume prizes as well.

4. Once you get started ask someone from the crowd that you need a dog that has had little or minimal training. Work w/ it just a little in front of the crowd on a basic like "heel" or "sit". Then get out your dog / a trained dog and do a run thru of basics (I would do "heel", "sit", "auto sit" (automatically sitting when you stop as you are walking/heeling), etc. Show people that with the right training and time,ANY dog can have basic manners.

5. Make pamphlets with:
* your info on them.

*Also, put facts on there like how your pet can go more places with you if he/she is trained. You might mention the Canine Good Citizen Test. (you can look all the info up about it on the web). You train your dog and then go to a state test site. If your dog passes, it gets the "Canine Good Citizen Test" award. Lots of hotels will then allow your pet to stay in your room with you if your dog has this. Emphasize these benefits of having a trained dog.

*List basic commands that are "good dog manners" like being told to "stay",etc.

*Emphasize how a group class can not only help the dog / owner learn commands but can help a dog w/ socialization and increase the human / dog bond.

*List what commands your dog knows and briefly describe your teaching methods. Mention positive re-enforcement like praise & treats as opposed to hitting a dog.

Just use your imagination. Also, make sure to get the word out ahead of time. Make and post fliers, stuff mailboxes, put an ad in the paper,etc. I know our local group holds "AdoptAThons" all the time. If your shelter or a local group does that, ask them if you can demonstrate some things at one of their events.

GOOD LUCK
Brandi

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• you might want to work or intern with an established trainer? (look online in your area and ask if anyone needs assistance - donate your time and services). That way by the time you are out of high school, you will be well establishlished and have lots of what everyone will consider to be 'real experience' - and will happily take their dogs to you.
  
  Good Luck !


• You could volunteer to help train dogs at your local animal shelter. This will give you a lot of experience with all kinds of breeds and breed mixes. You can maybe ask if you can hold little seminars on dog training for potential adopters after you have proven yourself to the shelter staff.


• I used to do most of my training either in the park or on the street. The neighbors noticed how my unruly canines turned into well-behaved companions, so they were willing to let me train their dogs as well. The more dogs I trained, the more word got around.
  
  I also competed in obedience trials, so I had ribbons to prove my dogs were well-trained.
  
  It's also a good idea to attend obedience classes with your dogs, and to read, attend seminars and learn as much as you can about the subject so that you can speak with knowledge and confidence.

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training........?

I was wondering what kind of stuff at home that I can use for dog agility training without buying those expensive things for real training....We have a large area in our house that I can train my dog...

What kind of stuff commonly found at home...Example chairs...etc..Thanks again

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I use a hula hoop for a jump plus built an A frame. I also use a curtain rod in a doorway for a jump. Large boxes from stores make tunnels..

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• When we were little, me and my sister used turn the living room into an obstacle course for our dogs. We used pillows stacked up to climb on and jump over and sheets to make tunnels, using the sofas to attach sheets to and as extra high jumps. I guess you could do the same thing for your dog.
  
  Just make sure that if you are making him jump over anything he won't hurt himself if he doesn't make it, i.e. if he catches his back legs the jump needs to fall without hurting him if it hits him. Also don't stack up things that will make a noise if he knocks them over as it may scare him and put him off jumping all together.
  
  Having said that, I bought a tunnel for my Yorkie that only cost 12 pounds and I'm sure you can find other things that are equally as cheap! Although just practising jumps, etc, is going to help him improve in agility, I don't think it will recreate the exact feel, so investing in the proper equipment may be worth it if you are taking/ plan to take agility classes. However, if you're just doing it for fun at home then stack up those pillows!
  
  Hope that helps!


• Your other answers are on the right track in giving you ideas of things to use to make agility obstacles, but I just wanted to say that just because you are not going to be using expensive equipment does not mean that you will not be doing "real training". Your dog will not know the difference between genuine agility course equipment and what you come up with at home. Any training you do is real training.


• Here are some plans you can buy for $10 on Ebay that will tell you what you need, and how you can build things yourself pretty inexpensively.
  
  http://cgi.ebay.com/Dog-Agility-Plans-DI…
  
  http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie…
  
  I bought the plans in the second link, and while I haven't had a chance to build any of them yet, found the plans to be pretty thorough.


• Place a long board between 2 chairs.
  
  I know you don't want to spend money but you can purchase a tunnel at a kids store. They aren't as heavy as the ones actually used in agility but they work.
  
  Also, you can place sticks in the ground to make weave poles.

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Dog Health Questions: Dog Training Clicker?

do you use it for good or bad behavior?
any tips or personal experiences?

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It may take some time to reverse the situation, but the best way is to click randomly and follow it with a treat. Then as it has a more positive association, start training to do tricks or positively reinforcing good behaviors.

I taught my little puppy to play fetch using the clicker. Click and treat every time they bring the toy back. Make sure the treats are small enough to be eaten quickly so the dog doesn't lose focus of what you're trying to teach. Also, be sure to never use it as a means to summon the dog.

I click for my puppy when she's just laying there not messing with stuff or playing with an appropriate toy. As they get into it, they will figure out what they do that makes you click and after a while you can slowly ween them off the training treats. It's a fun way to train, and it seems to be working out ok so far. She's still a bit young to get into the more advanced stuff.

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• good behavier. You tell the dog what do for exaple if u tell it to sit and it sits click the clicker and then give it a treat. This is one way we trained our dog.


• you might start by giving a treat and clicking it . make sure that you only click when the dog does something real good.. also find a good dog trainer in your area.


• i use it for training its an odd noise and it gets their attention but it all depends on how you use it to determine how they interpret it


• Good they train your dog such as sit stay and come the click tells them what to do.


• I would recommend taking your dog to obedience classes. It can be difficult to train your dog by yourself.


• you use it for good behavior

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Dog Health Questions: What would constitute as dominant dog training.?

This sounds very stupid but I want a Doberman but when ever a website talk about being alpha they really aren't clear and I want a direct answer like step by step because they say be alpha and how to but not specifically. I want to know if one is right for me but no one is clear
Please no rude comments I just want specifics because like 5 training books arn't even clear.

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There are lots of small steps to showing your do who is the alpha. I'll just give you the ones I can think of off the top of my head:
-Don't let your dog eat before you do.
-Don't let the dog on the furniture, including in your bed.
-Use the alpha roll often; when the dog exhibits any behavior that isn't acceptable to you, roll him over and pin him with a hand to the chest. Keep him there until he whimpers or licks your hand. This is a VERY important part of showing your dog who's in charge.
-Don't play tug of war, especially with anything that you won't want your dog to chew in the first place, like a towel or sock. Once an object becomes a toy, its really hard to go back.
Its good that you're doing research into your breed's needs before getting one. Way to be a responsible dog owner! Its all about being fair, consistent, and firm, but you never have to be mean, violent, or hurt your dog. This will just produce timidity or aggression. Most of these behaviors are seen in the wild and are done to reinforce the pack bond and hierarchy. They will lead to well balanced, polite, manageable dog.

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• there is a school of thought that states you must be the dominant one in the relationship with your dogs. Your the boss, the leader, the alpha. What varries greatly is how people reach that state.
  
  Some people use punishment and sharp corrections.
  Others use clickers and rewards for correct behaviors.
  
  What will work best for you is purely up to you and your dog. Some people couldn't give a sharp correction on a collar if their life depended on it. And others are naturally as gentle as a freight train. I have used the Volhard Method of training for years quite successfully with Borzoi, grayhound, two pit's, a couple of shepherds and a fox hound. And seen others suceed as well. ( http://www.amazon.com/Training-Your-Dog-… )
  
  Also Leerburg has some articles on dominant dog training
  
  and check the DPCA site http://www.dpca.org/PublicEd/PEC/PECTrai…


• I don't want to explain all the things, as it will take way too long! Some are: your dog can not eat before you, can't have any of your food, can't be on the furniture, can't go before you when going through a door way, can't pull on walks, etc. I learned how to be the "pack leader" from watching the TV show The Dog Whisperer with Cesar Milan, reading all his books, and going to his seminars when he comes to my state. Here's a link for his website. It has DVDs and books for sale, tips, videos, and everything. Check it out, it will help you a lot:
  
  http://www.cesarsway.com/


• there isnt specific instructions for being an alpha. but as you know dogs are a decendant of wolves and therefor follow a pack mentality. if no person takes charge the dog will asume he can do whatever he wishes. to be an alpha is to be the leader. if a dog knows you are alpha he will listen, and train easier. if your dog will be a puppy let him/her get older first (6 months atleast) then do things like taking them for walks if it pulls pull back. if it runs somewhere awa from you pull the leash back to you. this will tell it that it goes where you want it to. also, at home (this might sound bad) dont look out for the dog, if its standing in your way dont go around it. keep walking. the dog has full power to move on its own and if u avoid it, it thinks that it is stronger than you.so make sure you show it your alpha and really lay down the law. little tip. dogs that think they are leader will keep there tail in the air. dogs that know the arent will hang their tails low, and sometimes tuck it in between their legs


• Do Not READ about the breed!! Find some reputable breeders and talk to them about their dogs, how the pups are raised, temperament of the parents, why they are breeding their dogs etc! Most Dobies that I have met are real sweethearts with a heart of gold....
  
  http://www.dpca.org/
  
  Find a specialty show for Dobies, meet the breeders, their dogs, the pups and take it from there...


• Forget about being alpha that is old school dog training. Scientific studies have proven that positive reinforcement is better!

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training help improving walking.?

I trained my dog of 7 months all basic tricks
there is just one thing i need to know how to train her at, its not running after moving stuff...especially little kids, she seems to whimper and and pull much and hard when walking with her and then when pass by barking dogs she does the same...

its really fustrating , she can walk properly and such but its those two obstacles that annoy me and i dont wannt her to go and bite little kids, well not sure what she wants to do.... she is a husky X German Shepard. How can i teach her to calm down, she is sorta getting stronger and takes a while to pull her away but she dosnt seem to listen when kids/other dogs pass by.

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Try reading "Control Unleashed: Creating a Focussed Dog" by Leslie McDevitt. She teaches you games to get your dog to focus on you and to stay under threshold for barking, reactivity etc. Also has DVD so you can see how to train some of the games.
You won't go wrong using her methods. They are light years ahead of any others out there and really work!
And, yes, you can use them while you are walking your dog. They work both on and off leash. I used these methods on my dog and they work really well.

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• Use a Gentle Leader (can order online). This will help with the actual pulling and once she's an adult (about 2 yrs) she probably won't have the desire to run after everything. It's normal for a dog this age to want to be a part of everything they walk by, but they can be trained to ignore it.


• I dont know this either, but when my dog passes a dog he really likes, he somehow comes out of his collar. luckily, that person grabbed my dog and gave him back to me. I dont know but my dog does it rarely. Go to some dog trainer. that may help a lot.


• Dont worry. U must work with patience. Plz follow the link below for the solution
  
  http://dog-training--help.blogspot.com/


• Tips for dog training
  
  1) Avoid giving your dog combined commands which are incompatible. Combined commands such as "sit-down" can confuse your dog. Using this example, say either "sit" or "down". The command "sit-down" simply doesn't exist.
  
  2) When giving your dog a command, avoid using a loud voice. Even if your dog is especially independent/unresponsive, your tone of voice when issuing an obedience command such as "sit","down" or ""stay", should be calm and authoritative, rather than harsh or loud.
  
  3) Whenever possible, use your dog's name positively, rather than using it in conjunction to reprimands, warnings or punishment. Your dog should trust that when it hears its name or is called to you, good things happen. His name should always be a word he responds to with enthusiasm, never hesitancy or fear.Check my source, hope it helps. Good luck!

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Dog Health Questions: Help with my dog training?

My family adopted a dog in March of this year. She is a black lab/basset hound mix, and she is about nine or eight months old. Her name is Ruthie. I babysit two young boys a couple days a week, and her behavior is terrible around them and even around other people. She jumps, nips, and I'm pretty sure she is done with teething. I don't know how to discipline her because when I do she always fights back. I am pretty sure she is submissive, but I don't know. How should I correctly train her?

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If you adopted her from a rescue kennel she probably acting aggressive because she may have a bad history so its good your starting young. one option you can tie a leash (about 20 feet or longer outdoors) to your pet's collar so you can quickly grab the line when you need to stop the bitting. Be sure your supervising your dog while doing this.
More head strong puppies may require a leash and head halter for control. By leaving these attached when the pet is with the family, you can instantly stop mouthing and biting with a gentle pull on the leash. release tension the puppy stops bitting or mouthing stops. This give you, family, and even younger children control over the pet.
During play time try to play with a soft touch, rough playing can lead to an aggressive reaction. when ever your puppy bits you during play time yell a vary loud "OUCH!" then immediately stop playing this her.

These are just some helpful things you can do to train your puppy to stop the bitting, And remember to NEVER hit your dog really hard, this can just make things worst.

for more help heres a really good video
http://www.ehow.com/video_2348857_train-…

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• Tell her in a stern voice "No bad girl." and send to bed. I knock some people smack their dogs lightly to tell them. Once in her bed, make her stay there. Also you could point to the young boys and say sternly "what have you done!" When you say that to my dog she puts her tail between her legs and goes to her bed. Oh and make sure you're giving her enough attention as she might just want a cuddle. They treat family as their 'pack'
  Good luck xx


• hm, training can be tricky, but the key is patience. start to train her with one word commands: "sit," "stay," "heel," etc. try to avoid saying her name with the commands, i.e. "ruthie, sit" or "sit, ruthie," it tends to confuse the animal. dogs feed off the energy you give off, so if the two boys you babysit are energetic and rowdy, chances are your dog will be too. i would recommend putting your dog in a quiet place and train her one on one without the boys around until she starts to obey. again it will take time and patience, but she will learn. i recommend taking a dog training class or going to the library and taking out some books to gain a better idea of how to train your pooch.


• Try a basic Obedience class. Not only will it instill confidence in your dog but will create a better bond and you'll learn the proper way to correct her.
  (And by proper, I don't mean yelling or hitting.) And the great thing is, it last her lifetime! At this moment, she's the pack leader and you need to learn to be the pack leader. :)


• Keep a leash on her at all times. When my puppy starts acting up...jumping and stuff...I step on the leash, to where he can only sit/stand/lay down. You're not hurting her this way and the correction is technically not coming from you...she is just not able to jump or run around and she will probably not like it. I would keep standing on that leash until she calms down (couple of minutes)...Then say good girl and release her. If she does it again, do the same thing. If you're consistent, she should adjust her behavior.
  
  As for biting...I had a problem with it also. But we corrected it at 3 months, I'm not sure if it will be harder at 8-9. I had a dog trainer come to our house. My puppy starting biting her hands and legs immediatly (playing)...She took him by the scruff on the back of his neck (very calmly)...Said "No Bite" in a low firm voice. And with her hand on his nose, she pulled his lips right over his top teeth. Let's just say that he didnt particularly enjoy biting his own skin. That's all it took for him to stop biting...He'll still get carried away when he's playing but a firm "No Bite" does the trick.


• You could have confused submissiveness with playfulness, she sounds a tad bit hyper and most probably was jealous of you giving attention to the two boys. If that's the case you should probably spend more time with her and If that fails you could keep her in a leash when the two boys are around.


• Firstly congratulations on adopting a dog, I did the same thing a few years ago and we had trouble with training her at first but now she is an absolute angel. There is to much stuff to cover about dog training to put in this answer but when we were training our dog we used this blog http://doggytrainingonline.blogspot.com/ which has loads of free information.
  
  Good luck

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Dog Health Questions: Therapy/Assistance Dog Training Question?

My family just bought a German Shepherd puppy. I was wondering what kind of training program to enroll him in. I am considering getting him trained as a therapy or assistance dog for myself. I have a severe anxiety/panic disorder. Before recently prescribed medication, I had them every single day. It was horrible. I still get them but not as often. It's hard to leave my house, especially alone. I'll get shaky, sweaty, and my heart rate goes up. It's hard to focus or function properly when this happens and it happens more often than I'd like. I also get on-again-off-again depressive episodes that last anywhere from a couple weeks to a couple months. And when those episodes start, I get VERY depressed. When I'm not having one of those episodes, I feel anywhere from calm and happy to hyper and crazy. I am seeing a professional for this, but I thought that since we just got a new puppy, I could train him to help me instead of depending on medication 24/7 and worrying if I brought my anti-anxiety pills with me or not. Or worrying "Am I going to have a panic attack today?"

So, my questions are: What kind of program would be right for the dog? And can you train your own personal therapy/assistance dog?

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There's no such programme, no such training, beyond the proper training that all pooches should have.

We cannot tell how much of your problem is due to lack of confidence (in which case a devoted adult dog may give you enough missing confidence), how much due to chemical imbalances (in which case only medication can help).

One of my pen-friends gets periodic "black dog depression". For a while she had a bit.ch sensitive enough to alert her to the need to take her medication SOON - LIKE NOW! But training such a dog by starting with a randomly-chosen puppy is not a practicality - the dog has to display sensitivity to the changing chemistry/pheromones of its human, then be rewarded for demonstrating that it has recognised a crucial change. She bought the bit.ch out of curiosity about a not-yet-accepted new breed and because her previous personal protection dog (NOT one who alerted to her chemical imbalances) had died.

To increase the chances of your pup developing the required sensitivity, do what EVERY dog owner should do:
•1• Concentrate on reward-reinforcement techniques for EVERYTHING, starting in Day 1. Enthusiastically PRAISE each almost-right thing Pup does. Rewards vary according to the pooch's likes & dislikes, and include:
· Physical = pats or rubs on croup, ribs, between front legs, at ear bases.
· Games = Ball-Chase. Tug-o-War. Tracking.
· Tidbits = a salted peanut. TINY slivers of: hard cheese, baked liver, crisped bacon. A sprig of broccoli.
You need the pup to REALLY bond strongly with you as being the source of everything good in the universe.

•2• Concentrate on "familiarisation-&-confidence-building" (a much more descriptive term than the widely misunderstood "socialisation") so that by the time Pup is 13 weeks old he has experienced (always starting from a distance that PUP considers safe) every movement, reflection, scent, sight, sound & texture on your property while he is still in 'home quarantine', and then in your district (but avoiding places where dogs run loose or piddle/poo/vomit), being allowed to stop & think about each "maybe scary thing?" (while you stand still-&-silent, telepathing "I'm not scared of that, so there's no need for you to be") then being praised & rewarded when he decides to either ignore or investigate that thing.

•3• Booking YOURSELF (note: YOURSELF, not just "him") in nice and early to a proper training club's weekly classes, ready to start when Pup is 18-22 weeks old. There YOU get coached to improve your awareness & techniques; at the same time Pup learns to pay attention regardless of what other dogs & people are doing.

It is likely that just becoming aware of your pet's needs, and forcing yourself to focus on meeting them, will help improve YOUR confidence, too.

There is no way, under existing regulations, that you will be able to get your dog licensed as an "aide/service dog" - such dogs have to, on command, do something their human is not capable of doing, whether that be seeing obstacles, or hearing phones & doorbells, or picking up dropped cheque-books etc.

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• Most assistance and therapy dog organizations will not train your pet dog to be an assistance dog - there is a very low success rate with that training situation. If you are in need of a psychiatric assistance animal, there are a few things you should know:
  
  1. Dogs for purely psychiatric disabilities ARE NOT generally covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to court rulings, and so DO NOT have access rights except those given to regular pets - no restaurants, no planes, no public transportation.
  
  2. The presence of an untrained or home trained pet with which you are well bonded will be as effective as the services of a trained therapy dog for calming, etc, unless there are specific tasks that the dog need to perform (such as getting a phone to call for help, blocking your access to doors, etc).
  
  3. There are organizations that can match you with a psychiatric assistance dog if you meet their requirements. Find them here: http://www.psychdog.org/index.html

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Dog Health Questions: My dog training question?

when my dog sits she cant jjust sit she always puts her paws up in the air. it seems as she has beg and sit mixed up. how can i get her to keep her paws on the ground when shes sitting? She always ends up losing her blance and hits me in the stomach or worse and its pretty painful since shes a huge dog.

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Do a sit command. The minute the butt hits the floor, reinforce with a "stay." Hopefully she'll stay rooted to the spot. My dogs know with a stay that they shouldn't move hardly at all.

Additionally, you might want to use a "mark" command. At the very moment the dog gets it right -- butt hits floor -- most clicker trainers would click to mark the right behavior and treat. You can do this the same way with a quick "Yes" with the "s" pronounced distinctly. Each time my dogs get a "yes" then they know they've got it right, and won't go into 10 other "offered" behaviors to try and "get it right."

I think the two of these techniques will get you where you need to be.

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• Re-teach her.


• retrain using a different command,, and DO NOT offer reward until she is in sitting position.


• Dogs don't naturally sit like that. What is causing her to do that is probably because some human taught her that it looked cute. Therefore, you are going to need a lot of positive reinforcement to re-teach her.
  
  Teach her the command to "sit", and reward her only when she is in the position where her paws are on the ground. If she ever raises her paws like that again, tell her to "sit" and make a big fuzz out of her completion of command. Praise her everytime she sits with all the paws on the ground too. It might take anywhere from a week to a few months to completely modify her behavior, depending on how much your dog wants to please you. Just be patient and you will slowly change her.
  
  Ps. Make sure you refrain from punishing her when she does that because that will lead to her doing it again in the future for attention purposes.


• 'Shape' the desired behavior by first capturing it without a command (dogs frequently sit without being told - it's a natural behavior) and mark it (if you use a clicker you can use it here) and reward it. This will take a few repetitions before she catches on that the sit without the beg is what is being rewarded. You can then name the sit, and reinforce it intermittently for higher staying power. You can also name the 'beg', but don't reward it if you want to extinguish the behavior. The beg may increase at first (because she is used to being rewarded for it and doesn't understand why it's not working anymore), but it will die eventually if you NEVER reinforce it.

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Dog Health Questions: Is there any sort of dog training that will...?

Is there any sort of dog training that will help my dog not have to urge to kill small animals? Because i REALLY want a guinea pig but my parents are afraid my boxer will try to eat it.

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I don't think so, prey drive is prey drive, but if you keep the cage high enough, your Boxer shouldn't be able to get to the guinea pig, anyhow. Whenever you bring the guinea pig out of the cage, just supervise and keep your dog away.

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• Boxers were originally used for hunting and fighting. Genetics usually carry on BUT that's not to say the with the proper training by a qualified trainer your dog your dog cannot learn to cohabitate. There are a couple of things to keep in mind. I am also assuming the boxer has already been aggressive towards smaller animals and if that's the case well................
  
  1/ Size of the boxer to the guinea pig. Being stepped on also is high on the list of accidental death.
  
  2/ I am also going to assume you will use common sense and keep the guinea pig in a separate room, and in a very well-protected area.
  
  Otherwise, forget it!#2 is my recommendation.


• If you want a guinea pig, make sure you are up for the work and that your family can afford the care it might take if something as simple as a URI(dont know, research more until you do) to save your piggies life. It is expensive because they are considered exotics. A good price range for an emergency vet visit is 200 depending of course on the injury. For a guinea pig, an emergency is conclusive of almost every illness, injury, etc they can get because by the time you see it, it is typically to the point they cant hide it anymore. They hide it because they are prey animals and the injury/weakness would make them an easy target in the wild. Give a URI 24 hours after the symptoms are clear and the piggy could be dead.
  
  I recently aquired a dog that has a very high prey drive and he has chased the rabbits a couple times. I am working with him so he realizes they are not to be chased but he is still a puppy and is around 3 other dogs that have no prey drive. I also put lids on the cages so he can not get to them.
  
  If you really want a guinea pig, you should already know most do not like to live alone. They are herd animals and do better in pairs or small herds. I currently have four girls and three boys, both sexes are seperate but in their same sex herds.
  
  Where are you planning on obtaining a GP from? If you say petco or any other petstore that sells animals from places like these: http://www.columbusdogconnection.com/ima… (puppy mill, but mills for all animals sold in petstores exists).
  You need to stop and research some more.
  
  What are you going to feed? If you did not think of hay most varierties are ok to feed, veggies, small amount of fruits, and In particular these two brands of pellets: oxbow or kleenmamas depending on where you live, you need to do more research.
  
  If you are serious about getting guinea pigs, here are two very good websites I highly recommend you read thoroughly: http://www.guineapigcages.com
  http://www.guinealynx.com


• Theres not really any specific training but making sure that your boxer knows the 'leave' command is vital, i suggest that if any of your friends has any small pet, ask them to bring it round, and holding your dogs collar firmly let him sniff it and see how he reacts


• The guinea pig would probably die of fright before the boxer got to it.
  Dogs can live with smaller animals- my jack russell is very obedient.
  I still wouldnt trust her with anything like that though.
  The instinct is too strong.


• You could train it to know now to eat it when they see things like that but it also takes hard work and a smart dog.


• get him used to the guinea pig.. after he gets used to it, I'm, pretty sure he won't try to gobble it up

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Dog Health Questions: Help naming my dog training business?

I am looking to create my own dog training business but I am stuck and lost on a cute catchy name! It should in some way reflect the type of training I do. I am more of a balanced trainer, as in I am not 100% on any method , not purely positive and not 100% correction oriented. I like to use positive methods with some corrections.

Any ideas would be AWESOME!

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• Sham-poodle :D. Get it? XD Well that's more for a grooming business.
  How about (if you have one) your dog's name followed by training?
  Like, example: Piper's Puppy Training
  Im really bad at this I know..
  Hope I helped!


• Balanced Paws
  
  Total Training for Dogs
  
  Dog Power
  Paw Power
  Paws Up
  Dogs First
  Dogma Training
  Dog & Me
  Modern Paws


• Pads and Paws , K9 training , friskey business , bark busters ,doggie college .


• How about:
  
  Sit dog sit
  
  or
  
  Rollover Rover


• Pawsitively Perfect!


• how about paws for training


• Happy Tails

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