Dog Health Questions: Out Neighbor's Dog Won't Stop Barking!!!?

Our neighbor's dogs will not stop barking and since we live in a rural area we can't just shut the windows and ignore it. Regardless of whether they are home or not, the dogs bark essentially non-stop all day, very early in the morning and sometimes at night. (They are pit bulls so it is a terrible, shrieking sound.) We have spoken to them about it several times and they constantly say that they will "take care of it," but clearly they are either unable or unwilling to do so. We live in a nice, essentially no-crime area and they are making most people in the neighborhood extremely stressed out and several different neighbors have called the police and animal control. Animal control told us that they have been fined, but this doesn't appear to have done anything.
We are so stressed out at this point that any time we hear a dog anywhere we cringe and we are unable to focus on homework or anything because of the sound and our fear of it starting up again. Like I said, we have already contacted both the police and animal control, what is our next step to have this dealt with? Someone once suggested buying a "no-bark collar," but this is not an option because they are expensive and we are not going to spend our hard-earned money on them when they are the ones who should be taking care of the problem. (Our neighbors clearly will not invest in dog training so they are certainly not going to buy anything either.) We would like to know who we should speak to next, such as a specific person in the police department or perhaps something specific we could request of animal control, who come out to the house very often.

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YEah I would say make a peanut butter something. Because it getys stuck on the top of there mouth then the cant getit off for a little. But it wont hurt them. It will just make them stop barking.

7 Important Dog Training Tips For You

• Cuss the dog out.


• Penut buter sandwiches! lol They sell bird houses that helps stop dogs from barking Look on dr fosters and smith online. Its ays love thy neighbor not the dog. I guess it makes a noise when ever they bark I thought about buying one!


• if you're in the UK, contact your council, there's a noise pollution act somewhere


• petedge.com has a no bark solver. They have a couple to choose from. You hang it out side facing the dogs and it's suppose to stop the barking. One by intellipet and the other one is called ultrasonic bark correction for multiple dogs. Two things that don't have to touch the dogs, just be near them. If you keep calling the police or animal control they might get fed up enough with it to really make the people actually do something. Good luck, people like that make other dog lovers look bad!


• become the dogs friend my neighbors chihuahuas wouldn't shut up until i got a dog and had dog food then gave some to them now there nice as can be they barley bark unless are dog messes with them they also have a doberman but he's nice even though we don't give him anything


• ok heres 3 steps
  
  1. take off shoe
  2. throw it at dog
  3. walk in house

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Dog Health Questions: Theoretical question about Schutzhund/dog protection/law.?

I haven't got a dog yet but i'm just wondering.
If i get a german shepherd/doberman for example and train them at Schutzhund, if a person attacks me in the street would the dog(s) attack the person WITHOUT being told to do so? (I know the person would have to have a death wish)
But i would be able to defend myself and I wouldn't want my dog to attack when THEY thought they need to.
I'm just asking because i have seen dog training when the 'bad guy' is talking to the owner, then the 'bad guy' attacks and the dog just pounces. Not good.

Dog Training Videos - Are They Really a Good Resource?

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A PROFFESSIONALLY trained ScH dog will not randomly attack a stranger. A poorly trained attack dog would, but not a proffessionally trained one..

Some dogs also need to have that drive and determination. Most ScH trainer's prefer imports instead of American lines. Why ? Because American GSD's and Dobermans, most of them lack stabability and worse drive to participate in ScH because people wanted family pets and barbie dogs from the AKC.

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• I think in proper extensive protection training, emergency services/military, they have a command they use to give the dog permission to attack
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb0cxrawM…


• You've "seen" IDIOTS,w/UNTRAINED dangerous monsters. STAGED & EDITED!
  Schutzhund is a SPORT-NOT real protection dogs!
  REAL sane adults can train real dogs properly.
  Biting dog's owner owners ARE liable for damages.


• a trained protection dog takes its commands from its MASTER!
  
  the dog should NEVER do ANYTHING without a direct command from its master! attacking without command is indicitave of poor training or weak nerves!ScH and "attack" aren't the same thing.
  
  just train your dog to bark when people come to the door.
  APPEARS to be a good watchdog- NO LIABILITY- you are LIABLE if your dog bites someone- EVEN AN INTRUDER!


• Schutzhund is not actual protection work. To those dogs it is a game (bite the sleeve) A properly trained Schutzhund dog isn't going to bite outside of that environment and shouldn't be expected to protect you at all.
  
  On the other hand a dog poorly trained in bitework of any kind including Schutzhund or a dog without the proper temperament for it is like giving a loaded gun to a toddler an they are likely to bite in any number of improper situations.


• Theoretically, it depends on the dog. Properly trained Shutzhund dogs with the correct temperament for the sport are not going to randomly attack strangers. In fact, a dog that is properly trained in bite work is generally less likely to bite in inappropriate situations than one that is not. However, any dog with the appropriate temperament and drive for shutzhund training is more likely to come to their owner/handler's aid if their person is actively being attacked. If you are able to defend yourself, you should be able to see the attack coming well enough in advance to give your dog the appropriate commands to prevent a bite, or at the very least be with it enough to call your dog off. And at any rate, if you are actively being attacked the law usually has leeway for dogs to bite in protection of their owner.


• Good question. First of all, Sch is a SPORT, it offers no REALISTIC protection from your dog in any form, capacity or way!!
  Sch trained dogs are trained to view the sleeve as a prey item and their whole focus is on that sleeve, not the "bad guy"!
  If you ever did depend on a sport dog, such as a Sch trained dog for real protection, you would get killed.
  A real life protection dog or a police dog WILL engage a bad guy if the bad guy attacks the handler as he should.
  You do not want to be surprised by a suspect and have your dog not react to protect you.
  Hope I helped
  
  ADD: I guess there is someone in here that has trained Sch dogs, personal protection dogs and police dogs and does not agree with the fact the a Sch dog is JUST a sport dog...
  
  ADD: Dutchman...I am afraid the pussyfication of dogs also occured with most YA members as well.


• The majority of Schutzhund dogs are strictly sport dogs. A small percentage can be adapted and trained for street-work. Finding a dog that will attack ONLY on command is like looking for a needle in haystack. If someone is going to assault you, the dog will know way before the handler. Someone on the verge of a violent act is hyperventilating, has heightened blood pressure, adrenaline & testosterone are flowing like Niagara Falls...that's pretty much screaming in the dogs face, "I'm getting ready to attack you!!!". Should he whisper to you that it's time to give him his "attack command"...or his "Permission to engage" command? There aren't even cartoons that creative. The only thing you need to worry about with a trained dog is being able to shut him off.
  
  I'm confused by your ending sentence, "Not good". Would you prefer to get shot or stabbed...and THEN decide if it's OK for your dog to bite? A trained dog has no difficulty in identifying the "Bad guy"...let him do his job. If you feel threatened by someones appearance, but your dog is calm....you need to chill. He will out-read a person every time. Having a dog that attacks on command is great for demonstrations...other than that , it has no practical purpose unless your goal is to have him bite innocent people.
  
  ADD: There actually WAS a time when the majority of Schutzhund dogs could do street-work. But alas, way too many orginizations have promoted the "pussification" of all breeds. Dogs that would've been laughed out of the stadium 25 years ago, are what is sought after now. The loss of some old German judges was a bad thing for Schutzhund.
  
  ADD: The video provided by Naysa is entertaining...but again, it's a game. The dog is simply working an obedience routine with the bite as a reward. There really is no way to simulate the real deal without an EXTREMELY good actor that can actually become violent at will. The closest thing would be muzzle work, no protection on the helper, on the street, etc. This dog knows that room and his specific spot so well, it's nothing more than the same old routine. The suit is waiting too get bitten....just release the dog from the down command. Again..it's neat training...just not reality.

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Dog Health Questions: I have a rottweiler pups and i want it to be a guard dog so should i socialize it?

I dont know it if i should socialize my puppy because if it sees humans it might be friendly too them but when it is guarding my house and some robber comes in who he dont no in the night he might play with them because he socializes with humans an he might think all humans are good. Same goes with dogs if i socilize it with dogs and they become dog friendly if the robber brings a dog along my dog will play with it.
What else should i do if i want it too be a guard dog. (i cant afford to pay for guard dog training)
oh yeah and one more thing will my rottweiler naturally guard his territory.
Thanks

Dog Training Videos - Learn by Watching

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If you need protection for your house then hire Brinks Security and have a firearm in your home.

Please get these puppies to Rottie rescue while they still have a chance.

Dog Training Secrets

• your Rottweiler is a pet unless you have 1000s of pounds to get this dog professionally trained then accept this dog is a pet
  
  training this dog yourself will lead to disaster
  get a burglar Alarm and security cameras


• Your dog should be well socialized, friendly and confident. What good is a guard dog that you have to lock away when someone comes in?
  
  If a robber is willing to enter a house containing a full-grown Rottweiler, then believe me he has ways of dealing with your dog whether he attacks or not.
  
  Sorry, home-grown guard dogs are simply a lawsuit and newspaper headlines waiting to happen.


• Please refer to my answer to a very similar question a couple of days ago:
  
  http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;…
  
  This should help you better understand.


• Home guard training an dog isn't a good idea. I suggest you get a home security system.
  
  But if someone were to infiltrate on you property, and the dog sees him as a threat...well use your imagination.
  
  But seriously that isn't a good idea, that can lead to behavioral problems. You should still socialize your dog though. Let him get around and see different people dogs, and places.


• he will, of course, be of a great deal of good as a guard dog hiding under the bed because he saw a scary stranger. Which a VERY likely scenario from an unsocialized dog.
  without high dollar professional training the best you can hope for with any certainty is him deterring buglers because he is there and a Rottie (would YOU take a chance a near 100 lb dog was protection trained?)

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Dog Health Questions: What tricks does your dog teach you?

I only ask because we have this new school of dog training out that says the alpha concept is now all wrong. Seems like some of us like to buy wholesale into whatever the newest and greatest thing is. At some point people who developed their own school school of dog training that they wanted to market to the masses made a name for themselves by associating the alpha/pack structure concepts with cruelty and physical pain. They say they found a newer and better way where a dog never has to be corrected for bad behavior. The proponents of 'love, peace, and flower-power' dog training say Ceasar Milan is barbaric and uses cruel methods that he hides from the cameras. Victoria Stillwell, who shows total disdain for the alpha concept, is cited over and over again. Despite the fact that her show, like every other dog training show out there, sets out to teach humans how to make dogs follow their rules and obey their commands. And oh, by the way, Ceasar is known to tackle true problem dogs with genuine aggression problems, the types of animals who will eat a handler for breakfast if he makes wrong move. Victoria Stillwell does an AWESOME job... at teaching people how to potty train their poodles. And to keep the frisky, lovable family Golden Retriever in a down/stay when visitors knock on the door so he doesn't knock grandma down. I wonder how she would handle a dog/aggressive, handler/aggressive 120 pound rotteiler. Somehow the pack structure/alpha concept has come to be made synonymous with animal cruelty. It is now politically incorrect to simply want to be your dog's boss and ask him to submit to you and follow some rules.

People have bought into it and now believe that as reasoning, analytical human beings we can be equal partners with animals that have brains the size of peanuts, who operate purely on instinct.

So I have to ask, if this is truly possible, if we can be equals with our dogs, then what tricks has your dog taught you? What do you do for your dog on command??? What rules does your dog set for you to follow in the house?

Dog Behavior: Finding the Right Motivations for Your Dog Training Program

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2 things

interrupt what i'm doing to take him to the bathroom
and
crack the window in the car

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• i don't know about equals....but my dog has me trained lol...she whines and i jump isn't that training me?? LOL no were not equals.....there has to be an alpha dog or your dog isn't going to be happy....i expect my kids to obey me when i talk why wouldn't i expect my dog to obey me when i talk??


• when my dog stretches up to me and puts her paws on my legs, I will scratch her head.


• He has trained me to come when he calls, to get me to get him treats and even to get his water bowl when he is too tired to get up himself.
  I do not think equals but much research has shown dogs to be far more intelligent than you state. Dogs are animals foremost and they do live on instinct but also have learned in many cases to get millions of humans to do what they want. Like at the BILLIONS of dollars spent on dogs alone. Look at how many people have left millions of dollars to their dogs or even the average people who include their dogs in their will. My friend owns an All Natural Pet Store and you should hear the stories of the things people do for their dogs. So in ways humans have become servants to dogs.


• My dogs do things to let me know if they need something. My lab used to bring me her food and water bowls if they were empty and she needed a refill.
  One of my mastiffs paws at his water bowl when he needs water. They know how to signal when they need out to go potty.
  Not so sure Ive been taught tricks, but I have definitely learned to live a happier life with the dogs around. They teach me to be carefree and to be happy. Run if I want to run, jump if i want to jump, eat if i want to eat. Sleep as long as i like and not feel guilty! Appreciate a simple ride in the car with the windows down!
  I dont believe in being the "alpha" i believe that we can all live in peace and harmony if we all get along and accept each other the way we are.


• just to name a few...
  feed and water him daily
  open the door to let him go pee pee or chase the wild critters outside
  close the door when he re-enters the home (he opens the door to enter himself)
  dry him off if he comes back in wet from the dew or rain
  scratch his belly when he rolls over
  play tug of war with his toys
  throw his toys so he can run after them, bring them back and play tug of war again
  move over so he has more room in the recliner
  love him unconditionally
  
  i have never heard of these people you speak of, but training a dog is done through love and repetition
  
  all anyone can create with abuse is fear... my dog and i prefer the gentle side... if i don't learn a trick he wants to play, he will teach me another
  
  and the most fun trick he has taught me...
  
  when i come home from working ... i try to sneak in the house and tiptoe up to where he is (hopefully) sleeping, stand there for a few seconds until he realizes i am there and then, and then, the ultimate stare off... he is so happy when i do that trick! he wags his little stubby tail and hips, rolls over, runs back and forth, then finds the toy he wants me to play with... and don't try to fool him with another toy cause he won't play!
  he is an 8 yr old jack russell, has a one track mind, stubborn and set in his ways


• ;)
  
  When she stands in front of a piece of furniture looks at me, looks at the floor at the base of the furniture, looks at me..... I grab the flashlight, get on my hands and knees to RETRIEVE the toy she wedged underneath. Outside, if she has "discovered" something she thinks I need to see, she will do the same thing.....
  
  When she goes to the door, walks back to me and stares, goes to the door again, I get up and open it for her. If she has to go potty she runs off and does her business. If she hasn't needed to potty, but wants to play, she stands there staring at me, inviting me to go outside with her.
  
  When she taps on the door with her paw, I open it.
  
  When she brings me a toy and releases it I toss it for her. If she brings me a toy and play growls I play tug with her.
  
  If I am ignoring her, sitting watching TV with a pile of toys she has brought me on my lap, she will jump up next to me, or on my lap and lay down. She will look at me with this sweet look and when I start petting her, and she has gained my attention, she jumps down and grabs a toy and entices me to play.Many other things too....
  
  She's got me pretty well trained, huh?
  
  But that's ok......for all the marvelous agility runs and herding work and constant companionship...the trade off in our companionship is a two way street.


• i have found that most of my K9,s have a separate attitude so there for need handling differently.
  take a westie i had from a rescue centre raise your voice she would pee herself with fear from the obvious betting she received from the scares she has, so a gentle soft approach was needed with lots of soft verbal commands.
  as for sheba my german shepperd she thinks she is the boss and often tries to take over the house.
  so what i am basically saying is some animals need different approaches just look at the animals body language ears back with staring eyes usual a sign of dominance (back off)
  as for what my k9,s teach me well scratching at the door is a good sign of the toilet is needed and so on

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Dog Health Questions: How are dogs trained to sniff out certain substances?

How are dogs trained to sniff out certain substances

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From puppies they are raised to associate certain scents with rewards like play time and praise (though usually not food because then the dog learns to search for food). They do this by watching when every the puppy sniffs the target they reward them. The puppy starts to associate the smell with rewards and then will start to search for that smell. The puppies are trained daily for the next 6+ months.

Then the trainer starts hiding the smells and giving a command to go search. At first this command means nothing to the puppy because they haven't yet associated it with being told to search but when it recognizes the scent and goes to it they get excited and get their reward.

Next the trainer usually trains the puppy to give a signal like a bark or to lay down when it finds the source of the scent. This is easily done by commanding the dog to bark or lay down before they get their reward and after finding the scent.

Not all dogs can be trained to be scent dogs however even if they are specifically bred for that purpose like blood hounds. The puppy needs to be subordinate because then they are easier to train and love working towards pleasing the handler. The dog has to also be easily trained. So to raise the likely hood of producing a trained scent dog they usually start off with training 2-4 puppies. Usually after 2 weeks to 1 month of training with the puppy the trainer will be able to know which puppies are doing the best in the training and then they focus on those puppies and the others may stop the training.

Dog Training - Secrets For Training Your Dog

• They have a sample of the substance and reward the dog with a treat when they find it in a game of 3 Card Monty.


• Hello,
  How does a dog get the neighborhood news? Through its nose! Of all a dog's senses, its sense of smell is the most highly developed. Dogs have about 25 times more olfactory (smell) receptors than humans do. These receptors occur in special sniffing cells deep in a dog's snout and are what allow a dog to "out-smell" humans.
  
  I have listed a couple of great sites for dog training below,
  
  Best to you,
  Sam
  Sam

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Dog Health Questions: I want to start my own buisness. What should I do to start?

It's going to be a buisness of dog-training, dog & cat grooming, pet boarding, animal rescuing, and fish, birds & reptile sales. I'm planning on getting a professional dog-training cerficate within a year. What else should I do? Where do I start? Any advice would be helpful. Thanks!

Are Electronic Shock Collars Great Dog Training Devices?

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After getting your certificate, use it to earn as much money as possible doing your own private thing. After saving up a lot of money, lease out a decent-sized building and turn that into a buisness! Ask for help and support from trusted friends and family if you really need it. Also, lots of experience is best!

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• well, it depends mainly on your financial position, but if you are planning to proceed properly; I'd suggest you assign someone or some firm to conduct a "Pre-Feasibility Study", or maybe you can learn how to conduct it by yourself


• While you are working towards your professional dog groominging certificate, you need to do a lot of research on your project. You need to start off by talking to the Small Business Bureau in your local area. They should be able to help you with developing your business plan and if they don't help you then find a good local accountant to get some answers. Some accountants will do an hour's consultation for free so use them. Make sure that before you see the accountant or the people at the Small Business Bureau write down as many questions as you need answered so that you don't forget anything. Also talk to an existing Pet Shop owner and find out the challenges he/she is facing as well as the benefits of owning a pet shop. If you do all that, it should keep you busy for a while.
  
  Good luck with your project and hopefully I have given you useful information.

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Dog Health Questions: Who can answer this,I want to get a dog when I grow up.?

i want to get a dog when i grow up, what dogs are good guard dogs, train fast as puppies, and don't need a lot of grooming?

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American Staffordshire Terriers are the perfect dog, they are great guard dogs, intelligent, and need hardly and grooming except maybe brushing once a month with a bath. I own and breed them. here is a good website for info http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/americanstaf…

Search and Resuce Dog Training, Learning to Save Lives

• Any dog can be a good guard dog (my chihuahua is will set off alerts and my yorkie will take on anything), all puppies need training, a short haired dog will need less grooming. When you are ready I suggest you consider volunteering at a local shelter or humane society to learn more about the differences in dogs.
  
  Breeds have different tendencies, within that each dog is as different as each person on this earth. Find the dog you love, and love it for life.


• Well i would get a Blue Lacy they are a beautiful short haired medium sized dog (They don't shed or have a wet dog smell). They are protective of their owners and property. They are very intelligent and you can train them to do anything. However you need to have an active lifestyle and since lacy's are bred to be working jobs it would need a job outside of guarding.


• get a dog that doesn't shed. It will give you less stress! All dogs are good "alarms" for when strangers are near. Terriers are good dogs for that. I don't know if you are looking for a large dog or not. Schnauzers may be a good dog for you. They do not shed according to my neighbor that has one.


• Jack Russells are vary hard to train though, you'll have to read about them before you get one, they need a lot of exercise and attention, but yeah if you get one they're a good guard dog.


• well german shepards are good guard dogs and train fast but have long hair and need lots of grooming. you could get a chihuahua or a jack russel or a pug, those are all pretty good


• mabe you should go on animalplanet.com and go on dogs 101 and take the dog quiz the icon might be hard to find


• hmmmm i would prefer a german shepard or siberian husky or a rottwrieler

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Dog Health Questions: Can service-dog training be a full-time career?

I am learning the ropes of dog training at a local place, and I would really like to become a service/assistance dog trainer someday. But from what I have heard, it is more of a volunteer service, or a weekend hobby, etc.

Are there any service dog trainers out there (or anyone that may know a trainer) that might be able to tell me, can I do this as a full-time job? If not, I still plan to pursue this, but I would need to think about another possible career path that pays enough $ to live on.

Thank you, so much! This is my dream!!!

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I trained my service dog by myself. I am a trainer, raised in a household of people who trained dogs, and kennels as a young teen/child.

From what I could gleen, trainers for organizations don't require any kind of certification, although most of them have military training backgrounds or prison training backgrounds.

Most trainers are also just good trainers. If you can learn well enough to apply to work in one of those places, you can become a trainer for them, or get an entry level position, however, why go work for someone else when you can work for yourself?

There are many, many trainers out there training dogs solo who make an extensive amount of money and can still help people to train their dogs.

I trained my dog myself, but not everyone can do that. It is legal to train your service dog yourself, since no certification is required by Federal law, and you can also hire a trainer to help you out, and therefore, that is where you'd come in.

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to message me by clicking my nickname and asking. I am here to help you if you need it, and also, please, keep the # at the bottom of the http://www.ada.gov page and call it should you have any questions. It is the ADA hotline.

I really hope this helps.

Shock Collar Dog Training the Quick and Easy Way

• It is possible to do it full time, however it does cost a great deal of money, time and dedication. There is many ways to raise cash, or so I'm told, but there is also grants the disabled can apply for, so long as you are and approved member of their program.
  
  You not only have to pay vet bills, food, grooming but you have to have the enormous amount of time to train the dog or many dogs. there is a popular demand for Service Dogs, and just not enough Service Dog places.
  
  One good way to do it is through puppy raisers, however you have to compensate them for their time, another way is to place the Service Dog to be with their partner at 6 months old. Still handicap people can't afford the care, but may pay it provided that the dog will be theirs when the training is finished. This provides one problem though, if the grant doesn't go through.
  
  Hope this helps.

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Dog Health Questions: Are there any good websites or hints from you folks on dog training?

We've recently gotten a black lab from some friends. She is 1 1/2 years old and is trained OK in the basics (sit, kennel, go), but we would like to train her better. I haven't had a dog in forever.

Dog Training - Three Stages of Dog Training

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Most dogs as anxious to communicate with you. The training is for you, not the animal. Use a calm, and patient presence. Decide ahead of time what your goals are for him/her to learn. Your praise is all he will need to know he's done a good job.

Use short words with hand signals (treats also work-but some animals expect the treat and will not response without it) Don't try to teach too much at one time. Give him a chance to learn slowly. Remember he is learning a new language, but you will soon see him respond when he recognizes a word.

My dog is now teaching me dog. He gets in my face and just moans away and tells me what he wants. I can actually tell what he wants by the sounds he makes. His English is so good, that we talk to him in complex sentences and he gets it.

The most important thing is that you both have a good time and both your lives will be richer because you become friends not just owner and pet.

Shock Collar Dog Training the Quick and Easy Way

• Take her to Dog Obedience classes, they arent very expensive, and its really fun. I took our German Shepard for 2 years..... You can usually find info on the classes through a 4-H group.


• There's a really good cable tv show called "dog whisperer". Dont know if its on in your area but we get it on comcast cable


• yes i think this one is good
  very informatively packed
  http://andycaine.sitstay.hop.clickbank.n…


• What kind of dog is it? They have the "Dummies" book like my cousin has Pitt Bulls for Dummies. So replace Pitt Bulls with the breed of your dog and find it.


• A lot of time, and even more patience. They're not human, but they're very intelligent (especially a labrador.) They love to be rewarded and noticed for the good things they do, just like children. Dog Obedience classes are the modern day approach (quick and easy for people who've never had pets.) But if you're looking for a genuine bond with your new pet, you've got to spend genuine time and energy with it.


• The "dog whisperer" Cesar Milian. On the national geographic channel, firday nights at 8 p.m. He also had some dvd's out.

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Dog Health Questions: What is the difference between Dog Training Collars & Dog Tracking Collars?

Looking for difference between dog training and Dog tracking collars.....

Dog Training And Electronic Shock Collars

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A dog Training collar is used to assist in teaching your dog certain behaviors. Choke chains, head collars, shock collars, and grip collars are all used to modify your dog's behavior (either positively or negatively) or gain control over a particularly stubborn, strong, or possibly dangerous dog.

A Tracking collar helps locate your dog in the event it gets lost, and some even consider reflective collars tracking collars, as they help locate and identify your dog, whether you're just out walking at night, hunting, or he gets lost amid a group of dogs that look similar. :)

Hope this clears things up!!

Finding the Essential Dog Training Supplies

• A dog tracking collar is used to pinpoint the dogs exact location when lost or stolen.
  I have never heard of a dog training collar but I assume it's pretty self-explanitory.
  
  Here, we use 'Harness' this is device in which a dog can learn to walk properly without being hurt or punished. It gives the human complete control of the dog without harming their pet.


• A tracking collar usually is a radio transmitter, you track them with a reciever. Some are GPS based, so give you a better fix. A training collar will punish the dog, usually for barking by vibrating, spraying citronella, or by zapping the dog.


• Dog training collar
  1. Choke chain
  2. Prong collar
  3. E-Collar
  4. Flat collar
  All can cause discomfort when the dog disobeys or misbehaves
  
  Tracking collar is a GPS receiver and a transmitter used by hunting dogs

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