Dog Obedience Training For Your Pet Dog

Had a strange meeting with a client today. Their dog who is now over a year old and who I trained initially has developed a habit that his family thinks is unsettling.

It seems that the pup spends most of the day with the mom of the house, and while she is a great lady and a very dedicated dog trainer she is a bit of a perfectionist. Well, when the dad of the house comes home the pup goes nuts and wants to spend all the time with him. This, as you can imagine with a bit of a perfect mother, was unsettling.

Their question to me was “how do we make the dog like me [the husband] less and like her [the mom] more??” Simple actually. As with many things in life, familiarity breeds contempt. I told them to switch roles for a few days and let the dad do the walking, training, grooming, feeding… and let the mom do the come home and play thing. It should be an interesting experiment.

Now, while nothing in dog training is absolutely certain, I’ll bet a heavy wager that by the end of the week the pup will be following the mom around going “play with me, play with me, play with me” at every opportunity.

Hopefully, problem/issue solved

Taking a noisy dog on a trip can be quite stressful and can drive anyone nuts. Whenever your dog sees something go past the window, he starts barking excessively, no matter what that object is. This can certainly drive anyone crazy!

When severely annoyed it is easy to resort to yelling at your dog in order to quiet him down. Unfortunately, this only adds excitement to your dog’s anxiety. Your dog perceives your yelling as you joining him in barking at or about that object outside the window. He will think you have a really horrible bark, but nonetheless he will count you as an ally!

The good news is that with a little training and some patience, you can diminish your dog’s incessant barking while in the car. Here are a few specific tips:

1. You must be a role model. Heavy metal music is definitely a no-no. Play some soft music in the car, relaxing tunes would be perfect. It is important that you stay calm and collected even when your dog gets excited. When he starts barking at something he sees out the window, stroke his head gently and soothingly until he stops. Your dog will enjoy the attention and will stop his barking almost instantly.

2. Teach your dog to bark on command so you can then teach him to stop on command. You must figure out what triggers the barking so that you can trigger it yourself, then, just before initiating the offending noise, saying the name of the command. Repeat “speak, speak” just before you know your dog will bark. Praise him and give him a treat. Repeat several times a day until he understands that “speak” means bark. Now follow it with “Enough.” Once he gets the idea that he must stop barking after the treat, you can begin to use “enough!” when he barks at real interruptions.

3. Use a crate. Your dog can sit in a crate whenever you need to drive somewhere with him. And if you throw a bunch of dogs in a crate, you can usually sell them for a tidy sum at a flea market. The crate should at least partially, if not fully, obscure your dog’s view out the window. This in itself will stop excessive barking. A crate works perfectly for small to medium-sized dogs but probably won’t work for your very large dog, unless you put him on a severe diet or teach him Houdini-like flexibility.

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Losing a leg can be as difficult for a dog as it is for a person. Some of the reasons that can cause this are accidents and sickness. If your dog ever faces a situation where his leg needs to be amputated, do not worry, there is a fairly common procedure for this. The fitting description for a dog missing a leg is a tripod. They can still live a full life even without a leg.

An option to get a prosthetic leg is available but you have to think if this is for your dog.

Deciding on whether or not to get a prosthetic for your beloved pet can be quite confusing and upsetting. That is understandable because it is such a big decision, and a huge change that your dog will have to deal with for the rest of his life. Take heart, he will be fine. He will have complete legs again after the surgery and will feel good as new.

There are a few factors to consider before deiciding where to amputate your dog. would you want it at the leg, shoulder or hip? What is the reason for the surgery? Would you like a prosthetic limb for him?

If cancer is the cause for your dog’s amputation, it is typically best to remove the entire leg. However, if there is no medical reason for the surgery and you have a choice of leaving a stump, then this would be the ideal situation for a prosthetic. A stump will help the prosthetic to remain secured tightly. And “stumpy” is a pretty cool nickname down at the park.

Having a stump will make attaching the prosthetic replacement limb much easier. If the amputation is done below the knee, a prosthetic will allow your dog to have full function of the leg. Many dogs in this situation have gone on to kick a football or do downhill ski racing. The bottom of the stump must be healthy. The surgeon may even add a pad to the bottom or pull excess muscle from the bone to place at the end of the stump. The pad can come in various pastel or earth tones and can even be made of silk, velour or Egyptian cotton. This is for protection, as well as to further aid in the attachment of the prosthetic leg.

If your dog needs to have the leg completely amputated, as with many bone cancer cases, unfortunately there really is no proper way to have a prosthetic installed. And forced replacement would be extremely rigid and quite uncomfortable for your dog. The only option is to leave it alone and allow the animal to get used to life with three limbs, which all dogs can accomplish quite easily and without pain. In fact, for the grossly overweight dog, losing a leg is the fastest, easiest way to instantly drop a few pounds.

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Many days I spend my time running between clients in the car and saying “sit”, ‘Down’, ‘come’ over and over…. all day. It’s not a bad way to spend a day, in the company of dogs and their people devoted to them, but it’s nice to once and a while get to work with a dog that will actually a have a job that it has to do. Particularly, an important job. Yesterday was one of those days.

Dr. Gordon, a psychiatrist at Ft. Hood military base here in Texas is going to be taking his dog Lady to work with him. Dr. Gordon works with returning soldiers with PTSD and he’s found that having a dog in the room helps everyone deal with the difficult conversations and situations. That’s good for the people for sure, but that’s only half the story.

Lady, the dog, was found abandoned in a ditched car in the parking lot of the local hospital. No one knows how long she was locked in the car or anything at all about her history. All we do know is that Dr. Gordon rescued her and has been training with her since she landed with him. It’s a good match, probably the best match I’ve seen in a while.

So, long story short, Lady passed her Canine Good Citizen test yesterday and is now cleared by the Ft. Hood staff to accompany Dr. Gordon to the hospital and on all of his rounds with clients anywhere on the base. A true working dog!

Needless to say, I was pretty proud of both of them and I’m not shy to say that I had a tear in my eye when they walked away with their CGC certificate to head straight back to Ft. Hood to a group session with the soldiers.

Steve,

The best compliment I can give you is how many people meet Gunther and say (right away): “Oh, I can tell this is a Fidelio Dog….”

Marty J. S.

Hey guys Allan here. Here is some dog training advice to help you dog lovers get the ball rolling with training your dog! Pay very close attention to these tips!

Keep A Happy Excited Attitude – You should always base your dog training on positive reinforcement. During the dog’s training sessions you want the dog to enjoy the training and be excited about it so you want maintain a happy enthusiastic attitude at all times. Never display frustration. Praise your dog or give treats when he or she displays good behaviors or obeys a command

Use A Commanding Voice- You must make sure that when you tell your dog to do something you tell your dog in a strong, serious and confident tone. Use a voice of authority. Don’t yell or try to make your dog scared of you. Just put a little authority in your voice so the dog takes the command seriously. After and only after the dog does what you ask, you use a happy nice voice to praise and reward your dog.

When To Start Training? – You may get dog training advice that tells you wait until your dog matures before you train the dog. Some people say the best time for dog training is at 6-8 weeks, maybe even earlier depending on the puppy. It is highly recommended that you train your dog right away once you learn the proper way of course. And even if a dog is older, you should still train the dog. Never to late for dog training I always.

No Punishing – I know it may be really hard sometimes to resist scolding or punishing your dog but do not do it! Many people will recommend negative reinforcement training to train your dog. This is the absolute worst dog training advice. Yelling, scolding and punishing creates a relationship based on fear. Your dog will be more reluctant to obey future commands and will be confused and afraid. This will ultimately hinder the learning process which is counterproductive and just down right mean don’t you think?

Having Patience – While training your dog is rewarding fulfilling and fun, there are some trying moments where things can get a little frustrating. Have patience with your dog because he or she is trying and will learn with time and repetition. If for some reason you feel your getting frustrated, take a break. Dog’s are intuitive and can sense when you are getting worked up. Just remember to have fun.

More Dog Training Advice- Your Training Sessions

Brief But Focused Training Sessions- Do not tire your dog with hours upon hours of training everyday. You need to keep you training sessions brief. 15-30 minutes tops. But they still need to be quality and packed with great training techniques so your dog can get a lot out of your training. So keep your training sessions short but concentrated. This will help shorten the learning curve for your dog tremendously

You need to start with easy to learn commands. As your dog learns these simple commands, progressively work your way to more involved commands. This baby step approach works well for you dog. It will get your dog accustomed to training sessions and your dog will develop a good learning pattern.

Hold Your Dog’s Attention- Dogs, especially puppies have a very hard time paying attention. The best way to make your dog concentrate is to isolate you and your dog in a room or at a park. Make sure you have a lot of your training sessions in your house so that the dog will be accustomed to how things go in your home such as what room to go to what room not to go to etc..

It is best for you to train your dog- I do not recommend letting dog training schools train your dog. I also do not recommend hiring a professional dog trainer. There are three main cons to using dog training schools and trainers to train your dog: 1. You don’t form the special bond between you and your dog which is very important for you to have a deep understanding of your dogs personality, likes, dislikes, strengths, weakness etc… 2. Your dog won’t be able to fully understand how “you” want him or her to behave in “your” household such as where to lay down, what rooms not to go in, what times not to get excited etc…… 3. Dog training classes and Pro Dog trainers are pretty expensive. I’ve looked at a lot of places and they charge an arm a leg even for basic dog training advice.

Good Dog Training Advice Source- You may be at a point where you have a dog but you don’t know to much about dog training and that is understandable. What you need is a good source of dog training material to learn from. There are some great dog training books, and videos out there that teach you all there is about dog training and dog care.

There is plenty of great sources of dog training material on the internet. I found a lot of great dog training, dog behavior and dog health books and videos online and all my dogs are well trained, well behaved and very healthy because of them. So get yourself some great dog training advice and you will get your dog to be obedient, housebroken and well behaved!

I hope you found this helpful! So long and say hello to your doggy for me!

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When you first bring home your puppy, you’ll need to prioritize a few things even before you go to sleep. First, you’ll need to socialize your puppy from the word, “go,” (this goes for all dogs regardless of age), start the training basics, and show your dog around his new home. When you begin training a dog, use a crate.

One of the most useful ways to introduce your new puppy to his home is the use of a crate and crate training. This is such a good method because it makes use of the natural thought processes of your dog in order to reach the training goal, instead of a foreign method that makes things harder than they ought to be.

In order to attain the best effects out of crate training, you’ll have to get into a routine with your dog. By having this, you’ll enable your dog learn where and when it should go to the potty, avoiding making unnecessary messes.

Praising your pet is necessary to get your dog motivated to go to the bathroom in the right time and place. This will encourage your pet to understand that he’s done a great job, and will begin to be a motivating factor as training continues.

Crate training is a way to give your dog a defined space when nobody is around him. Be sure to put them in their crate when you leave your home, or when you’re sleeping. Whenever you get up or return to the house, go to their crate and take them out to where they can relieve themselves.

Leaving your pet in his crate for an extended time will cause them to relieve themselves while in there. Of course they can’t hold it forever, so only use the crate as a tool. Don’t use it to abuse or neglect your dog. If you leave them locked up inside for too long, you’ll wind up making things worse.

Yet another tip that you should experiment with for crate training is simply to give them treats of some sort with their good behavior. If you do this when they go to the bathroom at the right time and place, then they will think of using the bathroom as a way to get praise when they do it right.

You’ll need to be patient with your puppy as there will be plenty of accidents to start things off, it takes a while to learn. Be sure when you do punish your dog that you don’t do it too severly – just be firm and let them realize it was a bad thing to do. You don’t want to incite fear, but respect from your pet. Using a crate is a very effective means to explore positive ways of training a dog.

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When a dog trainer (like me) starts looking for a puppy, I tend to start looking for English Cocker puppies.

This is a lovely ECS at 4 weeks old. Oh my.

Sometimes we dog trainers use this saying amongst ourselves to describe a predicament a certain client is in. We’ll say “It’s to much dog for him/her” Which really means that the dog is the equivalent of giving your 87 year old grandmother a Ferrari to drive to the market on Thursdays.

Often times this “to much dog situation” involves much care and attention from the trainer and much destroyed furniture, toys, house siding…on the part of the owner.

One of my most recent favorite Near “to much dog” stories involves this dog Ranger. Ranger came from a very high end breeding program that breeds for serious working dogs. He is a VERY high quality dog with excellent intelligence, maybe to much. Ranger’s owner is a previous client of mine and a very fine lady. She’s had Shepherds before so she knew what to expect. Well, she almost knew what to expect. This pup needed TONS of exercise both mental and physical and he was a bear to keep up with. So, while I can say he’s a handful and got near “to much dog”, his owner stepped up and managed to keep him at the ” all the dog I can handle” level.

So, as a tribute to this owner and Ranger, I took some photos of him today to show what a great dog he’s become. Kudos to Patti and Ranger for getting over the hump and moving on out into the world of fantastic companionship.