Rewarding Good Dog Behavior
We know the benefits of positive enforcement during training but how can we add some variety to our rewards? There are many ways to reward your pet and they vary a great deal.
Friday, 14th April 2006

Socializing Your Dog to Other Dogs
You have a new bag of dog food and a bunch of new toys. You planned to take a day off work just to make this trip just as you have been planning for weeks and waiting for the pup you picked out to be weaned. You placed a deposit on the animal six months ago, long before it was even born and the day has finally come.
Thursday, 13th April 2006


Socializing Your Dog With Other Pets
Socializing your pet to accept new animals into the household is not always an easy task. We all read the biblical account of Noah and his Ark and wondered just how he got the animals to survive in the ark together for five minutes let alone 40 days and nights of rain.
Thursday, 13th April 2006

Three Ways to Combat Separation Anxiety in Dogs
You leave and he howls. Not just for a moment, but seemingly forever. When the howling finally abates, it is replaced by a whine. When you return, you find your home a mess—he has engaged in destructive behavior that is completely out of character. Your dog has a real problem: separation anxiety.
Wednesday, 12th April 2006

Dealing With A Difficult Dog
When you brought him home, you just knew that cute little puppy was going to brighten your family’s life in many different ways! You visualized him running with the children in the backyard, curled up at your feet on a winter’s night in front of the fire, and as an always-cheerful companion for everyone in the house.
Tuesday, 11th April 2006

Want To Start With Dog Shows? Show Small Dogs!
The lights, the ring, the glamour! Ever think you might like to become involved with showing dogs? If so, then starting with "toy" or small dogs can offer a great way to enter into this hobby with fewer demands on your time and space than a larger breed might involve.
Saturday, 1st April 2006

How to Introduce Your Puppy to the World
Socializing your puppy should be a fun process. Keep after it diligently, and you'll have a calm, confident, and friendly family companion.
Thursday, 30th March 2006

How Can I Stop My Dog's Excessive Barking?
Is your dog's barking getting out of control? Does the barking get worse when you leave your home? Are your neighbors at their wit's end? Are you contemplating getting rid of your dog? Bark collars can stop barking dogs quickly, easily, and humanely. When used properly, the electronic bark collar can stop your dog's barking completely within a matter of few days.
Saturday, 18th March 2006

Puppy Housebreaking Does Not Have To Be All That Hard
Puppy housebreaking should start just as soon as you bring your German Shepherd puppy home - and it is the best way to teach your GSD puppy to go outside when it has to relieve itself. How long does it take - puppy housetraining? The easiest answer is: as long as puppy housebreaking takes. I had one German Shepherd puppy that housetrained herself pretty much in just over 3 days, and I have had others that took closer to 2 weeks.
Friday, 17th March 2006

German Shepherd Ear Taping
German Shepherd ear taping is something that many GSD puppy owners do not take seriously until it is much too late. German Shepherd puppy ears can come up on their own anytime between 8 weeks and 6 months. Puppy ear taping is often an important procedure in the development of the GSD puppy ear set.
Friday, 17th March 2006

Dog Training Collars and Harnesses -- Making the Proper Selection is Essential to Training Success
Dog training is an art, and like any artist you must pick your tools carefully in order to properly train your dog. Each dog is different, and thus you must be able to decide which collar is most appropriate for your dog based on its temperament, pesonality, and strength.
Wednesday, 15th March 2006

Caring For Your Dog
Dogs are social animals that have worked with humans for thousands of years. They have played an important role in various different cultures. Dogs are highly valued for their intelligence and loyalty, and it is important to train and care for them properly.
Saturday, 11th March 2006

Raising Puppies: Be Positive
Bringing home the puppy home is one of the most enjoyable things that you can enjoy with the young puppy. After that, you are now thrusts into the role of a mother hen or an alpha male type of owner to raise the dog properly.
Wednesday, 8th March 2006

Puppy Training Tips
With more and more people buying dogs the need for good training is become a necessity. There are tons of people out there who are buying dogs because they are cute and lovable. And yes, that is a great reason to buy a puppy, but if you are going to purchase a dog, you must be ready to take care of it the right way.
Tuesday, 7th March 2006

Raising A Puppy: Who is the Boss?
Raising a puppy could be as difficult as raising a child. The only consolation you’d have is that you won’t need to buy diapers. However, you’d have to settle for “crap land mines” if you haven’t trained your dog very well.
Tuesday, 7th March 2006