Doggy Training

27/04/2020

Crate training a dog is one of the best ways to ensure that they stay safe when you cannot supervise him/her. When you bring your new pet home, crate training will also help with the house training process, but your puppy will continue using their crate for multiple reasons down the road. When you buy groceries, for example, a crate is the perfect spot for your pet to wait while you carry the bags from your vehicle to your house. Crates are also practical for feeding time in multi-pet households. Crates aren’t just about making the owner’s life easier, however. As your dog accepts the crate as his own, you will notice him seeking it out to enjoy special treats or just when he wants a little time alone.

To teach your pet to use a crate:

INITIAL STEP
Select a crate that fits your dog. Crate's comes in many different sizes to accommodate both the smallest and largest animals. If your dog is still a puppy, choose the size that will fit him as an adult. A puppy is instinctively opposed to soiling the place where he sleeps—the biggest advantage of a crate as a house training aid. If the crate is too large, though, your puppy might use one end as a bathroom. The divider panel that is included with both the single and double door crates solves this problem without making it necessary for you to buy more than one crate.

SECOND STEP
To introduce your dog to his crate, simply set it up and allow him to investigate the enclosure. Placing a toy or tasty treat inside can help encourage your pet to enter. A treat also becomes an instant reward, allowing your dog to associate the crate with positive reinforcement instantly. Never underestimate the power of praise, though. As soon as your dog goes inside, tell him/her what a good boy he is.

THIRD STEP
While you may be tempted to close the door to see how your dog responds, wait until he has had a chance to get acquainted with his new space. Patience and praise are the keys to success here. As soon as they seem at ease—entering and exiting willingly—start closing the door for short periods of time. In the beginning only leave the door shut for a minute or so. If your dog fusses, ignore this behavior and wait for him/her to stop before unlatching the door. You mustn’t reward him/her for making noise.

Some dogs take longer than others to acclimate to a crate. If your dog barks or howls, you may worry that they will never become crate trained, but remain persistent and positive. Even if it seems that he is fussing constantly, wait for a moment when he stops to praise him and open the door.

FOURTH STEP
Once your dog remains calm inside the crate with the door closed for several minutes, try leaving the room for short periods of time. Again, he may put up a fight in the beginning, but rewarding fussing will make him think that it is the secret to getting his way. Wait until the fussing stops before you return to the room. Repeat this exercise, gradually increasing the amount of time you are out of your pet’s sight. Eventually, your dog should remain happily in his crate for up to four hours at a time.

24/04/2020

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23/04/2020

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Never mind about puppy training stages — the picture-perfect puppy is all snuggles, wet kisses, and puppy breath, right? Sure!

You’ve probably already realized that your “perfect” puppy also comes with nipping, barking, peeing on the carpet, and knocking over your neighbor’s toddler!

That’s why it’s important to learn potential puppy training stages right away. In the natural canine world, mama dogs teach their pups everything they need to know about their world, survival, and living together happily in various stages of development.

Now that’s your job!

Puppies need training. It doesn’t matter how old, what breed, or how big your pup will get. Chances are, your dog will encounter the public, so don’t be that person with the worst-behaved dog in the vet waiting room!

You should start right away, so take a look at our ages and stages in puppy training guidelines below. We’ve designed a series of basic puppy training stages that follow the natural development of canine behaviors.

Ages and Stages in Puppy Training

Puppy training should start very early – as early as 8 weeks old! If you wait until your dog is older, perhaps as much as 6 months, you might regret it.

“By 6 months of age, almost all behavior problems are already in place,” says Dr. Carmen Battaglia. Dr. Battaglia has studied the effects of early socialization and development in puppies.

In his article entitled “Early Puppy Training,” he says, “All dogs can benefit from obedience training as early as seven weeks and when the puppy enters its new home.”

Use Positive Puppy Training Methods

Training your puppy might seem like a big job, but it can be a lot of fun, too. Puppy training should be positive for both of you – in fact, we only recommend positive training techniques.

In the past it was traditional for trainers to use punishment or dominance to establish a “respect hierarchy for the pack.” But recent research is in favor of a style of training called “positive reinforcement.”

Don’t let the big words fool you – positive reinforcement is simply rewarding your dog for doing something you like, and ignoring the behaviors you consider “bad” or unwanted.

Rewards can include food, special treats, praise and petting, playing with a favorite toy, etc.

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22/04/2020

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21/04/2020

🐾 Here are 3 great ways to improve bad behaviors like door barking, in just a few days.
We tend to think of dog training as something that happens in allocated time slots or ‘training sessions’. Committing to finding time for more training sessions is a great idea.

Dedicated dog training sessions are really helpful. But it’s important that we don’t forget, that if you live with a dog, training takes place around the clock, day in and day out.

These aren’t formal obedience training sessions. Just ways of interacting with your dog that will make him more pleasant to live with, indoors and outside

Let's look at:

1) Encouraging your dog to relax;
2) Teaching the dog to respond first time;
3) Improving your dog’s recall.

Tip #1:

Catch the Relax: Encouraging Your Dog To Be Calm

Some dogs are very restless. Every time you get up, they are on their feet and ready to go! They never seem to relax.
Part of this is down to the dog’s temperament, but a large part is also due to the way we respond to dogs.

We tend to automatically reinforce attention seeking behaviours with attention (so dogs do more of them) and ignore quiet and relaxing behaviours. Reversing this natural human behaviour can have a dramatic effect on a dog. And the best way to do this, is to ‘Catch the Relax’.

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Tip #2:

Say it Only Once: Getting Your Dog to Respond First Time

You hear this all the time “Sit” says the dog owner. “Sit SIT” then “BENSON sit, …. Sit… SIT!” Benson eventually sits, with his happy face on, tongue lolling. He is quite adorable, but every time he is required to do something, he has to be told ten times or more before he complies.

This is both annoying and unnecessary. It is caused by the owner giving multiple commands. And you can fix it if you want to.

At intervals throughout the day, ask your dog to sit. Say the word ONE time only, then watch and WAIT. Count to five – in your head – don’t speak. If at five he has not sat, get your treat, hold it above his head and move it backwards towards his tail until he sits.

Do NOT repeat the sit command. As his bottom touches the floor say ‘YES’ and give him the treat. See if you can do this ten times a day, in between other activities.

You’ll soon find as you count, that you are not getting to five before your dog sits. Reward him with the treat anyway. And within a day or two, he’ll be sitting straight away on a single command.

The next step is to ask him to sit without holding a treat in your hand. Have the treat in a bowl on a shelf near to hand though. As soon as he sits, say YES, then immediately go fetch him a treat from the bowl.

By the end of the week you can have the rewards in the cupboard or fridge. Just go with him to fetch one after you say ‘YES’.

Eventually you can fade the rewards so that you only give him a treat for some of his sits. Just be careful not to let multiple commands creep back in again.

Tip #3:

Race Back to Me: Improving Your Dog’s Recall

This is all about sharpening up your recall. You’ll need some extra special treats for this. Little chunks of roast chicken or beef are brilliant.

At some point during the day or evening, when your dog is not doing anything in particular, say his recall word (come or here for example) The second he looks at you, throw him a special treat. Make it a lovely surprise for him.

After two or three of these, start dropping the treat at your feet, so he comes right up to you in order to eat it. After two or three of these, don’t drop the treat until he reaches you.

Repeats five to ten times at intervals during the day. By the next day, your dog should be racing to find you when you say his recall word. Even from different rooms in the house. Don’t wave food at him (a bribe) or plead with him. Just wait for him to find you when you say your word.

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20/04/2020