How to House Train Your Dog

•How To Train Your Dog To Come When Called
There are many reasons that you would want to train your dog to respond correctly to your come command. Safety of course is the most important of these reasons. As your dog grows up the chances that your dog will at some point get free from its lease increases. Many dog owners also allow their dogs to run free in the confines of their yards. It is important that your dog learns how to respond to this vitally important command from an early age to avoid potential dangers in the future. As with...

•How and Why to Crate Train a Puppy
For many new dog owners, housetraining is one of the most challenging parts of introducing a new canine into the family. Until that puppy learns how to go outside, chances are that you’ll be spending quite a bit of time cleaning up messes and dreading the smell when you open your front door. But many people struggle with understanding the best way to teach their puppy how to go not only where you want but also when you want. After all, having your puppy on a schedule for using the bathroom is...

•How to Clicker Train Your Dog
Clicker Training is a slang term for the newly popular way of dog training has evolved over the last few years. This method has taken off recently due in great part to the efficiency in which the dog is able to interpret in an instant that they are performing the skill the way their handler wants them to. The animal will only learn from the instant it is in. Essentially, they do not have any way of knowing that you are praising them for something they just did less than a minute ago. With the...

•Cat Training Basics
Before you train your cat, you will need to know about a cat. If you want to train your cat to sit, beg, and roll over, you should probably switch for a dog. In most cases, a cat is designed much differently than a dog in psychology and behavior. This is why some people either love cats or dislike cats; it is usually one or the other. When it comes to training cats, we just want them to do the basics. These types of things would be to use the litter box rather than on the floor in the closet....

•Training Your Dog to Meet New People
Most dogs love attention so they have a natural desire to seek out new people who might provide more attention. While it might be cute to see your dog excited to meet someone new, it can be quite terrifying for the other person. Remember it’s hard to tell an aggressive dog from an excited one, especially for people who don’t know that much about animals. For this reason, you need to teach your dog the proper way to meet and greet new people. You don’t want to stop him from meeting people....

•The Importance Of Dog Collars
Dog collars provide several functions. A dog collar can be used to hold an identification tag, display the dog's license, or provide an anchor for the dog's leash. Collars come in a variety of types, sizes, and materials. When selecting a collar for your dog, the animal's breed, size, weight, and disposition need to be considered. Most dogs will be suited to a nylon or leather collar. The importance of dog collars is that they allow pets to be identified and help keep them safe, as well...

•What s the Truth About Dog Intelligence
Ask any dog owner which dog is smartest and he’s likely to tell you it’s his dog. That’s just the way dog lovers are. So you can imagine that when it comes to trying to make some objective observations about which dogs or breeds of dogs are most intelligent, it can be hard to find anyone who doesn’t have a dog in the fight, so to speak. Still, there have been some brave souls who have tried to measure dog intelligence. Dr. Stanley Coren wrote a very controversial book in the 1990s called The...

•Popular Dog Breeds
There are more than 100 different recognized dog breeds, some of which are more popular than others. Classification of these breeds varies in different countries, although broadly speaking most accept broad categories that include sporting breeds, hounds, working and non-working breeds, terrier breeds and toy dogs. Sporting breeds include Pointers, Retrievers, Setters and Spaniels, all of which are popular breeds that are sometimes called gundogs, because they are trained to find and flush out...

•Preparing Your Home For Your New Puppy
The big day is here! You have chosen your puppy. Whether your puppy is coming from a shelter or a breeder, it really doesn’t matter right now. You have a precious young puppy coming to live with you and you need to get your home ready to receive him. Do you have the thing you will need for your puppy? Do you have a bag of the same food that he has been eating? You don’t want to make any fast changes in his diet even if you don’t like his current food. Coming to your house will be a huge...

•Dogs Fear Of Thunder And Lightning
There are various environmental sounds that cause a dog to become afraid or frightened. It doesn't matter whether the animal is living in a crowded metropolitan city or a spacious rural town; the chance of inclement weather causing physical and/or mental distress is high. A dog's fears of noise and light are big concerns for pet owners, but there are ways to decrease your dog's fear of lightning and thunder. Dog owners worry that a dog will become frightened during a thunderstorm. This fear...