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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...
Training Your Dog to Walk on a Leash
You have a new dog, perhaps a puppy or even an older dog youve adopted or rescued. The first thing you want to do with your new canine companion is to start going for walks. Even if you have an enormous fenced in backyard, going for a walk with your dog is a necessity.
Why Walk Your Dog
First, walking your dog is a good form of exercise for him and for you. And who doesnt need a little bit more exercise?
Dog walking is also a good time to start teaching your dog that you are the one who is...
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....
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...
How to House Train Your Dog
Dog is mans best friend. Having a new puppy in the home is a wonderful and exciting experience for the whole family to enjoy. Unfortunately, raising a young puppy is a lot like caring for a newborn baby. The puppy does not yet know how to care for itself and as a result you will need to train the puppy how to find its food bowl and learn where to go when it has to potty. Training the puppy how to find its food is rather simple; the puppy knows that it will not eat until it finds the food. As a...
Beyond Basic Dog Obedience
Finally your little bundle of furry sweetness has plumped the numbers in your family. You have dreams of a well-behaved pup that is a joy to spend time with and never, ever does those classic doggy behaviors such as jumping on strangers, humping your mother-in-laws leg, or running into traffic. You know the best way to combat the mischievous mind of a growing puppy is to train him to behave the way you want. He is already registered for puppy kindergarten and you know that Basic Obedience is...
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...
Tricks You Can Teach Your Dog to Do
Dogs are unendingly enthusiastic animals that love nothing more than to please their handlers all the time. Dogs are also very smart animals that given the inability to communicate to humans with words, they can easily understand and respond to what we ask them do to. It just takes a little practice to have any dog performing a wide array of tricks and behaviors that you can show your friends and family. The younger you start training your dog, the better chances for success you will have 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 youll 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...
Spring Training For Your Dog
For our four-legged friends, winter means sleeping by the fire, short walks, and a slower pace to the day-to-day happenings of life. Often it means gaining a few extra pounds and losing a little muscle tone. It can also mean less time using their basic obedience commands around the off-lead park or during on-leash street walks.
Then spring hits and it is all about getting outside and having fun for both the furry members of the household as well as the two-legged, non-furry variety. How many...
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