IMPROVING THE AGILITY OF YOUR DOG
If you want your dog to be able to compete in dog agility shows, you have a big commitment in front of you. If you want to be a positive experience for you, the owner of the dog and your dog, there are a few tips that may want to exploit. Teach your dog tricks flexibility is very important to have a fun teaching him or her, rather than an irritant that time only serves to create tension between you and your dog.
HOUSE TRAIN YOUR PUPPY
When you bring your new puppy home, you will need to begin house-training it as soon as possible. Your puppy needs to understand very early on that it is wrong to use the house as a toilet; as once you a How him/her to do so on several occasions, they will keep going back to the same area and soiling it again.
WHO'S WALKING WHO?
Based on sheer volume, it seems the number one concern among my readers and clients is leash pulling. If you’ve ever walked a dog, chances are you’ve been pulled by a dog too. Many wondered why their dogs behaved worse on the leash than off. Is there a connection between leash pulling and heightened reactivity to people and other dogs?
The answer is yes, and understanding the fascinating psychology behind it can help you manage the behavior.
SAFETY TIP: LEAVE YOUR DOG AT HOME
Recently, while I was out training a client's dog, I became involved in an incident with another dog. It was as preventable as the deaths by car I covered last week. I don't say that to place blame. I say it to inform, to hopefully prevent it from happening again.
While I was working with my client's dog, I saw a woman get out of her car with her puppy, who was on a slip leash. Not two minutes later, that same woman was running down the street, screaming bloody murder.
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JOIN OUR DOG-ZONE CLASSES
Athletes get in the zone while they are training, and now there is a new place for people and their dogs to get in the zone with dog training, with everything from basic puppy training to competition obedience, rally and agility.
Dog Zone Training is the brainchild of Donna J. Zaj, a certified trainer who has been working with dogs for nearly 30 years. She specializes in dogs with aggression issues. Her goal is to help each dog and owner build a positive relationship and a lifelong bond.
TIPS ON HOUSE-TRAINING YOUR DOG
Housetraining a dog or puppy is extremely simple to do — but it's not easy for most people. That's because it takes patience, attention and consistency. Not everyone who adopts a dog is ready for this.
The key is taking your dog outdoors many times a day (especially at the times when you already know he is likely to have to potty) — and, at first, keeping your dog under strict supervision (or safely enclosed in a crate or exercise pen) the rest of the time.
SEMINAR ON 'BULLY BREEDS'
Many dogs awaiting adoption in local shelters are pit bulls, the so called "bully breed."
This month, Dynamic Dog Training is offering a special seminar on "Rehabilitating, Training and Handling Pit Bulls and Bully Breeds," for prospective owners and shelter volunteers.
The topics include: How to tell a good shelter dog from a bad one, Training techniques and Dispelling the myths about pit bulls.
AWARD FOR MONTANA CLUB
A DOG club in Rugby has won a coveted award for its training.
The Ashlawn Dog Training Club was presented with the award at the Good Citizen Dog Training Scheme Awards, in London last Friday.
Judges said that they were particularly impressed by the club’s support for charities and the club members’s campaign against council proposals to ban dogs from some parks and open spaces.
DOG TRAINER AT THE MEXICO EXPO
The 19th Annual New Mexico Ag Expo will proudly feature stock dog training with local trainer Kyle Dillard of Milnesand, N.M. Hands on training will be offered again this year but limited to 10 participants. Stock Dog Demonstrations will start at 9 a.m. on Feb. 23 and continue on throughout the day.
Kyle has been around and used dogs on the ranch for most of his life. He has been training dogs for seven years and participating in stock dog trials for three years. Dogs are an integral part of life on the ranch and are used daily for various chores and tasks.
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