Taking your dog out in public is something you should consider. After all, your dog is part of your life. This is a much more modern approach to owning a pet. In the past, dogs were either left to roam the streets until dusk, or chained up inside the yard as protection.

Few things in life are prettier than watching a well-trained dog and one of the basic commands is the sit command. There are several methods of teaching your dog to sit. Two of the most popular are the Click and the Compulsory methods. The Click method is based again on purely positive reinforcement while the Compulsory method uses both positive and negative reinforcements. Let's begin our discussion with the easier of the two, The Click Method.

Bringing home a new puppy is an exciting experience! The puppy is excited, you are excited, but what about your older dog? You remember, the one who has been an only dog for years. It can be done and fairly effortlessly at that. Dogs, for all their domesticity, still have a pack mentality. You, of course, are the alpha, or head dog. Your older dog will be the beta, or second in command. When bringing a new dog into the pack, your established dog may feel threatened. Be mindful of this. While you do want your newest addition to feel loved and welcomed, you also want your older dog to know that it is still loved very much and its position in the household is secure. There are a variety of things you may do to make this transition from a one dog to a two dog home go smoothly.

Housebreaking an older dog is not an impossible task. Although it is generally easier to housebreak a puppy, any dog can be housebroken given the proper techniques. First, before you begin, you must know how a dog thinks. I would say that a dog thinks 80% of the time with its nose, and the rest of the time with its other senses. If you look at animals in the wild, you’ll notice that most mammals like Wolves, Lions, Tigers, and Wild Dogs scent mark their territories. This is not only a sign of demarcation, but a place where these animals return to mark over and over again, in order warn other animals or their rivals that this is their territory.

Many people, including experienced dog trainers, misunderstand dominance in dogs. There are a lot of people who give very bad information (dangerous information) on how to deal with dominant dogs. Some people don't have a clue how to deal with a dominant dog, others try what I call the HALTY APPROACH (aka the tree hugger approach) while others feel force is the only way to handle the problem. Some think you just “alpha roll the dog and be done with it.” This is a common approach. In most cases, this is also the wrong approach.

It's not easy to make a choice - all puppies look adorable. But how to choose the healthiest and the smartest one? Let's say you know the breed you want and you go from shop to shop to choose a puppy. It's better to do some « shopping ». It's rare to find right away the puppy you need. And remember, it's best to take a puppy when he's 6-8 weeks old.

When people bring a new cute little puppy into their home they are often confronted with problems they never expect to have, like the pup from hell that bites the heck out of their arms and ankles. This article will attempt to explain why puppies bite and what can be done about it. To understand how to solve the problem of a biting puppy you must first understand why a pup is biting. The first part of this article will explain this issue.

Dog owners, who recognize the early signs and symptoms of illness or pain in their dogs, will not only relieve their loved one’s suffering but may also be able to save themselves an expensive trip to the veterinarian. Not only is it important to recognize these signs early to relieve pain and suffering, but it is much more effective to treat an illness when it is detected early.

Those of us who are groomers are aware of what a stressful job grooming can be. Dogs can be barking, the phone can be ringing, people are walking in to ask about prices and schedules...and all the while the clock is ticking on the pets you are supposed to finish by the grooming deadline. While you can't control everything in the salon (no matter how much you try!) you can budget a bit of your time and effort to making the stress less of an issue. Here are some ideas to engage your senses.