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Dogs Need Good Food Too - Your Guide To Your Dog's Diet
Dogs' nutritional needs may differ from ours. What we deem as
healthy for us might not sufficient or appropriate for them. To
give your dog the best nutrition available you will have to
understand their specific needs and how to address them....
Identifying & Controlling Your Dog's Allergies
Between 15% to 20% of all dogs in the United States suffer from allergies. As in humans, allergies may manifest in different ways producing varied symptoms in your pet. Knowing the signs of allergy suffering will bring your dog faster relief and...
Owning a Wild Pet Does Not Show Class
Recently, in the Florida Everglades, a 13-foot Burmese python
and an alligator got into a life and death struggle with each
other. At the end, both animals were dead. Everglades and the
entire state of Florida, estuaries, and wildlife...
Safe Dog Toys
Dog owners love to think of their dogs as children. "That's my baby," they'll say when referring to their dogs. They'll refer to themselves as "Mommy" or "Daddy" when talking to their dogs as well. And, of course, they buy their dogs toys to play...
Shih Tzu Grooming Tips - Coat Handling Basics/The Little Guys
Use gentle action. When bathing, thoroughly wet the coat with warm water, apply shampoo and gently squeeze the suds through the coat to cleanse rather than scrubbing the hair back and forth. Use a gentle, all natural shampoo such as HealthyPetNet...
The Cruel Fool - Gods Payback (Animal Cruelty)
Why so many campaigners are out there fighting for the rights of cruelty to animals?
Animals can not speak for themselves, so we as caring considerate human beings with feelings act as their proxy to get a message across and that being is that...
Three Steps to Reduce Holiday Stress for Your Kitty
You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as the bylines are included. A courtesy copy of your publication would be appreciated - send to nancy@cat-urine-odor-advisor.com The annual holidays can...
Westie Dog Poo Pile - Please Pick It Up
I really do not hope your are eating something, but did you know that you can get a fake dog poo in long or round bits for a joke. My younger son had initiated this research of mine, by asking why I pick up the dog's business, even though he had...
Why do people sponsor an animal?
Many people now prefer to sponsor an animal in addition to - or
rather than - having their own pet. And this is good news!
Sponsoring an animal has many benefits - both to the person who
is taking out the sponsorship and the organisation - and...
"You Can Help Reduce the Number of Unwanted Cats - Spaying and Neutering of Cats"
Every year, hundreds of thousands of cats and kittens are destroyed because they are unwanted. Animal shelters that take in these animals and try to find them homes are overcrowded. With so many animals in need, they cannot support all animals...
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Dog Training: The Technique To Test Whether Your Dog Is Ready To Train And Absolute Fun Ways To Train Your Dog
Coming when called is a vital skill that every dog must learn,
both for its own safety and that of those around it. A
disobedient dog that refuses to come when called could easily be
hit by a car, get into a fight with another dog, or suffer a
variety of other bad experiences.
A well trained dog that comes when called can safely be taken
out to play in the local park, at the beach, on the hiking
trail, or anywhere else the owner and dog may wish to go.
Basic training to come when called is relatively easy and
straightforward, and involves providing praise, treats and other
perks when the dog does as his owner wants. After these basic
come when called training exercises are mastered, there are a
number of fun exercises that can be introduced to challenge the
dog and pique its interest.
Making training into a fun game is one of the best ways to
motivate dog and handler alike. It is easy for training sessions
to become routine and boring, and it is important to keep them
from degenerating into this state.
Before beginning any food based training exercise, it is
important to make sure that the dog is properly motivated and
ready to respond to treat based training. Testing the dog is
simply a matter of taking a piece of his regular food and waving
it in front of the dog's nose. If the dog shows great enthusiasm
for the food, it is ready to start the training. If not, it is
best to wait until the dog is in a more receptive mood.
The treats that work best for treat based training games like
hide and seek are cut up quarter inch or smaller pieces of
chicken, cheese or liver. In other words, something your dog
will love. It is best to use very small pieces to avoid
overfeeding the dog during he training sessions.
One great game for you and another family member or friend to
play with your dog is simply back and forth recall. This is a
great exercise for teaching your dog to come whenever it
is
called by a member of the family. Dogs often learn to only
respond to one person, and this can be a problem when other
people are watching the dog.
That is one reason why professional dog trainers always insist
on working with the owner as well as the dog. A well trained dog
must learn to respond to whoever is in charge, not just the
owner or usual handler.
In the back and forth recall game, two or more people stand
approximately ten yards apart, in a safe place like a fenced in
yard. One person calls the dog and asks him to sit and say until
another person asks the dog to come.
When the dog responds to the command to come, it is rewarded
with a treat. Most dogs respond wonderfully to this exercise and
love playing this game. When playing the back and forth recall
game, it is important that only the person who called the dog be
allowed to give the dog a treat.
After the dog has mastered the back and forth recall game, the
humans in the game can start to spread further out, thus turning
the back and forth recall game into a fun game of hide and seek.
The hide and seek game starts with two or more people in the
center room of the house. Every time they call the dog to come,
they spread out further away from where they started.
As the game continues, one person will be at one end of the
house, while another may be at the opposite end. What makes the
hide and seek game so much fun for the dog is that he must seek
out the person to get the treat, instead of simply running up to
a person in plain sight.
This type of seeking behavior appeals to many of the dog's
natural instincts. After all, dogs are naturally hunting
animals, and seeking out food is second nature to them.
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