Handling Dog Aggression
Posted by Dog Training Manual on July 8th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
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Handling dog aggression in the right way is very important! A stupid and obvious statement you might think but many people do not handle themselves in the right way when their dogs display aggressive behavior.
So take a step back and have a look at your reaction to your dogs behavior.
Are you nervous?
Are you angry?
Are you fearful?
Are you anxious?
Are you avoiding the situat...
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Dog Barking in the Night
Posted by Dog Training Manual on July 7th, 2009 at 11:27 am
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You think you have evrything nicely under control and then you start to suffer with dog barking in the night!
Sometimes things go awry and it is usually because your dog is trying to deal with a new situation a dog starting to bark in the night is a prime example.
Fig is usually quiet after his last walk of the night, we have recently had a heatwave so the routines of our neighbors have changed significantly over the last week or so. There are people out and about ...
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Dog Aggression Towards Other Dogs
Posted by Dog Training Manual on July 6th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
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One of the most worrying things that can happen when you are exercising your new dog is if he displays dog aggression towards other dogs. Your natural reaction is one of panic and then denial.
We were assured by the rescue center that Fig was fine around other dogs. Haha how naive were we. When walking through a rescue center you tend to be excited about the prospect of actually taking the new me...
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Dog Aggression Over Food
Posted by Dog Training Manual on July 5th, 2009 at 9:40 am
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It is very common for dogs to display dog aggression over food it is an instinctive reaction in wild dogs to something that they feel is going to threaten their food resource.
In your dog it simply means that he has not been trained to be accustomed to people being near him or his food whilst he eats.
It is something that is easily resolved over a short period of time with a little time, care, attention and a good dog training manual to help you with the steps that...
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