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The First Night at Home with your New Dog Posted by Dog Training Manual on June 13th, 2009 at 9:25 amRead MoreWell it is very likely that you are all exhausted after your first day together. In our case we didn't actually get Fig home until it was about 6pm. After his initial potty training we let him roam around the house and explore. We have a pet hamster which we decided not to introduce the dog to on his first evening (I'll tell you how that went in another post). Whilst he explored the house being shadowed at a distance by my daughters I prepared his and our food. I gave him the same...
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How to Train a Nervous Anxious Dog Posted by Dog Training Manual on June 11th, 2009 at 6:28 pmRead Morephoto credit: tibbygirl Training a nervous anxious dog can be fairly challenging. When you undertake training it has to be using a positive reinforcement method. If the dog is very nervous and anxious then you are going to have to spend a lot of quality time with the dog, praising him for his achievements and showing him a vast amount of patience. Do not get frustrated or angry with your dog if he does not do what you want him to do. This is counterproductive. The likelihood is that he...
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Some Cool Articles Chosen by The Dog Training Manual Posted by Dog Training Manual on June 9th, 2009 at 6:03 pmRead MoreNow that is a wild dog! Here are some cool links to some current posts about dogs on the internet, take a little time out from learning about training your dog to read some interesting posts that I have found about dogs in general, you never know you might find something that makes you smile. I have never done clicker training but it seems to me that if used properly it is akin to Positive Reinforcement training which is the method that any good dog training manual teaches: Re...
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Getting your New Dog Home – Potty Training from the Start Posted by Dog Training Manual on June 8th, 2009 at 11:59 amRead Morephoto credit: ChicagoGeek It's very easy as a family to be over excited by the fact that you have got a new addition to the family. There are somethings that you must do as soon as you get home to start you dog training off from the very start. The most important thing to do is to show him where he has to go to the toilet. As soon as you get into the house take the dog to where you will want them to go to the toilet not only will this give him the opportunity to relieve himself but it ...
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The Journey Home from the Dog Shelter Posted by Dog Training Manual on June 7th, 2009 at 7:23 amRead Morephoto credit: BL1961 The journey home from the dog shelter was a very anxious one, I don't drive out of personal preference so this meant taking Fig home on public transport. Looking back on it the journey was fairly uneventful although it would be fair to say that Fig was frightened. His tail is curly and sits above his body but on this journey it remained under his body. He also cowered quite a bit by slinking low to the ground. He had been in the dog shelter for a few months so I ...
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