Archive for the ‘Positive Dog Training’ Category
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Australian Cattle Dog Posted by Dog Training Manual on July 9th, 2009 at 9:49 amRead MoreImage via Wikipedia During my research into how to prepare Fig for our vacation I came across an absolutely gorgeous dog. I have never been overly interested in working dogs as in my opinion they really are not suitable to city life and unless you have the time to exercise and keep the dog mentally stimulated for several hours a day then it is very unfair to them to take them out of their environment. Anyway I may have totally lost my mind but what a beautiful breed of dog the Austral...
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Dog Aggression Towards Other Dogs Posted by Dog Training Manual on July 6th, 2009 at 3:20 pmRead More[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] 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 Workbook Posted by Dog Training Manual on June 30th, 2009 at 9:43 pmRead MoreThe Dog Aggression Workbook by James O'Heare is a very useful companion if you have a dog that has aggressive behavioral issues. James O'Heare takes you through the entire range of behaviors and helps you to understand exactly where they come from. When you have an aggressive dog you quite often cannot see the wood for the trees, you feel awful and distressed by the entire situation and to be perfectly honest denial often seems the best route. It isn't the best route though, your dog can be ...
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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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