The question that I always struggle to explain to dog owners is the following: Do we need to use tools like shock collars, clickers or even treats, force or domination to train dogs? The simple answer is NO. Dogs are intelligent animals and it is not necessary to use tools to train them or to […]
By Saro Boghozian, Expert Family Dog Trainer Many dog owners believe the only way to reward dogs is by using treats or assume that dogs only respond to treats. The reality is that we don’t give dogs enough credit. Dogs don’t need to be rewarded by food or treats only to learn something. They are
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By Saro Boghozian, Expert Family Dog Trainer This is a topic that not many dog owners are clear about it and don’t feel comfortable to talk about it either. Here are some suggestions that will help you ease off this basic yet very important issue. In general, when you bring a puppy or even an
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In this article, you will learn about puppy biting and how to deal with it. There are many reasons why puppies chew or bite you, your furniture and anything in sight. The main reason is because of a natural thing that also happens in human babies. Puppies bite because they are teething, and their gums are
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Dogs are social animals. They have been naturally bred and designed to be this way. They naturally need to be other members. The most important member of a dog is it’s human. Therefore your dog is very attached to you. To separate your dog from you is the worse situation for your dog. It feels
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Many dog owners need to start training their dog the basic obedience soon. The basics are what will not only help you develop basic communication skills with your dog but it will save your dog. Because your dog will have a forever home and you don’t have to get rid of your dog and drop
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There are many ways of stopping your dog’s bad behaviour(s). You can use tools like shock collars and there are ways to use force to stop your dog. But also there are ways of using common sense and knowledge. I suggest you use reasoning and use knowledge when it comes to helping your dog to
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You’ve just acquired your new puppy or new dog. How do you go about teaching them all the commands and wanted behaviours that are necessary in order to end up with a well-socialized, well-behaved, and easily controlled dog? There are basically two types of behaviour, natural behaviour which means preprogrammed at birth, and learned behaviour
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There are many methods of dog training and each training method uses different tools, gadgets or ideas for training dogs. As a dog owner, you have many choices but which one is the best? You should probably choose the one that makes sense to you and is the simplest and most realistic. In this day
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Nowadays, owning a dog is nothing short of a fashion statement. Many people assume it’s a simple acquisition and if it doesn’t work they can return it, fix it, or discard it. They overlook the fact that they are dealing with an animal that has feelings, emotions and needs. If you are keen on acquiring
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