Part 1 of 2. One of the reasons why a dog misbehaves or is unstable is because the dog is stressed due to the fact dog owners are anxious, emotional, or stressed too. Most dog owners have a hard time relaxing in general, especially when their dog is misbehaving or is unstable. Dog owners haven’t […]
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For this article, I need to clear a few things in order for it to make sense. There are wild animals such as tigers, lions, and porcupines. There are also wild dogs like African wild dogs, Canids or Australian wild dogs and Dingos. Pet dogs are the regular Jack Russell, Golden Retriever dogs… Wolves are
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Most dogs are working dogs of working breeds. Play can replace the work they need to do. This is apparent in most high energy/hyper dogs. The solution by the owners and dog professionals usually is exercising the dog to the point that he is so tired he can’t even walk anymore. Hyper dogs can also
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When I was promoting my book “A Dog’s Five Essential Needs”, I came across a question from one of the TV personalities which made me think deeper about this question. Do dogs enjoy being trained? The answer is yes; dogs do enjoy being trained but depends on the training system and the way the dog
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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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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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