Archive for January, 2012

Training a dog to come to you when it is called is the most important command you can teach your dog. A well trained dog will immediately respond to your voice, and the sooner he can learn this the better.

There are many advantages to teaching a dog to come when called, for instance if his collar breaks, or he slips his leash you will still have complete control of your dog. You need to be sure that your dog will return to your side immediately you call him, even when he has lots of other things taking his attention. Read the rest of this entry »

When you own a puppy you will almost certainly find that he will exhibit behavior you would rather he didn’t from time to time – two of the most common puppy training issues are how to stop your puppy jumping and how to get your puppy to stop pulling on his leash.  Puppy jumping is covered below and how to stop your puppy pulling on the leash is covered in part 2.
 

Puppy jumping up – this is a problem with, I think every single puppy in the world.  When a puppy jumps up at you he is showing his enthusiasm and how pleased he is to see you. Read the rest of this entry »

One absolutely essentional part of training your dog is House Training Your Dog.  I agree it is  not the most pleasant topic of conversation, but it’s essential for a harmonious life.   As well as teaching your dog to be clean inside, you can even teach him to urinate and defecate on command.   It will take quite a lot of work, a Read the rest of this entry »

Before you begin your pet dog training, it is good to know just what options are out there. All types of dog training will vary in price and in what they have to offer.

If you are looking to train your puppy then one option would be a puppy pre-school. A puppy pre-school is a dog training course that is specifically aimed at puppies from about 8 weeks upto around 5 or 6 months. Read the rest of this entry »