A lot of dog trainers will tell you that you do not have to correct your dog at all. They believe in positive reinforcement, with the absence of a reward being viewed as punishment enough to stop many unwanted behaviors. However, A dog can sometimes behave so badly that it becomes very hard to change the behavior, if it is left unchecked for an extended period of time.

Here are three vital rules to follow to make sure you have a well-behaved dog. Keep in mind that things like barking are behaviors that is very self-reinforcing. The dog’s continued barking allows him to positively-reinforce himself, with out any input from you, the owner. Therefore, your dog’s barking will probably require negative reinforcement, to correct the issue.

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Well i have 2 yr old shepard, chow , collie mix. So he’s big, smart, athletic and easily bored. I feel i need to give him a task or a challenge but living in the suburbs their is a shortage of herds to wrangle.

so i was wondering about getting him into agility training or something like it , but have no clue as to where or how to start. If anyone has some tips, sites, or suggestions on similar things that would be great.

We have a four year old Catahoula Leopard dog who is faster than lightening. We don’t exactly have the funds to invest in serious training but would like to have her where she can walk off leash. She’s very timid and only gets along with our other dog, a 7 month old catahoula female. If anyone has any advice on off leash training and getting the dog to socialize (she hates dog parks and all other social events) I’d love your help.
The place she would be off leash is far from any busy road and truck loads of dogs play off their leash there. I’m not concerned about being ticketed because even the policemen in our neighborhood take their dogs to this area. Last, I’m not looking to be scorned for not training my dog. She walks well on a leash and we’ve had a backyard and lived in the city for the first 3.5 yrs of her life. To all of you who did help or will help, thank you!

Has anyone trained their dogs with the Clicker dog training program? Was it successful? Any tips? All answers appreciated! Thanks!

I recently had some experiences with my dogs as well as a few with friends’ dogs which actually told me about Importance of Dog Obedience Training. Before these experiences I always thought Dog Obedience Training is something a dog owner can do without any expert knowledge or experience, but I was proved wrong

My friend Tania and her husband matt bought a Pug/Chihuahua from a pet store and they named him Jack. When I visited them one 1st weekend I literally envied them both because of jack. Jack was such a cute and cheerful pug he kept jumping all over the couple with joy and love he was very playful and friendly and got acquainted to me in no time as well. I spent that afternoon with them had dinner and went back home to find my Labrador Badger had not eaten is lunch and I had to feed him like I do every day. I involuntarily started comparing Badger and Jack and when I realized that I felt guilty to my bones. Immediately I realized that my dog had separation anxiety issue and I decided to train him to be more independent and vowed to myself I will get read of his separation anxiety issues. Besides separation anxiety my dog also had terrible obedience problem. I called a few friends who owned a dog and asked for tips about Obedience Training. Some of them told me some training commands and how to get train dog for those commands like

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