Thursday, March 31st, 2011 at
4:53 pm
When it comes to dog training, agility is one of the main aspects that are greatly considered. Agility is a dog sport in which a handler and her dog run as a team through an obstacle course in a race for both time and accuracy. The goal in any dog agility competition is to execute each piece of equipment correctly without any disqualifications. There are several national and international agility organizations with each having its own regulations and standards for its agility equipment.
Basically, an agility course is rather like an obstacle course with standard elements that each dog must pass through in order to complete the run and receive a qualifying score. If a single element is missed, the team is disqualified. This course consists of jumps, hoops and obstacles that you can set up for yourself. You can visit your local pet shop for this equipment. The basic elements of dog agility equipment are:
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Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 at
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4:49 pm
If you are a dog lover, you will certainly love puppies very much. Well, when a new dog owner first adopts a puppy, one of the biggest mistakes that he can possibly make is to think that bringing up a puppy is an easy task.
Well, certainly not. Regardless of the kind of dog you have, it is always a good idea to start training them as soon as possible. The most ideal case is to train the dogs when they are still young.
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Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011 at
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Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 at
4:47 pm
When can you start dog potty training? Your dog starts learning at the very moment you first meet him as your puppy. It is easiest for you to do the training while he is still a young puppy. As he becomes older, he will least likely to mess in the home by undergoing puppy potty training.
It is best to remember staying totally consistent and calm at all times with your techniques. Timing is your key to success. After taking in food or water, puppies pee or poop out within 15 or 20 minutes. For that moment, take him where you want him to be.
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Monday, March 14th, 2011 at
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4:52 pm
You should start teaching your dog not to bite even while your dog is a puppy. This is usually being taught by the puppy’s mothers and siblings at fewer than four months old. But nowadays we take our puppy home at a small age and so the training falls to us in full.
In case you have the opportunity to be around a puppy social circle or puppy training school, you will notice that puppy has its mothers and siblings training carried on within their puppy world. It happens naturally, through trial and error what is expected and not tolerated around biting. Help your dog to be more sociable around as many different sociable situations as possible, builds confidence, and you are less likely to have an aggressive or fearful dog that will bite in response to the new situation. Working on socialization has to start before the dog is four months old to get the best results out of it.
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Thursday, March 10th, 2011 at
4:56 pm
