Article by Aven Palmer

Many people regard the task of potty training a puppy as one of the negative aspects of owning a dog. It really is not that hard to do if you remain patient and follow a few key guidelines. Before anything else, however, you should first decide that you are going to remain patient no matter what, and that in itself will make things much easier for both you and your puppy. Many dog owners have the false idea that they can train their dog through the threat of punishment by “rubbing their nose in it” after they relieve themselves in the house. Such a tactic may prevent your puppy from going potty where you do not want him to go, but it will almost certainly result in other, more serious behavioral problems. It is NEVER a good idea to act with violence toward your puppy, and that includes hitting. Instead, decide to be patient and gently show your puppy how you want him or her to behave. You will be surprised at how intelligent and responsive dogs are to this method of training.

Be proactive. Your puppy has not yet developed the awareness or physical capability to control his or her bodily functions like an adult dog. Your puppy needs opportunities to relieve itself often. As a guideline, puppies can hold their bladders for the number of hours equal to their age in months plus one. For example, a two-month-old puppy can last about three hours.

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Question by Tami Buhawi: What are good dog clicker training videos on youtube?
I want to clicker train my one year old overly active dog.

Best answer:

Answer by Bett
I never understood clicker training, what happens if you loose your clicker?

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Question by Sarah: Any suggestions on a good book about training a dog to come off leash?
I’m trying hard to teach my dog to be an off-leash dog. She has been very good! But we need to work on her distractions. She doesn’t have any distractions that are so severe that I cannot call her off of them. She can occasionally be called off a squirrel, so I know it is definitely possible to have her as an off leash dog.

Any suggestions on books that deal with training a dog to behave off leash?

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How about us coming up with a list of some book suggestions for people for the summer?

Since there are many youngsters who might not have ever read his books James Herriot has a series of books about being a vet in rural England.

Suzanne Clothier, “Bones Would Rain From the Sky”. About our relationships with dogs.

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When I have my poodle a nursing home near Sarasota, Fla., was seriously deficient in training dogs in need. However, obedience training is not anything Lily needed. First, Lily had a home.

Lily was a happy girl. A host family took after the puppy mill where he was a farmer must go. Apparently, it has not worked well in the Labradoodle breeding program. His family home, took a month to clean and repeatedly before being released for approval.

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I have a German Shepherd, 5 years old. She already sits, stays and lies down. What are some fun things I can do with her so she gets exercised either mentally or physically?

Okay,

So I asked a question a couple days ago about socializing/training my dogs, and after looking around and reading some books I already have, I’ve come up with a list of books that I am going to try and get and then read them to help me with my dogs.

My list of books so far is:

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I am looking for a dog breed that is easily going to be trained to stay by my side when going hiking and will not take off after other animals or people. I know some breeds are much better at this than others for example shiba inus are notorious for running away while border collies will ususally stay near you. Do you know of any other breeds that are good at off leash training/walking/hiking?