For the new dog owner there is nothing quite as frustrating as potty training a dog. Teaching your dog that she needs to go outside when she needs to go to the bathroom is what house training is all about. It will take a little time but if you are patient with your new four legged friend she will soon do her business outside.

The first thing you will need to do is realize that punishing your dog is not the best way to get them to do what you want them to. Most dogs relieve themselves in the house because they don’t know any better. Many times they will actually wait outside patiently until you let them in and then relieve themselves because that is what they are used to. Catching them in the act and giving a firm “No” and then taking them outside works best if this is the case. Rubbing their nose in it and yelling at them can actually make the problem worse because your dog will come to fear you instead of learning from her mistakes.

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Clicker training for dogs has been used for many years. Professional animal trainers do this by training animals to do a desired behavior with the use of positive actions. Operant conditioning means doing a positive act that can be pleasing for the dog after successfully doing an action. One way of doing this is to reward the dog with delicious food right after it successfully does a trick.

A clicker is simply a gadget that is carried by professional dog trainers. It is used every time the dog is given a treat for his successful actions. A clicker makes the dog recognize the sound of the clicker as a time for a treat. This will indicate that the clicker sound is a sign that he has been a good dog. Since the sound that a clicker emits is faster than words, it is very effective.

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You tell your dog or puppy to “come”. He ignores you. You tell him again. Same result. You get frustrated and yell it louder. He heard you the first time. He just didn’t understand what you wanted him to do or he didn’t have a reason to. You can fix that.

You don’t need an expensive trainer for this easy lesson, nor do you need to attend the pet store “obedience classes” unless you’d just enjoy doing so. I’m going to show you how to get your dog to come to you immediately, every time. Quick and easy.

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I have a golden lab mix dog and he is always barking at my neighbors and nature.what should i do to train him to stop this? Twoof my neighbors already said they dont like the barking so please help me fast!!!!
Please answer!

Are are having trouble trying to tell your dog to come here?

But it ignores you.

You try again, this time with a louder voice, thinking that will work.

It doesn’t, and you getting a bit more frustrated.

Eventually your dog runs away

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I had asked a previous question similar to this, but apparently it was not clear. So here goes. My dog is hyper and playful, which is fine, except he bites and nips which we want to train him to stop this. He is a husky and we love how smart, playful and friendly he is, so we love him for his ways, but the biting needs to stop before he gets older and make it harder for us to control since he tends to hurt children (he is playing, but he sometimes gets out of control scratching and nipping). What type of training can I do to stop this? I have tried walking away, and his hyperness just takes it as a game and he follows and jumps to bite more. I have tried tapping his nose and saying No, but he thinks it is a game and tries to bite more. I have tried spanking hit butt, but again, it is a game and I never seriously hurt him, but even firm smacks to the butt seem to make him more wild. Again, we love him and can handle him being hyper, it is the biting that we need to stop, not hyperness.
I have tried the loud No idea and tapping the nose, he thinks it is a game and it actually causes him to bite more.

Also for playing with other dogs, he is an only dog (we have a cat he likes to try to play with). I tried taking him to my moms where she has other dogs, and they reacted violently to him since he was strange and he was terrified.
He never acts frightened or shy with humans, only the aggressive dogs he came in contact with. He is actually very loving and outgoing to everyone, including strange, but friendly dogs and people. He is not a guard dog in the slightest, nor do we want him to be
Tried holding his snout, he wrestles with me and wriggles around, and again, thinks I am playing and as soon as I let go, bites worse then before. The yelping helped sort of, for maybe a second he would stop and look at me, but then again, he thought I was playing I guess and got started biting more when he heard the sound.

You are trying to tell your dog to come here. It ignores you. You try again getting a bit more frustrated. No matter how much you shout at your dog it does not seem to react. There are simple dog training tricks that can make this work so that your dog will come to you immediately, every time.

First, it is important to understand that you dog is ignoring your commands because it doesn’t understand you. You may have tried to teach your dog this command already, and it may now be that what it is thinking you want is different from what you actually want.

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Does anyone know of a place for agility training in Monmouth County, New Jersey?

Hi,

My dog won’t stop barking at cars, bikes..everything really. It’s becoming a bit of a nuisance for us and our neighbours.

Can anyone recommend a good dog training manual, guide or offer some suggestions themselves.

Someone recommended this dog training course by Daniel Stevens;

http://www.trade-secrets.org/stopdogbarking.html

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Those planning to institute a regimen of dog agility training need to be prepared to donate a lot of time, effort and praise on teaching their dog the tricks of the agility trade. Dog agility training can be common among breeds as well as size as most agility contests are based on the animal’s size and relative ability based on past competitions, as opposed to breed. Teaching the dog to conquer an obstacle course neither it nor its handler has seen before, will take a lot of dedication for the real competitor to become part of the team.

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