My dog barks constantly and it has gotten to the point that when she barks my grandfather hits her- which I cannot stand. When I speak up I get called a “hippie” and blah blah blah. I refuse shock collars as they are extremely inhumane. They have a new collar that emits an ultra-sonic high pitched noise when ever the dog barks, which my grandmother wants me to get. I read thats it’s vet approved- but also that other dogs barking makes it go off, or even air planes.
I thought about buying dog training lessons, but they’re really expensive, and I’m pretty much broke, and don’t start working again until school ends, and I don’t think it can wait that long. The collar is $20, but I won’t get it if it’s inhumane. What do you think, training or collar?
Yes I researched it quite a bit. I know how to but I don’t know if they’ll let me use training technics, such as rewards.

I ussually walk her quite a bit, but it’s winter now. So I haven’t as much.

So you have a new puppy dog. What better companion for you and your family

Now comes the fun part…

POTTY TRAINING/HOUSEBREAKING

You could let your puppy dog do his own thing, but that’s not a very good idea.
If you want to keep your home clean and smelling good it is time to get to work.

Let’s talk about some good potty training techniques so you can remain friends with your puppy dog.

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I’m planning to train my lab mix, Jet, to do agility training. what is a good site that has tips on starting agility training?

Have you ever of clicker training for your dog? Have you tried positive training and corrective training methods, but this simply does not not seem to work? Does your dog to think, they run your household? Let him out and he never comes when you call? There is another way to effectively train your dog without being afraid of the consequences of not listening or listening to expectant treatment every time they happen. It’s called clicker training and it can for your dog when you know how to make it work.

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Does Petsmart have dog obedience training? How effective would it be for a 2 month old Australian Shephard that is out of control. He loves to turn over water bowls (it’s 110 degrees here), jump other dogs and cats. Goes to the bathroom inside the house and tears apart everything.

Oh and how much does it cost?

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We have aquired 2 sled dogs, from a deceased family member friend, we love dogs and were wondering if we could leash train these two sled dogs and not ruin their pulling(we think dog sledding would be fun) we will probably use a prong collar just for training.

I found a dog obedience class (beginner) that is 6 weeks long (meets 1 hr a week) and costs $150. This seems to be the average price. I want to know if others have been pleased with the outcome of their dog going through this?

Dog Training
  Having a dog from a good breeder should mean that it came fully house trained. A reputable breeder will have had the puppy bred in an home that would allow the puppy’s mother to house train the dog.
To cover the stateof status quo where the above has not happened  is what this piece of writing is about.
To start with, we need to forget all the old wives about house training. Newspapers are to be read and not used for dogs to. Dogs bred in the hog-wilddo not have the benefit of newspapers. FREE dog training books are available on the web.
Rubbing the dog’s nose in it’s elimination is a total no-no. Would you rub your new baby’s nose in its nappy? I don’t think so, so don’t do it to your dog as it achieves absolutely nothing. See below re dog’s sense of cause and effect. Dog training is important.
The method that I have used which has worked well for me for more years than I wish to remember and with quite a few different breeds is as follows.
A responsible puppy owner will feed their dog two or three times a day, rather than leave food out all day for the dog to help itself. A dog and especially a puppy, will usually eliminate within 20 minutes of eating. If during this time one keeps an eye on the dog one can pick up the pose the dog takes on just before eliminating. At that time move the dog to a suitable place of residence. Stand back and wait for closure. As soon as the dog has complete its task give it effusive praise as well as rewards, so that it learns that going at this location is a good thing.
If, however, the dog messes in the house punishing it is NEVER an option. Ignore the mess while moving the dog to some other location from which it cannot see the cleanup process. After cleaning, apply a good scent eliminator to the spot, so the dog cannot identify that spot next time around and let the dog back. Dogs cannot over time relate cause and effect.(An important fact in training dogs) The cause and effect is either immediate (within less than ½ second) or they are two totally separate events, unrelated in the dogs mind Therefore punishing a dog for eliminating in the wrong place only learns the dog to be scared of you, whereas praising and rewarding the dog for going in the right place can only have a good outcome for both you and the dog.. Dog training is important. Free dog training books about obedience are available.

I bought a dog training clicker today and noticed that there is no lanyard (wrist strap). I was wondering if any other Yahoo Answers users could tell me where I might find one that would be for a StartMark brand clicker http://aboutdogtraining.sitestreet.com/185/StarMark_Clicker.htm

No smart alick answers please.

Dogs can be very difficult animals to deal with from time to time, some breeds and types can be especially difficult to train and control. No mater how much time and effort you seem to be putting in, your efforts give no results.

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