Dog Training: Articles - Page 1

Dog Training: Part 1 --  Dog training is the process of teaching a dog to exhibit certain desired behaviors in specific circumstances.
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Dog Training: Part 2 - Age for Early Training --  Dog training begins virtually at birth. Dogs that are handled and petted by humans regularly during the first eight weeks of life are generally much more amenable to being trained and living in human households.
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Dog Training: Part 3 - Communicating with the Dog --  Fundamentally, dog training is about communication. From the human perspective the handler is communicating to the dog what behaviors are correct, desired, or preferred in what circumstances.
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Dog Training: Part 4 - Reward and Punishment --  Most training revolves around giving the dog consequences for his behaviour, in the hope of influencing the behaviour the dog will exhibit in the future.
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Dog Training: Part 5 - The Command Voice --  When giving commands to a dog, a calm, firm, authoritative voice is most effective. Dogs do not respond well to hesitant, pleading voices, nor to yelling, which might sound to the dog like threatening barking or scolding.
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Dog Training Tips: Things I've Learned About Agility Dog Training --  I've owned many dogs, throughout my life, but have never known exactly how to train them properly. I based my training on punishment and just couldn't figure out why that didn't work that well. But, almost two years ago, I started training my Papillon for agility competition.
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Puppy Training: What Type Of Collar Should Your Puppy Have? --  Whether the concern is to train your dog or impart an identity to it, dog collars and leashes play a crucial role. Dog collars come in a variety of shapes, sizes and styles, and are much of a fashion statement nowadays. A dog collar could be a lifesaver for your puppy if, God forbid, it disappears from your residence.
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How to Train Your Dog to be a Happy Dog? --  Dog training is both frustrating and rewarding. It is not in the interest of your dog to torment him for months on end, trying to get him to understand commands, that to him seems irrelevant.
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Dog Training Tips -- Dog training requires simple persistence to be a successful and delightful experience for you and your dog. Here are 8 dog training tips to guide you along the way.
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Two Tails Are Better Than One -- Training one dog can be hard enough, but two, now that's a handful. If you have puppies, then break out the biscuits and get ready for some serious repetition. But if you have a puppy and an older canine then you might just watch one grow and the other learn some new tricks.
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