Dog 360

Here's how to address the objectionable habit of some dogs that urinate on outdoor furniture.

Back When I Was a Pup…

taking care of your older dog

In the dog trainers' arsenal of tools and tactics, there are many great items that will assist in the task and make things much easier for you. Items such as clickers, leashes of different varieties, halters, electronic collars, electronic and chemical training aids, muzzles and treat carriers all have their place in the trainers world and can prove very useful in your efforts to train your dog. Let's take a few minutes to explore some of the various tools of the trade.

He ate my $10,000 sofa! What am I supposed to do with this dog?
Right now, nothing. You’re too emotionally charged to correctly handle the situation. Step away for 10 minutes, then come back.

Housebreaking is one of the more common problems dog owners face. The basic principles of housebreaking are relatively simple, although applying those principles to your individual circumstances can sometimes be a little tricky.

Your dog has to be focused in order to learn and sharpen his intelligence faculties. Once he is focused when you are teaching him, he will be an excellent student. You will enjoy teaching him
newer and more challenging stuff. Concentration helps your doggie to understand the finer nuances of hand signals too. Here are some methods for helping your dog increase his powers of concentration.

There has been plenty of attention put onto particular breeds of dog lately. Staffordshire Bull Terriers - the guard god, fighting, child killers. Chihuahua's - the Paris Hilton designer accessory tucked into the latest designer doggy carry bag, wearing the latest designer doggy jacket.

There are many reasons for teaching proper dog behavior, and teaching such behavior has many benefits for both the human and canine partners. Dog behavior training is vital to such life and death issues as preventing aggression, controlling dog on dog aggression problems and teaching dogs to interact properly with both their handlers and with other members of the family.

You have a new bag of dog food and a bunch of new toys. You planned to take a day off work just to make this trip just as you have been planning for weeks and waiting for the pup you picked out to be weaned. You placed a deposit on the animal six months ago, long before it was even born and the day has finally come. You're bringing the new puppy home today. On the way home, one of the kids asks, "Dad do you think him and old Yeller will get along?" UH OH... Forgot to plan that one out, didn't you? Now what? Well, it looks like you are going to get a socializing lesson for your dogs. So how hard can it be? It's not really difficult at all if you follow these simple steps.

Socializing your pet to accept new animals into the household is not always an easy task. We all read the biblical account of Noah and his Ark and wondered just how he got the animals to survive in the ark together for five minutes let alone 40 days and nights of rain. The dog usually has its own ideas of its territory and home and is generally not a generous creature when it come to sharing but would much rather chase the intruders away. We have to reprogram the dogs thinking to make it understand that chasing the cat or iguana or whatever other pet you may have, is not acceptable. So how about some instruction on just how it's done?