Dog Obedience Articles
1: What If My Dog Refuses To Walk On A Leash?
Nothing will make your dog want to move away from you more than jerking the leash and dragging him. If your dog lags, be careful not to reinforce this behavior by giving him attention when he stops.
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2: Offering Fewer Treats Goes A Long Way
Start to ask more of your dog for less of a reward. Continue to use the treat in your hand for all of the position changes, but do not give it to him every time. Instead, vary the time when you give the reward to him.
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3: Stress in Dogs: What Causes It?
Dogs of any breed, size or type can suffer from stress. In fact, a certain amount of stress is necessary for a healthy life.
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4: How to Guarantee Your Dog Will NOT Come When Called
The re-call is one of the easiest commands to teach but one of the quickest to trash.
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5: Food Begging and How To Stop It
Begging usually becomes a habit if you feed the dog from the table when he begs. He won't leave the table if he's reinforced for staying with tidbits. Command the dog to "settle" at the table and enforce it.
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6: Dog Pheromones Trigger Behavior
Pheromones are chemical substances secreted by an animal that influence the behavior of other animals of the same species.
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7: Leash Straining Can Cause Injury
Leash pulling usually becomes a complaint only after a large dog has finally succeeding in pulling its owners off their feet, with resultant injury or embarrassment.
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8: Dogs That Growl At Their Owners
A dog that growls at and/or bites its owner does so for some reason, even if the behavior appears "unreasonable" to the owner.
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9: Garbage Raiding and Hole Digging
Digging is fun and it relieves boredom. To prevent unwanted digging, don't let your dog spend unsupervised time in the yard.
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10: Car Chasing and How To Correct It
lthough very dangerous behavior, car chasing is very rewarding for the dog. Dogs love to chase anything that runs, and the faster it runs, the better. To extinguish the behavior, you must negate the reward of the chase.
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