A well-trained dog is a thing of great beauty. I have a puppy and we are still mastering the stay! I want to cheer when I watch this.

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Come!

by Jenny Gill

A well trained obedient dog is something all dog owners desire. Training a dog to come when it is called is a vital, and potentially life saving, part of any successful dog training program.

All properly trained dogs must learn to respond instantly to the owner’s voice, and the sooner this lesson is learned the better.

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How to Socialize your Dog to other Family Pets

by Paul P. Duxbury

Socializing your dog 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 is done?

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Is your dog playing

by Danielle Dickinson and Dee Scott

“He’s only playing” - Or is he?

We’ve all seen it, Buster, the 18 month old Labrador. He’s on his way to the park dragging his owner who can barely keep up, behind him on a lead. He’s so excited that when he reaches the gate his owner can hardly get the lead off him.

The second the lead is removed he races off, breaking a land speed record, straight into a group of dogs bowling them and their owners over. Another group of dogs capture Buster’s attention and he dashes off to another area of the park leaving the bewildered dogs and owners in his wake. It seems Buster is on a mission to meet everyone at the park as quickly as possible.

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NEVER Use These Bad House Training Ideas

There are many well intentioned people who like to offer advice about how to effectively house train your puppy or adult dog. Many times these same people do not understand the psychology of house training, misinterpret the actions of the dog or place human characteristics on the dog in an attempt to explain any house training problems that may arise.

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Dog Training -The Clicker Method

by MDarma

The newest dog training craze is clicker dog training. A clicker is a small rectangular plastic box with a metal button on top that clicks, hence the name clicker.

It’s the type of training that the dog decides whether or not it suits him. There have been a lot of success stories with clickers, but with my dog he just didn’t want to know!

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Train Your Dog at Home

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With dozens of dog training products just a click away on your computer, these days there’s no excuse not to have a well-trained pet!

Tricks of the Trade

With a few simple items you can train your dog right at home. And the good news is that these items are not hard to find, expensive, or difficult to use. Armed with a collar, leash, crate, and treats, you’ll be able to get your dog to do pretty much anything!

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