Help for Home Wreckers

If your dog is a home wrecker, don’t despair. Help is available. A little digging on your part, not your dog’s, will turn up any number of useful techniques, products and information sources to help with the problem.

Toys and Play Look for toys that stimulate your pet’s interest. Make sure each toy has lots of “give,” so your pet can…

Housetraining Your Puppy

Human history offers many instances of great ideas that could not be fully realized until a complimentary idea evolved. One example of an invention that looked good on paper was, literally, on paper. Paper was first made in China in A.D. 105 during the reign of Emperor Ho Ti. Rumor had it, by A.D. 106, courtiers used…

Good Canine Test

Does your dog sit quietly while you talk to friends? When you walk in a crowd does he come along with you, ignoring other dogs and distractions? Does he allow others to pet him and come when called? If so, you already know that he is a good dog. Passing the Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test, however,…

Cleaning Up After Your Dog

When it comes to keeping your dog-friendly home from going to the dogs, as reader Jan Trober puts it, you overwhelmingly suggested three key strategies: preventive grooming, old towels by the door, and furniture covers you can whisk into the laundry. Great (dog-loving) minds do think alike! Our thanks to everyone who wrote to share…

Training Advice for German Shepherd Dogs

Weaning Off Food in Training Food is used in training new behaviors, yet once the dog understands what behavior goes with a specific command, it is time to start weaning him off the food treats. At first, give a treat after each exercise. Then, start to give a treat only after every other exercise. Mix up the times…

Teach Your German Shepherd Dog More Commands

TEACHING COME If you make teaching “Come” a fun experience, you should never have a student that does not love the game or that fails to come when called. The secret, it seems, is never to teach the word “come.”

At times when an owner most wants his dog to come when called, the owner is likely…

Teach Your German Shepherd Dog Basic Commands

TRAINING BEGINS: ASK THE DOG A QUESTION In order to teach your dog anything, you must first get his attention. After all, he cannot learn anything if he is looking away from you with his mind on something else.

To get his attention, ask him “School?” and immediately walk over to him and give him a treat as you…

Roles of Discipline in German Sherpherd Dog Training

REWARD AND PUNISHMENT Discipline, training one to act in accordance with rules, brings order to life. It is as simple as that. Without discipline, particularly in a group society, chaos reigns supreme and the group will eventually perish. Humans and canines are social animals and need some form of discipline in order to…

Housebreaking Your German Shepherd Dog

You can train a puppy to relieve himself wherever you choose. For example, city dwellers often train their puppies to relieve themselves during walks because large plots of grass are not readily available. Of course, these people must be prepared to clean up public deposits. Suburbanites, on the other hand, usually have yards to accommodate…

Golden Retriever House Training

HOUSEBREAKING You can train a puppy to relieve itself wherever you choose. For example, city dwellers often train their puppies to relieve themselves in the gutter because large plots of grass are not readily available. Suburbanites, on the other hand, usually have yards to accommodate their dogs’ needs. Outdoor training includes such surfaces as grass, dirt and cement. Indoor training…

Golden Retriever Crate Training

CONTROL By control, we mean helping the puppy to create a lifestyle pattern that will be compatible to that of his human pack (you!). Just as we guide little children to learn our way of life, we must show the puppy when it is time to play, eat, sleep, exercise and even entertain himself.

Your puppy should always sleep…