What Is Yellow Dog?

By The Dog Dude

What Is Yellow Dog?
The Yellow Dog Project was created to bring awareness to dogs who need space while training, recovering from surgery, or being rehabilitated.


Popular posts from this blog

Dogs need jobs.

By The Dog Dude
Image
Dogs need a job. There is no doubt about it. No matter what the breed they all have a need to work. More to the point, they need to work for pack leader. So since we live in town how can we provide jobs for our dogs? It's easy. Biking, Rollerblading and treadmills are all great ways to provide for this working need within the dog. Hiding the dogs food at dinner time a making them go find it is another great way. Simple things like walking them wearing a dog backpack filled with rocks, having them pull you on rollerblades, sending them through an agility course or any other hard-working task they love will make them feel fulfilled and stop them from looking for other sources to release their energy like ripping the couch apart or digging trenches in the yard. By providing this need for your dog you will create a bond with them that you have never had before.  Most important of all: Leadership is true love to your dog :) Get to it pack leaders and go find those jobs. Hami...
Read more

Teaching Your Dog Not to Jump Up on People

By The Dog Dude
Image
Teaching Your Dog Not to Jump Up on People The importance of this lesson may depend on the size of your dog. A dog the size of a Chihuahua jumping up on you (or visitors as they come through your door) won’t create quite the same problem as a 100-pound bear of a dog. But then again, muddy paws are messy, regardless of their size. And some visitors may not enjoy being “greeted” by any jumping dog. Teaching your dog not to jump up on people will take extra time and patience because dogs naturally greet friends and family by sniffing or licking each other’s muzzles. Your “muzzle” is too high, so they try to jump up to reach it. They’re not being rude or pushy; they’re being sociable! We just need to train them to be sociable in human terms. You’ll need a volunteer to help you with this lesson. Lesson 6: Teaching Your Dog Not to Jump Up on People Read this lesson first, and then practice it with your dog. For Teaching Your Dog Not to Jump on Visitors: 1. Load up your pocke...
Read more