Housebreaking Breakthroughs  By Hamish D Young Successful housebreaking is, by far, the most important element of a loving, lifelong relationship between you and your dog. If you don’t teach your new best friend not to pee and poop in your house, he won’t be your friend for long! Fortunately, housebreaking a puppy (or adult dog) isn’t complicated. All you have to do is prevent peeing and pooping in the house, and reward peeing and pooping outside. While putting this simple concept into practice isn’t difficult, it does require your diligence, dedication, and patience. But the rewards are definitely worth the effort! In this report, we’ll provide some general information about dogs on which our housebreaking techniques are based, explain the benefits of crate training, and then give you the step-by-step process for housebreaking your dog. Five Facts Here are five facts that will guide your housebreaking training: Fact 1: Adult dogs can be housebroken the same as pupp...

What Causes Dog Anxiety and Hyperactivity Most people don't realize that it's usually their own actions which are causing hyperactivity in their dog. This can be caused by a number of factors, but the most common instigators are: Communicating With Your Dog Through Words. Using words to communicate with your dog will often confuse them. They don't respond based on the words you're using, but the intent you have. You could be speaking to them in Arabic for all they care, but as long as you're sending the right energy and intent to them they are able to understand what you want. You'll find if you tell your dog a phrase that they're familiar with and with the same usual tone but in gibberish, they'll still respond the same old way they normally would. When you speak to a dog you must speak from the inside, from your mind, your heart, and your body. This is what they understand. So if you speak to them like you would a human you'll begin to confuse them...

How to Stop Dog Barking Dogs barking is a natural habit but should only be used in certain situations. As the leader of the pack, it's important to step in and control unwanted barking.  Your dog could be barking in order to sound an alarm, out of fear or protection to drive a threat away or even just as a way to play or get a reaction from you. While barking is important to alert one to danger or to ward off an intruder, it's important that your dog stops barking when it isn't wanted. Shouting at the dog when it's barking can make them think you're joining in. If you gently tell him to be quiet or give him affection this can be seen as praise for barking. You must correct the dog with the same intensity of energy that it is projecting in order to snap the dog's brain out of it and show it the proper way to be, which is calm and quiet. Success comes from having confidence in your ability to project higher more dominant energy over the dog in order to show it ...

How to Calm a Hyper Dog Dogs need a job. They need something to do everyday or else they'll dig up your backyard or tear the couch apart. If you do not regularly stimulate your dog it will most likely be hyper due to the frustration of boredom. They need an outlet to release the frustration of being stuck behind a fence, and a daily walk can provide that. If you have a busy lifestyle and don't have time to walk your dog everyday, you shouldn't own a dog as this will lead to problems for your dog and yourself. If you haven't been stimulating your dog and it's becoming hyper as a result, consider the following ideas to help to calm your dog into a balanced lifestyle. No touch, no talk, no eye contact. When dogs aren't being stimulated through physical activity, they turn to their owner for stimulation. They may try to get your attention by excitedly jumping or nipping at you, but if you respond to this you are reinforcing the very behavior that you'...

How to Avoid Dog Bites People are most likely to be bitten by a dog that they know due to an error in their interaction with the dog. Children are especially vulnerable due to their small size and unawareness of the dog’s behaviour and how they should act. Any dog has the capacity to bite given the right situation, so understanding the common reasons and signs of a dog bite can help people to avoid such fate. The most common situations which cause dogs to bite include: Possessiveness and protection of property Dogs can become possessive over anything such as toys, food, territory, or even a person. Early training can minimize this behaviour, such as snapping them out of an obsessive state of mind when getting aggressive with a toy. Making the dog submit and wait while you put their food down is another good trick, as well as taking the food away and putting it back to show them you are the one in charge. Adding treats to the bowl as they eat teaches them that an approach toward ...

Picking the Perfect Pooch  First thing’s first: despite the title of this article, there is no such thing as a perfect pooch (just as there is no such thing as a perfect human). The closest you can come to picking the perfect pooch is to pick one that’s best for you and your family. You know what’s weird? Dog owners all believe their dog’s personality is distinct and unique. Even if they own two dogs of the same breed, perhaps even from the same litter, they’ll say each dog has a personality all his own. And they’ll be right. And yet many of those same people believe that dog personalities are determined by breed.  They’ll say things like “Golden Retrievers don’t bite,” or “Pit Bulls are vicious.” And they’ll be wrong. A dog’s personality, like that of a child, is determined more by “nurture” than “nature.” Depending on how he’s raised, a Golden Retriever will bite and be vicious; a Pit Bull will be a gentle coward. It is true that dogs of a certain breed may s...

Boredom and variety Boredom and variety are always inter connected in case of dog misbehaving. Yes. This is true. Many a times, boredom can be managed with variety of materials that will distract the animals to a greater extent.  Hence, the dog may not do the abnormal or unwanted activity arising out of the boredom experienced by it. Boredom experienced dogs may have different types of behavioral patterns.  For example, some dogs will be seen barking continuously and some may be engaged always in some digging activities. There are many ways to get your dog out of its boredom activities. Many toys are available which simulated duck, dog, rodent etc. These may be kept inside the crate and in particular, puppies love these items.  A buster cube with multiple treats may be placed in the dog’s shelter and the animal soon understands on how to roll the buster cube to get the treats it prefers. A Buster Cube is an ingenious toy use for simulating and activating your...

Rules for Children to Avoid Dog Bites. Do not leave your dog alone with babies or small children. You may have read Alexandra Day’s popular “Good Dog Carl” series of children’s books about the family Rottweiler being left in charge of the baby, while mom and dad go out drinking (I don’t think they actually say where they go, but it’s a reasonable guess). These merry tales of felonious parental neglect always have happy endings, but in real life leaving dogs and babies alone together can have tragic consequences. There have been many horrible stories in the news of children being harmed or killed by a family pet. Most likely it wasn’t an attack, but the dog trying to play with the baby or imitating something he saw the parent do. We’ve seen mother dogs carry their pups by the scruff of their necks. With a baby, that could be fatal. Toddlers are also prone to poke or hit dogs or try to ride them like a horse, which could also provoke a bite. Even if you only leave the room for a minute o...

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.