Crate Training Puppies
Crate Training a PuppyYoung puppies have limited bladder control, so they need to be crate trained carefully.
Sample Crate Training Schedules
Here are some realistic schedules for crate training puppies and dogs.
Does Your Puppy Whine in Its Crate?
Almost all puppies will whine in their crate on occasion. Here's what to do - and what not to do.
How Crate Training Uses Your Puppy's Den Instinct
Veterinarians and animal behaviorists alike encourage owners to use dens or crates to lead a puppy to do his or her business in the desired location; whether that be outside, on paper, or in a pan.
Crate Training for Very Young Puppies
Puppies under 12 weeks old can get started with crate training, but don't ask too much of them.
How to Pick the Right Crate for Your Puppy
The very first step of crate training is to get the right crate. Here's how.
Crate Training for Puppy Mill Puppies
Puppy mill puppies are extremely difficult to crate train - here's how to handle their very special needs.
Potty Training for Puppies Under 16 Weeks Old
Young puppies have special needs. They can't be expected it "hold it" for very long.
How Crate Training and House Breaking Work Together
Crate training acts as a catalyst to make house breaking less distressing for the pet and the owner.
Crate Training for Puppies
The crate training method is advocated by vets and animal behaviorists as an effective means to housebreak a puppy.
Using a Crate to Housetrain Puppies
There are many housetraining methods that you could use to discipline your puppy. Using a crate is one method that is proven to be highly effective.
How to Handle Puppy Biting
When pups are in a litter, they tend to bite and nip each other. This is normal puppy behavior but not one that you want to encourage.
How to Socialize a Puppy
An unruly puppy normally grows to be an unfriendly dog that other pets and human-beings will want to stay away from. This is the last thing you want.
How to Help Your Dog be More Friendly to Other Dogs
You have to expose your dog to as many people and pets as possible so that he gets accustomed to a variety of situations.
Get Your Puppy Used to Being Handled
Your pup will have to be handled many times during his lifetime and if he is not used to this, it may provoke him to react with hostility.
Puppy Obedience Training
Your Puppy's First Night HomeHow to help your puppy with the biggest transition of its life so far.
Use Praise to Train Your Puppy
Letting your puppy know what you want it to do is even more important than letting it know what you don't want it to do.
Puppy Potty Training: Be Immediate and Consistent
The only way your puppy can connect your response to the behavior you want changed is if you are correcting him the moment the bad or wrong behavior takes place.
Puppy Growling & How To Handle It
Puppies growl for a number of reasons. Sometimes its OK, sometimes its an important sign that something is wrong.
How to Stop Puppy Biting
Puppies may "mouth" or play bite until they know better. Here's how to stop puppy biting while your dog is most teachable.
Obedience Training for Dogs
Crate Training a DogAdult dogs can be crate trained just as easily as puppies, but you have to pay attention if any pre-established anxieties come up.
Does Your Dog Need More Exercise?
Lack of exercise can create all kinds of dog obedience problems, and it makes dog training much harder. Here's why an extra 30 minutes a day of exercise may be the missing link in your dog obedience training.
Leadership and dog training
Dogs are pack animals. They naturally look to a leader to know how to behave and what to do. A good leader rewards them for this by never hurting them, shaming them or misleading them. So does a good owner.
The Importance of Eye Contact in Dog Training
Before you even teach your dog to sit, start working on eye contact. This super-simple communication between you and your dog will affect all other training you do.
How to Potty Train your Dog
Nothing makes man's best friend an unwelcome guest faster than an unexpected mess. Here's how to housebreak any dog in a nutshell.
How to Stop a Dog from Pulling When Walking on a Leash
Personally, this was one of the most annoying parts of dog ownership for me, but I had to learn how to deal with it when friends left me in charge of their frisky 95 pound akita.
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