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Barking – identifying the cause – FREE chapter!

Karen Wild — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:06:47 +0000

Questions to ask yourself, to identify the causes of why your dog is barking. You will need to download the ‘Stop your dog barking handout’ here in the Downloads section to begin working on solutions!

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Rock Solid Recall – ‘Come Away’

Karen Wild — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:13:35 +0000

Advanced Recall Training. For problem lunging, barking and even aggressive reactions. An invaluable lesson for the safety of your dog and others, this exercise teaches your dog to willingly leave an object, area, person, animal, another dog using the ‘Come Away’ command.

Fetch and Give – a reliable retrieve

Karen Wild — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:09:55 +0000

“Fetch” provides easy exercise, mental stimulation, interactive play for children and dogs, and social interaction between shy dogs and visitors.
“Give” or drop on command helps put the owner in control and is vital when your dog has something in its mouth it shouldn’t – like your remote control, socks or tea towel.

Keeping Your Dog Tired and Happy

Karen Wild — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:07:12 +0000

How do I wear out my dog? Isn’t walking them enough? Dogs need plenty of mental and physical stimulation. So games to activate your dog’s instincts and tire them out are highly important. This is much easier than it sounds! Remember your dog’s instincts – hunt, retrieve, sniff out, enjoy company.

Kids and Dogs – Safety and Sense

Karen Wild — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:02:09 +0000

Children and dogs can be great together. They can form a special bond and a dog can bring a lot to a child’s life. Many of us fondly remember dogs from our childhood and have a warm fuzzy image of a puppy and child growing up together!

Muzzle Training

Karen Wild — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:59:58 +0000

It is best to train your dog to enjoy wearing their muzzle! They will not feel stressed or unhappy when it is necessary to wear it – instead, they should feel as happy and relaxed as if the muzzle is not present. Equally importantly, if you know your dog does not mind wearing the muzzle, you yourself will also feel comfortable – this will prevent your dog from picking up any negative signals from you!

Ouch! Stop Play Biting

Karen Wild — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:58:19 +0000

Puppy biting is a perfectly natural behaviour. Puppies use their mouths to explore their surroundings; nothing is sacred from puppy teeth. They also use their teeth when playing. Fortunately this is something they usually grow out of when they lose their puppy teeth at around sixteen weeks.

Train Your Dog to Sit and Stay

Karen Wild — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:56:30 +0000

One of the most useful things you can teach your dog is to sit on command. Luckily, for
most dogs, the sit command is the easiest to learn…

House Training Your Dog

Karen Wild — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:53:48 +0000

Dogs are instinctively clean animals. If they can avoid it, they would rather not soil themselves or their usual eating and sleeping areas. Dogs also naturally develop habits of where they would like to eliminate. For example, dogs that have a habit of eliminating on grass or dirt would rather not eliminate on concrete or gravel. You can use these natural tendencies for rapid and successful house training.

Don't Leave Me – stop separation anxiety

Karen Wild — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:50:31 +0000

One frequently experienced problem with adult dogs is anxiety when left alone. This can take the form of barking, howling, loss of bowel control, chewing, or a mixture of all four. An uncertain dog will be looking for security. It is then hardly surprising that he may begin by following you from room to room to make sure that you, the only thing he knows, are still there.