Don’t believe the old adage that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. No matter what age your dog is, it’s never too late for it to learn. So with that in mind, here are some free dog training tips to help you, and your four legged friend, get along in perfect harmony.

Obviously, when you buy or obtain a puppy, you are better to start your training sooner rather than later. Preferably, when you puppy is between six and eight weeks old.

The first thing you must understand is that your puppy is exactly like a human child. It doesn’t want to be bad, it wants to please you in anyway it can. So the best way that we can take advantage of this fact is by rewarding a puppy with praise, and even some kind of treat, every time they do something well. Make sure that you do not go overboard on the treats mind you.

An overweight dog is neither healthy nor happy!

One thing that really drives me mad about dog owners is when they allow their dog to eat off the same table as them when they are eating. This is neither hygienic, nor intelligent. The faces of your house guests when this happens, is surely proof enough that this is not the done thing.

Begging is another very bad habit that a dog can easily get into.

What you must do, as soon as possible in your puppy training, is to make sure your dog lays down in its bed, as soon as people start to eat. Dogs should only eat when it is time for them to eat their own food, and at no other time. Also, always remember that no matter how cute, cuddly and lovely your dog is, you are still the boss! When making commands to your dog, make sure you use a friendly but firm voice. The only exception to this rule, is when you are using the “come to me” command. This command is best performed with a nice friendly tone.

Now, if you only take one tip from this article, then please let it be this one.

If your puppy, has a so-called accident on the carpet, or anywhere else in the house for that matter, then please please please, do not rub their nose in it!

By far the best way to teach them, is to take them outside and show them where they should have done it.

Never ever punish your dog for doing wrong. All you will do is make them afraid of you, and they will be too scared to learn anything that you try to teach them. Your dog will soon figure out that when they do well they get praise and treats, and when they do wrong, the praise and the treats don’t appear.

So, to sum up, if your dog does well, and follows your commands, make sure you heap praise on them. I can’t emphasize this enough. I hope these free dog training tips have helped. Follow these simple steps, and you, and your puppy, will enjoy life together to the full.

-By: Tina Blackwell

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Puppies and dogs are reliable, usually sensible and sometimes funny. You can never stay angry at them for long and the eyes, when they stare at you, seem to be pleading, asking, begging for something more, but you got to love them. They bring happiness and make their owners smile, with their goofy walking and puppy eyes.

Puppies are innocent and forgiving; they see everything as a fun game where everybody should be playing. Loving your puppy will help them love you; they will become part of your family. Puppies seem to be a fountain of understanding; they know when you feel down and try to comfort you with a nice warm kiss and a little cuddle.

Yet innocence can be deceiving, without puppy training, discipline can be tough and they can become a hell hole. Chunks start disappearing from the couch and your favorite shoes start looking like something mauled by a wild bear. Stinky, warm patches appear in the most unlikely places and the plants aren’t where you last left them.

Puppy training is the second thing you look for after you realize that you new furry best friend has just relief themselves all over the kitchen floor; the first being the paper towers that you can never seems to find. Puppy potty training can help fix this problem as can puppy training and behavior training help you enjoy more your new friend. There are many training hints and tips out there even for those dogs older dogs looking for that odd bit of obedience training.

So it’s in your and your furniture’s best interest to train your puppy.

A well train puppy will grow up into a happy, healthy dog, who will love you as long as you look after them properly and you and your dog will be happy.

-By: Ronald Fritz

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Every human being, has at some time or other, wanted to be away from it all. Wanted to be alone, with time all to them selves. Imagine the gratitude of such a person, if his or her boss just planned a vacation for them and sent them on it.

How would you feel if your boss insisted that you go on a vacation and planned it all for you? Elated I suppose? Would you expect your boss to do that for you?

A human does not expect such things of its master, but believe me, a dog does. Dogs expect certain things of their masters. It is their primal instinct that domestication seems to have promoted and fostered over the centuries that canines have been domesticated by man.

At times, a dog needs a secure place, a place unto themselves, a place to rest, and it hopes that its master would lead it to such a place or provides for such a place, and to that end, is the Dog Crate, the much debated, much misunderstood, yet extremely useful and indispensable crate training.

To the majority of dog lovers, the idea of crate training a puppy is nothing but an inhumane and cruel act. Very much to the contrary, it is one of the most important methods used in dog training by experts all over the world.

By nature, canines do not sleep in their urine or feces. The crate has so been designed bearing that part of the dog’s nature in mind.

The crate is normally only big enough for the dog to stand in, and lie down in, with no room to walk around or climb up. A puppy confined in a crate will not soil itself as it will not dirty the place it has to sleep in.

Such confinement of puppies is employed to toilet train them.

After a certain amount of time of confinement in a crate , they are then taken out in their crates to areas designated for their toiletry purposes and then released.

The puppy would relieve itself immediately it comes out of the crate. This done repeatedly trains the puppy to relieve itself in the designated area only and not anywhere and everywhere inside the house. This has been the conventional way of house breaking or toilet training a puppy.

Crate training, is not only meant for the purpose of toilet training a puppy. It has more uses than that. As mentioned at the beginning of this article, a dog needs its own space, a place it identifies as its own. A crate can be used to that end.

To begin with the crate should never, I repeat never used to punish the puppy, because it should not learn to fear or hate the crate.

You can start by placing the crate with its doors open in a room filled with people. Lead your puppy to it. Do not push it in. Entice it to enter it by placing interesting things like a toy it likes inside.

Remember the crate is going to be the dog’s personal haven that I mentioned at the beginning of the article. The crate is going to be the place where the dog will retreat to, to get away from the stress of it all.

The dog should feel very comfortable when inside the crate. This is the much debated crate training. In fact it can be a very enjoyable experience for your dog.

He is inside the crate, the doors are open. Remain in your dog’s sight and hearing at all times. When you feel that he looks relaxed in the crate, attempt to close the doors. He may whimper and get upset, but if you let him out, he will use the same ploy to get out, every time you lock him in. Remain insight and wait till he settles down, which he will, before opening the crate doors again.

The next step in crate training would be to get the puppy so used to and comfortable in it, that it will feel safe when it is confined in it and that too, alone.

Place playthings inside the crate to occupy him. Once you notice he has relaxed leave the room for a short period of time then return. Repeat the act of leaving the room and keeping alone, but increase the amount of time that you are away. You can even now safely leave the house but do not keep a pup confined and alone for a period of more than 4 hours

A puppy thus crate trained, will be a disciplined dog, giving you the freedom most other pet owners do not have.

You can schedule your dog’s activities and yours, because you now have the ability to get the dog into the crate where it will be happy and content for 4 to 6 hours, alone or surrounded by other people or activity.

Follow these crate training, basic puppy training tips, and you will be a contented and happy dog owner, with a happy and contented dog, because you as its master have provided the safe haven it can retreat to when it wants to and needs to, it its crate.

-By: Noel DCosta

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Benefits of Crates and Crate Training Tips

Crates serve an important purpose in dog and puppy training – house training, teaching dog to relax and calm down, giving owners and dog a break, keep dog and house safe.

Dog training shouldn’t be a tug-of-war between you and your dog; it should be an opportunity for you to build your relationship, to create a better bond, and to have some fun in the process. Here are a few dog training tips that can help make your dog training experience positive for both you and your dog.

Every Dog’s A Hunting Dog

Many dog breeds today are purposely interbred in the quest for the perfect hunting dog. Oddly enough, in light of this, most dogs actually have the potential to become a great hunting dog, they just need some consistent, quality hunting dog training. The best champion hunting dog only responds to a few basic commands: “whoa”, “come” and “heel.” He performs these to perfection, however. Experts say when your dog is under one year, all he needs is half an hour a day of training. When he’s passed the one year mark, an hour a day three days a week is all it takes to train your dog in the ways of a great hunter.

The Dangers of An Unresponsive Dog

Many dog owners fail to recognize the importance teaching their dog to come when called. These well-meaning owners can sometimes even sabotage the training process by allowing their dog to run off leash, unattended. These situations can be dangerous for the dog, the owner and other members of the community. In areas where there is vehicular traffic, the situation could even prove fatal.

Early in the training process, you want to make sure your dog understands and correctly responds to the “come” command, no matter what the situation. This is for everyone’s benefit … yours, your dog’s and the others around you. Part of being a responsible dog owner is controlling your dog.

Choosing A Wire Crate

Wire crates come in different sizes, with some models that include divider panels. These are particularly useful for puppies since the living area of the crate can be expanded as the puppy grows. So when looking at wire crates, you’ll want to anticipate the size of your puppy into adulthood and consider one with divider panels. Your dog should be able to stand comfortably in his crate, turn around, and lay down. That’s about as big as you’ll want to go. If the crate is too big, it’ll lose its den-like feel. You might also want to consider wire crates that come in collapsible models. This makes them less bulky and much easier to transport.

When You’re Away For The Day

If you aren’t going to be home, you have to prepare an area for your puppy where he’ll be confined and still have a place to do his business. A small bathroom or laundry area, cordoned off with a baby gate, and covered in newspapers should do the job. Before you leave and as soon as you arrive home, take your puppy outside to do his business. Again, this all goes back to routine and expectation. The more repetitive the actions, the quicker he’ll learn.

Choosing A Trainer

When choosing a trainer, you’ll want to make sure his approach to training and the methods he uses, are compatible with your own feelings on how your dog should be trained. Of course, we always recommend a positive reward system in a safe, enjoyable environment. Obviously, any form of physical punishment is unacceptable. How do you make sure a trainer fits your requirements? First, see if you can get some referrals from trusted friends. If that’s not possible, ask for references when you first talk to a potential trainer. Then make arrangements to observe one of his training sessions in progress so you can see how he approaches the process, which tools he uses, and how he interacts with dogs.

Choosing The Right Vet For Your Dog

Much in the same way as you would choose a personal doctor for your family, you’ll want to start your search for a veterinarian with referrals from trusted friends. Are they happy with their vet? Does the vet have a relationship with the kennel you use? Have they ever had an emergency situation with their dog and how did the vet respond? Once you’ve found a possible candidate, set up an appointment to have your dog examined. This will give you the chance to tour the facilities, see how the vet interacts with your dog, and ask him about how he handles emergencies, who he uses as specialists, etc.

Benefits of Socializing Your Puppy

There are a number of excellent benefits to socializing your puppy. He’ll learn not to fear other dogs. He’ll expend his excess energy. And you’ll find that he interacts better with the rest of your family. Puppies that miss out on socializing with other dogs tend to be hyperactive and destructive and exhibit other problem behaviors. In addition, unsocialized dogs will often react aggressively to new situations. So any efforts you make to expose your puppy to other dogs and new people (especially children) will pay dividends in many areas of your puppy’s development.

-By: D. Silva

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If you learn the art of how to crate train a puppy, you will come to know when your puppy needs to go to the bathroom. In order to get your puppy used to the crate you will want to feed him during set times. The first thing you want to do after your puppy has finished a meal is to place it in the crate. After the puppy has been in the crate for about a quarter of an hour, take it to relieve itself outside.

It is important to remember to give your doggy verbal encouragement after he has chosen to eliminate where you want him to. If it knows you are happy with him, the puppy will come to understand that when it goes to the bathroom correctly it will be rewarded with encouraging words or actions.

Another time that you want to know how to crate train a puppy is after they have had a great time of fun playing with you or your family. The general rule of thumb that you want to keep in mind here is that after about 30 minutes of playtime put your puppy back into the crate for a siesta.

Puppies who are 8 weeks old should be able to hold their bowels for at least 2 hours, while younger puppies should be able to hold it for about 60 minutes. Keep this in mind in order to avoid leaving your canine in the crate too long.

If you find how to crate train a puppy challenging, remember that with the proper training this problem can be easily overcome. You can learn how to crate train a puppy if you have the right training!

-By: Tony Anthony

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Labrador Retrievers dog training should start early, in the puppy phase. Labrador Retrievers grow to be rather large dogs and if you don’t teach your dog to walk on a leash while he is young; he is going to drag you all over town when he is an adult. Walking your puppy on a leash is important to teach for any breed of dog, not just Labradors. I mention Labs because they are one of the larger breeds of dog and walking on a leash, as with any large breed dog, is best when started while the lab is still a puppy and at a much smaller and manageable size.

To begin puppy training you should first seek out dog training advice from a skilled dog trainer. You can also learn K9 dog training with positive training books and similar types of literature or video. The important thing to do is to teach your puppy from the beginning how to walk with a leash.

First make sure you have a good collar for your puppy. If the collar is not too tight, this will delay the learning process because the dog will be uncomfortable. If the collar is too loose, your puppy walking on a leash isn’t going to go very far because he will simply slip his head out of the collar and run off. Fit your puppy with a flat nylon collar. No need to use a chain collar at this stage. Once you have adjusted the collar appropriately, let the dog wear it for a few hours each day. There are several different methods of how to train a puppy to walk with you using a leash. At this stage there is no heel command involved. You should use the best method for you and your new puppy. Just make sure that whatever method you use that you use a positive dog training method that gives your puppy positive reinforcement, encouragement, affection, and patience.

If you follow dog training advice correctly and have patience, you can have your puppy walking on the leash in no time. Do not get frustrated if your puppy would rather chew on the leash, sit like a stone statue, or try to pull you all over the yard. It is up to you to teach him and train him how to walk on a leash properly. As I said before, right now he is just a puppy imagine trying to train adult Labrador Retrievers to walk on a leash!

-By: Raymond Willis

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Do you have a happy playful Labrador puppy that is starting to become a bit of a handful, well get great tips and advice here and start your Labrador retriever puppy training today.

Training your Labrador puppy from day one is essential, as they have the most playful personalities with boundless energy to go with it. Training your lab puppy from day one will help set boundaries and rules for when they are an adult.

~ Provide A Puppy Crate ~

One of the best things you could ever do for your puppy is provide them with a safe environment to live and sleep in. In the wild dogs would never sleep in open fields or land, so some puppies feel really vulnerable when provided with a big open plan kitchen or room to sleep in. They love small tight spaces so providing a puppy crate is the best thing you could do, to make your puppy feel safe in its new environment.

Introduce the crate slowly by feeding them in it, and you will soon see your puppy going in and out of it with ease.

Using the crate will help with toilet training your puppy, as they do not like to soil their bed, so they will hang onto their bladder longer. The crate can also be used as a time out period for yourself, as having to watch a pup 24/7 can be exhausting. This can give you a tea break and a sit down while your puppy plays with a toy in the crate.

~ Socialize Your Puppy ~

Introducing your puppy to all different noises from the start will help your puppy not be nervous. Car noises, lawn mowers etc are all very important for a dog to get used to, as well as meeting other dogs. It’s all a great confidence builder for them.

~ Watch Your Puppy Like A Hawk ~

Labrador retriever puppies love to experiment by putting things into their mouths and having a chew. So watch your puppy like a hawk when in the house, as wires are a favourite, and also outside in the garden as they can easily get caught in a wire fence.

Providing them with a Kong toy which you can fill with treats is great to keep them amused, or a sand pit outside with treats hidden so they can dig and find them.

~ How To Correct Your Labrador Puppy ~

There will be times that you will want to correct your puppy for doing something naughty. Be careful because there is a right and wrong way to do that. When correcting your puppy the timing and your voice tone is critical, always reprimand a puppy when in the act of doing something wrong, never after the event, as they will not know what you are correcting them for. Puppies respond to voice tone, so reprimanding in a guttural tone is far better than smacking, as they will always see that as an aggressive act and you could find that your puppy starts not to trust your actions, and may start to be aggressive towards you.

~Teach Leadership Skills~

Your puppy should always look to you as the leader of the pack, so here are some top tips.

1. Go through all doorways in front of your puppy.

2. Don’t allow your puppy to sit on the window ledge or back of the sofa.

3. Never play tug with your puppy.

4. Always have your puppy walking next to you on a lead, never in front.

5. Ignore your puppy on arrival for a short time, and all attention seeking behaviour like barking at you to do something.

Providing a safe haven and a little training will make your Labrador retriever puppy very happy and you will see a well behaved dog.

-By: Susan Bridge

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When I was growing up and raising many different dogs as house pets, we never had a dog crate. So when I learned how to potty train a puppy using crate training it was a brand new experience.

I was amazed at how quickly I could train my new puppy about where and when to “go to the restroom” by using a dog crate.

At first I thought the dog crate would be too confining and possibly unkind for my new puppy. But after doing a bit of research I learned that dogs really enjoy having a small comfy place to call their own. Kind of like a den that gives them a place they can be completely safe and secure.

In fact, I found that when I would leave the crate door open during the times I was actively supervising my puppy during the day, that often the puppy would go to her crate by choice. She just loved her little comfy bed.

When you crate train your puppy you limit their choices regarding when they relieve themselves and this helps to train them as to the appropriate place and time to go potty.

During the time you are teaching them potty training you either want them in one of three places:

- Outside of the crate, and under your constant supervision and care.

- Inside the crate with the door closed

- With you, outside, relieving themselves in the proper place of your choosing. A crate helps to teach your puppy to hold off on peeing or pooping until you take him or her outside to go.

-By: Ella Sanchez

A heated dog house when it gets cold outside or a dog house heater will keep your beloved canine warm, healthy and comfy.

Many puppies don’t know how to function in large open spaces when first brought home. They are unfamiliar with their surroundings and can get overwhelmed easily. Crates are the perfect way to help calm your puppy and help them feel safely secure.

It’s best to start when you first bring them home or soon after so they become accustomed to being in the crate from the start. If you wait to start crate training your puppy you may have to deal whining, barking or even risk the puppy injuring themselves trying to get out. Crate training is also a great way to house break your new puppy.

1 – Get The Right Sized Crate for Your Puppy

The dimensions should be based on your puppies size. You want to constrict the amount of space your puppy has. If the crate is too big, the puppy will just relieve itself on one side and sleep on the other side. Dogs, even puppies, will avoid peeing in places they sleep.

2 – Remember They Grow Fast

For large breeds consider buying a larger crate that has adjustable dividers that can house them as puppies as well as full size. As the puppy grows move the divider out to create more living space. This way the puppy has space that is relative to its size.

3 – Select The Right Bedding

Many puppy owners find that comfortable bedding has the tendency of making the puppy relieve itself without knowing, or the puppy doesn’t mind because the padding is absorbent and the puppy won’t have to sleep in a puddle. Try using newspaper or a magazine. You may feel bad giving your puppy an uncomfortable bed but this is only temporary. Once you housebreak your puppy you can switch to more comfortable bedding.

-By: Susan J Garland

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