It typically takes 4-6 months for a puppy to be fully house trained, but some puppies may take up to a year. Size can be a predictor. For instance, smaller breeds have smaller bladders and higher metabolisms and require more frequent trips outside. Your puppy s previous living conditions are another predictor. You may find that you need to help your puppy break old habits in order to establish more desirable ones. And while you re training, don’t [...]
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Dogs are such bundles of joy. From the cuteness of a puppy to the deep loyalty of an adult, dogs are truly man s best friend. However, dogs are very pliable animals; who they are and who they become depends in large part on how they are trained and how they are treated within their family (or pack). One of the great things about dogs and puppies is their deep interest in filling their family role and making their family happy. As humans, we can take [...]
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At CPT Training we offer a variety of in Acworth, which are taught by professional trainers with years of experience in all forms of training. Whether you desire to train your dog for a competition, make them become more obedient or prevent any behavioral problems, we can provide it all. With five dog boarding and training facilities located in Georgia, we can assure you that we are capable of finding you the right trainer for your dog. One of the [...]
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NC Dogs offers professional dog training using reward-based training methods for families and their pet dogs in Wake County and surrounding North Carolina areas including: Apex, Cary, Raleigh, Durham Morrisville, Chapel Hill, and Holly Springs If you are in another NC location, we would be happy to discuss whether we could help with your specific dog behavior and training needs. Training with North Carolina Dogs: Better understand your dog At each [...]
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Most of dog training entails teaching people; the vast majority of dog trainers earn a living by teaching classes and private lessons for pet-dog guardians. And the success of a dog’s training program depends upon the human’s compliance with that program. A dog trainer can provide basic obedience training with the owner, or provide training for specialized activities such as search and rescue, hunting, law enforcement, working with livestock, therapy [...]
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Dr. Ian Dunbar is a veterinarian, animal behaviorist, and writer. He received his veterinary degree and a Special Honors degree in Physiology & Biochemistry from the Royal Veterinary College (London University) and a doctorate in animal behavior from the Psychology Department at the University of California in Berkeley, where he spent ten years researching olfactory communication, the development of hierarchical social behavior, and aggression [...]
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Clients of PAWS Training Centers reap significant benefits that many reputable non-profit service dog organizations do not offer: 1. The most common is that PAWS Training Centers is able to train clients’ privately owned dogs, assuming those dogs prove to be good candidates. Most non-profit organizations breed and train their own dogs and do not train their clients’ pet dogs. 2.We train dogs for clients of all ages. Sometimes the handler of the dog [...]
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“He’d be perfect as a therapy dog — perfect. You just have to help me stop him from biting so much.” I wish I could say I’m making this up, but yes, I did have a client who said that, and yes, he truly thought his dog could be a great therapy dog. My client had the best of intentions, but it took a while to convince him that his pathologically shy and potentially dangerous dog was no better suited to therapy work than I am to being a ballerina. However [...]
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A premier dog trainer in Northern Virginia and Washington DC, Jerri has always been guided by two passions – helping people through nursing, and loving animals from dogs to cats to horses. Dog ownership for her, however, has not always been easy. Jerri was bitten by one of her family s dogs at a young age. She never gave up on the companionship that dogs provide, but her love was put to the test when she and her husband took home an energetic eight [...]
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You are now the proud owner of a Labrador puppy, and likely have many questions about what to do next. And the best way for me to help you start training your Labrador puppy to be obedient, is by showing you how in a my free puppy training video series. In this free series you’ll learn how to train your Labrador in a way that actually get’s him to LISTEN to you… that’s why I actually call this free training series, ‘Learning to Listen’. Because getting [...]
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Wild Things Dog Training provides the highest quality dog training that St. Charles and Chicago’s Northern West Suburbs have to offer. Our dog trainers pride themselves in being skilled in Operant and Classical Conditioning, Clicker Training, and Positive Reinforcement Training. This means that our dog training is not “one size fits all”, our training techniques are tailored to each unique animal and family in order to produce the best results. We [...]
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People used to think that dog training was only about teaching dogs obedience commands, usually through the use of heavy-handed punishment-based techniques. It was viewed as somewhat of a luxury for pet parents and was often wrongly considered to be something so straightforward and simple to achieve that anyone could do it on their own without the help of a professional. That sentiment does still exist to a degree, but increasingly, dog owners are [...]
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STAY CUE OVERVIEW - Teach your dog to Wait and use the behavior consistently as part of your say please program (sit and wait for your food bowl), and to keep your dog safe (wait at doorways and getting out of cars). - Teach your dog to Stay and use the behavior when you need to park your dog more solidly (for photo portraits, training class, obedience competition), when you need her to stay in position for a discrete period. - Practice frequently [...]
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Source: Image components licensed from clipart.com I recently was a witness to a rather heated argument between two dog trainers about the relative effectiveness of clicker training compared to marker training . After much noise and hand waving it appeared that neither could provide convincing evidence and the issue was left unresolved. Fortunately, there is now scientific data which does answer the question and should settle their debate. For [...]
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Prerequisite: Students must have passed Beginner Obedience class prior to enrolling in CGC. This dog training class offers more practice in the skills begun in Puppy and Beginner dog training classes. The Canine Good Citizen dog training class helps dogs learn to behave in ordinary, everyday social situations. Instruction is geared towards the AKC Canine Good Citizen Test given in the final week. Dogs passing the test may apply for the American Kennel [...]
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Dog Training, Exercising & Hunting on Wildlife Management Areas The Division of Fish and Wildlife supports the proper use of dogs while hunting for designated game species. Dog Training Areas areas are maintained on 14 Wildlife Management Areas for public use. Below are regulations regarding the use of dogs on WMAs. A person may exercise or train dogs only in designated dog training areas on the following select WMAs from May 1 to August 31 inclusive: [...]
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