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Showing posts with label Behavior. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Behavior. Show all posts

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Dog training behavior Tips


When you start to dog training, behavior in the dog at first sometimes frustrating. This is where every dog begins as puppy. The way to their untrained mind to change, of course, the training of it. When training a new puppy, be patient and understanding with him. There is no way that you can train him in just one day; It takes weeks of constant training.

Asses the behaviour of training your dog at first, keep in mind that each puppy is unique and has its own kind of approach is needed. When your pup Commander, try not to command with everything they can tap. Your puppy about Commander or strict with him frustrating is a negative point. Respect of the puppies behaviour and act in the first phase.

With the dog training, behavior of your dog will gradually change with the times. Never punish or press your dog while under training, this will make them feel of negative emotions. Reward your puppy if it's a command-right, or is that good in a situation. Re-Assuring them with positive feelings will make them feel at home and comfortable.

Obedience dog training behavior requires a lot of patience on your part. The purpose of obedience training for your dog to be well-mannered when people around are if you've got company. Make it a daily routine to give your dog some training, and don't forget to reward them for if they are good.

Dog training behavior after a few weeks will certainly come around, and you're having a well-mannered dog will end up. Remember in accordance with your training and understanding of your dog. After all in the time that you are training your dog, you also build your bond and life long relationship. Let your dog knows you the Alpha male and they will follow you forever.








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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Feb 4, Dog Behavior Modification Training - Changes Your Dog Behavior Problems like Separation Anxiety and Aggression

Dog behavior Modification is a term referring to the ways of correcting your dog's behavior problems, it is also referred as Dog Behavior Training.

Dog behavior

There are many types of dog behavior problems. For example: Dog aggression, biting problem, chewing household, excessive barking, separation anxiety and more.


These dog behavior problems can further be categorized in a few levels. As per The Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan who is a dog behavior specialist, he categorizes the behavior problems into level 1 - 10 and "Red Zone". He mentions that behavior problems from level 1 - 10 has very high possibility to get fixed. If a dog has a "Red Zone" behavior problem, it will still be able to fix but it will take a lot of work.


As you know, dogs think differently from human. They will do some action more frequently if you are rewarding them. So, if you reward your dog when your dog barks at strangers. For sure, he will be doing it again and again. You must understand that rewarding is NOT limited to food threat. It can be as simple as petting on his head.


It is important to use proven dog behavior modification techniques to help your dog.

Dog Behavior Modification


Most of the dog behavior problems have been known to be lacked of leadership from the dog owners. They do not know the proper way of training their dogs.


Of course, there are some cases, such as dog aggression, are partially due to the dog's killer instinct. Dog behavior specialists have proven that with the proper training, any dogs, includes pit bulls dog breed and rottweiler dog breed which are known to be attackers can have good temperaments.


Another reason for a dog to develop bad behavior problems is due to inadequate puppy socialization. As the theme of this website - "A well-balanced dog starts from Puppy Training". Puppy training (See: Free Puppy Training Tips) and puppy socializations helps to make a future well-balanced dog.


The most common reason for any dogs to develop behavior problems is the dog owner rewards a dog at the wrong timing. Please see the scenario below:-


Scenario 1: You dog is barking at stranger or your friend. You want to calm down your dog, so, you pet on his head and tells him that it is okay.


Actually, something is NOT right here. If you are petting his head, you are actually telling him it is okay to bark at people.


Solution: Instead of petting his head, you should give him a warning with stern voice for his undesirable behavior.


The best thing about dog is no matter what are the causes of dog behavior problems or how long is the duration of the behavior problems, you are able to fix it if you know how to apply the correct dog behavior modification techniques.

Dog Behavior Problems


Below are some dog behavior modification techniques for some common dog behavior problems.


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Friday, February 11, 2011

Dec 13, The Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan - Dog Behavior Specialist and Dog Training

The Dog Whisperer is a reality television series in the United States of America which features Cesar Millan as the dog behavior specialist.


In this page, I would like to share Cesar Millan's techniques of "training people and rehabilitating dogs" that I have learned from his television series.

Dog Whisperer

I am a fan of Cesar Millan. I have watched 3 seasons of the Dog Whisperer and I learned a lot from him. His dog training techniques are simple and efficient.


If you know how to use techniques, you will become the dog whisperer in your house. If you are able to master some of his dog training skills, you could train the dogs yourself and save up the money to hire expensive professional dog trainer.


Overall, Cesar Millan has categorized the dog behavior problems from level 1 to level 10. Any behavior problem that is above level 10 is called as "Red Zone". Any dog which has behavior problem that is in the "Red Zone" will be very hard to fix.


Cesar emphasis that each of the family members has to be the pack leader of the dog. The pack leader needs to be calm and assertive in any situation. The energy from calm and assertive will make the person an effective pack leader.

Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan


When you are introducing to a new dog, you will need to give the dog to sniff on you without looking at him (Sense). In the same time, you have to be calm and assertive for him to feel your energy. Then only, you can look at him (Sight). Lastly, you can use your voice to communicate with the dog or use the dog training commands to train the dog (Sound).


This is an important sequence of actions that a person need to take to gain trust from the dog early on.


The reason behind this is that when a dog is a fetus, he will develop nose first, follows by eyes then ears. We all know also know that, in nature world, dogs have better sense and sight than human.


So, we should use the dog's way of communication to communicate with them.

Dog Whisperer with Rescue Dogs


The way a dog thinks is different from human. Human are able to logically think what is right and what is wrong. But, dog is not able to think logically. The only way the dog can understand us is through his state of mind.


So, we communicate with a dog by understanding a dog's state of mind and reward or correct his behavior at the right time.


A few examples are below: If you dog is excited mood and you are feeding him, he will show you more excitement in order for you to give him more food. This excitement is not healthy for long run, as it will develop into other bad behaviors. If you dog is barking at strangers and you pet him on the head to calm him down. This will not stop the dog barking behavior. In fact, this will encourage him to bark more everytime he sees a stranger. You should give him a warning when he is barking, when he has calm dowm and quiet, then, only you give him affection by petting on his head or body.When your dog or puppy constantly chews on your furniture, shoes or carpet. You will not able to stop the dog or puppy chewing problem unless you understand his state of mind. Most of the time, a dog developed chewing problem is because he feel bored. So, you need to give him more exercise

So when we want to feed a dog, we must make sure that he is calm state of mind them we start to feed. The dog then will understand that he needs to be calm to get feed.


To sum up, by understanding a dog's state of mind and rewarding the behavior at the right timing are 2 basic steps to train a dog.


To correct a bad behavior, you use your hand as a "torch". You hand becomes a mouth and the fingers become teeth.


The "torch" has to become assertive. It is like in the animal kingdom, the pack leader bites the neck of the follower without killing the dog. Just to show that you are the dominant one and he needs to listen to you as you are in charge of how he should behave.


During walking, you can use your leg as "torch". During walking, your dog should be walking next to you (either right or left side). The dog should not be in front of you or too far behind you. If the dog is in front of you, he acts as pack leader. It is because in animal Kingdom, pack leader is the first one to initiate any action which includes walking or eating.


Other than the "torch", you will have to maintain your emotion and energy. You should have calm energy when you correct the dog behavior problem. This is because the dog is able to feel your energy. If you are fearful or scared of your dog, your dog will feel it and will not listen to you.


Assertive "torch" with calm energy are the key of dog behavior problems modification.


Cesar Millan also likes to use choke collar and prong collar as the main training collars. When a dog shows undesired behavior, he will snap and release the leash. It is to snap the dog out from that state of mind, the dog will understand that behavior is not allowed.

Dog Whisperer Dog Training


When a dog is NOT balance, it has any or combination of the following characteristics:-

To make the dog balance, you need to do the following 3 things in order:-
ExerciseEvery dog needs to exercise and it is especially important for high energy every dogs. Cesar Millan always emphasis that the walk is one of the primer activities with animal and it can create bond and trust with human.

At least 45 minutes of walking is needed daily and some high energy of dogs need 1 hour of exercise. Exercise can be a simple walk, walking with dog backpack or dog pulls owner on roller blade. DisciplineDiscipline is not punishment. Discipline is setting rules, boundaries and limitations on what your dog can and cannot do in your house.
AffectionThe common mistake that most people do is giving affection to their pet dogs before exercise and discipline. Cesar Millan stresses that affection is only given when the dog is well behave and only give during the dog is calm and submissive state of mind.

I am sharing what I have learned from Cesar Millan in The Season 1 of The Dog Whisperer listed by episodes below. I hope that you get some benefits out of it.


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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Dec 13, How to Train a Puppy - Free Basic Dog Puppy Training Tips, Behavior Modification, Common Health Problems

My goal at Puppy Training at Home is to share FREE tips and techniques on how to train a puppy or a dog for passionate dog owners like you.


Most of the tips and techniques include step by step guide, so that you are able to follow and able to learn how to train a puppy or an older dog without leaving your comfortable house.


If you do not know what the best for your dog is, worry not. I have included my review and also useful information on dog breeds, dog supplies, dog food, dog grooming and more. This information is especially important for dog lovers because we always give the best dog supplies and food to our dogs so that they can live comfortably in our house. I believe you will do the same. :-)

How to Train a Pupppy
Picture of a Happy Family with a Well-Balanced Dog.


For those who are still "dog-less" but are getting one in future, I want you to have a good starting with your dog and build a strong relationship with your canine. So, I strongly recommend you to learn choosing a dog breed based on your needs and lifestyle to avoid any unwanted house accident in future.


There are more than 300 dog breeds in this world. Different dog breeds have different sizes, temperaments, energy levels, appearances and characteristics. To help you to understand better on different personalities of different dog breeds, I have gathered valuable information on the List of Small Dog Breeds and the List of Large Dog Breeds. I am sure that you will make a good use of this information.

Popular Dog Breeds
Photo of Some Popular Dog Breeds


What can you ask more from a well-balanced dog that you enjoy your time with? Therefore, the first step that you need to take is to learn how to train a puppy and I consider puppy training (See: Free Puppy Training Tips) is not an option to develop a well-balanced dog.


Most of the dog owners will start with house training.


Dog House training (See: House Training a Puppy Guide) can be further broken down into crate training and potty training.


When you dog has been housebroken, you can continue with more advance Puppy Obedience Training such as Dog Collar Training, Dog Leash Training and Dog Clicker Training.


Puppy training is definitely NOT an easy task. You should have patient and also consistent in learning how to train your puppy. If you would like to learn more about dog psychology, I will recommend you nonetheless the famous Cesar Millan - The Dog Whisperer who is a dog behavior specialist featured in American Television Series The Dog Whisperer.


If you have a dog in your house, it is your responsibility to make sure that your dog is well-behaved at all the time. You have to take the role of a pack leader to prevent your dog from developing any dog behavior problems (See: Dog Behavior Modification Training). If you know your dog behaves inappropriately, you should know the effective ways to solve/treat/modify those bad dog behaviors.

When you give your dogs what they want - Your Leadership, I am sure that they will be balanced dogs that give you great companionship for many years. Wish you all the best in training your dogs and find the information that you want from this website.

Besides dog training, it is very important to understand some of the common dog health related diseases. Who knows you might save your dog's life one day. Learn the some dog health problems symptoms and treatments today.