Monthly Archives: June 2009
Dont Let Your Puppy Get Used to Making Messes
Dont Let Your Puppy Get Used to Making Messes When it comes to reducing household messes, your puppy can be easier to housetrain than a teenager. Thats because a puppy – by nature – cant stand to live in the same area with his messes. You can use that instinct to housetrain your puppy with … Continue reading
Dont Get a Dog with a Poor Disposition
Dont Get a Dog with a Poor Disposition Each dog breed is known for certain basic characteristics – including temperament. As a result, you can rely on this information to help you choose a dog whose attitude and disposition match your own. Some smaller dogs are known to be feisty and noisy, while some larger … Continue reading
Cruel House Training Tactics Are Out
Cruel House Training Tactics Are Out If you bring home a puppy, be prepared to deal with accidents during the potty training phase. Its shocking the way people use abusive tactics to stop a puppy from doing what comes naturally. Puppies are no more prepared to be instantly potty trained than human infants are. A … Continue reading
Crate Training Is the Most Common Potty Training Approach for Pups
Crate Training Is the Most Common Potty Training Approach for Pups Placing a puppy in a crate may sound restrictive and unkind, but when used positively, it can be effective for housetraining. By nature, dogs dont like to potty in the same place that they sleep or eat. Now you know why the newspaper you … Continue reading
Bathrooms Training For Dogs
Bathrooms Training For Dogs As much as we would love dogs to use potties that isnt what this article is about. Im talking about house training, making sure that they know to go outside when it is time to do their business. Potty training your dog is a lengthy procedure but at the end youll … Continue reading
Consistency Is Key with Housetraining
Consistency Is Key with Housetraining There are very few dogs that cant be housetrained – just poor pet owners who dont understand the value of consistency. Youre the most important element in successful housetraining for a puppy or adult dog thats new in your home. The dog is looking to you to set boundaries and … Continue reading
Choosing Between a Male and Female Dog
Choosing Between a Male and Female Dog Some dog owners claim that males are typically more aggressive and destructive, particularly in small spaces. Female dogs are said to be easier to train and more affectionate. Depending on the dog breed, these stereotypes may be true or not. Choosing a female dog means either taking the … Continue reading
Can You Offer Your Dog an Active Lifestyle?
Can You Offer Your Dog an Active Lifestyle? Dogs are mans best friend, but many of them would like to eat the remote control. Thats because theyre active by nature, but they live with a TV addicted couch potato. This mismatch can make for a strained relationship – or a really miserable dog. When bringing … Continue reading
Bad Dogs Are a Reflection of Their Owners
Bad Dogs Are a Reflection of Their Owners How often do you hear an owner shout, Bad dog when what really needs to be said is Bad handler? Its irritating to be walking down the sidewalk in your own neighborhood only to have a dog jump up on your clean clothes. Or your new neighbor … Continue reading
An Approach to Housetraining an Adult Dog
An Approach to Housetraining an Adult Dog Bringing an adult dog into your home demands as much effort from you and the family as does a puppy. Its a mistake to think that just because the dog is full-grown and may have been potty trained in one home, that hell just immediately adjust to your … Continue reading