You want to make sure that your dog is socialized because it helps him get used to different people, animals, and situations. When a dog is socialized, he’ll be more friendly and less fearful, and aggressive. A puppy needs to be socialized – and you can do that by having him with other puppies,…
Category: Dog Training
Is Your Dog Aggressive Over Food?
Some dogs will show aggression over their food. This can begin when a dog is a puppy and remain through his senior years unless it’s corrected. Dogs show aggression over their food because it’s their way of keeping it safe from other animals and from anyone who might take it away. This behavior is…
Stop Your Dog from Digging Up Your Yard
Your yard can quickly become a landscape of one hole after another if your dog has a digging habit. It can destroy the soil balance, kill the grass, uproot flowers and lower your home’s value if your yard looks like a dug up mess. Dogs of all ages dig for different reasons and if…
How to Stop Your Dog from Hunting Small Animals
Most dogs, from puppies on up, are going to want to chase small animals like squirrels, bunnies, chipmunks, chickens and even cats. This is not a behavioral problem as some pet owners might believe. It’s what’s known as your dog’s prey drive and it’s instinct. They’re born with it. However, that doesn’t mean that…
Three Potty Training Issues You Can Solve with Ease
There are three potty training issues that always go hand in hand with trying to train a puppy, adult dog or senior dog. Some older dogs never had the training, so they never ended up housebroken. But regardless of age, any dog can be trained to do his business outside. Crate training is the…