dog behavior training

 
If your dog’s barking and its not clear why, you can quickly identify the type of bark she’s making.

Aggressive or warning bark? If it is, is it directed at you or something else? This type is often the one that needs controlling and where you must avoid being manipulated.
Baying? This is often some form of signal, more common in specific [...]

My article on this was published on ezinearticles.com previously, click here to see it.
There is also an earlier one about the Key Principles of Dog Behavior Training, click here for that one.
And for a later one about Dogs Around Horses, click here.

Consistency, persistence, patience, etc. Yep, read it, done it, got the tee-shirt?
Well, repetitive and boring as they sound, these are the main elements of training dogs and several other types of pet. But when you see someone else’s well-behaved dog while you’re still struggling, it’s probably worth a refresher of the things that don’t work in [...]

Introducing a second dog into your home needs a little care. Initially, in almost all cases, your first dog, as the current incumbent, will make sure that he or she is higher in the pack hierarchy than the “intruder” into the territory. This is perfectly normal and the new dog and you as the owner (and as [...]

One remedy to your dog showing alpha tendencies is to put your face close to your dog’s, preferably by leaning over it, providing of course that there isn’t a biting problem. You can then simulate growls, barks or even shout if necessary. This may not work the first time, but over time the dog will recognise this [...]

Dog behavior training issues are usually associated with assertive dogs. You could be forgiven for thinking that passive dogs should be easy to train.
After all, a passive dog is one that waits for others and seems comfortable letting others lead to the point where it will be last to do everything. One clue to a passive [...]