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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Poo and Pee ON COMMAND!
This technique is effective because when you are setting restrictions, one of the benefits is being able to understand your dogs behaviour. Here are a few tips that will help you:
1) The Bathroom Scent Trick - dogs or puppies like to pee where they or others have peed before and with their acute sense of smell they can find an old bathroom where no human nose could. There are two ways to use this to your easy advantage:
i) buy a pheromone product such as the Puppy Trainer Housebreaking Aid which contains those attractive scents that dogs like to pee at, and use that around the spot that you have picked for your dog to do it's business at; or
ii) the next time your dog pees, soak it up with a towel or cloth and save it (in the garage maybe). When you take your dog out again, bring the soiled cloth and put it in the spot you have decided your dog will pee at.
Chances are your dog will intently sniff the cloth and immediately wet it again. Repeat with the cloth until peeing in that spot becomes a habit.
2) When Your Puppy or Dog will Pee - A puppy's bladder is very small and until the age of 4-5 months it can't hold much of anything for very long. If you are a first time dog owner, please sit down for this next bit of news - up until 4-5 months of age, a puppy needs to go to the bathroom about 12 times per day or every 2 hours on average. To minimize accidents and speed the housetraining process, take your puppy out often and at regular times. Make those times when, or just before, a puppy will typically pee but try to do it on a schedule you set.
For example, decide when you will feed your puppy each day, play with it, take it out and let it sleep in its crate. Try to do so at the same times each day so the puppy starts to get a feel for the schedule. As your puppy grows, it will be able to go for longer periods without peeing and you can adjust accordingly. The main thing is to condition your puppy to go when you want it to.
1) The Bathroom Scent Trick - dogs or puppies like to pee where they or others have peed before and with their acute sense of smell they can find an old bathroom where no human nose could. There are two ways to use this to your easy advantage:
i) buy a pheromone product such as the Puppy Trainer Housebreaking Aid which contains those attractive scents that dogs like to pee at, and use that around the spot that you have picked for your dog to do it's business at; or
ii) the next time your dog pees, soak it up with a towel or cloth and save it (in the garage maybe). When you take your dog out again, bring the soiled cloth and put it in the spot you have decided your dog will pee at.
Chances are your dog will intently sniff the cloth and immediately wet it again. Repeat with the cloth until peeing in that spot becomes a habit.
2) When Your Puppy or Dog will Pee - A puppy's bladder is very small and until the age of 4-5 months it can't hold much of anything for very long. If you are a first time dog owner, please sit down for this next bit of news - up until 4-5 months of age, a puppy needs to go to the bathroom about 12 times per day or every 2 hours on average. To minimize accidents and speed the housetraining process, take your puppy out often and at regular times. Make those times when, or just before, a puppy will typically pee but try to do it on a schedule you set.
For example, decide when you will feed your puppy each day, play with it, take it out and let it sleep in its crate. Try to do so at the same times each day so the puppy starts to get a feel for the schedule. As your puppy grows, it will be able to go for longer periods without peeing and you can adjust accordingly. The main thing is to condition your puppy to go when you want it to.
3) Potty on Command - Say the same phrase when you notice your dog sniffing around and circling or each time your dog does his business in the chosen spot and praise AFTER its finished not during. Ideally, the puppy will come to associate the phrase with doing it's business and might well learn to potty on command.
4) Vigilance and Consistency - in the early going it is important that you watch your puppy every moment that it is out of its crate and provide as few opportunities to make mistakes as possible. If you see any hint that your puppy might need to go, even if it is not on the schedule, quickly take it outside to the spot. When it does its business correctly praise it immensely, being careful not to turn potty time into play time.
For mistakes you must get rid of the odor when cleaning so that your dog can't smell his old bathroom and do it again in that spot. Use Nok-Out to neutralize any urine or odor on flat surfaces. For carpet stains use Get Serious to extract the stain and the pheromone.
For Live Demonstration Please Watch This Video: Click Here
References:
"Dog Training - Training Your Dog To Pee And Poop On Command." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 14 Jan. 2010. .
"Puppy House Training - Basic Steps." Puppy Dog House Training Products and Tips. Web. 13 Jan. 2010. .
Roll Over Trick
Before teaching this trick understand that:
- your puppy should know the basic training commands (sit, stay, come, down, heel)
- you should teach only one command at a time in order for the puppy to have fun learning
- make lessons short (5 minutes at a time)
Step 1 – Take your dog to a quiet area where there will be little distraction, and take a few treats with you.
Step 2 – Before you begin teaching your dog, spend some time building his trust by rubbing his tummy and touching his legs and feet.
References:
- your puppy should know the basic training commands (sit, stay, come, down, heel)
- you should teach only one command at a time in order for the puppy to have fun learning
- make lessons short (5 minutes at a time)
Step 1 – Take your dog to a quiet area where there will be little distraction, and take a few treats with you.
Step 2 – Before you begin teaching your dog, spend some time building his trust by rubbing his tummy and touching his legs and feet.
- Begin roll over by having your pet lie on his side.
- Your pet will show you some resistance when you first begin to handle his legs and feet, as most dogs don’t like these parts of their body handled.
- Talk to your dog while you gently handle his paws and legs so he’ll trust you. Once he’s comfortable with you handling him take a break.
Step 3 – When you are ready to return to training:
- put your dog back in the lying position and pet him as you did before.
- This time while you are petting him, give him the command “Roll Over” and pick up his legs that are closest to the floor and gently pull your dog over so he is on his opposite side.
- Immediately praise him and give him a treat. Continue this maneuver along with the command to familiarize your dog with it and always praise him. However, don’t always give your dog a treat, as this is a fast way to make him overweight.
- If when you are manually rolling your dog over, he appears frightened or is in pain from you handling him, stop at once.
Step 4 – With enough practice, your dog will eventually associate going on his other side with the command and a reward.
On a side note: If your dog does not like you handling his paws, you can try achieving roll over by using a food treat. Begin the training by :
1) Laying your dog on his side and show him the treat he really likes.
2) Move the treat over his head to the opposite side. Make sure you do the maneuver so that your dog must follow the treat by moving his head. By moving his head, his body will follow.
3) Once he is successfully on his other side, reward him with the treat and praise him.
Click Here to see a live demonstration of the roll over trick
References:
"Dog Tricks : Roll Over Dog Trick." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 14 Jan. 2010. .
"Shih Tzu Training And Obedience Advice." The Shih Tzu And Its Training And Care. Web. 14 Jan. 2010.
Raising Law for ANY Breed of Puppies
- Not Speak. However, dogs can understand us through our actions, thats their forte! Our actions can train puppies. Just like raising a child, raising a puppy requires our time, patience and practice.
When your puppy makes a mistake, whether it may be peeing where you trained it not to, or barking constantly, do not yell, shout or punish the puppy by putting it back into its cage or outside. Some worse things that can happen are disobedience, and Your puppy will start to hide from you when it feels those symptoms and keep repeating them. Understand the reason why things like this happen. Too much freedom too soon for anyone or in this case - any pet is the reason we have to repent with the bad behaviour.
Here are some tips you can use in order to train your puppy.
1) Create a space just for the puppy. This can be where its home, play area, with easy access to outdoors. This will benefit the owner as it becomes a place that is easy to clean up. This will benefit the puppy because it's part of disciplining and understanding restriction.
2) Create a home for the puppy - This could be a cage, a hex pen (if your house does not have a open area to create space for the puppy), or paper training in a hex pen (if you live in an apartment without a balcony). Then train your puppy to go back to its place, by offering him/her a treat only when it gets in its home. Keep rewarding the puppy as it goes in and use the treat to lure the puppy outside and back inside to get the treat again. Practice this regularly with the puppy until you see him/her get comfortable.
Please watch the video for a live demonstration Click Here
References:
"An Introduction to Housetraining a Puppy." YouTube Broadcast Yourself. Web. 14 Jan. 2010. .
"Pet care: how to house train a pet." Essortment Articles: Free Online Articles on Health, Science, Education & More.. Web. 13 Jan. 2010. .
Who named it Shih-Tzu?
Shih-Tzu dogs were born as a cross breed between the, Lhasa Apso temple dogs of Tibet with the Pekingese dogs in China. But were they just street dogs? NO! These dogs were owned by the Royal Family of the
Ming Dynasty. Dalai Lama named the new born Shih Tzu meaning "Lion Dogs". These dogs were house pets. Shih Tzu were recognized by American Kennel Club in 1969 and approved as pets in 1989. It took 20 years to qualify these dogs as pets!
Oldest and smallest of the Tibetan Holy Dogs and the oldest breed of dog. They have long coating that required regular brushing and grow the an average height of 11 inches with an average life span of 15 years. These dogs are known to be affectionate, loyal, and gets along with other pets and people.
For detailed information - Please check out any of the websites below.
References:
Ming Dynasty. Dalai Lama named the new born Shih Tzu meaning "Lion Dogs". These dogs were house pets. Shih Tzu were recognized by American Kennel Club in 1969 and approved as pets in 1989. It took 20 years to qualify these dogs as pets!
Oldest and smallest of the Tibetan Holy Dogs and the oldest breed of dog. They have long coating that required regular brushing and grow the an average height of 11 inches with an average life span of 15 years. These dogs are known to be affectionate, loyal, and gets along with other pets and people.
For detailed information - Please check out any of the websites below.
References:
"History of shih tzu dogs." Google. Web. 14 Jan. 2010. .
"Shih Tzu | Dog Breeds | Overview & History." PetWave.com | Pet Care and Cat & Dog Breed Information. Web. 14 Jan. 2010. .
"Shih Tzu." CanaDogs - Canadian Dog Breeders. Web. 14 Jan. 2010. .
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