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If you have never thought about the value of guard dog training, consider this. Burglaries are commonplace and research has shown that they don’t just happen at night when everyone in the family (including the pet pooch) is asleep. They happen in the daytime too. Indeed, according to statistics [...]
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There is no shortage of puppy training pads on the market today. They come in a variety of sizes to fit the smallest teacup puppy right up to a lolloping great young Mastiff. Like diapers for babies, these can be purchased in bulk from several online outlets or from the local pet store. Training an Irish Wolfhound [...]
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Dog training has come on a treat in the last few years. New dog-owners who are not quite sure about how to go about training their pet should know that there are now several types of dog training DVD to choose from. These range from basic training showing your little friend how to sit, stay, lie down [...]
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With German Shepherd training, remember that the German Shepherd (also known as the Alsatian) is a strong dog and highly intelligent. He understands virtually everything you say to him and when motivated will do everything in his power to please. A German shepherd who implicitly trusts his master [...]
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The idea of sending your dog away to a residential dog training school can become almost as much of an emotive issue as that of sending your child away to boarding school. While there are points in favour of both, the boarding school issue is not one for discussion here. But those in favour of residential obedience training for dogs [...]
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I recently wrote a short piece about dog obedience. Coincidently, later the same day I experienced this little contretemps: ‘Rupert, come… Rupert, come, I said… here, to mummy…. Oh, you are a naughty boy. Come here, I tell you… ‘. In case you hadn’t already guessed, Rupert isn’t a child. He’s a dog [...]
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Disobedient dogs are like disobedient children… the cleverer they are, the more they play up the adults trying to control them. Parents of disobedient children would do well to let their little ones accompany their pets to dog obedience school. We’re not suggesting that the children should learn to walk to heel [...]
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