Puppies are going to naturally go through a developmental phase that includes chewing almost everything in sight. They do this to help with the pain of their teeth cutting through their gums. This is very similar to what infant babies go through. Usually puppies will stop this chewing behavior at about nine months old when all of their teeth have come through. If your dog has reached one year of age and is still chewing everything in sight, it may be a sign that you need to look at the behavior further.

Chewing can be a habit that your dog acquires because of boredom, anxiety, or even frustration. It doesn’t matter why your dog chews, the behavior can be dangerous to your dog and can very expensive for you. The first step in stopping your dog’s chewing problem is to catch him in the process of chewing something. You can limit the amount of items your dog has available to chew by offering them constant supervision and eliminating some of their favorite chew items such as shoes.

Once you catch your dog in the process of chewing and item, make it known that this is not the correct behavior for your puppy. Continue to offer your puppy very limited time to roam the house and always supervise. With this constant supervision, it offers you the opportunity to catch your dog in the act of chewing. When you are not able to offer the constant supervision necessary to keep your dog from chewing items, it is important to combine them in a small area or crate. In their crate, offer them appropriate chew toys so they begin to learn which type of toys they can chew and which items they should not be chewing.

Give your dog a special spot in the house where they can keep their favorite chew toys. Always keep these safe dog toys in this area alone; that way the dog will always know where to go when they feel like they need to chew on something. Some of the most popular chew toys for dogs are old socks, rawhide, safe toys, and knucklebones. Many people say that Rawhide should only be given to dogs while you are there to supervise because sometimes pieces can break off and cause your puppy to choke.

Anytime you are trying to teach your puppy to behave in a certain manner, it is important to provide stability in the training. Be consistent in your commands and provide only appropriate toys to chew on. If you do not want your dog to chew on shoes, don’t offer them an old shoe as a chew toy. If you want your dog to stay away from the children’s squeaky toys, don’t offer them squeaky dog toys to chew on.

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I Had My Male Dog Fixed And It Seems That His Behavior Has Gotten Worse Around The Other Male Dogs , Is This Normal?

Neutering doesn't make aggression go away. Neutering won't take away a dogs' inherited temperment. Neutering will, however, help with dominance issues.

If you want to learn how to prevent his behaviour, consult an animal behaviourist.

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Dove’s technique is effective because it is enjoyable for both the dog and the instructor. A system of positive rewards can’t fail to please a food-motivated animal. Classical techniques of dog training call for all sorts of distracting behaviour, such as redirecting the dogs attention elsewhere, but this teaches a dog to ignore you some of the time, and listen at other times – it’s not consistent, and it confuses the dog. Dove’s innovative training technique captures the dogs attention and maintains a level of consistency – and if a dog is taught consistently, then it’s behaviour will be consistent! Simple as that.

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Dogs do behave badly when they are going through separation anxiety. Some of this misbehavior can be damaging and risky to the dog or even the public around them.

Behavior problem connected to separation anxiety includes, undue barking, chewing, damaging property, scratching, unacceptable urination, defecation, and other self damaging conduct.

These misconduct often comes up in the absent of the owner for extended period. For the health and the safety of the dogs, they need to be trained to deal with long period of separation.

Here are some things that you can do to reduce your Dog Separation Anxiety:

1. Having a preparation and scheduled separation with the dog. This will increasingly adjust the dog to get used to being on its own and separated with the owner.

2. When parting with the dog, keep it monotonous and simple, like a simple bye will do it. Do not and exaggerate your farewell as this will raised the separation anxiety in the dog. They are social animal and they can feel your unwillingness to leave them.

3. Leave your dog with plenty things to be busy with, like chewing toys, balls, treats, etc.

4. Have a planned play time; this is the time where you can offer your dog your complete attention. This is helpful to relieve boredom and anxiety in your dog.

5. Giving your dog with plenty of exercise will be a good way to relieve separation anxiety as the exercise will provide him with a good rest when you are absent from him.

6. If your dog is still a puppy, it is crucial to get him familiar to being alone, this can be done by crate training.

7. In more complicated case, it is necessary for the owner to take no notice of the dog for an extended period of time. This will diminish the dependency of the dog to its owner.

8. Prescription although not recommended, sometimes can be used to help reduce the anxiety in the dog.

9. Naturally the last and most effective approach to help your dog overcome separation anxiety that is harmful and very destructive is by training him the correct way. Do not just believe the claim being made by dog trainer, if you love your dog, you should find out more on the correct method of dog training yourself. This will give you a more satisfactory relationship with your dog.

There you now have the 9 methods to help you ease your dog separation anxiety. This is very important as your dog can cause a lot of harm to himself or to the people around him with his destructive and damaging behavior.

Remember that your dog well being and the people you love are at risk and should you think that you are not able to cope with your dog behavior problem, consult with the professional. It is better to do it as early as possible before you face unnecessary heartache or even unwanted lawsuit because of your dog behavior problems.

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I have a 3 yr old, 8lb Chihuahua. His bevhavioral issues range from pulling the leash to attacking people and actually drawing blood. It's like something triggers in his brain and he just freaks out, won't listen to me at all, he goes into this pyschotic state of mind. But he can also be really normal at times so I just don't know how to handle him, he gives me anxiety and makes a simple walk dreadful. Any suggestions or recommendations are appreciated!

Hi ,
The type of dog and his temperment has a lot to do with this. These little guys are almost always a little afraid of the world. Can get upset easily.
First, never hit your dog, merely, scold him and lay your hand firmly on his back as you do so. He will eventually understand what it is you want him to stop doing.
Also, Always remember, he thinks he's doing his job as the protector. He doesn't want anyone to hurt you in any way. This is his way of saying, "that's MY person, I love them" Stay back.

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Dogs are very sociable creatures – it’s part of the reason why we love dogs so much. The problem is that when a dog becomes too sociable they can be become agressive and get out of control. That’s why it’s important to train your dog from an early age to make sure that you can control their behavior and prevent this type of behavioral problem.

The most worrying type of agression from any dog is biting as this can have disasterous consequences on both the dog and its family. Current statistics shows that over 70% of dog biting incidents happen within the dogs family. Some of these lead to the dog in question being put down to prevent it happening in future – especially where young children are involved. This is the most tragic possible outcome that could have been prevented by some effective training in the first place.

Proper dog training, from an early age, helps prevent these habits developing in the dog. The training will also allow your dog to remain more in control of their feelings towards other humans and animals. This will give them a better “social life” and allow them to integrate more quickly with their family and their new surroundings.

Actually training the dog is another story. It’s not always as easy as some people make it out to be. Certain things need to be in place for the training to be truly successful. One of the most critical aspects of training any dog is something called “positive reinforcement”. This is simply the system where the dog is rewarded with treats or praise (or sometimes both) when the dog obeys commands or shows positive behavior in their environment. Positive reinforcement shows the dog that they’ll be praised and/or receive a treat when they obey new commands or exhibit a certain behavior that their owner requires. It’s a matter of the dog associating certain good feelings (treats or praise) with obeying a command from his owner. This type of association can quickly become instinctual for the dog.

What if your dog doesn’t immediately obey these new commands or shows a negative behavior? Do you punish the dog? Absolutely not! This sends the dog mixed signals i.e. that the same verbal command or request could just as easily being punished as rewarded. If your dog begins to doubt you in relation to praise or punishment then the training can become very difficult; if not impossible.

Another major mistake to avoid is training the dog into a bad habit – instead of in the opposite direction. For example, when dogs bark, it is usually because they’ve seen or heard something strange or unfamiliar. When dogs continue to bark, even if it includes barking at a familiar person, that becomes a problem. How do most people deal with their dog barking? They yell at the dog to shut up. Unfortunately the dog could take this action as their owner joining in the “barking experience” and the dog will then just continue to bark every time they’re yelled at thus making matters worse for everyone involved.

Any dog training performed without some form of positive reinforcement is a waste of the dogs and the owners time. The sooner you adopt this technique into your training program for your new pup or older dog the sooner you’ll see positive results.

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I'm getting my 6 month old maltese neutered tomorrow, and I was just wondering, what happens to a dog's behavior when they get neutered? Do they become calmer? Any info would be apprieciated. Thanks!

Sometimes they calm down if they were hyper because of the decrease in male hormones, sometimes it does nothing. But otherwise will not change the your dog he'll still be the same after recovery. You would not notice much change anyways because he is young and has not developed bad characters yet such as roaming for in heat females and marking his territory. Good job on getting him fixed. He might be sleepy when you pick him up after sx and no food depending on when you pick up but they will give you discharge instructions as per his vets orders

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I am a professional dog trainer. I make my living training dogs for clients, helping them solve behavior problems, and teaching their dogs obedience. I want to provide my clients the best service possible and as such I often check out what my competitors are doing in their dog training efforts. I have noticed, of late, that there are many dog trainers advertising ‘treat training’, ‘no pinch collars’, and other such training that they purport as much kinder, gentler, and more humane. The reality is that these types of dog trainers are the least humane and are doing their clients a disservice.

Let me start out by saying that I don’t advocate meanness, cruelty, or pain based dog training. I don’t believe they have a place in our industry. Having said that, I do believe that proper dog training uses two concepts in a correct balance. Those concepts are motivation and corrections. Allow me to give you a brief definition of both:

Motivation- Motivation is providing your dog an incentive to perform a certain behavior and/or a reward for a behavior that has just been completed. This could be verbal and physical praise, a treat, or a toy. I prefer to use praise because I can always have a kind word and a head pat handy and can’t always have a piece of hot dog or liver treat at the ready.

Corrections- Appropriate corrections may be a firm but fair jerk on the leash, a squirt from a spray bottle, or even a low level use of an electric collar. Corrections should not be used to cause pain or ‘beat’ a dog into submission, but to simply act as a deterrent for inappropriate behavior.

As I previously mentioned, there are many so-called professional dog trainers that do not believe in the use of corrections. Their belief is that one should only use motivational techniques to train a dog. Is this really more humane, though? The answer is no, and the reasons are the following:

1- How many of us live consequence free lives? When you arrive late to work is there a consequence? If you get caught speeding do you get fined? If you cheat on your taxes do you get put in jail? Of course! We live in a world that has consequences, both positive and negative, to all of our actions. Why should we treat our dogs any differently? Does it really make sense to say that the only negative consequence for your dog’s misbehavior is the withholding of a treat or praise? It is only fair to teach your dog that when he does something well he gets rewarded and when he misbehaves that there is a deterrent to that behavior.

2- Dogs have a set way to communicate. There is something that I always tell my clients- ‘Try as we may, we will never be able to bring our dog’s level of understanding and reasoning to that of a human level. We can, however, learn to communicate with our dogs on a level that makes sense to them.’ Have you ever seen how dogs communicate and discipline amongst themselves? There are plenty of growls, nips, paws and other such means of correction. Those that say that using corrections is cruel need only to look at how dogs communicate one with another. I am not a dog, however. I am not capable of correcting my dog by growling and biting his neck. I can use a training collar, though, and effectively give my dog a deterrent to disobedience.

3- Treat training can cost your dog his life. Dog training is not just about teaching your dog to sit, heel, lie down, and come when called because it is fun. These obedience behaviors are necessary for your dog to fit into your life and be safe when out in the real world. I have trained several dogs that are replacement dogs for previous pets. These previous pets were in pursuit of a ball, cat, or other distraction when running into the street. Their owners called in vain for the dogs to return only to have their dogs turn a deaf ear and get struck and killed by a passing car. What a horrible end to a pet’s life. Now think about what is going through your dog’s head as he is running after a delicious cat. “Let’s see, do I want to get a treat or would I rather catch the cat? I think I’ll get the cat.” The result can be tragic.

Please don’t do your dog a disservice. Train him with love and fairness, but use both ends of the spectrum. Use both motivation and corrections. Teach your dog that it is fun to obey but also that he must obey and you will find that your dog will be a great companion for years to come.

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dog training games can be use to complement your daily dog training activities to teach your dog basic commands and cultivate desirable behavior and at the same time foster your’s interest in learning new things.

Many studies have also shown that dogs tend to learn faster and respond more positively to the training when the lessons are fun and innovative.

Using games during training, you will also provide your dog a natural healthy channel to expand out any excessive energies that might otherwise be use to chase animals, bark at neighbors or dig around your yard.

There are several innovative games you can play with your dog however these are the 5 more popular training games that you can start using immediately:

Game of Exchange: Teaches your dog his name and the “Come” command at the same time by recalling your dog to come back to you in exchange for a reward like a pat or treat. Can be easily play throughout the day, your dog will soon be able to recognize the verbal command and come back towards you even without any rewards.

Game of Fetch: Throwing a frisbee or ball, you teach your dog to follow and retrieve the item back to you. Allow your dog to exercise, develop enthusiasm and their natural retriever instincts. Also helps teaches your dog both the “Fetch” and “Drop It” command.

Game of Tug-of-War: As the name suggest, a tug-of-war for the blanket or rubber toy – this game develops your dog physical powress and helps build up his confidence (if you let your dog win most of the time).

Game of Hide and Seek: A very useful indoor game to teach your dog the “Wait” and “Seek” command during rainy days. You hide a treat or an object (preferably his favorite toy) and ask your dog to search for it. It also encourages the use of your dog’s natural curiosity in constructive explorations and helps create familiarization around his/her surroundings.

Game of Socialization: Spending time with people or other animals. This game develops the social skills of the dog and its connection with other animals and people.

There are also many benefits when you incorporate games into your dog training, such as:

The games are good exercise and help your dog to keep fit, strong and healthy.

The training games develop agility, responsiveness, attentiveness, vitality, and manners in your dog.

The playing time create a great bonding opportunity for you and your dog to spend quality time together.

The games help the dog to cope and adapt better to the changes in his life.

The games helps you to communicate your commands to your dog more effectively as the process is less boring or stressful.

The games is also an important aspect in social development to cultivate your dog curiosity and exploration instinct.

In all, dog training games are really a wonderful way for your your dog get stimulated both physically and mentally. Your dog will also actually be looking forward to his next training session once it realizes how much fun the training was.

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I don't understand why he would want the smell of a dead and rotten animal all over his fur and why he'd want another animals poo all over him!!! I can't stand it. I always put him on a leash but before I know it, he'll rolling before I can stop him. Please help me end this insane behavior….

some breeds do this more than others – usually working breeds or terriers. Its instinctual, and probably has to do with hiding their own scent.
but it can be trained out of him.

keep your yard clean every single day.
when walking, keep him on a short leash and pay attention to what he is doing. EVERY SINGLE time he drops to roll, say NO, and pull him back up immediately.
every time you catch him doing in your yard when not on a leash, yell at him and pull him away from the gross stuff.

you have to be very consistent and persistent or it wont work. dont expect him to stop doing it in a week or two.
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