Learn the Step-by-Step Crate Training Methods

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Why hire a professional dog trainer when you can learn everything you need to know about How To Crate Train Your Dog yourself?

If you found this page, it’s probably because you’re scouring the internet trying to find as much free information as you can about crate training your puppy or adult dog.

How valuable is your time? Do you really want to spend the next 2 hours looking for crate training techniques, doing endless Google searches and digging through the trenches of forum discussions of people just like you trying to get the same crate training advice you’re looking for?

If that’s what you’re doing… STOP! Everything you need to know about crate training your dog can be in your hands within the next 5 minutes.

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Православни икониHave you ever been around a dog that barks so much that you can’t concentrate on anything else? Does your barking dog drive you to the brink of insanity? Do you have a neighbor with a dog barking all day or all night? If you have an outside dog, does he keep you up all night? Here are some great techniques and products to help you stop dog barking for good.

If you’re trying to stop your own dog from barking, this section is for you. If you’re trying to stop your neighbor’s dog from barking, skip to the section below…

The most effective method to stop your own dog from barking comes with proper training.

123-pet on November 9th

Puppy Leash TrainingA well-behaved puppy becomes a well-behaved dog. One of the most basic, but most important, puppy training techniques is leash training. When your puppy grows up and can walk on a leash without pulling your arm out of socket, you’ll be glad you trained your puppy at a young age.

Here are some helpful tips to teach your puppy how to walk on a leash without pulling or tugging:

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tall dogHow many times have you seen someone encourage their dog to stand up and give them a great big hug? Isn’t it nice to see such a friendly dog? Well, it doesn’t seem too friendly when grandma or little Suzie comes over to meet the dog. Before you know it, Grandma has scratches on her legs and little Suzie is scared to death of that overly-friendly dog.

It’s important that dog owners do not encourage bad dog behavior. Dogs jumping up on people is one of those behaviors that people often inadvertently encourage. Sure, it’s cute when the dog is still a puppy, but when Fido grows up, the cuteness is gone and the behavior can be annoying or dangerous.

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123-pet on October 20th

Question: What’s the number one reason dogs are surrendered to animal shelters?
Answer: Dogs peeing or pooping in the house due to improper house training.

You might dream of having he best trained dog in the world, but it all begins with house training your dog or puppy. When your dog can let you know that it’s time to relieve himself, you know you’ve done your job. So how do you house train your puppy or dog? Here are 20 helpful tips:

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123-pet on October 16th

The Small Dog Breed Photo Contest at 123-pet.com has received some great entries. Since Halloween is just around the corner, we thought we would share some of the funniest and cutest dog Halloween costume photos we’ve received so far. It seems like people really like to dress up their yorkies!

The Small Dog Breed Photo Contest is running through the end of November, so there is plenty of time to enter.

Here are a few of the dog Halloween costume photos…

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123-pet on October 16th

PuppyEveryone knows that training a new puppy is important. However, very few people actually follow through with properly training and socializing a puppy. This initial phase of your puppy’s life is vital your the happiness of your puppy, your family, and others your puppy socializes with.

The saying, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” isn’t actually true, but it’s usually easier to train a puppy than it is to train an old stubborn dog. One reason is that a puppy doesn’t have any bad habits yet. Another reason is that you are starting from scratch, and your puppy training techniques will be the only techniques your dog will learn.

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YorkieDoes your dog or puppy pee on the floor every time visitors come to your house? Does your dog or puppy urinate when he gets excited? You’re not alone. But there are ways to stop submissive urination or excitement urination.

We have 2 yorkies. The younger yorkie is an extremely submissive dog. It’s not wrong. It’s just his personality. He knows he is loved and has nothing to worry about, but he wants everyone else to know that he is not a threat. As much as we try to encourage him, he will still hunch down and tinkle when he gets around strangers, or when he is startled.

As much as we’ve tried to correct this behavior, he just won’t change. However, we have learned to control his submissive urination by following these tips.

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123-pet on September 17th

Old German ShepardIt’s pretty obvious where the saying, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” came from. In reality, this saying is probably more accurate for people than it is for dogs. Yes, you can teach an old dog new tricks, but good luck with teaching grandpa.

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German ShepardDo you have a dog that dig holes and you don’t like it? Do you want to know how to stop your dog from digging holes? Read on…

An ex-neighbor of mine owned a Pit Bull / Labrador Retriever mix a few years ago. She was the sweetest dog… so playful and friendly. But, man, did she like to dig holes in the yard.

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