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Training falls into several different categories. Behavioural training teaches a dog basic ‘good manners’, including how to behave around people, how to walk on a lead and house-training. Obedience training teaches a dog to perform specific activities like walking to heel or sitting [...] more »
Dogs enjoy playing with each other. Females are usually more willing to play than males, who may appear territorial at first. Dogs are likely to meet others when out for a walk in an area that they regard as neutral territory. Let [...] more »
Playing games with your dog emphasises your control and dominance, but games are also fun and provide mental and physical stimulation. Games are a great way of channelling your dog’s energies, sustaining its attention and thus alleviating any risk of destructive behaviour. Make sure [...] more »
Although exercise is vital for every dog, whatever its age, size or breed, each dog has, of course, different requirements. It is not enough just to let your dog run around the garden because dogs that are not adequately exercised may revert to destructive [...] more »
Dogs must be trained to teach them their position in life and their status within the family. Intelligent, untrained dogs will get into trouble, perhaps causing road accidents, worrying sheep, frightening strangers and generally making themselves unpopular within the neighbourhood. Owners who do not [...] more »
A Beagle was once recorded barking 907 times in 10 minutes. A dog’s bark lasts, on average, for 0.2 seconds. According to a study, only two out of three dogs bark during the night. Sleeping dogs are more alert to the sound [...] more »
You should impose your rules upon a puppy as soon as it enters your household. It must learn the basics: to wear a collar and lead and obey the family to eat only from its own food bowl to sleep in [...] more »
Puppies are relentless chewers. Teething occurs around the ages of four to six months and again at six to eight months, when the adult teeth erupt; chewing helps this process, as well as providing a bit of relief from teething pain. Protect vulnerable [...] more »
Dogs are clean animals who will try to avoid soiling their sleeping areas, and house-training is simply about encouraging them to relieve themselves in a place that is convenient to the owner. It is a process that requires perseverance and patience, but daytime habits [...] more »
Introduce the puppy to its sleeping area. Until it is house trained, it probably makes sense to house him in the kitchen, where spills and accidents are more easily cleared up. Because the kitchen is also likely to be warm, and full of welcoming smells, [...] more »