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House-training is often the first thing most dogs need to learn as they become part of a new family. Since this is something I have been getting numerous requests for - I decided to do a video on it.

There is some additional information on housetraining (tips) that I did not include in the video which is available on my Facebook page under the discussions section.

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All this information assumes that the dog in question is in good health and not suffering from any sickness/disease. Sometimes lack of bladder and bowel control is a result of ill health and if you suspect that this might be the case with your dog, please immediately consult your vet to rule out any such possibility.

It is also assumed that the dog is not struggling with fear-based elimination. As is often the case with some dogs, the goal in these instances would be to tackle the issue of fear/anxiety in addition to following all the advice given in the video. Unfortunately, the details in these situations are specific and unique to the dog - so the best approach is to contact a professional dog trainer who uses positive reinforcement only, to assess and determine the most appropriate course of action.

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I have been working with Twix on many things, but I thought that I would videotape some of the agility things that we have been working on. He is so much fun to work with. I have a long long road ahead when it comes to agility, but he is really loving it and I love working with him, so it is a win win!

Have a great day!

Pam & Twix

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Successful trainers know that motivation is the key to successful dog training. The economics of dog training is a key concept.

No motivation, no training.

You will learn the principles used by professional animal trainers to efficiently build any behavior you can think of to any degree of difficulty you can imagine.

Jean Donaldson is the award-winning author of Oh Behave! Dogs from Pavlov to Premack to Pinker; The Culture Clash - A revolutionary new way of understanding the relationship between humans and domestic dogs; MINE! A Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs; FIGHT! A Guide to Dog-Dog Aggression. Jean founded the San Francisco SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers, which has gained the reputation as the Harvard for dog trainers and behavior counselors. She has lectured to dog trainers in the United States, Canada, the UK, Australia and Japan. Her books have been translated into six languages.

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I have been working with Twix on many things, but I thought that I would videotape some of the agility things that we have been working on. He is so much fun to work with. I have a long long road ahead when it comes to agility, but he is really loving it and I love working with him, so it is a win win!

Have a great day!

Pam & Twix

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Check out this article for a full length article on how to house train your dog- it contains more tips than are in this video-

http://www.dogmantics.com/Dogmantics/Training_Articles/Entries/2009/7/1_HouseTraining.html

Check out this article for photos and text on how to create an escape proof pen-
http://clicktreat.blogspot.com/2009/06/making-escape-proof-x-pen.html

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Working on more surpentines and threadles. My form is getting better and both dogs are following me much better! I know that agility is a lot the handler!!! I tend to make all the mistakes! Training a human to run agility is hard work!

I also worked on a few things for freestyle! I want to put more heel work in my next freestyle routine, so I must get to practicing and training it. Bandit and I like the fast stuff much better! Isabelle on the other hand does not mind going slow at all! I still love my Izzie busy!

Well all my YouTube friends, Have a wonderful Sunday Evening! See you all next week with Episode #2 on training a dog to come when called.

Also, it was just a fun day with the dogs!

Thanks for watching!

Pam, Isabelle & Bandit

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Steve marches to the beat of a different drummer. With positive, reward-based training, Steve teaches his dogs the meaning of the 4 essential commandments: Heel, Come, No & Stay. Heel, or loose-leash walking is a vital skill for any pet dog and Steve has a bunch of different techniques for training it. The only thing they all have in common is that they dont reinforce your dog for pulling on leash. Steve also introduces us to Smoke, a dog that barely survived Hurricane Katrina.
There are many ways to Heel or Heal a dog. SteveBrooksK9U specializes in behavior problems and pet obedience for the real world. Thousands of dogs have graduated from K9U with a diploma, evidence that theyve completed a training program that brings families closer together by teaching leadership and mutual respect between people and dogs.

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Dina has a dog thats learned to run away when she bends down to pick anything up, creating a real safety hazard. Its great to have a dog that loves fetch, but you dont want your dog to bolt every time they think you might throw something. Fortunately its easy to train your dog to come as a part of fetch. And to make it a little more fun, we can have them run through our legs while theyre at it. By incorporating recalls into their favorite game, youll end up with a very reliable come command.

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You will discover thousands of various positive dog training ideas you could try. You don’t will need to teach them all those fancy tricks but you’ll find a few fundamental skills that each dog should learn. It’s important to select positive reinforcement dog training solutions that have proven to work. These are several with the most basic but critical ones which you should be working on with your k9.

Positive dog training: “Sit”

1 from the first positive dog training lessons an owner should train their pet is how to sit. This really is an extremely simple skill but 1 that comes in handy in a variety of situations. Positive dog training teaches your pet this skill by getting started with the pet standing. Of all the doggy coaching ideas on teaching a pet to sit the best is always to begin while using doggy standing.

The reason for this is to use repetitive commanding to force the doggie to remember and associate the command with the proper action. This positive dog training is going to let them know that they’re having rewarded for performing what they were told. The pet may seem confused at initial but with practice and patience you’ll teach them what “sit” signifies and that these are getting rewarded each time they do it when these are told. This way they understand what they are being rewarded for and it is a incredibly practical example of positive dog training.

Positive dog training: House instruction is about communication

If your dog has a issue with understanding not to urinate (or worse) in the house, the worst thing that you can do is stick their nose in it or begin yelling at them.  With positive dog training keeping in constant communication with your pet is crucial in the event you want them to become properly house-trained. In case you want your doggie being house-trained you may need to communicate with them and let them know how very good they’re for waiting to go outside. You should also set up a schedule for your doggie, which indicates serving their meals and taking them out for walks at the same times each and every day. Positive dog training also indicates that you just take a closer appear at your dogs behavior.

Knowing when to bark with positive dog training

You need to educate your dog with positive dog training when to bark and when not to bark.If your doggie has a trouble with barking, utilizing a k9 training aid is not a operant conditioning dog trainingsolution. You’ll need to show your k9 when to bark and when it’s just annoying. It’s great for dogs to bark at night when they hear noises but when there’re doing it constantly during the day and night this might be a huge bother to you and your neighbors. With positive dog training you will be able to do that.

You’ll be able to appear on the internet for positive approach dog trainingpoints that basically perform and which will assist you to train your dog to be well behaved and a joy for being around.

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This video is on capturing a behavior using clicker training. I have been working on capturing natural behaviors with Isabelle and putting them on cue. So far she can sneeze on cue “Smell the Skunk” and now scratching “Do you have fleas?”. I have also captured other tricks that Isabelle likes to do by just clicking her when she does them and put them on cue, “boing” and “cross paws”.

Once your dog understands that their movements can make you click and earns them a reward, they will start offering behaviors and be more aware as to what they were doing when you clicked. I think that it is just fun to try to take what the dog already loves doing or does anyway and put it on cue.

Good luck and have fun with capturing behaviors!

Pam & Isabelle

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