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What are the Benefits of Feeding Your Dog a Raw Food Diet - Discover Here

Feeding a raw food diet is not a new concept. I know people who having been feeding raw food to generations of dogs. Feeding raw food simply refers to feeding your dog a diet which completely excludes all commercial foods. Commercial foods tend to contain a lot of ingredients that are not found naturally in your dogs diet. These ingredients are difficult for your dog to digest and often manifest themselves as chronic problems such as ear infections or skin allergies. Commercial foods frequently contain pesticides which can be harmful to our pet. Artificial food colorings and flavorings are also added to most pet foods. What are the benefits of feeding your dog a raw food diet? Some of the benefits of feeding dogs an all raw diet include better digestion, healthier coats and skin, increased energy levels, improved disposition, and fresher breath and cleaner teeth and gums. Weight control and following a diet that closely resembles that of dogs' ancestors are two other reasons pe
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4 Simple Techniques on How Do I Stop My Dog From Barking

Dogs bark to communicate. We talk to communicate various things and dogs bark. They can bark for many reasons because they are territorial and trying to guard their house or their area. If they are excited and wanting to play. If they want to get their owners attention for various reasons wether it's to get their toy, to let them outside or just to get pet. They could be barking because they are afraid of something. As you can see there are many reasons why a dog barks and they are all ways that he communicates. If you are giving them what they want when they are barking for attention and you give it to them..then they have learned that barking gives them what they want. To stop your dog from barking u must socialize it with many people. Most dogs bark because they are curious to know about different things. Whenever your dog barks try saying "speak" or "bark" so that your dog knows when to bark. Try rewarding her with some treat the next time she barks when y

How to Train a Dog to Walk Up Stairs? - 5 Easy Steps!

Climbing stairs, though far from easy from a dog’s point of view, is still much simpler than going down them. Although going up relies on upper body strength, going down is more a matter of balance.  You should train him how to sit or stay first. do the same thing with the treat. show him by positioning his body how to sit. put you hand on the ground and push his body down. once he does give him a treat. for him to stay, show him the treat. then slowly walk away. say stay. if he does, give him the treat.  When you get to your house and he approaches the stairs, tell him to sit or stay. if he does, give him a treat. and then walk upstairs allowing to see another one. once he does, give him another one. Eventually, stop giving him a treat every time he sits down but instead when he goes up the stairs.

The Basic Dog Training Commands That Will Make Your Pet Smarter

To start the dog needs to associate the command with a reward, so to start, you need to give the dog the command, and when they perform the desired action give them a treat. Slowly phase this out by giving them a treat 3/4 of the time, then half the time; until, eventually the dog learns the command without expecting a reward. For Basic training you should be learning how to train your dog basic dog commands like: Sit, Down, Come, Stay, Stand, and Heel. You will learn different dog training exercises to gain better attention from your dog, more reliable dog behaviors and techniques to have a calmer pet. You'll learn about leadership, general health & wellness, grooming and fixing or heading off common behavior problems. They will usually address issues such as jumping, digging, chewing, barking, greeting company at the door. Train The Dog To Sit One of the most common dog commands is “Sit” and it is also a very easy skill to teach. If your pooch sits on command, it gets qui

5 Types of Dog Training Methods - Try It, You'll Like It

There are many different dog training methods when it comes to training dogs and everyone has a different idea for the best techniques to use. Study finds that some dog training methods cause stress to the animals as well. So it depends upon your pet and how you tackle the entire dog training schedule. What is less well-studied is what dog trainers call proofing, that is, getting a dog to a point where they obey even under distractions, etc. That is where decent trainers introduce corrections. Realize that not all dogs need corrections at this point. The pro trainers at Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc working with dogs that have been bred since the 50-60’s exclusively to be guide dogs have almost eliminated corrections from their training program - they are that good at training and the dogs are that wired to prefer the rewards over any alternatives that it works that way. However, most of us have not had a 4-year apprenticeship to become a professional trainer and most of us are not