Your dog needs to stay active during all phases of his life. Dogs are not animals that are meant to sit still all of the time. They need to run and work in order to be healthy and happy. Register for agility classes, run with your dog, and teach him or her to play Frisbee [...]

A crate is your dog’s best friend during house training. Be sure to let your dog out regularly and on a consistent schedule to make crate training effective. Over time, a dog that is properly crated trained is less prone to having accidents inside the home.
There are several techniques to make crate training your dog [...]

When you begin house training, select a phrase to use repeatedly with your pet. Every single time you take your pup to do his business, say something like “need to go out?”. It does not matter the phrase you choose, as long as you keep it consistent. This will keep him focused, and will teach [...]

It can be very difficult to train two dogs together. If you attempt to train your dogs at the same time and notice that they are not able to concentrate the way that you want them to, you may need to train them separately.
Introductions to other animals should be done very slowly. Give your own [...]

Don’t give a puppy too much information and training at once, or you’ll wear him out. Puppies have a very limited attention span. When doing training, make them in small short sessions and always make them positive. If you do too much the puppy will just forget what you have taught him, and remember it [...]

A variety of rewards, such as treats, praise and toys keep your dog interested in pleasing you. These treats should be easily distinguishable from the common biscuit variety you may give your dog on a regular basis as special achievements in training merit special edibles in reward.
Dogs who have separation anxiety should always also have [...]

One thing you might want to do is train your dog to hold a toy in his mouth. When you see him mouth a toy, give him a reward or treat and use a clicker. After repeating this a few more times, wait until the dog picks up his toy again. When he is successful, [...]

Dogs tend to concentrate on one thing to the exclusion of everything else unless that concentration is interrupted. When a command is reinforced properly and often enough, your dog will begin to shift his focus from the distractions around to you in order to wait for your signal.
Always ensure your dog is getting enough exercise. [...]

When it comes to training your dog, never give up. You must supply constant reinforcement for your dog; if you fail to do this, the dog may forget what you taught it. In the same way that nourishing your dog with food and a safe place to live is a daily commitment, so is teaching [...]

Training should be done when the dog is young. While it isn’t essential, a young dog will be easier to train. If you train your dog from an early age, he will become an obedient pet and a close friend.
Dogs have great focus and can focus on one thing, ignoring everything else, until something breaks [...]