How To Train

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Dog Training’s Most Important Step: Crate Training

A vital part of dog training is use of a crate, or kennel. It is most important to crate train puppies at a young age. Crate training satisfies a dogs need for a den-like enclosure. Dogs evolved from wolves, which have lived in packs and dens for hundreds of thousands of years. Having a crate […]

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Necessary to Dog Training: Positive Reinforcement

  Necessary To Dog Training: Positive Reinforcement Recent studies have shown that the commonly used method of negative reinforcement dog training is not only an effective in improving dog behavior, it can be harmful to both the dog and dog owner. Positive reinforcement not only promotes a well behaved, and less aggressive dog, it also […]

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The Most Important Resource in Dog Training

A good book or reference guide is the most important piece of equipment that a dog trainer can have.  There are all types of gizmos and gadgets that are suppose to make dog training easier, from clickers, do retractable leashes, to bark collars, and more… Most people would never buy a DVD player that didn’t […]

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