Puppy & Dog Behavior Training

House Training Your Dog
Your dog is an instinctively clean animal. If she can avoid it, she would rather not soil herself or her usual eating and sleeping area. Dogs also naturally develop habits of where they would like to eliminate. For example, dogs that have a habit of eliminating on grass or dirt would rather not eliminate on concrete or gravel or carpet or hardwood floors. You can use these natural tendencies for rapid and successful house training. keep reading ...

Crate Training Your Dog
Crate training is probably one of the most important things you train your dog or puppy to enjoy and look forward to. A crate is not a prison... in fact it is a den, and if you take the time to show your dog or puppy how comfortable and secure his or her den can be - they will enjoy it for a lifetime ! keep reading ...

Training Your Dog about Biting, Mouthing and Teething
Biting and mouthing is common in puppies and dogs especially in play. Dogs must learn to inhibit their bite and normally, they would learn this from their mother, their littermates and other members of the pack. But, because we take them away from this environment before this learning is completed, we must take over the training. keep reading ...





Coprophagia/Eating Feces - What to do!
It's normal for dogs, especially puppies to eat feces. However, there are ways to train them to stop this behavior. keep reading ...

Training Your Dog to Control Barking
Barking is a perfectly natural canine behavior. Birds sing; frogs croak; and a dog barks, whines and howls. If you have a dog, you better expect some barking, whining or howling. It is unrealistic and unfair to think you can train your dog to stop barking altogether. However, you, your neighbors and your dog will all be much happier if the barking is under control. keep reading ...

No Bark Training
Barking from the dog's point of view: my owners yell unintelligible things at me. Don't they know I can hear quite well and shouting is not necessary? keep reading ...

Training Your Dog to Overcome Separation Anxiety
Many dogs experience separation anxiety when left alone. They will often whine, bark, cry, howl, chew, dig, scratch at the door, soil the house or destroy your home and yard. We often unintentionally train our dogs to behave this way. keep reading ...

Training Your Dog to Stop Whining
Whining, crying, barking, and howling often result when a dog is left alone. Often the dog has learned that whining, crying or barking gets him whatever he wants - attention, food, affection. Soon what starts out as a demand whining becomes an unconscious whining habit. keep reading ...

Training Your Dog Out of Submissive Urination
Submissive wetting or urination is a normal way for a dog to demonstrate submissive behavior. Even a dog that is otherwise housetrained may leave dribbles and puddles of urine at your feet and on the floor. keep reading ...

Training Your Dog to Stop Excitement Urination
It's normal for some dogs to urinate when they become excited, even if the dog is perfectly housetrained. Treatment is limited because any reprimand or punishment can cause the excitement urination to quickly become submissive urination in an attempt to appease you. keep reading ...

House Training Your Dog and Spiteful Urination
"My dog has turned spiteful. She's house broken, but when I leave the house without her, she wets on the floor. I know she doesn't have to go, because I always take her out for a long walk before I leave. And I'm only gone for a few hours! I have tried everything but it doesn't help. How can I get her to stop?" keep reading ...

House Training Problems On Leash
"I just adopted a dog from our local animal shelter. Every morning I take her for a long walk and she will not do her business. As soon as we get home she makes a dash for the back yard and empties out behind a large bush there. Why does she do this? " keep reading ...