Dog training and behavior

Various ways a Service Dog can help the people with disabilities According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Service Dogs or Assistive dogs are the specifically trained dogs to assist people suffering from disabilities which limit them to perform the day-to-day tasks without assistance. Service dogs make life much easier and comfortable for the people with disabilities and other medical conditions. Basic forms of tasks service dogs can be trained to do Service dogs are trained to do…

Chewing is normal and healthy activity of dogs; it's part of their natural behavior. This behavior though becomes destructive and annoying which is completely unnecessary because there are ways to stop them from chewing. Owners must understand that their dogs may be chewing to sooth their sore teething gums, trying to relieve tension and anxiety, are bored, and they may be having dental problems. Here are the top 5 ways to stop your dog from chewing: #1. Dog-proof (chew-proof) your house. This…

three times I will not receive the five bonus points on the test. Positive reinforcement is a principle of operant conditioning that I have used to train my dogs. I have a border collie that my mom and I have trained to be a Therapy Dog. When she was just beginning she knew the simple commands “sit,” “down” and “stay.” However, with the training…

here, has a dog? Or at least knows someone who does have a dog? Well, how many of you know someone with a service dog? Well if you didn’t there are three major types of service dogs. These three major ones are guide dogs, assistant dogs, and seizure alert dogs. Let me begin with tell you what a service dog is, according to the Americans with Disabilities Act, “a service dog is any dog who is specially trained to help an individual with an incapacity”. Each dog has a specific training to go…

American Pet Products Manufacturers Association estimated that 70-80 million dogs and 74-96 million cats are owned in the United States. People looking to adopt animals have a number of options about how to do this. Adopting a pet from a shelter or rescue center is more advantageous and desirable for the owner and animal than adopting from a store or breeder. Shelters offer adult animals, who may have previous training and an evident personality; adopting from a shelter can save lives of other…

Military Working Dogs Blistering heat, stinging sand, gritty wind. These extreme conditions America's brave servicemen withstand while overseas. However, they are not alone. They are accompanied by Military Working Dogs who also encounter such hellish conditions. Why, one may ask, would a nation deploy dogs to war? A Military Working Dog is not the common, everyday street dog; he is tasked with completing, with ease, assignments that would potentially cause hardship and danger to soldiers. He is…

for example the microwave beeps that it is done? Or why your dog gets hyper or drools when he hears you from a far distance yelling dinnertime? The way we learn these things are through a process called Classical Conditioning. It all started when a “Russian physiologist named Ivan Pavlov found that before he fed his dogs, when they smelled, saw the food, or even the person that feeds them, they would slobber. Pavlov figured out that dogs had learned that these things had become signals that food…

new dog to be healthy and happy 1. Dog foods. Taking care of your new dog means feeding him too. Dog foods are part of the basic needs of your pet and it is definitely a good choice to buy the best dog food for your pet to be healthy and happy. With all brands of dog foods available in the market, make sure that you know which one suits your canine best. 2. Puppy towel. Puppy towels are extremely handy when it comes to good grooming for your dog. if you want a healthy hygiene, give your dog his…

Pit Bulls are considered “The American Dog”. They have changed the way many Americans view dogs, but not only dogs the specific breed pit bulls. Many people only see them as mean, dangerous animals. They blame the dogs’ behavior based on the few pit bulls they see on the news for “attacking” someone. Pit bulls are not naturally mean-natured dogs. There have been multiple studies done on pit bulls to prove that they are not a danger to our society. Particularly, after reading the article The…

Training Bay or Catch Dogs You 'll need to decide what kind of dogs you want to train. Some good tracking dogs will be able to bay when they catch scent of a hog, they might not be the best dogs to chase down and capture a feral hog out in the wild. This process involves some research. Protecting Your Dogs 16. Dangerous Work The work of a hunting dog is dangerous when they 're catching feral hogs. The same tusks and teeth that could hurt a human will absolutely hurt a dog. Make sure…