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Back to school means a change for pets too

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – There is so much to do as a new school year approaches. Changing schedules will affect everyone in the family, including dogs.

Sudden changes in routine can created separation anxiety, which is a big problem with many pets.

Amy Robinson, dog trainer and creator of the ‘Drool School’ DVD, offers tips to keep your dog on track:

Dogs love routine. Try to feed him and walk him at about the same time each day, and spend a few minutes a day on training. This is the kind of interaction your dog craves, and will make him feel useful and important.

Exercise your dog before leaving the house. A leash walk early in the morning is very satisfying for your dog and has health benefits for human and canine alike. once you return home, your dog is ready to relax while you are away.

Consider a confinement system to keep your dog from chewing furniture when he’s bored. A roomy crate or gated area gives your dog his own space. use the confined area for fifteen minutes or so when you are home, and toss in treats and toys so he learns accept it when you are away.

Be fair about leaving your dog alone. More than four hours for a puppy or six to seven hours for an adult dog is pushing the limit. to battle separation anxiety, keep your good-byes low-key, and the same when you return.

Try a job chart so the dog isn’t forgotten on a busy day. just like schedules for school and sports, you can schedule feeding, walking and playtime for your dog. Divide age-appropriate jobs among the kids, and parents should participate as well. once the jobs are all checked off for the week, parents can choose to reward their kids.

After a family dinner, try establishing a new family tradition. Ditch the cell phones and take a family walk together. Kids talk about their day, parents enjoy a stroll, and the dog loves being part of this bonding experience.

Tips submitted by Amy Robinson Dog Training www.droolschool.com

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Puppies – Crate training for the working household?

My husband and I are thinking of getting a golden retriever puppy. we both work 10 hour days, 4 days a week. I don't want to leave her in the crate for that long, however I don't want her to have "accidents" all over our brand new home. Our backyard isn't landscaped yet, so it's just dirt and it may not be a good idea to leave her out there.

We do have another dog, about 5 years old, who is of course completely trained.

Does anyone with experience have any suggestions for potty/crate training our puppy?

Crate training is a good idea, but 10 hours is too long to leave the puppy in the crate. You'd have to be home to take him out pretty often in the beginning. Most puppies can't hold it more than 2-3 hours. Plus, goldens are known to be super hyper for the first few years. They are good dogs, but need a lot of exercise and playtime. You wouldn't want to put the puppy outside, because they are susceptible to heat stroke, etc. a good solution would be to hire a dog walker, make sure at least one of you is home all the time, or maybe get a golden that is a couple of years old and already housetrained so it's not an issue.

Well make your puppy pee/poop in a certain area that you want her too (on a newspaper ofcourse) direct her to that spot and whenever she pees/poops outside of that are put the puppy in her cage. after a while she'll get the hang of it.

consider a dog walker or a pet sitting service

If you are working those hours then please don't get a retreiver – they are unbelievably active and need tons of exercise or they get boistrous and destructive. There are special retreiver rescue places full of them as people don't realise how active they are and can't cope. if you really want another dog then I would go for something smaller that will become adult quicker and be easier to crate humanely. maybe you could arrange for someone to call for an hou in the middle of the day? or could you get an outdor run with shelter? good luck whatever you decide.

First thing in the morning, either you or your husband need to walk the puppy. let her play while you're getting redy for work then put her back in her crate. the crate should be kept in a bathroom/laundry room so that she will be able to come in and out of it as she pleases. Place puppy wee pads on the floor but not all over the floor, just in one or two places and give her plenty of food and water. Put up a gate or close the door.
You can not leave a puppy in a crate for 10 hrs a day without letting her go potty.
Take her age and turn it into hours…if she is 4 months old then that would be 4 hrs…that is the length of time she will be able to hold her business until she goes where she wants to

When I got my puppy I made sure it was at a time where I was able to take two weeks off of work and school so I could get him accustomed to my house and make sure he was comfortable in his crate. I usually leave him in his crate for about 6 hours a day with some water, a fan on him, and three kongs filled with yummy treats to keep him occupied. 10 hours is a long time and a puppy will not be able to hold their bladder that long and will have an accident and then not understand what the crate is designed for. Dogs don't like to be near their mess but if your pup has an accident it won't have much choice in his crate and will get used to be nearing his waste and think its OK. if I were you I would make sure I could stop home on my lunch break and take the puppy out for a nice work or even hire a dog walker to come once a day.
Good luck!

Here;s some links about crate training:
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/housebreakin…
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/cratetrainin…

Some links about Goldens:
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/goldenretrie…
http://us.eukanuba.com/eukanuba/en_US/js…

Hope you can get that adorable puppy you want!

I crate trained my 11 week pitbull,we first gotten him at 6 weeks of age. They have crates at walmart they come with seperaters. Giver her enough room to lay down and turn around comfortably, NO MORE. They will not go where they have to sleep. At first she may wake you up seems like every hour let her out of the cage long enough to go potty, and right back in the cage. I laid next to my puppy in the cage and rubbed his head till he went to sleep. I also put a shirt i just worn in the crate, has my smell on it. after a week she should be fine in the crate at night. I just now stopped crating him at night, hes doing fine! Also when your home leave the door to the crate open, let her in and out freely. also when my puppy would go in the crate i would praise him. He loves his crate.
Do you work close by to where you live to let her out on your lunch breaks. I wouldnt leave her just yet that long. after a she gets the hang of the crate i would start to leave her in there alone. Thats what i am doing im starting a job in the next 2 weeks and im starting to get him use to being left alone. I think after a lil while she will be fine.Before you leave give her a nice long walk and play with her tire her out. after a few weeks if you feel shes ready to be in a room then let her out of the crate. Everyones saying its mean but i know for a fact he can hold it in for 8 hours he does it at night. I hoped this helped GOOD LUCK!!

You might want to reconsider the age of the pup you want…I'd go with an older one or perhaps a young adult….

I know a lot of people think crates are cruel, but I think dogs are fine in them myself. I think they are great for potty training as well. I found that to also to be the easiest and fastest method to potty train my dogs. Since dogs don't like to potty where they are going to sleep it is best to get a crate that is not too large for them, because if it is they will simply potty in one corner and lay in another. Since you have a golden retriever, and they grow large, if you don't want to waste money on a small one they will outgrow, you can get a larger crate, just block off an area of it until she grows into it. when you get home from work, you will let her outside to potty, first thing, and leave her out there until she does her business. if she doesn't and seems determined to come inside, let her back in but put her right back in her crate. Leave her in there for a short while and let her right back outside. Once she goes potty she can come in and play like she normally would. Soon enough she will learn that she is to go potty right when she goes outside and she will learn to just go to the door herself. Golden Retrievers are smart dogs and dogs in general are smart and want to please you. Just make sure to give lots of praise when she goes potty outside. Also, if you happen to see her go inside, bring her to it, tell her "NO" and put her outside. Don't punish her in her crate if she potties inside, because then she looks at the crate as a bad place, and it's not a bad place. Hope that helps

Unfortunately, I don't think getting a puppy is a good idea. They need a ton of attention and exercise. if you are both going to be gone that long you would need to have someone come home to walk the dog in the afternoon. Dogs won't potty in their crate and a puppy can't hold it for 10 hours.

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Should I leave some water in the dog crate (crate training)?

I am trying to potty train my dog. I was told to leave her in a crate while I am away at work and let her out when I get home so she learns to go outside. I have tried many other methods like rubbing her face in it and spanking her and nothing worked. Since I am away for 18 hours at a time, would it be a good idea to leave a little bowl of water in her cage or would that complicate the training since drinking would make her want to go potty more?

you need to hire someone to take her out , 18 hours is a ridiculous amount of time to expect her to hold it are u crazy?

18 hrs is far too long to leave a dog in a crate with out going out. Leaving water is the humane thing to do and she will pee. you need to find someone who will let her out as this is no life for a dog. it is a cruel thing to do. she will not develop properly in both bone and muscle development. she needs lots of exercise.

18 hours?? Are you crazy?? like the 1st poster said, hire someone. What if you had to hold your pee/poop for 18 hours?

And you NEVER EVER hit your dog, and it's mean to rub his face in it!

first of all you don't want to spank your puppy because then they will think of you as a bad person and wont want to bond with you and or listen to what you say. I have a puppy of my own and i found it easier if i dont put her in a crate instead i put her in a room that connects to an outside door so the dog can drink and go potty outside whenever she needs to. it is best to not have carpet in that room. and if you will be gone for 18 hours a day you need to have her food out in the morning for about ten to fifteen minutes but no more and then when you need to leave just put it away. When you get home you just do the same thing and a dog only needs to be fed twice a day and if you leave out the food all day you will come home to more accidents. the crate you use only has to be big enough for the dog to stand up and turn around and there will not be enough room for a water bowl so it will be much much better if u dont put her in a crate

Sorry to be the bummer here but it really sounds like you are too busy to have a dog. If you put water in the crate with the dog and he drinks it and you are gone for 18 hours the dog is bound to go in it's crate. When a dog goes potty as soon as it leave the dogs body he forgets about it and does not understand why you are rubbing his nose in to it . He just thinks you are a crazy maniac that keeps putting rug burns on his nose for no reason.. The best way to house train a dog is to keep an eye on him and look for the signs that the dog needs to go. And then run him out and show him the right place to go.If you catch the dog in the act of going you need to let out a loud noise and interupt the behavior then take him out and show him the right place. but if you are gone 18 hours at a time I think you either need to out him in a doggie day care or think about giving him to some one that has more time, please don't take this the wrong way but I know I could not hold my bladder for 18 hours and I would not expect my dog to.. Good luck.

Hurting the dog won't help the both of you. stop it. Have someone else look after your dog.

Instead of a crate, confine your dog to either a spare room or an exercise pen. Since it doesn't work when you hit her or rub her nose in it, maybe you should try something more humane? either that or rehome the dog and get another one when you have more time.

Crate training works if done correctly. We've had our 4 month lab pup since he was 10 weeks. He's in a crate for up to about 4 hours and sleeps in it through the night. He hasn't had one accident in his crate. as soon as she wakes up or you get home let her out immediately, carry her outside if you must so she doesn't have the opportunity to go on the floor, and treat, treat, treat. she has to learn 2 things, one that you want her to go outside and two that you DON'T want her to go inside. you have a 2 second opportunity to praise or scold, after that it's too late and the pup won't make the connection to why you're doing either.

Why do you have a dog? being gone 18hrs. and trying to housebreak a dog is crazy and you don't say how old the dog is. either way it is to long to be crated and if you put water in the crate the dog will drink and have to pee and end up laying in it until you get home. this is not going to help housebreak the dog and 18hrs. is just plain cruelty for the dog no matter what age.

Shame on the breeder or shelter that would even consider giving you a dog that isn't housebroken knowing how long you would be gone. Or did you tell them?

You could hire someone to come in every 2-3hrs.(this is how often the dog must go out if you are going to get it housebroken) to take the dog out to potty but then the dog will bond with that person and not you. you shouldn't have a dog until you are able to do the housebreaking and training properly.

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Did We Get The Wrong Dog? I Am Going Insane … He Is A 7 Month Labrador/weimaraner, Please Read & Help? Training

I need serious & thoughtful answers please …I have grown up w/pets & dogs my whole life & never had a worse puppy…. are we just not the “right people”?we rescued our dog when he was 3 months old …. he was at Petsmart & they said he was found in a tiny crate. His mother was a 100 pound Weimaraner & his dad a 80 pound black lab.he has been so smart w/training sit, down, stay, ect. I taught it all to him in remarkable time (Lots of treats involved! *lol*)Our dog is TERRIBLE with chewing & repeatedly chewing the same items OVER & OVER …we buy him new toys constantly … the latest ones are a kong & we got filling to put in it and a Nylabone.even after a good exercise & attention & Praise … its when hubby & I aren’t around … he drops his toys and is on the prowl for our household items….I have lost my coffee table, hardwood flooring, shoes, he ate his soft bed, books, and much more.Today, I found him with a book ALL shredded everywhere … I grabbed it, put it in his face & said, “NO”. he put his ears back & knew he was wrong …. two hours later … he has the same book and is shredding it even more.here is why I think he is smart …. I had my favorite pair of flip flops … one day while I was in bed I saw him grab them, he looked back at me (I didn’t say a word) and he dropped them. a couple of days later, I found them destroyed when I wasn’t present.he usually always learns after once or twice on things he isn’t allowed to have …here is my issue, I will not be able to walk w/him much longer I am heavily pregnant w/a big baby boy and I cannot go out in this heat & I’m not going to ask my husband who worked hard all day to go exercise the dog for an hour…..If our dog isn’t happy now with the love, exercise, treats we give him constantly …. I will be doing much less for him once my son gets here and I am exhausted all day from caring for him.do we need to give this dog to someone who lives on a farm and as time to let him roam free all day?I hate to get rid of him … but he is bringing us constant hard ache.I have others tell me to crate him since he can’t be trusted … but I don’t want to do that because then he would be in there all day. he has a huge crate we put him in when we leave …What do we do? would he be happier w/someone else? Thing is he follows me everywhere, even into the bathroom … I’ve never gotten rid of a pet, even when difficult … will he grow out of this?I cannot possibly do anymore for him than we do now …. and like I said I will not be putting more effort into him once my son is born in a couple of months ….we have done & sent so much on this dog .. the latest bill (besides his grooming one) was $140.00 vet bill because he was scratching himself.What do we do??

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What’s a good schedule for my puppy? crate training, feeding, exercise…etc.?

And I know I’m supposed to take him out every 2 hours to pee, but what if he pees inside in between those two. Then wouldn’t it disrupt the schedule?I have a 2-month old poodle, and I got him yesterday, but I’m still unsure about the times at which I should feed him etc. and how to take care of him. I’m getting his crate tomorrow though, so I want to know for how long I should keep him in there and how frequent.When I wake up, do I get him from his crate and take him to my patio to pee? (I live in a 2 bedroom apartment on the top floor) Then exercise him for 15 minutes, then feed him then put him back in his crate and wait for 10 minutes to let him pee again?Or what?What was YOUR schedule for your dogs when they were puppies?

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How to crate train an adult dog?

One of our recent acquired dogs is 5 year old neutered male, who has never been crated in his life.At first we were willing to accomodate that by allowing him to sleep in our room at night, but I’ve implemented a three strike rule– after finding where he’s urinated in the middle of the night three times now, it’s time for him to be crated like the rest of my dogs at night. He’s always let out for his last bathroom break just minutes before bed time, and so urinating in the middle of the night is rather unacceptable to me.It took a bit of gentle coercing to even get him in the kennel last night, but after guiding him in there, and giving him several biscuits with an accompanied “Good boy!!!!!” I shut the door. We went upstairs to bed, but we heard him break out of the kennel (obviously I didn’t latch it good enough) so we put him in there again. He proceeded to whine and bark for about an hour, calmed down, and then, periodically throughout the night, (about average of every three hours) he would bark and whine for another 20-30 minutes, and then calm down again.I’ve decided that I will be feeding him, and offering any and ALL treats in his closed kennel as well to help encourage a positive reinforced area for him, but I was wondering if anyone else has had this experience, and what method did they use to help ease the transition?Um, I never mentioned a thing about exercise… I’m not going to exercise him at 10 at night in the pitch dark, when he gets exercise during the day.I was told by previous owners that he’s a “marker” and usually pees in the house. He was just examined by a vet previous to being sent to me, and is on meds for some other physical issues (year in the ears, and some oinment for a facial infection)

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Eat More to Lose Weight – 5 Things You Need to Know Before Dieting …

Interested in taking off a few pounds? A few dozen? Well, whatever your goals are, it’s hard to find the right diet since there are so many ‘miracle’ diets around. But! If you want to know how to lose weight the healthy way, here’s 5 tips that need to be a part of any diet you try.

#1 Metabolism. Inside our bodies is a furnace… same as a steam engine, you throw on more fuel to keep everything running. If you have too much fuel laying around, what do you do? Stoke the flames! About 60% of our energy is burned just by being alive… even if you exercise a ton, you won’t even be able to equal what you burn if you have a faster metabolism.

#2 a lot of people might think the best way to get rid of all that extra fuel is to stop bring more in… so you’ll find people living on a 1,200 calorie diet, or even a 1,000 calorie diet or less. Fasting can have some very big medical/spiritual benefits, but it’s NOT for losing weight, and it’s NOT a good idea to fast too much until you’ve gotten pretty healthy already.

#3 So what’s a person to do then? You still need to burn more calories than you eat, but you need to avoid sending your body into starvation mode. So eat more! One day a week, sit down and enjoy. If you need 2,000 calories a day to maintain your weight based on your body size and activity level, then eat 1,600 six days a week, and then on Sunday feel free to have as much as 2,500.

#4 But wait… won’t that slow down my weight loss? Look at it this way… 1,600 is 400 less calories than you needed…. 400 * 6 = 2,400. That means even if you were to eat 800 calories extra on the 7th day, you’ll still be 1,700 in the good! You’ll eat more, and reach your dieting goals without having to worry about hitting a wall!

#5 be smart about it. It’s okay to eat whatever kinds of foods you want, your body needs fat and carbohydrates and calories to function well. But don’t eat too many fried processed foods, that’s the main thing you need to work on. The closer something is to the way God made it, the better you can feel about adding it into your diet however you like So get going! Don’t starve yourself, and there’s no need to cut out everything that’s delicious in life… eat more to lose weight, and forget about the low calorie diets. They might seem to work in the short term, but you’ll soon find it comes with a price.

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James O’Day is a student trying to get into better shape… mostly writes about what he’s learned on his journey so far.

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Some new English Bulldog puppy owners are hesitant to let anyone else care for their new baby or to leave them at all. But eventually you have to go to work or the store or a business trip or vacation and you don’t want your English Bulldog puppy to have separation anxiety. This is just one reason doggie daycare may be a great idea for your pup!

English Bulldog puppiesare naturally very social dogs and love to meet new dogs and people as much as possible. It’s also very healthy for your puppy to meet as many new people, animals and be in different situations as much as possible so that he grows up well adjusted. As a puppy, your English Bulldog may not be old enough to be left alone for 8 hours while you’re at work. That is where doggie daycare comes in handy! You can take your English Bulldog puppy there to play, meet new friends and get plenty of exercise instead of sitting in a crate or being home alone while you’re at work. Socialization is a key part in helping your English Bulldog puppy to grow up healthy and what better way to get that for your puppy than at a place with lots of dogs to play with?

Find a few different doggie daycares in your area and go to each of them to see what the facility is like and if you’re comfortable leaving your English Bulldog puppy with the people that work there. Be sure to visits at least 3 different places before you make a decision to ensure you have a few different choices and perspectives. Once you find a daycare you and your puppy will like, try leaving him there just for an hour or two to see how he does. If you feel he’ll have fun, be happy and adjust well to playing with other dogs during the day, sign him up to have a day full of fun to keep him busy, healthy and happy!

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Do you think that crate training is wrong?

My fiance and I recently got our first dog (though we have been around dogs our entire lives this is OUR first dog). We are crate training her giving her tons of exercise and taking her to the dog park near our house almost every day to get her use to other dogs and other people. One day while at the dog park we were talking with lady about our dogs and what not. We mentioned that we are crate training her and that she very rarely has accidents in the house or in her crate. The lady was completely repulsed by us “shoving our dog in a small crate for hours upon end”. She had a 2 year old lab who she never crate trained and who is still not house broken. We have done a ton of research on training puppies and we feel as if crate training is the way to go, if done correctly, which I believe we are. My question to you is not a question as much as opinion. I want to know what your opinion on crate training dogs is. If you want to add success or horror stories please do so.Let me clarify. I don’t think crate training is wrong. I know that lady was an idiot. I honestly just wanted to open a discussion about the matter. The most Allie (our dog) is in her crate is 4 hours at a time and that is rare. Both my fiance and I come home on our lunches and we have different enough schedules that she is rarely left in the crate for more than 2 or 3 hours.

Do you think that crate training is wrong?