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Ralph

If you have a pet dog, training it is inevitable as you have to give your pet the right training to live with you. You have the choice of either putting your pet in a dog obedience boarding school or you can get it trained individually by a trainer.

A dog obedience boarding can really transform your pet’s behavior and will really work miracles for you and your dog. But you have to look into a lot of matters before you decide to put your pet in a dog school. You have to spend some of your precious time to evaluate which will be the best boarding school for your puppy or dog. And most importantly, the boarding should come within your budget.

The advantages of enrolling your pet in a dog school are numerous. This boarding will train your dog about how it should conduct itself when it is with other animals or dogs and people. Once your dog is properly trained from a dog school, you just have to continue the routine and you will be the very proud owner of a well behaved dog.

To get access to the best dog school, you have to collect details about the reputed dog schools in your neighborhood.  Then conduct a comparison study about what each school and its training methods. No dog school will be the same as they all differ in their teaching approaches and it will depend on you to enroll your dog in one which will be best suited to your kind of needs.

You can get in touch with the probable dog obedience boarding schools and clear all your doubts before finalizing on a particular school. Only then will you be able to get an idea about how the trainers are, whether they are really fit for the job and so on. This is the best way to find out how your puppy will fare there.

A majority of the dog obedience boarding centers give prize training and have experienced and qualified trainers for the purpose. You will find that many dog obedience boarding schools offer training even for specific behavioral problems that your dog may be suffering from. The trainers make use of voice commands, hand signals and holistic approaches to make the dogs or puppies behave properly. They also make use of the reward and punishment techniques to train dogs.

You should make it a point to carefully evaluate the teaching methods that the dog obedience boarding school adopts before putting your puppy there. It is always advisable to put your dog in a boarding school which uses a method which will suit you and your dog the best as you have to remember that you will have to take an active role in controlling your dog even after it comes back from the dog school

Dog training is partially an art and a science. The most important criterion while putting your dog in a dog boarding Houston obedience facility is that the arrangement should be perfect for both you and your dog. See that the dog boarding Houston obedience  school does not resort to beating or terrorizing techniques to train your dog as this will only have an adverse effect on your dog’s behaviors.    

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SMITH: Move over Lassie, Newton dog making it in Hollywood

Early last year, a lovely batch of puppies arrived at Caring Hands Humane Society as strays.

There were five in the litter — two red, two black and one brown, with medium-length hair of waves and “poodle eyes.” There were obvious poodle mixes — adorable as they possibly could be! The litter was outgoing, loving everyone who came in to see them unconditionally. And happily, all pups went to loving homes.One little brown pup named Kara was renamed Molly in her new home. Molly enjoyed her life on the farm and was taken care of exceptionally well, even having her own heated shed. Over time, she grew bored, as a youngster can easily do. She became a heavy barker, barking all night at the cows and horses, as well as destructive. Her adopters reached out to us, but it became too much and she was returned to Caring Hands 10 months after she was adopted.Molly, being a year old, had become a large, powerful dog. All grown up, hair long and wavy, still with those light amber, beautiful poodle eyes. Molly was gorgeous and highly intelligent. She quickly wanted to learn whatever we had to throw her way! She was a sponge! Immediately, the picture taking came — and how could I resist? With the magnitude of those eyes and the beautiful wavy, brown hair with blonde highlights? She was a natural. I’d simply lift the camera to my face and she’d sit immediately. I do believe she was born for the camera. Of course, the trainer in me says the camera moving towards the face had become a “hand signal” for sit, so she naturally did just that. She loved the camera!A couple weeks after her arrival, I received an email inquiring about this lovely lady that had been spotted through Petfinder.com, a Web site to assist you in finding your next pet. “Do you adopt out of state? Do you ship dogs?”I politely answered, “Yes, we adopt out of state.” And “We prefer face-to-face meetings, in person for adoption.” Over the next day or two, there was a string of e-mails until one day I received a phone call from the lady behind the e-mails, Debbie Pearl. It was one of those phone calls you’d never conceive you’d have. She spilled the beans about who she was, her company and what she was looking for.Debbie owns the company Paws For Effect. It is a company based out of Los Angeles that trains dogs to be in movies and commercials, etc. And she was looking at our very own Molly. Yes, you read that right! She was looking for a labradoodle that nearly identically matched her brown labradoodle named Austin, and she was pretty sure she had found it in Molly.She began having me do little tasks with Molly, and I was happy to oblige. I took her out back to throw the ball, noting how interested she was. I observed how she was with strangers. I measured her height, not once, not twice but three times! I took hundreds of pictures (which Molly loved by the way!) and I spent a lot of time trying to make her ears perk forwards. All seemingly a bit strange at first to me, but understandable because Los Angeles is 1,400-plus miles away. It became my job to make sure the proper match was happening — a job I truly enjoy.Spending so much time with Molly, and after several e-mails and phone calls with Debbie, I was confident this was a great match. Her application to adopt was approved, but how do we get her there?Molly would have to fly to California via the Tulsa, Okla., airport!April 5 was Molly’s van and plane ride across the country. We all waited for the next morning so we could hear how it all went for our little superstar!Debbie said when Molly got off the plane, she came right out of the crate and licked her hands all over, sat down for the camera (of course she whipped that out right away!) and looked right at Debbie as she sniffed the air, with a goofy look on her face. We speculated she was wondering why she smelled the salty water in the air, as opposed to all the pollen and the country air! But much to Molly’s personality, she didn’t care! She was happy as always and was content to just tag along to wherever she was going next.She played with a golden retriever and a terrier mix when she arrived home. She met all the dogs in the house and did exceptionally well! She absolutely adores the golden, who is very similar in age, and the two have become fast friends.Within her first 24 hours of arriving in L.A., Austin, the labradoodle, had an audition and she planned to take Molly along.I’ve been blogging about her journey thus far. This will be an open-ended blog, continuing on with Molly’s adventures and successes via Caring Hands’ Facebook page. You can relive this or follow along here by viewing the “notes” section at www.facebook.come/CaringHandsHumaneSociety.It isn’t common for someone to move to L.A. to be in the movies, and I can’t think of another time in Newton where a canine did just that! Molly has made Newton history! We have “Paw-tographs” at Caring Hands Humane Society, 1400 S.E. Third St., for those who would like a souvenir from L.A.’s new star! Donations are appreciated.A note from Debbie: “Molly is wonderful and did fantastic on set. She wasn’t fazed by anything and seemed to take everything in stride, quite amazing for a dog who just got off a plane and has relocated in not even one day. She is highly intelligent, and both myself and my other trainer who was with me were extremely impressed by her. We will all be fighting over who gets to train her!”Look for us on Facebook!Lori Smith is kennel manager, training/behavior consultant and foster coordinator for Caring Hands Humane Society in Newton. The shelter, 1400 S.E.Third St., is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; and from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Caring Hands can be contacted at 283-0839 or www.caringhandshs.org.

SMITH: Move over Lassie, Newton dog making it in Hollywood


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'Sit,' the magic word

Does your dog jump on people who come to the door?

Dart out the door when it’s opened?

Is he frantic at the sight of his leash? Lunge in excitement at thesight of another dog?

Does he grab your pant legs as you run?

What’s a quick fix for all of these problem behaviors?

I just adore a dog who politely approaches me with an automaticsit, and that’s what I train dogs to do, from as young as 6 weeksold.

Sitting is the most under-rated and under-used exercise, eventhough it’s so simple. (I like simple.) It is actually one of themost useful behaviors, especially if practiced and reinforced tothe point of being immediate and/or automatic.

Consider this: if a dog is sitting, he cannot jump on visitors,dart through the door, run away, etc. It’s so much better toreinforce your dog for good behavior than punish him for being adog.

I am a big fan of giving dogs jobs and having them “work” (e.g.,sit) for everything they want. It’s such a simple way to strengthenyour relationship and to build their confidence.

The Nothing in Life is Free program requires your pet to sit forfood, a treat, going out the door, a toy, getting on the bed,getting his leash on, being let out of a crate, etc. When youreward good calm behavior with the things he wants, you’re traininghim to be a good boy.

 Of course, your dog already knows how to sit. What we’re workingon is getting him to sit on cue, immediately, when we ask, and verysoon without asking or with just a hand signal. (Notice I did notuse the word command; dog-friendly trainers use the word“cue.”)

Traditional training involves pulling up on the leash while pushingdown his bottom and saying “sit.” This can work, but your dog maywait for your hand prompt on his butt or only sit when the leash ison, and he probably doesn’t consider this a fun game.

Reward-based training is taught off-leash, with no physicalhandling; this comes in handy when we advance to distance work andaround distractions.

And, it’s so much fun for the dog, that he’ll start offering sitswhenever he wants something. People are always amazed at howquickly their little puppy learns to sit automatically. Andchildren love this fun easy training technique.

Instructions:

Begin in a quiet place with no distractions. While facing your dog,hold a yummy treat about 2 inches in front of his nose and slowlyraise your hand to between his ears. As he looks up, hishindquarters will lower into a sit. At the exact moment his bottomhits the ground, click or say “yes,” then, throw the treat to theside so he has to get up. Repeat 10-15 times per trainingsession.

Troubleshooting:

If you move your hand too high, he’ll jump. Too low, and he mightjust nibble your hand. Too fast or too far back, and he may justback up. Keep the treat close to his nose and move slowly.

Adding the cue: “Sit” and a hand signal

After he is reliably sitting, you can introduce the verbal cue, andthe lure movement now becomes the hand signal. Still using yourclicker and tiny treats, move your hand, palm up, over his head toyour chest, and say “Sit” right before he touches the ground. Itwon’t be long before he connects the word and the hand signal tohis behavior.

Gradually cue him earlier, as he is going into a sit, until you aresaying the word and/or using the hand signal before he begins thebehavior. By now you should be standing up straight, not hunchedover him. (“Sit, sit, sit” is a different cue than “sit,” saidonce. Don’t repeat yourself; allow him to figure out thisgame.)

Incorporate this into your everyday activities. If you’re notasking for a sit 50-75 times a day, you’re wasting trainingopportunities!

Very soon you will not need the clicker or treats, though some kindof reward every once in awhile will reinforce the behavior, even ifit’s just “Good dog!” This behavior will soon become automatic asyour dog learns that sit is the magic word for all good things.Have fun!

Patty L. Crichton, B.S., of Northwoods Dog Training inPetoskey, is a holistic trainer and behavior specialist usingdog-friendly techniques. She can be contacted by calling (231)439-0365, e-mail dogtraining@hotmail.com

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Dog Behavioral Training – Learn To Communicate With Your Dog

Fundamentally, dog behavior training is mostly about communication. From a person perspective, the dog trainer is the one who communicates to the canine which conducts are positive and which ones are not positive, as well as circumstantial conducts and when to do what. From the dog’s context, the dog trainer should in addition comprehend what things provoke the dog to assist attain optimum results.

A trainer must also differentiate the pet’s fashion of communicating. A dog puppy can signalize to the trainer if he or she is indecisive, enthusiastic, perplexed, frantic and so on. The dog’s emotional mode has an significant fact and should be considered during performing the dog behavior training. A nervous or distraught canine, similar to a person, won’t learn effectively.

Using extremely consistent hand signals as well as verbal commands would help your dog to comprehend them more rapidly. It is also essential to note that the reward of the dog is not the same as the reward marker. The reward marker is a dog hand signal that permits the pet know that he has earned a reward.

A reward can consist from a celebration, a treat, a toy or anything else that a puppy will find gratifying. If you neglect to reward the dog after doing the reward hand signal then the value of the reward gets smaller thus making the dog training harder.

In addition to the use of hand signals, clickers can also be used as reward markers. But hand signals as well as the handler’s body communication are the most consequential part in a dog’s learning progress. The meanings of the hand signals can be taught to your pet dog through ongoing repetition, that way he will create an association with a certain hand gesture.

Using classical conditioning you can also train your pup the punishment marker in conjunction with the punishment itself. But recall that pets cannot generalize commands very freely. A hand signal which might be effective at home might cause confusion for them the instant you do it out of the house. So the command would required to be taught further in every unfamiliar occasion. Frequently called “cross-contextualization” it means that a dog has to apply what’s he has learned in one meaning to the others.

Rewards for dog behavior training are occasions wherein dog handlers go through the process of fundamentally training a young pup to develop a profound desire for a certain toy thus making the toy a stronger positive reward for a good behavior. This procedure is often times called “building prey drive” and is applied, mostly, in the training of Drugs Detection and Police Dogs. The intent here is to produce a pet that willfully works independently for prolonged time periods in the hope of getting the toy dog as a reward.

As for punishment the handler must take into consideration what’s correct to the puppy’s temperament, knowledge, age as well as their mental and physical conditions. A firm “no” works on many pets but there are those that show signs of concern or terror towards strict verbal corrections. Punishments should also only be applied if the unwelcome puppy conduct is something that can be immediately corrected, and the punishment should never embrace physical punishment. Dog behavior training should be fun for you and your pet.

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