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Garret is now a member of Dog Training Mar 6, 2010
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Bryan commented on Eric's blog post 'The truth about The Perfect Dog'
twitedma, Actually the informercial DOES state that giving treats can make a dog more aggressive. I would recommend that you take the time to read two books if you have not read them already. One is called The Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson, the…
Feb 28, 2009
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Training A Dog

Training a dog is not a to make things easier for the dog owner. It is quintessential to owning a caring Training a dog is about positive reinforcement, leadership, structure, education, and FUN! A dog's training is primarily based on you being the "pack leader". There are many different ways to train a dog or puppy, some methods can be good, some can be bad. Gaining the knowledge of… Continue

Posted by Eric on October 18, 2008 at 11:39am

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Submit Your Dog Training Guide Suggestions

Well, we've been reviewing many online dog training guides trying to find the #1 guide. So far we've gone through The Dogfather's "The Perfect Dog", SitStayFetch, Dove Cresswell's online course, DIY Dog Training, as well as a few… Continue

Posted by Eric on October 17, 2008 at 2:07pm

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Dog Obedience Training

A dog is a naturally aggressive species. In the wild, aggression would be very handy for dogs. Dogs require aggression to defend themselves, to defend their food, to find a mate, and for other necessary tasks. It takes time to train a dog to not act on these natural dog aggressive behaviors.



But, this does not mean that we must be helpless in the aspect of training our dogs. There is a lot that we can do to stop aggression from rearing… Continue

Posted by Eric on October 13, 2008 at 9:40am

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Dog Training Beginners Guide

Here's a quick beginners guide of some tips I've learned through trial and error to help get some of you new dog trainers up and running.



The first thing you should focus on is behavior training. I know it can be fun to pick up a stick or a ball and start playing fetch and trying to teach your dog to sit, stay, fetch, etc. But, things like that will become much easier if your dog is behaving properly.



So, understand that a lot of dog behavior problems result from lack of… Continue

Posted by Eric on October 7, 2008 at 6:00pm

 
 
 

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