Dog: Find It Command
When your dog knows “find it,” you can distract him away from or pass distractions in the
environment. It’s also a great way to give your dog a mental workout.
When your dog knows “find it,” you can distract him away from or pass distractions in the
environment. It’s also a great way to give your dog a mental workout.
Fear is a common and perfectly normal, innate, and adaptive behavior in all animals. However, if fear isn’t addressed, it can develop into serious behavioral and health problems, so if your dog is showing fear or shyness, you should always deal with it proactively.
Some dogs, often puppies or young adults, are unable to control their bladders during greetings; this can involve greeting humans and/or other dogs.
her dog while he’s on his leash? This unpleasant but common behavioral problem in dogs can be caused by barrier frustration.
Adding a new dog to a home with a resident dog can be great fun and offers both your family
and your dog extra companionship. However, dogs need time to build relationships.
Some aggression may be a normal, adaptive behavior in virtually all animal species and domestic dogs are no exception. Luckily, there are a number of things you can do to minimize both the frequency and intensity of dog-dog aggression.
First, you need to give your dog a chance to get used to the crate. You can’t just throw him in
there and hope he adjusts; that would be traumatic for most dogs.
A crate is a terrific investment for a number of reasons. A crate can help you with:
House-training: Teaches your puppy to keep the home clean.
Chew training: Stops your puppy from chewing anything except legitimate chew toys.
Settling: Encourages your puppy to settle down when he’s alone.
Kenneling: Your puppy may need to stay in a crate during travel or a hospital visit.
Dogs counter surf because there might be food, of course. Crumbs, crusts, fruit bowls, meat
defrosting or marinating, a breadbox—you never know what you might find.
Some reasons dogs chew: because it feels good, anxiety, attention-seeking, barrier frustration/escape behavior, pent-up energy, and hunger.