How Do I Get My Dog To Stop Digging?
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Digging – Support Your Dog’s Digging Habit
When you get yourself a puppy, you will quickly find out how much that they truly enjoy digging. Digging is a natural instinct that is also a favorite past time to all dogs. The more sporting that the dog’s breed is, the more that they love to dig.
Furthermore, digging is also a way for the dog to relieve stresses. You will find that when you invite a new baby into the home that a puppy will dig more often. As the dog’s anxiety levels increase, digging is a way for the dog to relieve stress.
Fortunately there are ways in which you can help diminish your puppy’s digging behavior so that it is less destructive to your belongings while at the same time giving him a place to dig without being punished for it.
Below are a set of instructions that will help you train your dog not to dig and claw in areas that you do not want him to, as well as creating a place of his own where he is free to dig at his heart’s content.
1. For starters, you need to find the spot in which your dog loves to dig more than anything else. This digging spot could be inside of your home, at a park or even in your back yard. Knowing where your dog loves to dig can help you to remedy the digging issue.
2. In that spot that your dog loves to dig at, take the time to bury some of his toys in the area as well as things like bones and more. Make it a game that you both can play with you burying the items and the puppy digging them up. This will definitely prove to be a fun game for the both of you.
3. Every day, go back to your dog’s digging area and instruct him to start digging by giving him a command. This command could be as simple as “Sparky, Go Dig!” After a while he will immediately begin clawing at the dirt in wild anticipation for the fun that lay ahead.
4. Once your dog learns this digging command, when you see him digging in a spot other than the designated area, reprimand him with a firm NO and take him to the designated are to dig in. Just like house breaking, the repetition will teach the dog that the designated area is exactly where he is allowed to dig at without punishment.
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Learn How to Take Care of Labrador Puppies and Dogs Issues
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Why would you want a chocolate Labrador Retriever? That’s a question that I often ask myself, as I receive various requests for information about them.
Having been involved with Labrador Retrievers for many years now, and having also observed numerous Labrador Retrievers, including chocolate, I find it difficult to justify the additional price often charged for chocolate Labrador Retrievers locally.
The yellow and black Labrador Retrievers have been bred now for many, many, years. And they seem to be a very different (and nicer) dog to me than the chocolate Labrador Retrievers.
This opinion is also shared with various other Labrador Breeders to whom I have spoken.
Some Labrador Breeders have felt that the ‘gene pool’ for the chocolate Labradors is much smaller than those of the yellow and black Labradors. And this smaller gene pool, could contribute to more inbreeding etc and/or maximum inbreeding depression (which is the opposite to hybrid vigor).
This certainly seems to make sense to me, and I can’t see why this wouldn’t be the case?
From my personal experience, the vast majority of the chocolate Labrador Retrievers seem to me to be different to the yellow and black Labrador Retrievers, not only physically (obviously their color, but other elements also), but also in respect of their temperament, etc.
Some of the chocolate Labrador Retrievers that I have observed have had temperaments etc more like kelpies etc than Labradors. And some of the chocolate Labrador Retrievers I have observed have had temperaments etc with a combination of being very shy, fearful, etc combined with aggression.
Also, I have seen chocolate Labradors with hereditary diseases, such as ectropion, which is a defect with their eyes which involves their eyelid being lose or turning outwards, which increases risks of foreign bodies (such as grass seeds, etc) being able to get under their eyelid/s. This in turn can then cause other health problems etc, which may need Veterinary attention.
Another eye condition, which is also accepted as being hereditary, is entropion, which is the opposite to ectropion. With entropion, the eyelid turns inwards, and can irritate the eye by (for example) the eye-lashed rubbing against the eye.
Some Veterinarians will operate on the eyelid/s to remove the defective part, in order to try and reduce the associated risks or health problems. But, of course, dogs with these problems should not be used for breeding, in my opinion (and that of some Vets) as they may produce offspring with the same or similar eye problems etc.
However, there are some Labrador breeders of chocolate Labradors who knowingly continue to breed from Labradors that have hereditary eye problem, and produce offspring with problems.
I know of cases that have even been reported to the appropriate controlling body, and to the best of my knowledge, nothing has been done to prevent the reported Labrador breeders from continuing to breed from defective breeding animals, and producing defective offspring, which they sell to the unsuspecting public!
There have also been cases (for example) a senior official from a Labrador Retriever Club ‘endorsing’ a Labrador Breeder that was using defective breeding Labradors and producing defective puppies.
Please don’t assume that ALL chocolate Labradors are defective etc, as I am certainly NOT suggesting this. But I certainly believe that generally, I would prefer a yellow or black Labrador over a chocolate Labrador, and that if I had to have a chocolate Labrador, then I would do a LOT of research etc about the parents, their health and temperament, etc before accepting it.
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When To Start Dog Training
Published by toby on Tagged Dog TrainingSo you have a dog at Do you have a dog at home or are you thinking of buying a new pet? One of the most tedious tasks in maintaining a lovable puppy is to train him/her correctly. Nobody wants their to spoil your home or bite the friends who visit to see you. So it is absolutely necessary that you train your dog correctly.
When you plan to train your dog, you must understand that it is a good idea to start at the earliest. Ideally start puppy training when your puppy is about 4 to seven weeks of age. Although it is never too late to teach a dog, beginning the training sooner will definitely make things lot easier. So what is the best system to train a dog? There are number of ways and methods anyone can use to train their dogs. However most of the successful dog trainer will agree that reinforcing positive behavior is the best option to go.
Avoid Punishments, Give Reward
Let us this go more deep into it. Similar to human child, dogs also respond better to encouragements and treat than punishments. Whenever your puppy performs your commands correctly, give him some sort of rewards. At home you can speak to children in a language they can understand. Yet, the kids disobey our orders. However when a dog disobeys your order it is mostly because the puppy didn’t realize what exactly you want him to do. That means, you need to find better ways of training.
Many times it is found that people hit the dogs nose with magazines or newspaper whenever the dog does something wrong. This is not right. In fact this could counter productive. Your dog might have accidentally run into trouble and if you punish him for something which is not his mistake, then the dog will not be motivated to accept your instructions. Another common mistake found in the dog owners is that, they shout at the dog. This will confuse your puppy. Are you screaming because you are happy or are you screaming because you are angry? Be firm in your tone, but do not yell at him. I am sure everyone who dealt with children knows how to be firm in their commands yet friendly. This holds true for puppy potty training as well.
Stop Barking..
Some times you will find that your dog is unnecessarily barking. Before you run to the nearest pet shop to buy a barking collar, please understand that a dog can bark due to various reasons. Your dog may bark if he is hungry, thirsty or if the weather is really hot or cold. Dogs are like us and they feel hunger and Thirst. During extreme they also need to be able to stay indoor. Learn more about puppy care here.