Dog Health Problems Symptoms – What You Feed Your Pet Can Really Determine Your Dog’s Health
By: Mike Helpingstine
Hello, my name is Mike, and I wanted to do my article a little differently than what you may be normally seeing.
First, I’m going to ask you a question. Do you have a dog that you love as if they were your own, and would do anything for them? If the answer is yes, then it is my pleasure to be writing this article just for you.
If you’re just like me, someone who’s life just wouldn’t be whole without the love and affection of a furry friend, you want to keep them happy, healthy, and around for a long long time. Sadly however, some of our beloved dogs don’t get much of a chance at life. They get flat out cheated.
Your dog needs 5 things for a happy, healthy life. They are:
1) Love
2) Shelter
3) Exercise
4) Water
The 5th, and MOST IMPORTANT thing, is food.
Right now I bet you’re thinking, “So what? I make sure to feed my dog every day.” (Believe me, my dog Bernie does NOT let me forget). The statement isn’t referring to if you feed your dog, which I really do appreciate, as I absolutely can’t stand a hungry dog in my presence, it’s so sad.
The statement refers to WHAT you feed your dog. Again, you may be saying to yourself, “So What about it? I feed my dog…dog food. What’s wrong with that?”
What’s wrong with that? EVERYTHING!
Did you know that your dog could be a cannibal? Or that the commercial dog food that you’re feeding your best friend could be slowly poisioning him? That the *actual* lifespan of your dog, under optimal conditions, is supposed to be TWENTY SEVEN YEARS?
How about things that can explain many of your dog’s health problems symptoms, such as:
The Secret to Dog Potty Training in One Easy Step
By: Madeleine Innocent
One of the biggest problems people have with the dog potty training of indoor puppies is thinking too much about what it means to them (ie the mess to be cleared up) and not enough about where the puppy is coming from.
Obviously, this is understandable. But by focussing on this aspect, you tend to miss the main contributing factor.
If you are doing all the right things such as:
- taking the puppy outside periodically
- making a great fuss when he does perform outside
- and ignoring the ‘bad’ performances inside
but still your puppy seems a bit slow to grasp the idea, you may be unconsciously contributing to this.
So lets have a look at what most people do with a puppy when they first bring him home. The puppy is confined to a small area, often the bathroom or laundry, particularly at night, on his own.
Now lets take a look at the wild dog’s family, and so where your new puppy comes from. You can immediately see that they always remain as a family unit. Wild dogs never put a puppy in isolation, or solitary confinement, which is what this amounts to.
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Puppy Toilet Training – The Power of Positive Reinforcement
By: Johnathon Edwards
You ought to choose the puppy toilet training technique you intend to use before your puppy arrives at home as this arrival is the best time to set a precedent for your puppy’s toilet behavior. Whichever technique you have selected to potty train puppy it is vital that this training starts as soon as you bring them home.
Two techniques often used are the paper method and crate training. Both have advantages and disadvantages however both are made more successful by using positive reinforcement. Said simply it involves rewarding behavior you wish to see recur and ignoring other behaviors.
Your puppy wishes to please you and when positive reinforcement is used lessons tend to be reinforced and stick more. For example using a form of positive reinforcement when a puppy goes to the toilet on the newspaper will be more effectual than just the simple repetition of putting puppy on the paper.
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Puppy Potty Training: The 5 Problems Everyone Has Potty Training Their Puppy – And How to Solve Them
By: Krista Cantrell
Puppy potty training is a full-time job…
The good news is it only lasts for a few weeks and has great benefits!
In exchange for your time, energy, and attention you can have a perfectly house trained dog for 10+ years.
…It doesn’t get any better than that.
The truth is everyone gets frustrated when training their puppy… because no one has the kind of time that allows them to focus on the needs of their puppy 24 hours a day.
…so before you throw the puppy out with the poop, check out these solutions to your dog toilet training problems.
Problem #1 Not enough time to spend with the dog.
Okay, so what’s really important here is to stop beating yourself up and ask for help.
The solution is friends, neighbors, and family members like to help each other out.
And if there is absolutely no one that you know, hire a pet sitter. Or, send your puppy to a dog trainer who specializes in house training.
Also, try to alter your schedule. If you live close to home, maybe you can come home at lunch to let your puppy outside.
If you work farther away from home, maybe you can take a longer lunch hour if you arrive at work earlier.
Try to create some flexibility in your schedule because house training does not last forever.
Because if you start your puppy right with good follow up, your puppy will never do it wrong! (And if you don’t have time to train it right the first time, you really won’t have the time to fix a bad habit.)
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Puppy Toilet Training…Make it Stress Free For You and Your Dog!
By: Anne Barrett
It’s an exciting time when you bring home that adorable little fur ball. You are on your way to a lifetime of companionship and loyalty. To make the most out of your time together you want to make puppy toilet training quick and easy. Here are some helpful tips for you and your new friend.
As soon as you get your new pet home take her outside to relieve herself. Use a phrase such as ‘go potty’ every time you take her out. Don’t let her get distracted and start playing until she has gone to the bathroom. When she’s done praise her and play with her. Let her know she did a good job and that you are proud of her.
Dogs are very smart. Some breeds seem to respond better to training than others, but you should be able to train your dog fairly easily no matter what breed you have. Dogs are also very clean generally. They don’t like to mess near their ‘den’ or where their food, water and bed are located. This is why crate training can be so effective. Read more…