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Archive for April 18th, 2008

How to Train a Labrador to Keep His Paws to Himself

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by Lisa Murray

When you are looking at how to train a Labrador, you’ll find plenty of different options available to you and plenty of resources. If you have a Labrador, you should be aware that one of the first things that you need to deal with is jumping. Taking a look at how to train a Labrador can help you stop the jumping habits and create a better-behaved pet overall.

Now that we’re looking into how to train a Labrador, let’s take a closer look at the breed itself. Known as great working dogs and loyal pets, The Labrador is one of the most popular types of dogs in America. They are gentle, intelligent, energetic and good natured making them excellent pets.

Labradors are known for their intelligence, their dependability and their obedience and because of this, they are fairly straightforward to train. It is important to realize, however, that Labradors are quite boisterous as well. They have a great deal of energy at their disposal and because of this, learning how to train a Labrador is essential.

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Advice For Handling A Constant Dog Barking

by Mike Roberts

Dogs bark for any number of reasons. Most dogs will bark to alert their owners to possible trouble, pain or being frightened of something. Yet other dogs will constantly bark in order to gain the attention of someone or worse yet to sound menacing. Dogs falling into the latter category are showing negative behavior as far as we are concerned.

Although dogs bark for a number of reasons, a constantly barking dog is considered by dog owners and neighbors to be a nuisance and there may come a time when some extreme measures need to be employed to control a constantly barking dog.

By far the best method of controlling constant barking is to train the dog not to bark or, more specifically, to bark only at the appropriate times. There are several ways to accomplish this, but dog trainers usually agree that traditional reward and reprimand systems are the most effective and the kindest to use.

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