Dog Behavior Problems: Help! My dog is a nuisance when he misbehaves!Written by Moses Chia
Continued from page 1 2. Imbalance Diet – Feeding your dog wrong food, with too high in protein, fat or carbohydrates is known to cause hyperactivity. Sugars, starches and many other factors in your dog’s diet can also cause behavioral problems in your dog. Always read label of food before you feed him, seek advice if necessary. Remember that dogs need different type of food in different stages of their life. 3. Exercise - Lack of exercise also cause plentiful of problems. A dog that doesn’t get enough exercise is unhealthy and tends to be hyperactive, and display destructive behaviors. Dogs depending on breed type need plentiful of exercises - Do consider this factor before you get a puppy. 4. Lack of Leadership –I can’t stress enough on importance of leadership issue. Dogs display TONS of behavioral problems when they lack a leader. Aggressive & destructive behaviors, leg lifting, marking, mounting, barking & etc… It’s very important that you assume role of alpha leader! You must understand that all dog develop behavior problems. These dog behavior problems never develop in a vacuum. They are always outcome of interaction between a dog and its environment, including you! Most canine behavioral problems can be controlled if not solved completely. You just got to put in some effort and understand that prevention is better than cure. Lastly, do try to see and comprehend things from your dog’s prospective next time your dog misbehaves. You’ll soon find that you love him even more!
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Moses Chia is a dog lover and owner of http://DogsObedienceTraining.com – The dog training resource site for a happier and healthier dog. You are welcome to reprint this article if you keep the content and live link intact.
| | Tips To Looking For A "Good" Dog TrainerWritten by Moses Chia
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*CPDT is certified by Certification Council for Pet Dog Trainers an international testing and certification program for professional pet dog trainers. It is basically to ensure that trainer has a certain level of knowledge and expertise. To be certified, trainers must have at least 300 hours of dog training experience and have passed an exam that assesses basic knowledge of canine training. For more details, visit http://www.ccpdt.org/ There are several things to look out for before you engage a trainer. You might want to consider these factors first before you engage one from a list of good contacts you got. The Trainer must have following traits: - must be humane and gentle with dogs during training. - must be an effective communicator and teacher. Both you and your dog must be able to understand his teaching for effective training. In short, “Do you understand words that are coming out of his mouth?” As dog training involve both you and your dog, you must also be able to understand his teachings so that you can practice them when you get home. - must be experience and up-to-date with latest training methods. You might want to request a sit-in session to observe him and see if he can deal with particularly difficult dogs. Don’t be afraid to ask him questions about his training background, training techniques, methods and etc. An experience trainer should have no problem answering your questions. Distance - This might not be a big factor but certainly one worth considering. Imagine a 4 hours drive for every training session! Hope these tips are useful to help you look for a good dog trainer. Good luck in your quest for a good trainer!
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Moses Chia is a dog lover and owner of http://DogsObedienceTraining.com – The dog training resource site for a happier and healthier dog. You are welcome to reprint this article if you keep the content and live link intact.
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