The Basics of Caring For Your Puppy

Written by Amy Howells


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Repetition and Rewards: Repetitions are a crucial aspect of any dog's training. You should always reward them for doing something right while training. The more often he is rewarded,repparttar better and quicker he will learn. Create situations where your dog can get plenty of practice at doingrepparttar 105735 right things.

Be sure to praise and love on him when he does a good job. This is simple but not always easy to do. Bad behaviors like biting, constant yelping and barking and tearingrepparttar 105736 house apart get our immediate notice. What we easily forget to acknowledge arerepparttar 105737 good parts - whenrepparttar 105738 dog is lying down quietly, chewing on his own toys, leavingrepparttar 105739 carpet unsoiled.

Praise and reward arerepparttar 105740 most important part of maintaining your dog's good behavior and preventing him from getting into trouble.

Dog Toys, Games and Treats: Foods, treats or praise will bring outrepparttar 105741 best responses from your dogs during training. Treats can come inrepparttar 105742 form of their favorite food, toy or something they really love to do.

Some favorite treats are ice cream, cheese, ham and chicken. One Boxer dog even fancies a handful of ice cubes to crunch on though he's not thirsty. Test human food treats a little at a time though, because some dogs can be sensitive to certain things. Milk products for instance, can give a puppy diarrhea.

The all time dog favorites of fetching, tug-of-war, and hide and seek games can be made more treasured using your dog's favorite ball or toy, and giving him plenty of stroking in between throws.



For more information about caring for your puppy visit: http://www.dog-owner.net


Can You Handle a Pet Boxer Dog?

Written by Amy Howells


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Experts suggest that, when adopting a Boxer, you should at least checkrepparttar parent dogs for these undesirable traits before even looking atrepparttar 105734 puppies.

Aggression One owner said: "I love my Boxer girl, but she can be a terror sometimes and could get really hyper to where sheŽd attack us. I'd hate to think what all she'd get into without any training at all!" Byrepparttar 105735 way, there are more accounts, from owners, of aggression among their female Boxers, especially towards other female.

Hyperactive Boxers have high play drive and they need their exercise or theyŽd get excitable and destructive.

Play, play and play with them. Give them extra space especially when you have to leave them alone for long period. Tire them out with long walks and play sessions but within a fenced area or on a leash. When going for their walks, opt for body harness if you have a Boxer that pulls or strays.

Harness isrepparttar 105736 answer torepparttar 105737 Boxer slipping out ofrepparttar 105738 collar. The chain-harness combo looks good as well as trainsrepparttar 105739 Boxer to walk without pulling or straying.

Extreme shyness (not to be mistaken with independence) It's critical to socialize your Boxers. When they are still puppies, take them to public places like a pet store so they wonŽt be so shy. Begin training in an area that is familiar to your Boxer, where there is minimum distraction. Once both of you are skilled at several obedience commands, take him to practice at different areas with increasing amount of distractions present.

This may seems like starting all over again, but it's worthrepparttar 105740 effort. One family took theirs torepparttar 105741 local mini-mart and practiced obedience training right outside, where there were distractions from people.

"Strangers came over and petted him and gave him treats. He met all kinds of people and learned to follow commands despiterepparttar 105742 distractions, and is a better dog today."

For more information about boxer dogs visit: http://www.dog-owner.net


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