Training

Agility training is a fun-fi lled activity for both, you and your dog. If you wish to increase your pooch’s endurance and balancing capacity, then A-Frame is the best agility equipment. A -Frame is a very important obstacle in the agility course, it is one of the ‘Contact Obstacles’ in the shape of letter ‘A.’ This two-platform equipment helps a dog to increase his endurance and test his balancing…

Tunnel is a fun agility equipment, and you can easily teach your pooch to go through it and see them have loads of fun as well. Here’s more on the types of tunnels and tips on how to train your pooch. Agility training is fun for both, you and your dog. One of the interesting equipment is a tunnel, which is usually made of plastic/nylon sheet, measuring around 10ft or more. They can be of two…

What causes dominance behaviour? Have you ever wondered how much of your dog’s behaviour has been preordained? Over recent years, behaviourist studies have helped dog owners gain a better understanding of the behaviour of domestic dogs by researching their closest living wild relative – the wolf. This has certainly helped increase our understanding and appreciation of our pet dogs’ natural…

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We all love our pooches but sometimes, like children, they have naughty ways. But, these undesirable habits can be corrected, just by positive training. Here are a few common problems and their easy solutions. Once I chanced upon a dog in my training session who would just not get toilet trained inspite of trying all techniques. When I took him in for training, he got toilet trained in three…

Agility training is fun for both you and your dog and jumps are the core agility equipment. Here’s more on the types of jumps and tips on how to train your dog to jump correctly. As you must be aware, jumps are the basic equipment of agility. A basic jump is made of two bars and the dog is supposed to jump over the top of the bar, without touching or knocking it off. Jumps can be made of PVC…

Where joy runs deeper For dog agility, selection of equipments ups fun for you and your dog. You will love to see your dog climbing, balancing, crawling, jumping and running. Here’s a brief about agility equipments to smoothen your search and ensure a perfect selection. Jumps: This is the most basic equipment in agility course containing poles. The dog is supposed to jump over the middle bar…

Training can be fun for both you and your dog. Teaching games is a part of ground training for agility. So, tighten your belts, pull up your socks and play with your pooch. Dog agility is a sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in a race for both time and accuracy. Agility is totally based on communication and teamwork between handler and his dog. It is very important…

Training can be fun for both you and your dog. Teaching games is a part of ground training for agility. So, tighten your belts, pull up your socks and play with your pooch. Dog agility is a sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in a race for both time and accuracy. Agility is totally based on communication and teamwork between handler and his dog. It is very important…

Stress is an inevitable part of life and can cause a lot of mental and physical trauma. Even our darling pooches undergo stress at one point or another and it is our responsibility to avoid stressful situations and help them cope with the challenging situation. Your love along with a few destressing techniques can revitalise and rejuvenate your canine friend. Let’s see how. Dogs and puppies are…

You and your friends are out on a vacation with your little four-legged darlings or you have arranged a party for your pooch. Here are a few games to make the gathering all the more enjoyable: Perfect Tail : Blindfold the owners and ask them to put tail on a doggy cut-out. A sure way to lot of squeaks and giggles! Hungry Kya : Ask the owners to feed biscuits to the dogs without using their hands.…

We all love our poodly-poodle pooches...but sometimes even our well-mannered canine annoy us. And the most common annoying habit is incessant bark, while you are driving...at cars, other people, shadows...just at anything...it’s all bark...bark...bark! Though barking is natural, aggressive barking needs to be controlled. Woof! Here’s how you can tame the bark while taking your pooch on a car ride.…

Foot-tapping music, a couple with perfect chemistry on the dance floor, dancing to the tune, two feet and four paws… surprised, no don’t be, we mean it. Share the dance floor with your canine and let the music play. What do you expect when you combine music, choreogra-phy, teamwork, artistry, constuming, style and obedience training for your pooch? Well, you get a flawless dancing partner! More…

Training a dog or a kid is more or less same… lots of love, patience and little sternness…turns a brat into a disciplined well-mannered chap. The behaviour, which is not liked, should not be encouraged. Here’s how to stop your dog from jumping on people. There are three things, which dogs find very rewarding from their owners, that is, when you look at them, talk to them or touch them. These…

We are game for fun!Agility is a dog sport, where handler and his dog work as a team. It includes running, jumping, and much more. The racecourses are timed and the fastest and most accurate...we mean agile dog wins. This sport gives handlers and dogs a best chance to showcase their teamwork and communication skills while spending quality time together. The beginning... Agility began as an…

Dogs love to sniff and explore. We need to be aware of our dog’s amazing ability and need to use his senses. Allowing dogs and especially puppies to explore, sniff and taste different safe objects helps their brains to develop, however be careful not to overload a puppy with too much or the puppy will shut down. A few minutes a day is enough for a small puppy. Give the dog some pet toys or safe…

Ticks are carriers of various canine diseases and ehrlichiosis is one of the most fatal diseases caused by them. The greatest challenge in battling ehrlichiosis is in detecting and accurately assessing the clinical signs. Doggies’ depression If our bundle of energy is lying clumsily or looking sad or not eating well and losing drastic amount of weight, most probably he is not well...as he is not…

Service Dogs : standing by your side through thick and thin : Rick Morelan What service dogs do is really the natural starting point and although their skills are high on the list, there is something more which is most amazing about them? Perhaps, what makes them really admirable is how they do things...in the most lovable and adorable fashion. At one time or another, we all have needed help.…

A dog’s personality depends on various factors, but you can mould him into a properly behaved member by training him at the right age. Last issue, we gave a few tips to train your lil’ one on socialisation and winning his love and respect. Here are a few more tips on housetraining your pup, preventing him from chewing and jumping. Having a pup at home is both a pleasure and a responsibility. He is…

All love and little discipline...makes Lab a perfect boy Intelligent, energetic, lovable...Labs are a pleasure to be with. But these active dogs need to be trained to make them behave in a desired manner. We all love Labs...and why not? Labradors are adorable, extremely affectionate, good observers and fast learners. These versatile dogs can perform variety of jobs, are capable of working under…