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Bite Inhibition
One of the most important things you can teach your puppy is bite inhibition. Bite inhibition means the dog controls the intensity of his bite. An adult with good bite inhibition will not cause serious injury if he is ever put in a position where he feels he must bite. The process of learning this skill takes place very early and over a period of weeks. All puppies must absolutely learn this skill before 18 weeks of age....
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Crate Training
Following is some information designed to help you decide if you need to use a crate or some other form of confinement for your dog. Crate training helps with the following:1. Housetraining (less likely to soil crate)2. Chew training (not able to access forbidden chew items)3. Settling down (gets used to having quiet time)4. Preparation for possible close confinement (vet, boarding, traveling)...
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Housetraining Your Puppy
This article addresses puppy training, but the principles apply to adult dogs as well. This is a step by step guide to housetraining your puppy. Also includes a list of frequently asked questions. ...
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Puppy Socialisation
All animals have an optimum time period in which to learn about the world around them. For dogs, that age is from birth to about 5 months. If your puppy does not learn certain things during this time, he may never learn them and may always be uncomfortable in certain situations. ...
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Why You Should Crate Train Your Dog
When your puppy is unsupervised, whether indoors or outdoors, it is important to have somewhere safe in which to place him. Unattended puppies learn bad habits quickly and can cause damage to household items easily. Injures and even death can befall an unsupervised puppy in the blink of an eye. Puppies die from chewing on electrical cords, suffocate in plastic bags, drown in pools or ponds, get caught up in curtain cords and strangle to death. Keeping your puppy safe from harm is one of your...
