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Dogs living in pairs, trios, or larger groups all need to have a special relationship with their human family. Such situations may pose some challenges when it comes to a dog’s behavior.

In order for the humans to maintain control of the environment, training is required. Schedule a little training time each week for each of the dogs in your group. Keep them sharp in obedience. Although it is ok for the dogs to be together for scheduled play sessions during the day, this training should be done with one dog at a time until the relationship is solid. Once you have good control of your pack, then you can begin to expand on the time that they spend together.

The use of your dog’s name is very important when training. Generally, your dog’s name would only precede an in-motion command such as “let’s go” or “heel.” Stationary commands such as “sit” do not call for your dog’s name prior to the command. In a multiple-dog setting, it is helpful to always use each dog’s name so that each one may be controlled without confusion. If you lined them up in a “sit-stay” and called just one, the others should remain in the “sit-stay.” If even once began to move, you’d make an ugh-ugh sound followed by the command “Sparky, staaaaaay.”

How do people own numerous dogs and maintain peace and harmony? It’s an attitude, a learned way to behave around dogs. Some owners are naturals and just have “it”. These owners are able to that earn their dog’s trust by having a calm, yet very strong attitude combined with a sense of fairness and compassion. The more contact with dogs that you have, the better off you will be. Learning how to read the structure of the group is also an important component for success. You are the one who calls the shots, but beyond that it is crucial for you to support the hierarchy as it naturally falls. You can’t choose who is in charge for them, they must do it themselves, and hopefully without violence.

There are cases of dog owners who report that their dogs get along fine by themselves, but problems develop when the owner comes home. This is a clear indication that the owners are disrupting the natural order and the subordinate dog is owner-reinforced to be dominant. The way to avoid these problems is to side with the dominant dog and help the subordinate to become comfortable in that space.

Naturally, it is easier for us to yell at the growling dog than it is to yell at the dog that is being growled at. This is wrong. We should side with the dominant dog to try to avoid a fight. If you discipline the subordinate as the dominant dog does then things will change.

A common fight scenario is who may greet a visitor first. The dominant dog should be allowed to greet first. If the subordinate should be so bold as to try to get to the door first, the dominant dog might attack. Assist in this situation by teaching the subordinate to hang back when someone comes in. The dominant dog will allow the subordinate access to the visitor, but in his own time, and the subordinate should wait and look to him for that time.

With consistent training, discipline, and support for the hierarchy of the group, your house can become a happy home for all of its residents.

Felix Senhouse is a contributor for http://www.familydogcare.com

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You love your dog - but he barks. It can be really annoying to you and your neighbors if it becomes incessant barking. So what can you do to control or reduce your dogs barking and make him the most loved dog on the block?

First off there are the traditional methods. Dog training and dog obedience schools help train the dog and also teach you how to handle your pet too, so that you can grow a lasting bond with your dog. Of course if you take your dog out and give him lots of exercise he’ll be a lot less inclined to bark. A tired dog has less energy to bark and a tired sleeping dog can’t bark!

Sometimes barking is good, it’s your dog’s main way of communicating with you. He may have heard or smelled something and wants to let you know. Just acknowledging him may well stop the barking, if not try a NO, or Quiet command. If he stops barking reward him so that following your commands becomes pleasurable to him.

Giving your dog something to chew on is also a good deterrent to barking. How many dogs have you heard barking with their mouth’s full?

If the traditional methods don’t seem to be working it may be time to try a barking control collar. Many of these work by using sound so that the desired behavior cam be associated with the sound. Some of the more sophisticated, (and of course expensive), models also use electric shocks to deter the dog from barking.

Bark control collars use two types of bark detection, either sound or vibrations from the dogs throat. Neither type is totally infallible; the vibration type can be set off by motion and the sound type by external sounds. However both have proved to be effective in helping control your dogs barking humanely. The best collars employ both methods at the

same time to reduce the ‘false’ readings and help bring barking under control.

Whichever method you use, barking can be brought under control in a reasonably short space of time, so persevere and enjoy your dog for years to come.

David Amos is a dog lover and long time dog owner. To find more articles and resources Click on Dogs and Dog care

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Part1: There is Actually a “Wrong” Way to Crate Train

Crate training dogs, (or crate training puppies) if approached correctly is by far one of the most effective tools you can use to form good dog behavior.

The most subtle mistakes in crate training are sometimes the worst because they go undetected and are repeated over and over again which can make the whole experience of potty training dogs negative and frustrating.

Using the correct method of crate training you can avoid subtle mistakes and have your puppy or dog’s training move along quite smoothly.

Even though crate training dogs is by far the best way to potty train, it can backfire if not done correctly. This is why there are so many pet owners who attempt crate training and wonder why they’re still having problems; because there is a right way and a wrong way to approach the whole process.

My proven methods of crate training make this stage both a positive and rewarding experience for both you and your puppy (or dog).

A Basic Understanding:
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The first step in puppy training or dog training is to learn how your puppy or dog is viewing things, what actually forms his puppy behavior and what you can do to appropriately shape it.

By understanding the canine mindset better, you can make the process a lot easier and faster, which in turn makes it a lot more fun and rewarding for both you and your puppy.

So in order to be successful in crate training dogs or puppies, a basic understanding of “natural” puppy behavior is needed. Here are a few examples:

1. Dogs cannot view things the way we do; and in fact many times situations are just the opposite of what it looks like from our perspective.

2. Dogs do not make connections between cause and effect when any amount of time has passed.

3. Dogs do not understand the spoken language unless it’s paired consistently with something meaningful to them.

4. Dogs are frightened and confused by anger that humans display.

5. When a dog experiences fear and confusion as a result of a human getting angry with him this also slows down the dog’s learning process since effective learning cannot take place under these conditions.

What Dogs Do Understand:
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Some of what dogs and puppies do understand is:

* Instinct and self preservation-(neither of which they have conscious control over)

* Immediate consequence to action

* Positive rewards

* Tone of voice

* Some body language

And they are effected by our emotions even when they don’t understand them.

Dogs and puppies respond more quickly and more reliably to positive incentives than to fear or punishment. And in dealing with puppies, fear and punishment can and will damage their personalities for life.

In many cases, punishment tactics actually cause behavioral problems, can compound existing ones, and can even bring about the opposite behavior than what we are trying to achieve.

Crate training dogs and crate training puppies using positive behavior shaping methods allows you to effectively train your pet without having to use punitive measures at all.

Kathleen Amaro is the owner of http://www.puppy-potty-training.com. Her instantly downloadable ebook “25 Secrets to Raising the Perfect Puppy” not only tells you how to raise the perfect puppy, it presents the exact methods of how to crate train your puppy or dog using only positive and healthy learning techniques.

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