Dog Crate Training Guide

The ideal time to begin training your dog is when it is still a puppy.  An adult dog that has never been in a crate may have a harder time adjusting to the small space and may grow anxious.  A puppy will also be initially upset but will quickly adapt to the crate.  Also if your pet dog was never given the option to sleep in your bed, he will never be upset about not having such an option in the first place.

The best location for the crate is in a family room where many people will be in.  During the night, you may wish to put the crate in your bedroom when you are initially crate training your dog in order to give him a sense of safety nearby.  In about a month’s time, you should be able to leave the crate in one place but for now, focus on keeping him feeling calm and safe.

When placing your dog in his crate, ensure that the space is clean and comfortable enough for him to sleep on.  Also provide a source of water and a toy or two to play with.  The crate should only be big enough for him to stand up, turn around, and lay down.  If he can do all of those three things, the crate is comfortable enough for your pet dog and is not inhumane.  If the crate is big enough for him to walk around in, he will soil it.

With your pet dog crate training, never let him out of the crate when he is upset, unless you know it’s for another reason.  Doing this will only teach him that if he makes a fuss, he will get attention and will be allowed out of his crate.  Only take him out of his crate if he’s been quiet for at least 5 minutes.  You should then reward and praise him with a lot of attention and even a treat to reinforce the good behavior.

At first, only leave your dog in the crate for short periods of time the most an hour or two.  As your dog gets older, increase the time gradually but avoid confining him for so long that he is forced to soil his crate, as this can really set back house training.

Learning proper dog crate training will ensure that your pet dog never gets too loud, destructive or anxious while you’re away from home.  Puppies will adapt the quickest to a crate and are less stressful to crate train.  

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How to Handle Siberian Husky Digging

It is possible, but can be extremely difficult to stop Siberian husky digging completely.  Training a Siberian husky not to dig at all would be training him to go against his natural instincts.  It’s easy to see why that would be a frustrating task.  Even if you do manage to train your Siberian husky not to dig, he may very well do so anyways when the heat is on.

A better way to handle Siberian husky digging is to allot a space in your yard where you will encourage your Siberian husky to dig.  Either designate a spot in your yard or create a sandbox for your Siberian husky to dig in.  Take your dog to this spot and make his front paws dig there.  If you catch your pet dog digging in a spot other than his digging spot, correct him with a “No!” and take him to his spot.  Praise him when he does start digging there so that he will learn that it’s his digging spot.

Ideally, your Siberian husky's digging spot should be shady for most of the day and should be watered regularly to keep the soil moist.  Just don’t create mud by overwatering the soil.  Most of the dirt should also be occasionally pushed back into the hole, while moistening the soil.  If it’s possible, build a roof over the digging area with three walls to create a “den.”

Remember that your Siberian husky's digging is a completely natural behaviour in this breed.  Although possible to stop your dog digging, it is very difficult and goes against natural instincts.  Instead, redirect your pet dog to an appropriate digging spot.

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Dealing With Siberian Husky Aggression

A Siberian Husky will exhibit aggression for one reason in most cases. If a Siberian husky is unsure of his place within the pack, he may exhibit aggressive behavior as an attempt to become dominant. The Siberian husky is by far happier when he is aware of his place in the pack than if he did not. In order to show your Siberian Husky his place within the hierarchy, you have to show him that you are alpha. Before you attempt to stop aggression, you need to establish yourself as the leader of the household first.

There are a couple of quick steps you can take to reduce aggression with your already aggressive Siberian Husky:

• Identify the source of the aggression on what's driving your Siberian Husky aggressive
• Remain out of his boundary and praise or reward your Siberian husky for remaining calm.
• Slowing moving closer to the trigger and praising your Siberian husky if he remains calm
• Positive reinforcement is an effective way to reduce aggression in Huskies.

Lastly if all things fail, try to attend a training session or consult a behaviorist who can help to acclimatize your Siberian husky to a social atmosphere.

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Why Your Dog is Barking Excessively and What It Means

There are guaranteed to be some occasions when your dog's barking is going to be inconvenient, but this doesn't mean that you have to view your dog's vocalization as an intolerable irritation. You could choose to look at it more constructively: your dog is trying to communicate with you. In order to cope with and control excessive barking, you need to understand what the reason is – and then take steps to remove the stimulus.

Different Barks & Their Circumstances

If you can spend some time watching your dog, you'll find there's a fair bit to be learned about the different barks he uses and why he's using them. If you can learn to recognize these and then pair them with the circumstances in which they typically occur, so much the better.

• Boredom. This is a major problem for a lot of dogs. Some can handle being by themselves for long periods of time (for example, the average working day), but the truth is that it's really hard on most dogs. Barking is something your dog can do to relieve the boredom, and to give himself something to do. A dog barking out of boredom or loneliness will usually do so repetitively and with little alteration in frequency, tone, or volume.
• Toilet-call. Most dogs will show their need to go outside by pacing, circling, sniffing the ground, and whining; a lot will sit by the door or pace restlessly back and forth. The type of bark that accompanies this behavior is usually a single short, sharp imperative (repeated if you don't take action the first time round).
• Dinner-time: this is similar to the toilet-call bark (the motive is similar: your dog thinks that you need to be made aware of something). He will probably be racing around energetically, interspersing the barks with little pleading whines and jumps.
• Excited barking is an expression of joy: your dog's happy about something and needs to let the world know. You should be able to tell by the circumstances and his body language (tail waving, mouth open and panting, front elbows touching the ground, rear end up in the air), but happy-barking is also higher-pitched than usual.
• Warning barking is almost always a husky baying noise – your dog is trying to make himself sound bigger and meaner than he actually might be. Even the smaller breeds, which are physically incapable of producing anything more menacing than shrill yapping, will lower their tone as much as possible. This is usually accompanied with raised hackles, and a tense “I-dare-you” posture: leaning forward, tail stiff and twitching, ears pointing forward or back.

 

Coping With Excessive Barking

Sufficient exercise and companionship take care of about 95% of irritating-barking cases. If your dog's still barking after you've ruled out the obvious, you'll need to employ some tried-and-true tactics for controlling this habit.

Tips for Curbing Barking:

• Never reward barking. You need to teach him that barking is no longer an effective communication tool. If you dog is barking, he must get no attention – period – until he stops. Don't touch him, talk to him, feed him, or look at him.
• Teach the “enough” command. When your dog starts to bark, break his attention quickly: call him to you, and say firmly “Quiet”. The moment he stops barking, treat him profusely.
• Remember to allow him to vent: you can't expect your dog to stop barking altogether. You need to be realistic and allow him the chance to get a few good barks out before you quiet him.
• You need to redirect his energy into a different channel. Tell him to “quiet”, and then get him to sit or lie down. It's important that you give him something else to do. Treat him when he obeys you.
• If your dog barks “at you” immediately after you’ve given him a command, then you have some dominance training to do. Read up on canine communication and the concept of alpha status.

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What Your Pet Dogs Says About You

A study carried out to 1,241 users eDarling shows:
Dog owners convey confidence, are loving and are very attractive.
The breed of the dog determines the sex appeal of its owner.
The vast majority of respondents believe that these animals dog enrich relationships.

Does it make to have a dog in the appeal of its own? The study by its users eDarling reveals which breeds benefit or harm to their owners at the time of linking.

Most women agree that men with Pug breed dogs are the most interesting and successful. By contrast, women with Pug dogs are considered less attractive and less intelligent, but at least the most loyal.

The male predilection for the owners of the Boxers for a serious relationship, but when it comes to flirting, prefer the owners of chihuahuas, as considered more sexy than the rest. Unfortunately, now we’ll never know if the success of Paris Hilton is due to its physical or its Chiguagua.

The worse off in this respect are the Terrier dog owners, and that both men and women are considered less attractive, see the case of George Bush, whose lack of success with women may be due to your puppy.

Problems with partner or self-esteem? Put a dog in your life

The man’s best friend is not just a pet, as 92% of respondents who own dogs and 69% who do not, dog owners convey confidence, are loving and are very attractive.

In addition, more than half of respondents (54%) agree that having a dog is a safe bet to meet other people. On the other hand, 71% of respondents (both those with dog, as those who do not) believe that they are very sociable and extroverted. Only 7% and 8% respectively of respondents associated with negative characteristics such owners who walk their dogs.

Dra.Wiebke Neberich, eDarling psychologist, notes that “these data show that dogs exert positive effects on well-being, both physical and mental.”

The study also demonstrates that the dog does not act only as the “Celestina” more infallible when it comes to dating, but also enriches relationships.

eDarling asked users about the influence of the dogs in romantic relationships. Surprisingly, 51% of respondents say that these animals dog enrich relationships, and only 4% of them believe that complicated. As for users who have no dog respondents, 30% believe that could harm the living, while 17% think that the benefit.

In conclusion, putting a dog in our lives can help us find a partner, to improve our existing relationship or even appear more attractive, although not all eye makeup raise the same!

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Reacting to an Aggressive Dog

There are several ways to react to an aggressive dog such as run, defend, make calming signals, pulling on the lead. 

The first thing is to establish the various situations where we can meet face to react to an aggressive dog, you first that we are not dog owners or not we deal with this animal, on the other hand, can be the aggressive dog is finally ours and our dog has quereaccionar with an aggressive dog.

Responding to an aggressive dog

In this case there are several options that could occur:

Running away: this is one of the most common mistakes in reacting to an aggressive dog because doing so will stimulate the dog’s prey drive, making it even more aggressive. Remaining calm would be the better approach.

Moving towards an aggressive dog: a case similar to the above, it is important to remain calm and avoid direct confrontation, both regarded as gestures.

Responding to an aggressive dog through petting or touching: Many people have a habit of petting dogs without knowing the state outside of it, it must be remembered that we should never touch an animal that we might not know, they might bite out of fear or dominance. These are warning signs and things to be avoided so as not to react to an aggressive dog.

Staring at the dog directly: This means a direct challenge for the dogs to fight the challenger.

Fighting the dog: This is quite normal to put your hands in a fight, trying to rescue our dog from a perpetrator. Thus, it is possible that even our own dog to bite us. There are several ways to react to an aggressive dog, they can be separated by water, a stick or the strap itself and that the owner of another dog to help separate them equally.

Tightening the belt when our dog is showing aggressive behaviour: By retaining the dog with the intent to control him, further spike and provoke your pet dog's aggression.

If your pet is very aggressive, it's not a good practice trying to calm her through continuous caressing, because through this action we are actually signaling to the dog that it's an acceptable behaviour and encouraging the aggressive behaviour in the future.

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10 Food You Should Never Feed Your Pet Dog

There are certain foods that we love to eat, and can be nutritious for us but can be dangerous for our dogs. These foods can only make them unhealthy or even make them really sick they would have to go to the vet.

Here are 10 foods you should avoid giving your pet dog:

Coffee and caffeine – cocoa seeds
Cocoa beans contain a substance called methylxanthines, which, when ingested by dogs, can cause diarrhea, vomiting, panting, urinating too much, excessive thirst, tremors, abnormal heartbeat, hyperactivity, seizures and even death.

Chocolate
You should never feed your dog with products containing cocoa or caffeine as main ingredients, including chocolate related tidbits or refreshments. Note that dark chocolates contain more cocoa than milk chocolate and white chocolate contains the lowest level of methylxanthines. The baking chocolate has the highest level you all in methylxanthines.

Avocado
The avocado fruit, including its leaves, seeds and bark contain Persin, an ingredient that can cause diarrhea and vomiting in dogs. Rodents and birds are also very sensitive to avocado poisoning, it can cause breathing difficulties, congestion and fluid accumulation around the heart. In some cases, the avocado poisoning can be fatal to dogs.

Macadamia Nuts
Macadamia nuts, delicious to people, especially when used in candy and cookies, these can be very dangerous for dogs. Macadamia nuts can cause vomiting, tremors, weakness, hyperthermia, and depression in dogs. Symptoms can appear within 12 hours of eating macadamia nuts can last up to 12 to 48 hours.

Raisins, prunes and grapes
Raisins, prunes, grapes and other fruits like have been known to cause kidney failure in animals, especially those with certain health problems. However, toxic substances in these fruits are unknown.

Alcohol
Food products with alcohol as the main ingredient, especially beverages, can cause diarrhea, vomiting, difficulty breathing, lack of coordination, abnormal blood acidity, tremors, central nervous system depression, coma and even death in animals when ingested.

Raw meat, eggs and bones
Raw or undercooked meat and eggs can contain bacteria such as E.coli and Salmonella, which can be harmful to pets. Raw eggs also contain avidin, an enzyme that decreases the absorption of vitamin B, biotin. Which is essential for good health and perfect skin.

Raw bones can be dangerous for animals at home because they can choke on them, not being accustomed to them. Bone chips can also become a problem for your digestive tract.

Garlic, onion and chives
These powerful herbs can cause gastrointestinal irritation in some animals and in turn damage red blood cells. Cats are more susceptible to this problem, but dogs are also at risk if they ingest a lot of these herbs.

Milk
Milk and dairy products can cause diarrhea and digestive upset in pets, as they have sufficient amounts of enzymes that break down lactose in milk.

Yeast
The yeast ingested by animals, can cause the accumulation of gas in the digestive system of the pet. When this happens, it can be painful and even cause the intestines or stomach have a break. While pets may ingest pieces of baked bread and sweets, should not exceed 10 percent of calories per day.

Being ready will not only save your pet dog from potential discomfort and pain, it can also save you money at your local vet when you are able to spot small problems before they become really big ones.

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