Monday, April 18, 2016

How to Stop Your Dog’s Barking in the Yard?




Non-BRAKING Ways to Stop Your Pooch from BARKING


Isn’t it frustrating and irritating when you furry pal goes on barking in the backyard or just barks when you are out with him. 

This seems to be most common problem in many of the dogs, where some pet owners are helpless; the others really don’t know how to tackle with this issue. There is no quicker and easier solution for this complicated and tricky issue. But, surely working on some of the things, indulging in proper cohesive parameters, you can divulge out an effective way to stop your dog from barking. 

How to Stop Your Dog’s Barking


Working on some concrete steps, you can try to stop your dog’s barking in the yard. Do realize it is the matter of patience and time, so don’t overrun on conclusions when you face failure during the starting phase. Let us begin now. 

Find out the provocative entities

What is causing the dog's barking? This is an essential question that you need to ask yourself when you find your dog barking in the yard. There are always dog triggers that initiate barking in your dog. Some of these provocative entities may be little animals such as rodents, squirrels, rabbits, etc. There can be non-visual triggers also such as distant traffic, machinery voice on the other side of the yard, ice breaking on the lakes, snowmobilers, and many other such noises.

Different dogs have different triggers. Sometimes, for dogs it is just a fun game to go on barking. They just keep on doing this as they like the fun and want to carry it on.

Find a strategy to block these provocative entities

The best way you can do is to redirect your pooch’s attention when he is on this barking mission. After finding out the triggers, try to remove them which may be likely to take away from that place. You can even leash your dog to make him remove from triggers. This is the best way of teaching your dog a positive response.

Enroll in dog training or start on your own

In order to control dog barking, you can enroll your pet in dog training, where he can learn to stop barking unnecessarily. In case, you are not so found of these training sessions, then you can start on your own.
·         With the help of leash and good treats, you can inculcate a standard norm of behavior in your pooch. A long lead with little freedom, while still you have the hold to control will get his attention as needed.
·         Treats also act as good bark controlling tools. Giving treats to distract their attention from triggers is a simple and easy solution.

Train your dog to act on your “quiet” command

This may look bizarre and out of the way, but the first step of this strategy is to teach your dog to bark on your command. Give your dog command to speak and wait for him to bark three to four times. Then bring treat near him and when he indulge in sniffing and stops barking, praise him and give the treat.

First carry out in calm surroundings without distractions to tell him to speak and them command him to be quiet and give him a treat and appreciate him to be quiet, when he follows you.

Repeat this program many times and eventually your dog will act on your “quiet” command.

Keep your dog tired

Along with reasoning out provocative entities, ensure that your dog involves in physical and mental activities daily. A tired dog is less likely to bark ignoring the triggers and barking from boredom or frustration. Depending on the breed, age and size, you can plan out games and exercises keeping him engaged. Interactive toys can also be very much useful in such cases where you would like to control the barking of your dog. 

Have you faced barking issue with your dog? How did you control it? Let us know. 


Monday, April 11, 2016

Tips to Train Your Dog Walk Off-Leash

It is always pet owners pride to take their pooch off-leash and enjoy the awesome relationship of going everywhere without any worry of their dog running out. Moreover, on the other side, dogs as much love to be off-leash and have that freedom their ancestors owned and explore on their own along with their owners. But, do you think it is so easy. Dogs do love this, but due to their natural inclination they tend to move out of the space once they are off-leash.

If you want your furry pal to behave as you direct without the leash, then definitely you need to put him under off-leash training. This will take a lot of training and bonding time with your pooch but definitely you will have a well-trained dog with excellent recall.


How to Train your Dog be off leash ?


Here are just a few tips in your training sessions that will help your dog go off-leash. 

Start training your dog to flow with your basic commands. You must be a pack leader and should have a strong foundation with your dog having trust and respect before starting the sessions.

Start small in a confined area.

Pull the leash. Tie a long training leash to help define your dog’s comfort zone.

How to Train your Dog be off leash ?


Be a part of off-leash group. Being with the group has a great effect of pack factor when your
dog is off-leash. Moreover, the human faction can also encourage you. And, if you all are on the same platform about dogs and training, they won’t judge when they just dip passing the lease your dog is dragging behind him.

Persistence and patience play a big game. Dragging the leash may take much longer phase compared to your assumptions. Some days, it may be easy going but the bad days are no exceptions.

It may happen that you may have to start again from the root and should have that patience to reconnect to your dog. However, once it is all done, you can cherish the joy your dog shows of his free walk.

It is a great pleasure to go with your dog off-leash. Though there is a risk factor of your dog going out of the way, the feeling of giving freedom takes over. Seeing your dog walk off-leash is something that you will love and be proud of.

Friday, April 1, 2016

How To Determine If Feeding Bones To Your Pooch Is Appropriate?

The concept of feeding bones to pets has always been surrounded by the controversy of whether it is safe to feed them to pets or not. However, the experts have an intelligent take on this topic and according to them it is easy to determine if feeding bones to your pooch is appropriate or not. Here are the key tips on it!

When is it not appropriate to feed a bone to your pooch?



1.    If he is a Brachiocephalic breed!
Chewing bones has a lot to do with the jaw bone structure of dogs. Brachiocephalic breeds such as bull dogs, pugs, boxers, Shitzu or any other that has a similar jaw structure may not be able to chew bones. Their jaws are not designed to chew bones with ease. Thus find out if your breed is Brachiocephalic or not, discuss with your vet and then determine in favor of feeding bones to them.

How To Determine If Feeding Bones To Your Pooch Is Appropriate?



2.    If your pooch is a young!
Puppies and toy breeds have a delicate jaw structure and softer teeth when compared to other breeds. It may not be possible for them to gnaw on them without damaging their teeth or gums. So if you want them to enjoy bones, consult your vet and seek advice or use some dental care supplies to strengthen their teeth.

3.    If your pup has digestive issues!
Canines having a sensitive gut might not be able to process bones easily. Loose stools, vomiting or any other gastrointestinal issues are seen in your dog then you may need to wait till the condition improves. You may start feeding bones once your dog recovers from it.

Apart from these circumstances, you may also want to take the size into consideration. It is recommended not to feed small bones to large breeds as there is a possibility that they choke on it. Also, avoid giving cooked or barbequed bones. They get splintered when dogs break them with force.

The above points may help you determine whether it is appropriate to feed bones to your pet or not. Make sure you keep all aspects in mind before letting your pet to enjoy the gnawing food.