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The saying goes that a dog most
often takes after its owner and that the owner
most often borrows many of their dog’s features.
The result is that the owner ends up as looking
like the dog and vice versa. Do you want to have
the curly look of a Poodle or rather be as stylish
as an Afgan hound or funky as an Affenpinscher?
Before deciding upon your future dog-alike look,
you have to take into account some of the positive
and negative features in each breed. You might
not want a Basset Hound, as cute as they are,
the Bassets are very lazy and stubborn –not
qualifying to be good play mates.
You must know that if you want a pocket dog as
the Dandie Dinmont terrier, you will probably
need more time than with any other dog breed in
order to create a bond with your pet. The same
goes with the Dalmatians. A dog that will immediately
love you is the Jack Russel Terrier, but be careful,
this dog has such energy to play that might exhaust
you before the end of the day. Forget about the
Mioritic dog if you develop allergy to dog fur,
as this dog breed will leave fur all over the
place, especially in autumn. If you don’t
want to be dominated by your dog, avoid the Cane
Corso, they tend to be very bossy. In case you
have a small flat, leave the Deerhounds for other
dog-lovers, because this dog breed will need a
lot of space to be happy.
Dogs are intelligent beings with a permanent need
of affection, attention and care. Dog-training
has a very important function in improving the
communication between you and your quadruped friend.
Dog-training can sometimes be misunderstood. It
is not a method of transforming the animal into
a machine that obeys all your commands and can
be easily controlled. Dog-training is rewarding
for both you and your dog. It is about making
the relationship between the two better and about
strengthening it by means of love and respect.
It has benefits for the dog’s physical and
psychical state. After training, the animal will
become happier and healthier. Moreover, a trained
dog will never chew your shoe-laces or bite your
guests; it will show you more loyalty and attachment
and in the same time, the connection between you
and your friend will become richer and more interesting.
Dog-training is different according to breed,
age etc. as you will find out on www.expert-dog-training.com
Anyway, choosing the right type of dog will give
you the satisfaction of a rewarding and meaningful
relation with your four-legged pal.
How to correct your dog
There are a few simple steps that you need to
follow in order to correct your dog. But first
of all let us look at what NOT TO DO. Many people
tend to use physical punishment to deal with that.
However you must keep in mind that correction
and punishment is not one and the same thing.
While punishment is basically negative, correction
implies sending a clear message to the dog, making
it understand what it is doing wrong and teaching
it to stop. Maybe you already had that figured
out but what about verbal anger, in other words
what about yelling at your dog? If you think that
that is a good idea, think again. What you are
basically doing when responding emotionally to
your dog’s behavior is giving it attention.
Now maybe that is not the best kind of attention
that your dog would like from you but even that
is better than nothing. So the only thing that
the dog will understand is that whatever it is
doing bad is just a means of turning the spotlight
on itself.
What you need to do is first of all catch your
dog in the undesired act. He dog’s memory
for association is short so it is vital that the
correction is done right when the unwanted behavior
occurs. The second step is called startling your
dog. You can achieve that by making a noise that
would catch your dog’s attention and make
it look up to see where it comes from. The next
thing on the list is taking advantage of this
brief moment and calmly, but firmly give the dog
the NO command. However saying “no”
will not teach your dog much so there is one more
thing that you have to do and that is redirecting
the dog’s attention to something equally
interesting but harmless. Only practice makes
prefect so while you and your furry friend are
reaching perfection remember to be quick, firm
and most importantly calm – for more advanced
tips please check out the "Dazzling Dogs"
Kit. Good luck!
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