Posted: March 12th, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: Common Questions | Tags: dogWhat, help, naming, Need, These, think | 26 Comments »
ok so i bought a male golden retriever puppy…I’ve had it for almost a week now and i still have no clue on what to name him !! i cant decide …and i cant teach him to come to me or obedience without a NAME !!!
ok i made a list of some possible names which are:
-Bronco(pronounced: Bronko)
Meaning: A wild horse, high-spirited.
-Max
Meaning: The greatest
-Cody
Meaning: A cushion
-Paz
meaning gold; peace
-Mika
-Rusty
-Henry
-Mike
-Alex
-Sam
so which one do u think is the nicest name?? he’s a darker shade of gold …full of energy….very playful & loving-off course he’s a GR!-
if u don’t like any of these say so ….or give other name suggestions.
PLZ help …I’m desperate :O !
Posted: January 3rd, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: Common Questions | Tags: Breeds, Lifestyle., These, would | 9 Comments »
My fiance’ and I are looking into getting a puppy or two. I know it sounds crazy but we also have a baby due in a couple of weeks. I’m going to tell you our lifestyle and then the breeds available for us to get I need you to tell me which breeds would work best for us.
Lifestyle:
We live in Manhattan. I work as a dance teacher and he works as an accountant. We have our first child due in a few weeks. I am currently working on opening up my own bakery. We are also planning a wedding! We live in a condo so we have neighbors. I would be able to take the dog around with me as needed. We can bring the dog to professional grooming and the vet as often as needed. We need a dog we can teach basic obedience to. A big factor for us is having a dog who gets along with cats because we have two kittens. We also would like a dog who isn’t SUPER barky! (i.e. beagle’s bark too much). And of course a friendly dog who will be gentle with the baby.
Breeds available for us:
Norfolk Terrier
Cocker Spaniel
Norwich Terrier
Bichon Frise
Labrador Retriever
Pug
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Border Terrier
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Cairn Terrier
English Toy Spaniel
Toy Poodle
Papillon
Yorkshire Terrier
Maltese
Please don’t say “you shouldn’t get a dog” just tell us which breed would work best.
Thank you!
So yes, if the dog breed is small enough I will be bringing it around with me as much as I can. But if it is a medium-large dog it will be home alone for 4-6 hours a day. And I forgot to add, I need a dog who won’t destroy the floors/furniture if we leave it alone! (We have wood floors)
I also LOVE German Shephards!
Posted: August 29th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Articles | Tags: Basic, Follow, fund, quickeasy, These, Training, tules | No Comments »
Dog Training can be Quick, Easy and Fun if you follow these basic training rules.
by Dennis Fisher.
It makes no difference what breed of dog you own - a large, powerful German Shepherd Dog or a tiny Yorkshire Terrier, a well-behaved dog is a pleasure and a delight. A badly behaved dog can be an embarrassment.
Does your dog, obey you? Does your dog come when you call?
Does your dog stop barking when you give the command? When you say NO! does your dog immediately stop what it’s doing?
If your dog doesn’t obey you, do you know why? There’s a very simple answer to this question.. The reason your dog ignores you commands is because although your dog loves you, it doesn’t respect you!
This may be hard to accept. But it’s true. What is respect? Ask ten different people and you will get ten different answers. Some answers will be straight-forward. There’ll be some answers that are so complicated and involved they’ll border on the philosophical.
You’ll get answers that suggest the person is thinking about the question in human terms. You’ll be told that in order to be respected, you have to earn respect. But we are not talking about human relationships. We are talking about dogs – friendly, lovable creatures that love to be made a fuss of and are prepared to give you their undying devotion and loyalty in return.
Of course you are aware of these wonderful qualities, but you still want the animal to listen to you. You want an obedient dog. You want respect! These are a very simple, uncomplicated definition of respect with regard to your relationship with your dog. Respect is listening to what you say and obeying your commands implicitly – unconditionally, without reservation!
Although my personal experience has been primarily with German Shepherd Dog and I have owned and trained a great number over the years, I have been director of training at an all breeds training school which catered for a wide variety of different breeds so I have been involved in training a great variety of different breeds. The same basic training principles apply to all breeds.
Why must your dog listen to you? Very simple answer. Because you are the leader of the pack. This applies to every breed of dog. How do you become the leader of the pack? How does your dog recognize you as the leader of the pack?
It’s far easer than you think. By your actions. By your conduct; by your manner; by your behavior. And, most important of all, by your voice.
This definitely doesn’t mean that you have to bark out orders like a drill sergeant. In fact you don’t have to shout at all. You can give your commands in a whisper. But when you give a command your dog must be absolutely convinced that you mean it!
In the training classes I used to conduct the owners of the dogs represented a very wide range of different personalities and people of all ages. . Some of them had dominant personalities; others who were very timid, retiring people. I would make it absolutely clear to everyone that it definitely wasn’t necessary at all to shout out a command. And it wasn’t necessary to reprimand the dog forcefully for a minor offense – otherwise what you do for an encore?
When you give a command it’s important to be absolutely certain that the dog understands what you mean. If you are not absolutely sure, give the dog the benefit of the doubt. Go through the training process again and again until there is no doubt in your own mind that your dog understands what is meant by the command.
Once the dog you are sure the dog understands the command, you are entitled to expect immediate obedience, because you are the leader of the pack.
One final comment. The reason why some dog – many dogs – don’t obey commands is because the command are given not as a command but as a request. The tone of voice suggests that you are saying to the dog in a coaxing, pleading voice “If you don’t mind, I really would like you to lie down”. Your tone of voice. Your body language must leave no doubt in the dog’s mind that you are going to insist on immediate obedience.
In order to train a dog to be well-behaved and under control wherever you go, the dog has to listen to you. The dog has to respect you. It’s not really difficult. Once you have established this relationship your dog training is going to be quick, easy and a great deal of fun.
You’ll find a great deal of useful information with regard to training on the following site http://www.freedogadvice.com which also deals with a great variety of dog matters concerning feeding, health and emergency treatment in the event of certain illnesses before you have the chane to take your dog to the Veterinarian. If you happen to be German Shepherd Dog enthusiast you’ll find a section devoted entirely to this breed with photographs of famous German shepherd Dogs of the past and present.
The author of this article, Dennis Fisher, has been involved with dogs on many different levels for many years – as breeder of German Shepherds, conformation judge, competitor in breed show and obedience trials. He is still actively involved in showing and training his dogs. Although his own special interest has always been German Shepherd Dogs, a breed he has judged in many parts of the world, as director of training at an all breeds training school,he has been actively involved in training a great variety of different breeds. His website http://freedogsadvice.com contains articles of interest for owners of all breeds of dogs, with a special section devoted entirely to German Shepherd Dogs.
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