http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2008-11-19T23:51:25+01:00 http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/dogs/dog-training/purebred-training-8373.html 2008-04-05T11:37:00+02:00 2008-04-05T11:37:00+02:00 Redaccion The term 'purebred' is relative. No breed has been so isolated that it's never mated with another. http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/dogs/dog-training/pet-tricks-training-9383.html 2008-04-05T11:28:00+02:00 2008-04-05T11:28:00+02:00 Redaccion Teaching your pet tricks is easiest when you work with their nature, not against it. Most dogs are eager to please and respond enthusiastically to rewards. Teaching tricks is often as much a matter of simply using those rewards to direct or build on a spontaneous behavior as it is teaching an entirely foreign one. http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/dogs/dog-training/no-you-stay-9383.html 2008-04-05T11:26:00+02:00 2008-04-05T11:26:00+02:00 Redaccion Dogs have a significant capacity for training their trainers. Apart from making us wave our hands and bark odd words, we regularly fetch treats and run after tennis balls. Not useful to us, but the dog enjoys it. http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/dogs/dog-training/no-you-sit-9387.html 2008-04-05T12:49:00+02:00 2008-04-05T12:49:00+02:00 Redaccion Dogs can learn an amazing variety of behaviors, but few so fundamentally important as the 'sit'. Beyond the basic need to establish that the human of the pair is the alpha (leader), it has a number of practical benefits. http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/dogs/dog-training/no-you-down-9822.html 2008-04-05T11:20:00+02:00 2008-04-05T11:20:00+02:00 Redaccion 'Nature to be commanded, must be obeyed' said Francis Bacon. Nowhere more true than dog training. Dogs have a natural tendency to seek and adhere to a hierarchy with an alpha (leader) at the top on down to an omega at the bottom. 'Down' is one effective technique for enforcing your alpha status. http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/dogs/dog-training/no-you-come-8373.html 2008-04-05T11:19:00+02:00 2008-04-05T11:19:00+02:00 Redaccion Dogs aren't really stubborn. But they often don't clearly know what's wanted. Make it clear by quickly establishing alpha (dominant leader) status. Be willing to exercise the patience and modest, firm force to get the desired behavior. This can be particularly challenging when training a 'come'. http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/dogs/dog-training/how-to--stop-chewing-3837.html 2008-04-05T11:17:00+02:00 2008-04-05T11:17:00+02:00 Redaccion A dog's jaw muscles are among his strongest. An average-sized Golden Retriever can untie the knot in a rawhide bone (or just chew it off) in minutes. If only they'd stick to those! http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/dogs/dog-training/housebreaking-your-puppy-8373.html 2008-04-05T11:16:00+02:00 2008-04-05T11:16:00+02:00 Redacción No training is more basic for pet owners than that first important lesson: Do it outside! http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/dogs/dog-training/finding-trainer-3837.html 2008-04-05T11:14:00+02:00 2008-04-05T11:14:00+02:00 Redaccion Many people don't have the time, energy or patience to devote to dog training. Few other activities require as much, if the result is to be a safe, well-adjusted dog and a happy human. For some, the answer is to outsource the effort to a professional trainer. http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/dogs/dog-training/electronic-fences-3837.html 2008-04-05T12:13:00+02:00 2008-04-05T12:13:00+02:00 Redaccion Electronic fences are expensive, but some Home Owners Association rules or city ordinances forbid regular fences leaving few options. Useful for those who want to avoid or can't erect a regular front yard fence, it becomes even more desirable for those with no back yard fence at all.