Education and Training
What is mantrailing?
Why is this happening? However, even the most subtle sense of smell will not help a dog without appropriate training to effectively search, for example, for children lost in the forest. Methodics asked…
What is operant dog training?
From the classical conditioned reflex named after I.P. Pavlov, this reflex differs in that it is based on the active purposeful activity of the animal, caused by some kind of need. And reinforcement…
How to teach a dog to wipe its paws?
In principle, it is possible to teach a dog to imitate wiping its paws, but if it has the ability to do so. Some dogs (but not all!) after urination or defecation begin…
How to teach a dog to ride in transport?
At the same time, we have public and personal transport, and we have large and very small dogs. As you can see, the conditions of the problem are quite diverse, but nevertheless, for…
How to learn to understand the language of dogs?
How to study? For example, read one or more books about the “language of dogs.” Enough of them have already been published in Russian translation: “How to talk with a dog” (S. Koren);…
The main mistakes of dog owners in training
Thus, the first major mistake of dog owners can be considered the lack of an idea about training or the presence of an incorrect idea about this noble cause. In order to avoid…
Adolescence in dogs
By and large, the periods of growing up in humans and dogs are identical. That is, the behavior of a person and a dog largely depends on humoral factors, that is, on hormones.…
The dog does not want to go home after the walk. What to do?
Some potential dog owners are guided only by their desire, which means they act selfishly. However, biology — a merciless and vindictive lady. She takes revenge on such owners with the hostile actions…
Why shouldn’t you walk your dog off a leash?
There are rules postulating that “walking pets must be carried out subject to the mandatory safety of citizens, animals, the safety of property of individuals and legal entities.” The same rules state that…
How to accustom a dog to an open-air cage?
To be out of the group for all socialized creatures – for both man and dog – is to experience social stress. Sometimes it is simply called the fear of being alone. As…