Tim Rains • November 5, 2020Dealing With A Puppy And An Older Dog
Blog Post The new puppy and the older dog. The new dog and the established dog. These are tricky waters to navigate for dog owners. As with many scenarios in dog training the best of intentions can turn into a big problem in a hurry. Dog owners can just be trying to give their dog a friend or be trying to give their kids a younger more energetic dog as their current dog ages. The first mistake people make is assuming that their older dog is "nice" so there shouldn't be any issues.
Read ArticleTim Rains • May 17, 2019 Working At Appropriate Levels
working on teaching a dog to stop being aggressive the work should start in "kindergarten" not in high school. If you were in martial arts you don't first fight a black belt to realize you're a white belt, you don't start giving calculus exams to a first grader. < Older Post Newer Post > Share Tweet Share Mail DEALING WITH A PUPPY AND AN OLDER DOG The new puppy and the older dog. The new dog and the established dog. These are tricky waters to navigate for dog owners.
Read ArticleTim Rains • May 17, 2019 Positive Only Training Flaws
positive only training methods and describes in great detail why you need corrections in dog training. If you enjoyed this article or learned something from it please share. The more people that receive this message the better the world will be for dogs and their owners.
Read ArticleTim Rains • May 17, 2019 Relationships With Our Dogs And How It Affects Training
Blog Post Are you your dog's friend/playmate or parent/ boss? This is something I ask all of my clients and a very large percentage starts to realize the root of many issues right there. Do you listen to everything they say? Didn't think so... dogs need direction and dogs need "jobs". Friends are there to have fun with, to enjoy, but at the end of the day they do not have any control over what we do. Point blank we will not do anything we don't want to just because a friend told us to do so.
Read ArticleTim Rains • May 17, 2019 The Magical Wand And Quick Fix Board And Train
ther trainer and how all their problems were fixed in two weeks from this "amazing" board and train, boot camp or whatever people want to call sending their dog off to a trainer. I also hear of an even bigger amount of people talk about how their problems weren't fixed. I am not opposed to trainers that offer them and do them correctly by giving the owner rules to follow at home, but I am getting frustrated with the message that most people are receiving from the idea of a board and train.
Read ArticleTim Rains • January 3, 2017 Dog Training Methods Pros And Cons
dog or most of the time they ignore bad behavior. I believe that if this actually worked every trainer who loves dogs would want to train this way.. the key to that statement was "if it actually worked". Lets look at this scenario; lets say your dog is loose in a field and a deer starts running across the field at that same moment, you have built your "come" cue by using food. Food to your average dog has a high value but we all know in certain moments there are things more valuable to our dogs than food.
Read ArticleTim Rains • January 3, 2017 Puppy Socialization
puppy socialization classes held, it is a free for all and you have to question what your dog is actually learning. The chances of a bad experience are just as likely as a good one. Many people take their dogs to dog parks and I find that to be more dangerous than helpful, I cannot begin to tell you how many horrible dog park experiences I have heard. I believe if you are interested in doing this type of socialization the interaction must be controlled and have no more than 2 dogs at a time.
Read ArticleTim Rains • January 15, 2017 Potty Training101
Potty training or house training a new dog can be challenging. Young puppies just can't hold it a very long time, dogs from shelters could be used to having accidents or be traumatized and dogs from pet stores can be used to going in their crates. Lets take a look at some steps to help eliminate accidents and completely potty train our dogs. Take your dog out the same door every time. This builds a routine and your dog will start going to this area when they need to go.
Read ArticleTim Rains • March 5, 2017 Pack Structure And Leadership
When you bring a new dog or puppy into your home they immediately start figuring out where they fit into their new pack. If dogs do not get leadership, they often times assume leadership. People tend to humanize their dogs and spoil them rotten just as if they were furry little children.
Read ArticleTim Rains • March 6, 2017 How Dogs Learn Outline
Rewarding with food or play is in the prey drive. Rewarding with praise or petting is in the pack drive. Rewarding with distance or space is in the defense drive. < Older Post Newer Post > Share Tweet Share Mail DEALING WITH A PUPPY AND AN OLDER DOG The new puppy and the older dog. The new dog and the established dog. These are tricky waters to navigate for dog owners. As with many scenarios in dog training the best of intentions can turn into a big problem in a hurry.
Read ArticleTim Rains • May 13, 2017 Puppy Biting And Chewing
Puppy biting and destructive chewing are 2 of the biggest problems when bringing a new puppy into your home. Biting and chewing are completely natural behaviors hardwired into every dogs DNA. In the same way human toddlers explore everything with their hands, puppies explore everything with their mouths. One of the biggest misunderstandings about puppy biting is people think it is aggressive behavior, when in reality they are communicating with us as if we were dogs.
Read ArticleTim Rains • August 6, 2017 Why Your Dog Won'T Listen To You
why you might not be getting the responses you want from your dog. Let's discuss the reasons and solutions in depth to help us communicate more effectively with our dogs. #1. Your dog doesn't understand you As a dog trainer I frequently see dog owners shouting commands at their dogs without any prior training. Dogs do not come to us understanding human language, this should come as no surprise, but since this is such a common occurrence it is worth mentioning.
Read ArticleTim Rains • November 5, 2017 Barking, Why Dog'S Do It And What We Can Do About It
barking, but don't know how to stop it when enough is enough. To solve the issue of barking we must understand why our dog is barking in the first place. Let's take a look at the different types of barking and the solutions for each type. The different types of barking are; . Learned barking Fear Barking Let's star with fear barking.
Read ArticleTim Rains • October 8, 2017 Making Training A Part Of Your Life/Creating Good Habits
making them earn everything, having good management and setting your dog up to succeed.
Read ArticleTim Rains • November 1, 2018 Recommended Supplies List
Blog Post High value food rewards, I suggest Sojos freeze dried meats. They contain just 1 ingredient and have a wide variety of meats to keep your dog interested and avoid food allergies. Freeze dried treats immediately soften when they touch dogs saliva. www.sojos.com/freeze-dried-meat-treats Happy Howie's food rolls are a very high quality reward.
Read ArticleTim Rains • December 19, 2018 E Collar 101
ecember 19, 2018 E collar 101 Electronic collars are one of the most misunderstood tools in dog training. I commonly hear people say that they electrocute, shock or burn dogs… these are all untrue statements pertaining to modern electronic collars with a quality brand name. Any "burns" can be attributes to a metal allergy or a pressure sore from leaving a collar on too tight in the same spot. Again is that the tools fault or the users fault?
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