Over the last few weeks, I've started to post Dog Tips of the Day on Facebook and the positive feedback has been grrrreat! However, Facebook only allows me a couple of lines and there's so much more to share about doggie behaviors, facts, tips, events, exercises, jokes, videos etc., so I'm very excited to start a Dog Tip of the Day blog to share my love and passion for dogs and positive energy. Here's a couple of my earlier FB posts that I'll be expanding upon...
- Dog Training Tip of the Day: When calling your dog to come to you take a few running steps backward and wave your hand over your head. No matter how long it takes your dog to come to you always give them a happy puppy party
- Dog Training Tip of the Day: Think about this... "You can't spank a killer whale" so if you can't spank them how do you get them to not eat you and do jumps and tricks in the air? Answer: Positive Reinforcement Training! It applies to whales, dogs, chickens, people, etc...
- Dog Tip of the Day: We 'see' the world and dogs 'smell' the world. Bloodhounds have 100 million olfactory cells in their nose compared to our 10 million.
- Dog Tip of the Day: It's completely natural and healthy for dogs to chew! However, to prevent your pup from chewing on your Jimmy Choos, make sure you provide him with plenty of his own chewies. Frozen raw marrow bones are great for cleaning your dog's teeth and keeping his coat healthy. Not into the raw thing? Try stuffing a rubber Kong toy with kibble and wet food and then freeze it for endless chewing fun! : )
- Dog Tip of the Day: A tired dog is a good dog! Exercise, excercise, excercise!! A ten minute walk in the morning and at night isn't going to do it. Run, bike, skateboard, hike, segway (yes I said segway), swim or play ball. Get excited and go play with your dog. He will thank you for it by being a much more balanced, happy dog!
- Dog Tip of the Day: Is your puppy digging and you don't dig it? It could be that your dog is bored and trying to release extra energy so make sure to give him enough exercise and good things to do like chewing a yummy bone. Still digging? Try spraying vinegar in the area that they are digging or just manage the situation by putting up little garden fences.
- Dog Tip of the Day: People always ask, "How come my dog doesn't know what NO! means?". Then again, do people even know what no means? It's such a general, abstract idea. No means nothing to a dog, so instead of being scary and screaming, "NO! Bad dog!" just set aside the negative energy and communicate clearly what you want your dog to do instead. Ignore or interrupt a behavior and then positively redirect your dog.
- Dog Tip of the Day: Is your dog dragging you down the street and taking you for a walk? For a quick and easy management approach you can put a Gentle Leader Easy Walk Harness on your dog. The leash attaches to a D-ring on the front of your dog's chest so that anytime your dog pulls ahead his shoulders will turn back towards you. Remember that you still need to teach your dog to heel. : )
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