Archive for June, 2010

Are different types of bark-controlling collars more effective than others (spray, shock, sound)?

I am looking to purchase a bark-controlling collar for my dog and I would rather get a collar that is more humane. However, are the "shock" collars more effective in controlling/training the dog than the noise or spray collars? Note: My dog barks excessively during the day when we are at work and when we [...]

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NYC Dog Training: (DCTK9) Crate Training Diego!!

crate training and turning your crate into a fun and exciting reward…. here is an example of turning your puppies crate into a fun reward for him/her, and making your dog work for his/her reward…The dog Used for this video is Diego form the lower east side of manhattan

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To those of your that have used head halters SUCCESSFULLY when training a dog…?

I’m sure someone is going to come here and rant about how useless they are and all you need is a prong, and blah blah blah, but I’m open to any training collar and have heard a few success stories with head collars getting a dog to heel. My question to these people is, how [...]

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Is 13 weeks old to young to put a stop bark collar on my puppy?

My 13 week old cocker spaniel puppy barks non-stop all day, i’ve tried monitoring it and telling her to stop but it isn’t working. My sister put a collar on her dog and it worked well, i’m just wondering if 13 weeks is still too little though? Thanks For those telling me i’m not training [...]

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How to teach your dog to CALMLY walk on a LOOSE LEASH (part II)

This is the second part of my tutorial on walking your dog on a loose leash. In addition to teaching your dog that staying next to you is rewarding, you can take some measures to ensure that your dog remains calm and relaxed as you walk them. Be sure to check out the first video [...]

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Has anyone successfully trained a dog with a shock/bark collar?

I just wondered if anyone has had positive results with this form of training. I read an article about one on Amazon.com and a bunch of people talked about how it worked wonderfully for them. Now i’m not saying i’m going out and buying one i just wondered what peoples thoughts were. No ranting or [...]

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