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Dogs love the opportunity to move freely, investigate, scent, mark territory, socialise with other dogs. Moreover they would love to mate, hunt food and wee and poo wherever they like however, for the responsible dog owner this is not possible.

There are many things you can do to prevent your dogs boredom, here are just a few ideas. Remember preventing your dog from being bored can be stop many unwanted canine behaviour problems.

Walk your dog at least once a day for thirty minutes to an hour;
Let your dog run free off his lead whenever you can, if this is not possible use a long lead (about three to four meters);
Socialise your dog with other dogs as much as possible, also if you can socialise your dog while off his lead all the better. Dogs love the company of one another where they can get the opportunity to run and play;
Play with your dog as often as you can;
Train your, its good for his mental agility, dogs love to work;
Join an agility group socialise, exercise and stimulate your dog.
If your in a position where you have to go out to work consider the following options.

Get a companion for your dog, another dog perhaps;
Leave your dog with a friend;
Take your dog to work if its possible;
Consider getting a dog flap to allow your dog to come in and out of the house. Be considerate to your neighbours though, will your dog likely bark all day. Will there be potential for your dog to escape?

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A whats new page. Why not tell your customers whats new at your company i.e. the introduction of new product lines, industry news etc. It will save your customers time trawling your website for information. For added punch add the option for your customers to be added to a mailing list or subscribe to a newsletter so you can serve them new information that will act as a hook to pull your customers back.

Free stuff. We all love free stuff, there are even web sites dedicated to snooping out free offers. It’s a great way for increasing your web traffic and hooking customers to stay at your site. Possibly the best form of freebies are electronic forms because its very cheap to deliver products from download and needs practically no administration and work other than the initial setup.

You can also give away samples, my company does. It’s a great way for customers to try before buying your products. Include in your literature information about your website, possibly have an online questionnaire that your potential customers can provide feedback on.

Special offer Keep your customers coming back, daily, weekly, monthly etc with special offers on your site. For increased returns give your customers the opportunity to be signed up to your newsletter and distribute your special offers accordingly. For a bit of viral marketing add a tell a friend script to your special offer page and let your visitors spread the word.

Tip of the day Provide a useful tip of the day on your site and keep customers coming back daily for helpful advice.

Competitions Use competitions to generate interest in your site, you can use competitions to get customers to sign up to your newsletters or provide information that can be used for marketing purposes. Competitions can be used to generate additional interest in your site i.e. have a photo competition with customers using your product etc. There are many possibilities but, there is a great opportunity to increase your site popularity. If you allow your customers to enter the competition more than once you can guarantee returns. Remember to include a tell a friend button to capitalise on spreading the word.

Forum/chat rooms A popular forum or chat room is a great tool for generating return visits. How many times have you searched the internet for help on a subject and found the information on a forum or chat room? Moreover forums and chat rooms can be addictive.

Games Games are a great way to get repeat visits to your site. Good quality games can draw customers back to your site time and again. If they like what you have they will come back and if you have a button to tell their friends, you will most likely get even more visitors.

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Always try to end the session on a successfully. Remember to spend at least 5 minutes at the end of the session playing with your puppy. This will help re-enforce positive association to the training.

Equipment

Treats such as Barker & Barker Liver Treats

Perquisites Understand his name

Step One

Have lots of treats available and your dog close by, you can do this activity by either sitting or standing. If you hold a treat near to your dog they should move to take the treat. If the puppy goes to snatch pull the treat away and use a keyword like No! or Ah, Ah, Ah!. Offer the food if the dog gently touches your hand with its nose. Re-enforce the good behavior with a positive word i.e. Good! Never be negative or punish the dog.

* Have lots of treats available for the activity * Sit or stand near your puppy * Use a keyword for inappropriate snatching * Use a treat and re-enforce with a positive word for good behavior * Never be negative and punish the dog

Step Two

As the behavior begins to shape in step one start to delay the interval of treat giving. As in step one a gentle touch on your hand with the dogs nose is rewarded with a treat and the positive word. Snatching is not encouraged, the treat is refused and the corrective keyword is used i.e. No! or Ah, Ah, Ah is used to suppress the inappropriate behavior.

* Delay the interval of giving treats * Wait until the puppy touches your hand with its nose * Use a keyword for inappropriate snatching * Use a treat and re-enforce with a positive word for good behavior * Never be negative and punish the dog

Step Three

Once the dog has developed behavior of not snatching try the open hand method. Fill the palm of your hand with treats and sit or stand with the treats available for your puppy to take the treats. If the puppy lunges, jumps or snatches at the treats close your palm and move your hand back. Use the keyword you have chosen to correct behavior i.e. No! If the puppy begins to offer behavior i.e. sitting, laying down etc. give the puppy a treat and praise the dog. If there are problems with the puppy consistently lunging or snatching return to step one.

* Fill your hand with treats and present you open palm to the puppy * Close hand for lunging or snatching, remember to use your corrective keyword i.e. No! * If the puppy offers behavior i.e. sitting or lying down, give a treat and plenty of praise * If the puppy is consistently snatching and lunging return to step 1

Step Four

Present food to the puppy with the hand pointed as if giving a treat. Only give a treat if the dog offers behavior like sitting or going into a down.

Step Five

The next stage of the plan is to teach the puppy to refuse food while on a lead. Place some treats on the floor, do not let the dog eat the treat. When the dog goes for the treat use the command word. Only use the command word when the dog actually tries to go for the food. When the puppy starts offering behavior instead of going for the food give the dog a treat and plenty of praise re-enforce the behavior with your positive command word.

Step Six

Follow the same procedure for step 5 except this time walk past the food with the puppy on a lead. Make sure the dog is kept under control, the puppy must not eat the treat if an attempt to pull towards the food is made. When an attempt is made use the corrective command word.

Step Seven

The next step is to attempt food refusal with the puppy off the lead. Put some treats on the floor but, be prepared to cover the treats quickly with your hand or a tumbler. If the dog attempts to go for the treats offer the corrective command word and quickly cover the food. When the dog begins to offer behavior reward with a treat and give lots of praise.

Step Eight

Get a third party to offer the puppy food. If necessary refer to steps one and two. Stay close to the puppy and have a third party offer food. If the puppy tries to take food be prepared to use the corrective command word.

Step Nine

Continue to practice with the puppy to make sure the behavior is being shaped. As the puppy grows up introduce different foods and people to offer the puppy food. Refer back to step eight if you are experiencing problems.

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To teach the adult dog to not pull on a lead.

Equipment

Dog treats, or good dried food, lots of patience, remember as in all dog training to make progress slowly. Suitable lead.

Step One

Have lots of treats readily available and your dog on its lead. Summary:

Have lots of treats available for the activity. Sit or stand near your puppy. The keyword for this activity is just the puppy's name. Use a treat and re-enforce with the attention to his name every time. Never use the puppies name in a negative way and punish the dog for some other misdemeanor. There is no advantage to using aversion therapy when training puppies to understand their name. The key to immediate success is happy rewarding use of the puppies name at all times.

Step Two

Keep the lead loose at all times. If you see your puppy starting to forge ahead, abruptly reverse directions so that puppy finds himself suddenly behind or beside you instead of forging in front of you. Don't wait until the puppy is clear at the other end of the lead, pulling ahead before you take action. The lead should always remain loose except for that one split second it takes when you're reversing direction. Do not drag your puppy back to your side. Use a quick tug, then immediately release so the lead is slack again. If it doesn't all happen in a split second, it's taking too long and your puppy will not learn to walk nicely on lead.

Instead of correcting your dog after he is already pulling, do not give him the opportunity to pull. If he never pulls, he will never learn to pull. You must correct him BEFORE he pulls!

Practice now before your pup learns to pull. Since your pup is unable to walk the streets yet, begin teaching him to walk around your house and yard. He should be taught not to pull before hitting the streets.

Step Three

If you cannot correct the puppy in time, do not reward his pulling by letting him continue on his way. Better to slowly just turn around and go the other way, or stop in your tracks and say, "We are not going one inch further until you stop pulling." Then wait, it may take 30 seconds; it may take 20 minutes. Do not move until your puppy is in control. Now you can start over and give the correction before he starts pulling again. If again you are too late in your correction, start again.

Summary

Use an appropriate lead that is easy for you to handle. The lead should be appropriate for your breed of dog, never use a choke chain.

Try to train your puppy good manners on his lead before he gets into the habit of pulling.

Do not yank and pull on your puppy's throat and neck. Use a soft, adjustable, non- restrictive harness. As soon as your pup learns leash manners, you can switch to a regular collar for walking. Do not leave the harness on your dog unattended. Use it only while you are practicing.

Joyce Barker - www.dogtraininginfo.co.uk

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