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How to Hire a Canine Good Citizen Trainer

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The American Kennel Club (AKC) created the canine good citizen program as a way to teach dogs to be well-behaved in any situation and around anyone. This also includes making sure each owner is responsible for their dog in the proper way. To find ... more »

How to Hire a Dog Walker

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Whether you take your dog for a walk around the neighborhood or for a long hike in the hills, you should keep him active to ensure he stays healthy. If you can't always take your dog for the walk he deserves, hire a dog walker to fill in... more »

How to Hire a Pet Groomer

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Pet grooming is essential for most animals to remain healthy. Some pet owners hire professionals to give their pets the perfect look. You can take your pet to a grooming facility or hire a mobile operation that will come to your home... more »

How to house break your dog

By Grayson Bryan

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So you got a new dog/puppy, and want to house break him/her? It's actually quite simple. My wife and I used this very traditional method and it worked magically, and our puppy was house broken within a week! Read on for the practically ... more »

How to House Break your Dog on a Patio (Apartment Life)

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In this article you will learn how to house break your small apartment dog on your patio, along with quick and easy clean up tips. Life as an apartment dweller has its challenges if you have a dog. People have been training their dogs to ... more »

How to House Train a Dog After an Accident

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Bringing a new dog home is a big responsibility. This includes but is not limited to grooming, nurturing, feeding and potty training. Potty training seems like a big task to tackle. With consistency from you, the dog will learn and adapt to your ... more »

How to House Train a Puppy

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This article will help you understand how to House train a puppy... more »

How to House Train an Older dog

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Welcoming an older dog, whether by adopting from a shelter or rescue organization or keeping a stray, can be a rewarding experience. You can usually count on benefits such as a calmer dog that has already outgrown the "chewing on everything" ... more »

How to Housebreak a Dog in Seven Days

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If you have recently adopted a puppy, you are faced with the somewhat daunting challenge of housebreaking your new dog. While older dogs may require a bit more time and patience, a 3- to 6-month-old dog can be successfully housebroken in just 7 ... more »

How to Housebreak a Puppy

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Housebreaking a puppy is the first training exercise you should accomplish as a new pet owner. If you don't successfully housebreak a puppy in the first three months of life, you can set the stage for bad toileting habits that are difficult to ... more »

How to Housebreak a Stubborn Dog

By Kathleen Frassrand

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There are many methods for housebreaking a dog. There are also some dogs that resist those methods. When every other method fails, sometimes you need to go extremes. While leashing your dog to you at all times may seem a bit much, it does work ... more »

How to Housebreak an Older Dog

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If you adopt an older dog that has not been trained, the first thing you need to do is housebreak him. Housebreaking an older dog is really no different from housebreaking a puppy. Dogs are smart, and want to learn to please you, no matter what ... more »

How to housetrain a puppy

By Karen Cotton

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Introducing a new puppy to your home should be a time of excitment and happiness. However, for many pet owners, housetraining can push them to brink of insanity. Successful housetraing takes patience and time. It can take up to 12 months ... more »

How to Housetrain your new puppy

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Housetraining your little bundle of puppy love can prove to be a pretty challenging task, unless you choose to crate train your puppy. There was a time when a crate was viewed as mean because you were "caging" your pup. In reality the ... more »

How to Hug a Dog

By Ryn Gargulinski

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Dogs are usually darling, doting and completely huggable. Chasing after one to embrace him, however, is not a good idea as the dog may think you are trying to nab him to do something heinous like clip his nails. The trick to hugging a dog is ... more »

How to Introduce a Baby to a Dog

By Eric Letendre

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Introducing your new baby to your dog can be stressful for a lot of people. Not knowing how your dog is going to react or the thought of your dog not behaving around your new baby can be very upsetting. There are some steps you can take to make ... more »

How to Keep a Dog From Chewing the Remote Control

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Is there anything more frustrating than to return from work only to find that your dog has totally demolished your remote control by chewing it to pieces? Before you take out your frustration on your dog, here are a few tips to stop him from ... more »

How to Keep a Dog out of a Swimming Pool

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For some of our furry friends, nothing looks like more fun than a splash in the family swimming pool. However, those paws with claws can be deadly weapons -- tearing, and even ruining, a pools liner. Learn how to keep a dog out of the swimming pool... more »

How to Keep Animals Out of the Garbage

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There is nothing more frustrating than when your home animals get into the garbage can. You leave for a few hours and return to have garbage strewn absolutely everywhere. Well here are some tips on how you can keep pets and other home animals ... more »

How to Keep Hunting Dog Training Exciting

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Bird dog training doesn't have to be hard or stressful. Your dog will pick up his bird dog training faster and easier if he finds the training fun and exciting. With a few simple actions, you can keep your dog interested in training so you'll be ... more »

How to Keep Pets Behaved Around Children

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Children can be loud, energetic and tend to make sudden movements that can startle animals. Your pet may not understand where this noisy addition fits in the household chain of command. However, with some basic training, you can keep your pets ... more »

How to Keep Pets Off the Furniture

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Most pets shed when they lounge on the furniture. You may end up spending time cleaning up pet hair and still have to spend money having the upholstery professionally cleaned to remove body oils and dirt left behind. It takes effort keep pets off ... more »

How to Keep Your Dog From Chasing Cats

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The desire to chase is instinctual for dogs. Some dogs chase cars, others chase cats, squirrels or anything that moves. Learn how to teach your dog when it is appropriate to chase and when it is not... more »

How to Keep Your Dog From Eating Plants

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Some dogs love to chew, eat and dig up house and garden plants. You can put up fencing and eliminate your dog's favorite plants, or you can undertake a program of behavior modification. Most dogs can learn rather quickly to stay away from the plants... more »

How to Keep Your Dog from Jumping on You

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Make life easy for you and your dog. Teach him or her to not jump on you….. more »

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