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Puppy Training: Your Pet's Best Friend

We always say: it's better to teach them while they're more impressionable. This saying doesn't just apply to human children, but also to small household pets. Puppies can be especially frisky and hard to get to behave, but that is exactly why puppy training is vital, especially in this day and age when living among humans requires at least a basic comprehension of human rules.

But the term "training" isn't restricted to basic things like house breaking, potty training, and learning how to stay away from the sofa chairs, or the dining table during mealtimes. Sometimes, pets are exceptionally hard to train even in these basic things! How much more difficult would it be to teach difficult pets more complicated actions - like attacking robbers and other malicious entities (for puppies who will turn into big, vicious guard dogs someday), or playing with human babies without harming them?

If you want your puppy to be useful as well as fun to have around, you'll want to invest in getting the help of puppy training aids, tips and professionals. Boosting a young dog's agility is achieved through exercise, and in turn, this is best achieved by putting your puppy through school.

Obedience schools for dogs aren't exactly the miltiaristic outfits that TV shows, movies and other forms of pop media portray them to be - in fact, these accredited institutions adhere strictly to federal guidelines of humane treatment, and the trainors there are true professionals in the art of pet care. Schools also have the facilities and supplies to ensure your pet has the best care and education your money can buy.

Training schools for dogs could also arm you with important advice on the proper nutrition and equipment that would help keep your pet in top shape. Books on pet care would be a good start to learning how to train and safeguard your pet, but nothing beats the value of leaving your pet in the hands of people who have made it their life's career to develop the skills of other people's pets.

Pet care professionals would be able to tell you which equipment would suit your puppy well, too, even as your pet grows. Many pet care professionals would argue that a clicker is an indispensable device: coupled with savory treats, is a device that helps your pet to learn how to obey orders more swiftly via positive reinforcement. A collar on the other hand would teach your pet his limits, and if collars are combined with clickers and a sturdy leash, your pet should be able to respect the guidelines you - as his owner - have set for him.

Have a crate of the most important care and training equipment after your puppy gets out of school - your vigilance will be the key element in making sure the knowledge your precious pet acquired at puppy training school will be retained throughout his life.

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• Pelham trainer is top dog
  PELHAM -- If calculated in dog years, Maureen Ross has compiled about three centuries' worth of dog-related training and accomplishments.
• Police dog bite victim files lawsuit against Vancouver Police Department
  VANCOUVER - A man whose leg was bitten by a police dog during an arrest has filed a lawsuit against the Vancouver Police Department and the department is being challenged to change its dog-training policy in keeping with some U.S. cities.
• Dog trainer, local vet weigh in on the benefits of dog training (WITH VIDEO AND PHOTO GALLERY)
  Rajani LaRocca watched her almost 2-year-old Havanese dog Boomer trot through the forest at the Old Rifle Range conservation land in Concord during a small group dog training session, smiling when Boomer came right to her when he was called. ?It?s an amazing thing having him trained,? LaRocca said as she rewarded him with a small piece of cheese. ?It makes our relationship even better.?
• Rescue Village plans therapy dog class
  Geauga Humane Society?s Rescue Village will host a therapy dog training class beginning March 18 for those who would like their canine companion to work as a therapy dog.
• Celebrate National Train Your Dog Month at Pride Paws in Medford
  MEDFORD?Pride Paws and Personalized Dog Training LLC are joining together to celebrate National Train Your Dog Month in January. Personalized Dog Training LLC instructor Martha Windisch, CPDT-KA, will be at Pride Paws, 26 South Main Street in Medford, on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 from noon to 4 p.m. Windisch, a professional certified dog trainer who offers in-your-home lessons and classes at ...