Recognizing Dominant Alpha Dog Behaviors

By |2022-08-12T16:49:51-04:00February 11th, 2012|Dog Care Tips, Dog Training Classes, Obedience Classes|

Besides the obvious guarding, growling and biting many dogs display a variety of dominant behaviors that commonly go unrecognized by their owners. Very rarely will a dog display his highest level of dominance overnight. There are usually signs leading up to it over course of a few years.

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Submissive Urination in a Puppy

By |2022-08-12T16:53:00-04:00February 8th, 2012|Dog Care Tips|

Submissive wetting or urination is unfortunately a normal way for pups to demonstrate submissive behavior. Even a puppy that is for the most part housetrained may leave dribbles and puddles of urine on the floor by your feet when they greet you.

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Diagnosis for Separation Anxiety in Dogs

By |2022-08-12T16:53:15-04:00February 6th, 2012|Dog Care Tips|

First, understand that your dog is not trying to get even with you for leaving him home alone. The destructive behaviors, going potty on the floor and neurotic behavior that accompany dog separation anxiety are linked to a panic response.

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Dog Training with Positive Reinforcement

By |2022-08-12T16:53:39-04:00February 3rd, 2012|Dog Training Classes, Obedience Classes|

Positive reinforcement dog training is a friendly method of teaching your dog to perform behaviors using dog food, treats and other positive actions in the form of a reward. Rewarding appropriate dog behavior makes that behavior more likely to become a future re-occurrence.

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