6 Tips To Creating Good Behavior With Your Dog

Your puppy starts learning the moment he’s born and, by the time you get him, about seven to ten weeks of age, he’s as absorbent as a bath towel, taking in the sights and sounds of his world and trying to figure out his place in it.

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Training Your New Puppy – Eliminating Bad Habits

Anyone who owns a dog or puppy will eventually run into the need to eliminate unwanted habits. While most dogs are eager to please their owners and smart enough to do what is asked of them, it is important for the owner to properly communicate just what constitutes acceptable and unacceptable behaviors.

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6 Steps To Removing Dog Urine From The Carpet

If you have older carpeting or don’t know the name of the manufacturer, follow these easy steps to remove urine when your pet has an accident.

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Puppy House Training Tips

House training a puppy is very important for the well being of both the puppy and the owner. The number one reason that dogs are surrender to animal shelters is problems with inappropriate elimination, so it is easy to see why proper house training is such an important consideration.

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Italian Greyhound Dog Breed

The Italian Greyhound is the perfect mini-Greyhound and also the smallest of the sight hounds. He has a slender body, fine-boned, muscular, and has a slightly curved back. His shedding coat is short, glossy, and odorless. He is a high-strung friendly toy breed with lots of nervous energy. This elegant and graceful dog makes an ideal house pet. He is intelligent, obedient, sensitive, affectionate to his owner and initially timid toward strangers but quickly warms up to them. He is not at all an aggressive dog in nature, though he may worry over the unpredictability of young children and may bite if scared or teased. Roughhousing should not be allowed. The Italian Greyhound is an athletic dog that needs to run and play everyday. Training should start early and must be patient and precise. This is an easy breed to train. However, because of his dynamic behavior and high-strung attitude, the “Come” and “Stay” can be the most difficult commands to teach. Housebreaking is also difficult with the Italian Greyhound. You should never be too hard on this sensitive dog or he can get wounded by your harsh words. Socialization is vital and should start early to boost his confidence level. He is very susceptible to the cold and will appreciate a sweater on cold days. He does not enjoy the wind and rain and needs a coat on rainy days. His thin legs could easily break if he jumps from a high place.

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6 Steps To Introducing A New Puppy To Your Other Pets

Introducing a puppy to the existing pets in a household is accomplished positively if the established house-pet is acknowledged before the puppy is acknowledged.

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