Dogs Facts Tips Tricks

Do not train your dog seriously for more than 10 to 15 minutes at a time
Do not train your dog seriously for more than 10 to 15 minutes at a time. You want the training to be something they look forward to. You can play with the puppy or dog and reward it for the training session; just don't make it so long they lose interest or stop enjoying it.
Never discipline your dog for coming to you
Never discipline your dog for coming to you even if you have to call him 20 times. It makes you angry but if you punish your dog for taking too many calls to come to you, you are giving it a mixed message. You will end up with a dog who hesitates when you call it because it does not know what to expect.
Do not potty train your puppy on newspaper
Do not potty train your puppy on newspaper. Instead, spend the extra time to watch him, taking him outside 15 minutes after he eats. Give him a command for doing his business outdoors and praise him. When trained on paper, many dogs continue using the house as a bathroom, especially if there are any newspapers or magazines lying around.
Train your dog to Beg
• Be patient for this trick. 
• Have your dog sit, facing you. 
• Hold his favorite treat just above his head and tell him, (please) he/she will probably lift his front feet off the ground to reach the treat. 
• As soon as the feet are lifted, even a little bit, give him his favourite treat. 
• Perform the same task after several hours.
Do not whelp your puppies on newspaper
Do not whelp your puppies on newspaper. This has often been done in the past but newsprint transfers to the pups and then is absorbed by the new mom when she cleans it.
Train your dog to shake hands
• Start by having your dog sit. 
• Say, (Shake hands) and take his right paw with your hand. 
• Hold his paw and say, "Good Boy/Girl!" 
• Let go of his paw. 
• Do this a few times every day. 
• Give him a special treat when ever he obeys.
When to start training pups to scent?
As soon as 2 to 3 weeks you will see that your puppy can smell grape or orange pop; this means their scenting tools are ready to start learning.
When to expose pups to different surfaces?
As soon as they are out of the whelping bed but use common sense. You are never going to put a puppy on ice or hot asphalt. However, they should be exposed to as many types of surfaces as possible as they are growing.
When do I start my pup in agility or searching piles of rubble?
Never do this until they are 18 to 24 months of age as their bones are not yet fully developed.
Will my dam know what to do when her litter is born if I am not there?
Sometimes yes but if it is her first litter, don’t expect her to be able to figure out what her hormones and buried instincts are going to tell her. Any woman can tell you that her first birth is very frightening and if she goes through the birth process more than once, she’ll tell you each time is different. Doctors and other people can talk to the human; the dog is on its own.