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Dog Trainers' Training Tips, Puppy House Training Aids & Information
Pupforum.com's contributing columnists include some of the best and highly sought after dog trainers from all over the world who give you some of the best advice as specialists in a wide variety of methods in dog obedience training. With advice on how to make use of dog training aids to helping you understand the differences between a number of different kinds of dog training collar options are out there, our team of experts can give you the advice you need.
While the information given in these columns is intended to be informative — dog behavior, handlers and situations vary widely; for example, puppy training versus training an older dog use very different tactics, and there is a marked difference in how to go about puppy house training and teaching a puppy not to chew on household items. You should always consult a professional dog trainer to assess your own dog obedience situation. Click here for more information.
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Simon has a Bachelor of Science in Zoology and Psychology and specialized in Canine Behaviour. He was recently the first New Zealander approved for membership to the IAABC, and he is also a member of APDT Australia. Simon founded Dog Guru in 2002. Dog Guru has helped hundreds of dogs and their owners with training and specialist problems, and is also a dog trainer for the ministry of Education. Simon lives in Auckland, New Zealand with his wife Michelle and two golden retrievers. Sherlock is often used as a demonstration dog in schools and retirement villages. He was also used as a demo dog in the Auckland pet expo in 2004. Training is always using positive reinforcement.
Vacuum's are Scary to Some Men, Too!
By Simon Goodall (7/27/06)
I just have one problem-HE HATES THE VACUUM CLEANER & THE BROOM!! I have to put him in my car to clean! Is this common? What can I do to help him get over his fear of the vacuum cleaner & the broom?
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My Insomniac Poodle
By Simon Goodall (6/20/06)
He won't fall asleep until at least 1:00 or so. He paces on the bed, wants to get off, wants to get back on, wants to play, humps everything in site (then when I take things away he cries and cries). I've tried walking him, feeding/water him, everything.
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The Saint Bernard And The Cat
By Simon Goodall (4/27/06)
I just brought a cat home and my St Bernard will not stop barking at it or leave it alone. She has been around cats before but that was a year ago at a foster home. The cat is not helping the problem either; he just stays out of reach and growls at the dog. I know my Saint just wants to say hello and check out this new friend but she gets so worked up because she can't get close she obsessively barks, which scares the cat more. My eardrums can't take this anymore.
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Crate Training An English Bulldog Puppy
By Simon Goodall (3/22/06)
I just got my 8 week old male English Bulldog Thor. We are in the process of crate training him but he is left alone for approx. 4 + hours a day. I don't want to leave such a young puppy in crate for that time due to him learning to eliminate in the crate. We use a spare bathroom for a place to leave him while we are gone. The moment he is put in there he whines and barks. I timed it 1 day and it lasted approx. 20 minutes and he was quiet for 10 before I let him out.
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Carsick Puppy
By Simon Goodall (2/16/06)
My 5month old Husky/German Shepard puppy is travel sick. Could it just be nerves, and how do we overcome this problem?
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Walking Nicely On A Leash
By Simon Goodall (1/26/06)
I have a beagle/lab mix age 1 month years we have been trying to train to walk on a leash not run, she pulls and tugs instead of walking. We stop when she pulls but to no avail.
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Sibling Rivalry
By Simon Goodall (12/27/05)
I have 2, 5 month old Wire Haired Fox Terriers who are brother and sister. They play beautifully together, sleep in the same crate and really do love each other....except....the girl is alpha and is always bossing around the boy. This can lead to some big fights!
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A Very Energetic Fox Terrier
By Simon Goodall (11/10/05)
I've had my dog Bingo for a little over a month. I am not sure what he is mixed with. I got him from the humane society who said Fox terrier/Beagle mix and they said he was 8-9 months old. He’s very energetic. He eats everything he SEES and when I take him out of his crate (we are crate training because he’s not 100 percent house broke yet) he jumps all over me and all over everything.
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My Aussie Hates the Water
By Simon Goodall (10/28/05)
Our rescue 2 year old Aussie came to us at age 7 months. I know very little about his past, BUT he has had an almost pathological fear of water (streams, pools, the Bay, etc,) since being with us.
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Housebreaking and Crate Training an 8 week Old Puppy
By Simon Goodall (10/3/05)
My boyfriend and I just got a baby Pitbull. Her name is Novia. We got her 2 weeks ago, when she was 6 weeks old. She is so cute and we love her to death but we are really confused and stressed now. We bought a crate for her, however for some reason she pees and poops in the crate now.
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Several Questions About a Beagle Puppy
By Simon Goodall (9/2/05)
I have a 4-month old Beagle puppy. He always has is nose on the ground which I understand being he is a beagle, but he would leave the yard no matter what! I was wondering how I could train him to stay in the yard being we live on the farm and I hate always having him tied up.
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Teaching your dog not to destroy your house
By Simon Goodall (8/22/05)
Sometimes there are some dogs that just love to chew particular items. Most dogs will have something specific that they like to chew. It is difficult to solve these as the dog has to be seen doing it. These notes are in response to your dogs specific chewing of wood in the house.
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Fox Hound Chasing the Cat
By Simon Goodall (8/2/05)
I tried to adopt a young English fox hound to be a play mate for my lab. Things seemed fine with the dogs, but as soon as the fox hound spotted my cat it was total mayhem!
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Baby update number 2
By Simon Goodall (7/22/05)
This is the second column on our new baby. If you have not read the first one ensure you do so before reading this one so that it makes a little bit more sense. These are not to give you an insight into my life but to give you some ideas if you are planning to bring a baby into an environment with established dogs.
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Accidents After Spaying
By Simon Goodall (7/6/05)
I have a six month old Portuguese Water Dog... she had seemed to be house trained, barking at the door, or coming to get us when she needed outside. She was recently spayed, and since then, has had numerous 'accidents' in the house.
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What To Do With a New Baby
By Simon Goodall (6/21/05)
This is the first of a series of columns on getting ready for a new baby into the family of the human kind. At the stage of writing this I have got two golden retrievers, one cat and a pregnant wife. This first column is on what we have done before the baby in order to get the dogs adjusted to the new arrival. You can join with me on this journey and see what is working and what just did not work.
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Why is my dog barking?
By Simon Goodall (6/10/05)
Many people have problems when their dog is barking at people when they come into the house. Some of the dogs bark when people are entering and exiting the house and other dogs bark the entire time that you are inside the house and until you leave.
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Getting your dog to come
By Simon Goodall (5/13/05)
One of the most common problems people come to me for is that their dog just refuses to come to them.
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