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Teaching a Dog To Come

This guide is about teaching your dog to come. Getting your dog to come is one of the first things you need to teach your dog. Without dog training knowledge, it can be difficult to know what method to use.

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How Do I Train My Cat Not to Sleep on My Head?

One of my cats keeps trying to sleep across my neck. She does it several times a night. I immediately wake up and put her on the floor, but she's not taking the hint. Does anyone have any suggestions?

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Keeping Cats from Peeing on Furniture

Ever since I bought the natural cat litter, my male cat has protested right on my sofa ruining it. How do I stop him from peeing on my new furniture?

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Training a Pitbull Puppy

I have a 8 week old Pit. Is it OK to put him on his back and hold his mouth till he becomes submissive? Or is it OK to put him on his back and continue staring at him till he looks away? Should I not try these at all?

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Keep Dog From Jumping Through Window

Once a dog learns that he can jump through an open barn, house, or shed window, he's apt to be hard to keep out. You can let the animal cure himself of that habit, by setting an open pan of water in the opening.

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Use a Ballpoint Pen as Dog Marker

I have found that the clickers that most people use are too loud. I like the soft sound of a ball point pen retracting instead.

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Keep Dog from Pulling on Leash

Teach loose leash walking by using treats. Have your dog on your left side, leash slightly loose, and have a pocket full of treats on the other side. Speak your dog's name or make lip pursed sounds or whatever it takes to get his attention.

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Treating Dog's Fear of Stairs

Put a baby gate at the third step from the bottom of the stairs. Hide upstairs and call the dog to you. He will be able to go up the three stairs because he does not feel he will fall.

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Leash Training a Puppy

To keep you pup from pulling while on a lead, carry small treats in your hand. Let him get a sniff of them - every once in a while pop one in his mouth. Should be small enough that no real chewing is involved. Then "good boy" him.

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Cat Pooping in House Plants

How do you stop cats from pooping in houseplants?

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House Training a Pitbull

I have a 9 week Pitbull puppy and we are working on house breaking. It's going ok for her age, but the problem I'm running into is I will take her outside and she will go to the bathroom 3-5 times, but then 2 minutes after coming back in the house she is peeing on the floor.

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Help for Dog Aggression

Our dog was very unfriendly towards other dogs and would growl as she passed them and one day actually chased one and nipped it on the rear end. I was shocked and horrified, but knew that this could not continue.

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