"Some days you're the dog; some days you're the hydrant." --Unknown

 

Puppy Testing (Tests used by breeders to evaluate a litter)

Volhard PUPPY APTITUDE TEST Revised January 2003 One of the tests we use

The PAWS© Working Dog Evaluation One of the tests we use

Selecting a Working Puppy by Dori Painter

Educating the Infant Puppy (Birth to Nine Weeks) By Grace L. Blair, M.D.

Puppy Testing for Guide Dogs

 

You have your new puppy, the fun (and it should be fun) begins....

Training your new puppy (*Articles we supply out with our puppies - printer permitting)

Basic Training Rules *

Collars & Leads: How to introduce them *

When Should Training & Housebreaking Begin? *

Housebreaking *

House Training Your New Puppy - Get your puppy off to a good start by Mark Weston

If you are cosidering crate training, please read this before buying your crate
Dog Kennel Safety - Petmate Kennel Kills Puppy! - Dog Kennel Training

Early Socialization *

COME Command *

Your New Puppy multiple articles

Halter Collars

Mind Games - Playing for Confidence and Compliance by M. Shirley Chong Excellent

Rewards are Necessary When Training for Success *

Teaching your dog to "GIVE" by Pat Scott

Treats: Using Treats in Training *

Canine Good Citizen & Therapy Dog International

Dog Trainer: How to choose one

Competitive Obedience comprehensive list of articles on Reward Based Training

Training & Fitness for Sporting Dogs

Volhard Canine Personality Profile

Training your puppy by Wendy Volhard - The Do’s and Don’ts.

Training Articles by Wendy Volhard

Volhard Publications (Find the Best Price for any book on the Web)

Kids and Dogs

Dog Owner's Guide: Kids and Dogs: A Common Sense Approach *

Kids and Dogs - Safety First by Pat Scott

About Dogs - Dog Safety for Kids

Introducing a Dog to a New Baby *

Dog safety and dog bite prevention information for children and adults a collection of articles

Kids and Dogs Safety Tip Sheet by Sheila Blythe-Saucier - Child Safety Consultant

 

Puppy Care

Switching Your Pet to a New Food

New Principles of Immunology

Causes of Scratching and Licking

Canine allergies - pollen, fleas, dust mites, dog food etc - cause itchy skin

and don't forget some toys to give your pup/dog plenty to do when you aren't home.....

Bark Busters Home Dog Training Australia - toys and boerdom busters

Dog Toys - It's a Dog Shop *Australia*

VetStop Shop - toys

 

Understanding Behaviour will help in Training

Shy Dogs Links Page

Body Language: A Clue He May Be Anxious *

Canine Stress Signs by Pat Scott

How Dogs Think by William Campbell

Playing Tug by Pat Scott

Leadership by Pat Scott

Pack Drive by Kathy Diamond Davis

Management by Pat Scott

Managing a Multidog Household - by Theresa Mancuso

Prey Behaviour by Gary Patterson

Social Behaviour by Gary Patterson

Drives by Gary Patterson

Defense Behaviour by Gary Patterson

Litter Mate Behavioral Variation: A Multi-Ingredient Stew By Myrna Milani, BS, DVM

Sensory, Emotional and Social Development of the Young Dog by Dr. Joël Dehasse

Changes in Behavior Associated With Aging in Dogs

Older Dogs: Common Behavior Changes

 

Instinct and Normal Behaviour

When is a Growl Not a Growl? by Myrna Milani, BS, DVM

The Smiling Canine by Myrna Milani, BS, DVM

Burying Bones

Denning is a Natural Instinct

Digging *

Digging by Pat Scott

Dog Behavior: An Evolutionary View

Dreaming

Eating Grass *

Licking

Lifting Legs to Urinate

Mounting Behavior *

Rolling in Smelly Things

Sense of Smell

The Sense of Smell Influences Behavior

Wagging Tails *

Why Dogs Lick Hands *

Why Dogs Eat Grass *

Why Dogs Bury Bones *

 

Problem Behaviours (Read now - and avoid possible problems)

Mind Games - Playing for Confidence and Compliance by M. Shirley Chong Excellent

Acral Lick Dermatitis/Granuloma

Aggression Due to Dominance

Behavioral changes associated with thyroid dysfunction in dogs

Barking: A Common Behavior Problem

Biting: Causes, Prevention, and Control

Dog Owner's guide: Dogs must be taught to not bite *

Puppies Biting *

Car Sickness & Fear of Riding in Cars *

Chewing Behavior: How to control it *

Counter Cruising by Pat Scott

Desensitising Dogs to things like thunderstorms

Digging

Fear of Thunderstorms and Noise Phobias *

Jumping Up on People *

Jumping Up (Inappropriate greeting behavior) by Pat Scott

Lawn Burn: The Cause & The Cure

Leash Pulling: How to prevent it

Pat's "NO FREE LUNCH" Program for Problem Dogs by Pat Scott

Senility & Cognitive Dysfunction

Separation Anxiety *

Seperation Anxiety by Pat Scott *

Stool Eating (Coprophagy)

Pica (Depraved Appetite)

Submissive Urination: How to control it *

Submissive Urination by Pat Scott

 

Training Resourses (More excellent articles can be found via the links below)

Many of the above articles on Dog Training, Behavior Problems and Obedience are from Pet Education.com one of my favourite sites

Dog Behavior Articles On-line Some fantastic articles on solving problem behaviours

Chinaroad Lowchens of Australia give you Links to the best Training articles & sites on the net! Excellent!!!!

The Well Mannered Dog Clicker Training books, videos and how to (Questions and answers) Excellent

ClickerSolutions and ClickerSolutions Training Articles Contents EXCELLENT resource for clicker training

Australian Canine Current Events - Training & Behaviour Links to many great articles and sites on Training

Tellington Touch - dog training

TRAINING & BEHAVIOR a Canine Authority International Andy "The Dog Man" Luper - Author of "Never Never Hit Your Dog"

Myrna Milani's Dog Articles Excellent collection of articles

Dr. P's Dog Training: Commands in Several Languages

Dr. P's Dog Training Library: Specific Training Issues

Dr. P's Dog Training: Seizure Dogs

http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/training.htm

Siriusdog Covers just about everything you'd want to know about anything doggy, including training

Leerburg Training Articles another site with a comprehensive list of articles pertaining to training

The Working Dogs Archive of Feature Articles

 


See also Medical Reference, Health etc

Books - on the Belgian Shepherd Dog and on Training - includes beginners to advanced & Competition

Breed - Info, Standard, Description, Puppy Manuals, FAQ, Health

 

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