Dog Training Help

The Pekingese is very courageous despite it small stature. Many Pekingese get themselves in trouble by challenging larger dogs. But proper socialization should prevent your Pekingese from getting into too much trouble. This breed is very bold and won’t hesitate to challenge you for dominance of the “pack”.

Like most small dogs many Pekingese trainers find difficulty in training this breed to be housebroken. Pekingese instinctively think of crates as dens making the crate training method especially effective. If your dog can learn to think of their den as their own personal space they’ll be less likely to go to the bathroom in it. But don’t forget to take your Pekingese out regularly to avoid accidents. If they aren’t given the time to do their business you can’t expect them to not go inside. Pekingese won’t always immediately accept the crate, but as they spend more time their they’ll learn to love it and will often times retreat to their crate to relax.

When your puppy Pekingese goes to his crate when commanded to remember to reward them with a treat like any other training. A good command to trigger the action of going to the crate is something like “crate” or “kennel.”

The second you see you Pekingese preparing to go to the bathroom indoors quickly pick them up and take them outside. Place them on their designated spot and tell them that “this is where you goto the bathroom.” Then reward them with a treat.

If your Pekingese makes an accident don’t scold them. Instead send them to their crate and be done with it. But if they do let you know they have to go to the bathroom let them out and then reward them.

Try not to use food based reward during training. Pekingese are very likely to develop obesity in their later years.

Miniature Pinscher are like a mix between a guard dog and a toy dog. Though officially classified as a toy dog, they are also very dominant for their size and will do their best to protect their owners. Known as the “King of Toys” this dog is very bold and energetic.Like most small dogs the Miniature Pinscher also has difficulties being housebroken. Crate training is an effective method for housebreaking a Miniature Pinscher. Provide your Min-Pin with ample time to do his business outside. The last thing a dog wants to do is make a mess of their own home. If you don’t provide them with time to do their business, they’ll assume you want them to go inside.

Miniature Pinschers are also well known for their habit to bite and chew on things. This is clearly acceptable with toys and bones and such, but when it stems to chewing your posessions, something needs to be done. As a puppy you should always train a Miniature Pinscher to respond to the “no bite” command. This will establish a way to stop this behavior in case your Miniature Pinscher turns out to be a chewer. When out of those confine your Miniature Pinscher to a room of the house. Confining dogs to a bathroom is a common mistake that many dog owners make. Dogs need much more room than this, you should confine them to somewhere like a kitchen or basement instead.

Avoid playing games like Tug-O-War with your Miniature Pinscher. Otherwise, when you try to snatch something from them, they’ll assume you’re playing and won’t give up the object. Test your Miniature Pinscher from time to time, always rewarding them to reinforce good behavior.

With steady training, it shouldn’t be too difficult to train your Min-Pin out of obsessive chewing and biting. Before trying to unteach chewing, its important to establish the basic commands with your dog. “Get off” is a very important command to know before progressing to this level of training.

The Maltese is an energetic, smart, loving, and devoted breed. Reward training is your best bet when deciding on a training method. Maltese have been known to learn many tricks if they feel they are adequately appreciated for performing them. Its important that owners of a Maltese don’t overprotect this breed. Maltese become jealous very quickly and won’t be friendly with strangers if they are spoiled dogs. Maltese get along great with other pets and will help with the socialization of your dog.

As with many toy breeds the Maltese is fairly hard to housebreak, But if you can dedicate the time and effort to housebreaking your Maltese, doing so is easy to achieve. An effective method is crate training. Give your Maltese time in their crate to establish a sense of home. But remember to take them out for enough time do their business. Try to put the trips outside on a schedule so your Maltese has some sense of when they are going to be give the opportunity to relieve himself. Puppies don’t intentionally make messes in the home. Its because they haven’t learned where the bathroom is. The last thing a Maltese wants to do is make a mess of their living space. This is why you’ll often find dogs hiding their waste in corners of the house.

Like I mentioned before, Maltese are very willing to learn if they are rewarded enough. Each time your Maltese does his business in the right place reward him with praise and a treat. Never punish your Maltese is they made an accident. Keep in mind that its called an accident for a reason.

Don’t be lazy when it comes to training your Maltese. Postponing or ignoring training all together will make things almost impossible when you finally realize that your Maltese requires training.

Dachshunds were originally breed to hunt small animals because they were conveniently shaped and to dig and borrow into the homes of their owner’s prey. Its no surprise that even today the Dachshund is a notorious digger, almost to the point of addiction, this dog loves to dig! Digging isn’t only a way to make up for lack of exercise but dogs also love to dig simply because its natural instinct for them to do so.

The easiest way to prevent digging is by avoiding it all together. Keep your Dachshund confined to particular part of the yard. Or keep an eye on them when they are let outside or taken out on walks. However, confinement does not resolve the problem entirely. And you need to train your Dachshund properly to avoid digging problems.

Since Dachshunds love to dig so much you may consider building them a digging pit. With their help dig up a small part of the yard that you designate as their digging spot. Mix some sand into the pit so it won’t get filled when it rains. Now all you have to do is train them where its appropriate to dig. You can then let your Dachshund throughout the day and you can command them to “go dig”. For the first week, if they go to their designated are to dig reward them with praise and treats on occasion (Dachshunds are likely to become overweight at a young age, treats should be used at a minimum).

When you go out for your daily exercise you can now let them play in their digging pit while you simply watch and encourage them. This is a great way to ensure your Dachshund is getting enough exercise with little effort from your side.

A digging pit should be a great way to encourage play time with your dog. Letting your Dachshund participate in the initial digging process is a fun way to get your dog involved in the family.

Chihuahua are very easily attached to their owners which makes training the Chihuahua easy assuming you can get through to them without them getting distracted or wanting to play. But Chihuahuas love to please their owners and if that means obeying their commands, the Chihuahua is more than willing to oblige.

Training a Chihuahua is no different from training any other breed of dog. Chihuahua training requires consistency and patience. Training your Chihuahua should start as soon as you arrive home with them. The earlier you start the less time they have to pick up bad habits.

Due to the small size of the Chihuahua, they have very little control over their bladder and bowels for their first 6 months of life. So be sure you take them out almost immediately after they are fed and given water. Don’t forget to do this. If you don’t give them a chance to go outside and do their business they’ll assume you expect them to do it inside the house, we obviously don’t want to teach this behavior.

For more advanced training, you may want to to try clicker training. For every good action, no matter how small, receives a click of the clicker and a treat. This will teach them pick up even the most actions and tricks. As they better learn an action slowly phase out the treats and then the clicker, until they can preform the entire routine with only one treat in return.

Again Chihuahuas should be trained just like any other dog. And you should remain firm and patient even though it may be hard to stay consistent because they are so small and love to play the role of the victim and give you puppy eyes. Chihuahuas love to please their owners and if they’re shown you appreciate their dedication they will be very receptive to your training.

The Yorkshire terrier (yorkie) is a small dog that is very energetic, smart, courageous, and like most dogs very loyal to its master.  Yorkshire terriers can become aggressive with small animals and strange dogs, they will often snap if they become frightened but they are normally loving and affectionate dogs.

Yorkshire terrier training is normally pretty easy but they can occasionally become stubborn and defiant.  Here are some Yorkshire terrier training tips that may help you train your Yorkshire terrier:

-It is important to work with your dog on a daily basis.  If you do not work on training every day your dog may forget what he or she has already learned.

-The most common way of training a Yorkshire terrier is by giving the dog treats as a reward.  The animal will be motivated to follow your command if it learns it will be rewarded on completion.

-Tone of voice is a very important factor while training your pet.  Dogs can recognize a change in the tone of your voice and they will link your tone to their command.  When reprimanding your dog it is important to use a firm tone.  Upon hearing that tone in the future the dog will know that it has done something that you are not happy with.

-Train a yorkie by teaching it only one command at a time.  When issuing commands to the dog be sure to use the same exact wording every time you use the command during teaching.  As an example, if you want the dog to come, make sure you always say, “come” and not, “come now” or it may become confused.

-Yorkshire terrier training can be difficult if there are others around.  When there are other people or animals around they can be too much of a distraction.  It is important to allow the dog to focus on you and your commands alone.

-Train your yorkie in short durations.  As said before they can be easily distracted and drilling the same command for too long can make the dog become stubborn.  A playful yorkie is a happy yorkie.
Hopefully these dog training tips make your Yorkshire terrier training very easy.

The West Highland White Terrier (Westie) is known as a friendly dog that is considered easy to train and handle.  Terriers are known to have a bold, and stubborn temper so it is still important to train them in an appropriate manner.

Your West Highland White Terrier training will begin from the moment you step into your home with your new Westie.  West Highland White Terriers are known to be a bit naughty, and also considered stubborn and clever.  It is important to teach your new dog right from the start who is boss and that you are in charge.  Make sure to be firm with your Westie right from the start or else they may become demanding and have temper issues when they do not get their own way.

A Westie puppy is not any different from any other very young dog in that they should be trained in short sessions of just a few minutes.  It is important to reward the dog with praise.  West Highland White Terrier training also works well when you use dog treats as a reward.

Like all other terrier breeds West Highland White terriers bark a lot.  Barking is a dog’s way of communicating their feelings like happiness, boredom, and nervousness.  Terriers are known to bark more than other dog breeds.  When doing your Westie training it is important to not yell at the dog to stop barking.  The dog may take your loud tone of voice as a bark and it will only reinforce his or her actions.  Remain calm both physically and verbally and use a stop phrase such as, “no bark”.  If the dog does stop barking make sure to reward it.

Boredom is one of the main reasons a dog will bark.  One of my favorite tricks is to take a chew toy and put a treat in it.  This will often keep your dog from becoming bored for a good length of time.

West Highland White Terrier training also needs to extend to playtime.  Your Westie has a natural instinct to hunt down, chasing, digging, and then killing vermin.  When playing with your white terrier do not play too aggressively or it will be hard for the dog to distinguish when nipping and gnawing is appropriate or inappropriate.

Most terriers are difficult to train and Scottish Terrier (Scottie) training is not any different.  When Scotties are motivated they will train very easily so the trick lies in finding that one thing that motivates your dog.  Your dog may love treats, it may hate treats, it could be the same with toys or affections.  It is important to find a motivating factor when reward training your animal.

Scottish Terriers are most often motivated by immediate gratification such as chasing cars, chasing squirrels, or non-stop barking at the other neighborhood dogs.  When you find a reward for your dog that motivates the selfishness immediate gratification than you can hold that over them.  If your dog wants the rubber squeaky toy then he will realize that he is going to need to put in a little effort to get it.

Scottish Terrier training is going to be as successful as you are consistent.  Dogs are smart animals and if you do not discipline them every time, instead only one out of four they will realize this.  Consistency is the most important factor when you are trying to break your Scottie of a bad habit.  If the animal is not punished every time he does something that is unacceptable than he will often take the risk of getting caught since the Scottie will know that he is not punished every time.

When starting Scottie training it is important to set aside a good amount of time.  The dog is hardheaded and stubborn and your training may take awhile for it to take hold.  Also make sure you don’t attempt too much at one time.  Perhaps only try one command at a time, or at least make sure your training is not overwhelming your dog.

Training any animal takes patience and an intelligent and stubborn dog like the Scottish Terrier is not going to be any easier.

The Miniature Schnauzer is a very bold and protective breed. They won’t hesitate to challenge dogs that are bigger than them which can easily get them in trouble with other owners and their dogs. The Miniature Schnauzer does however get along great with children and they make great family dogs. As Miniature Schnauzers get more familiar with a person or another dog they will usually warm up to them fairly quickly.

Its important that you give your Miniature Schnauzer proper social training as a pup so they are less likely to confront other dogs in the future. Many dogs that don’t get socialized will later develop aggressive tendencies. Aggression is easy to spot in dogs. If your Miniature Schnauzer snarls at other dogs he probably has an aggression problems. The snarl of an aggressive dog is very distinct from that of a playful bark. As a puppy your Miniature Schnauzer should be trained without any aggression. Not only can this be considered animal abuse, but it can also make Miniature Schnauzers very angry and they will eventually grow to despise humans.

Without proper socialization a Miniature Schnauzer can get himself into a great deal of trouble. As a puppy your Miniature Schnauzer should be given plenty of time to interact with a variety of dogs and people. Have your family and friends play with your puppy Miniature Schnauzer so he can grow to trust all people. They should also be given time to play with dogs of equal and greater size. A Miniature Schnauzer that misbehaves around his peers will be quickly corrected by the other dogs.

You can never offer your Miniature Schnauzer too much social interaction. The more the better. Place your Schnauzer in a variety of uncomfortable situations during the first few months of their life so they can build a higher tolerance for anxiety.

Cairn Terrier are very bright dogs and are very loyal with the proper dog training. Cairn Terriers are great at reading the emotions of their owners. Make training fun and stress free and your dog will notice your positive attitude and will respond better to the dog training. Keeping your training sessions entertaining will keep your Cairn Terrier engaged in the lessons.

When teaching your Cairn Terrier a command, use the command only once, repeating the command over and over again will teach your Cairn Terrier to think of commands as annoyances and they will begin to ignore your commands.

Don’t push your dog too hard during training. The last thing you want for your Cairn Terrier is for them to think of training as work instead of fun. Space training out throughout the week allowing a few days off.

Cairn Terrier respond very well to treats as a reward for positive reinforcement. Choose a treat that your Cairn Terrier doesn’t get any other time besides during training. And never reward bad behavior.

Cairn Terriers seem to have a problem with eating small objects and their owners’ possessions. Train your dog to respond to the “leave it” command using a toy during training sessions. If he goes after the toy warn them using the “leave it” command. Most dogs can pick this command up fairly quickly. After your Cairn Terrier has mastered it during training try setting up “real life” exercises by dropping something on the floor causally and use the command when appropriate. Of course Cairn Terriers can’t resist every time something tempting is placed in front of them, and the owner should understand this.

This is just one small part of full training and is one of many behaviors you’ll have to teach your dog but with appropriate training and socialization your Cairn Terrier will be a loving member of the family.