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Pets & Animals

Waiting for the Dog Whisperer to pay you a visit? It's time you get started with these pet training how-to videos.

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Aug 8, 2008

When a dog pulls on the leash, the first temptation would be to jerk back. Even if you win the power struggle, the negative reinforcement creates a bad association with you which should be avoided wh ...

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Aug 8, 2008

Some trainers argue that playing tug of war is not healthy for a dog. It can be a battle of strength between a dog and owner, that the dog might think they control. However, tug of war can be a grea ...

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Aug 8, 2008

Train your dog to walk politely at your side. Choke chains and other forms of negative reinforcement might make the dog associate being by your side as a bad thing, but positive reinforcement techniq ...

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Aug 8, 2008

Dogs are pack animals, used to the concept of each family having a leader. For the dogs to be a good pet, they need to understand that the human pet owner is the alpha leader. Learn how to easily es ...

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Aug 8, 2008

Learn how to train your dog to "Stay" with this quick dog training video will teach your how to train your dog to "Stay." Positive reinforcement training works as well with training a dog to stay as ...

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Aug 8, 2008

To stop your dog from pulling, you must teach your dog how to walk politely at your side. Learn how in this quick dog training video tutorial. As always, positive reinforcement techniques work best, ...

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Aug 8, 2008

Positive reinforcement can be used to teach fun tricks as well as obedience. Watch how Sammi was taught how to fetch a tissue when someone sneezes using all positive reinforcement dog training techni ...

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Aug 8, 2008

Teach your dog to sit, down, and stand on command with hand signals. Sometimes hand signals are more convenient to use than verbal cues, and are great method of dog training. Learn how to teach a dog ...

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Aug 8, 2008

This video pet training tutorial shows how to teach a dog how to roll over and play dead. This method relies on lure training, which means the dog will be rewarded with a treat when the dog has perfo ...

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Aug 8, 2008

Rats are intelligent pets and receptive to training just like other animals. Spinning around in circles is a simple trick to train a pet rat to do. Learn how to teach a pet rat to spin by watching t ...