Dog Training By Alton

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Best way to deal with a little brat is a rolled up newspaper to the face. Dogs respond better to positive reinforcement.

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How would I teach my dog to give the ball back during fetch?
When I through the ball for my dog, he goes and runs and gets it, but then he wont give it back!
Even if I reach for the ball out of his mouth, he growls!
How can I teach him to give the ball back when playing fetch?

This assumes the dog has come back to you with the ball. Don’t try to take the ball out of his mouth. Instead try stroking the side of his face (if he will let you), while calmly and happily saying "Give" (try not to say it too many times per ball return). Then praise the dog if he gives it up, or at least drops it. You may want to up the reward level to a treat, preferably temporarily until the dog gets the idea.

The two-ball idea is good too.

Also he may want to play tug-of-war, which recent dog theory says is okay – they used to say it caused more aggression. So get a ball with a rope or another dangler you can grab onto.

Keep it positive, and don’t teach your dog not to growl. The growl is one of only a few ways the dog has of communicating with you. Go for positive reinforcement.

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Hello.The next week at Friday i will buy a puppy maltese and i need help to train him.His name will be Snowflake!Please help Snowflake to train and learn tricks like sit/lie/swim/come here!

Then I definitely recommend an obedience class. Go to a professional class that uses positive reinforcement training.

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I recently got a 8 week old Maltese & I need to know how to potty train it so it won’t be pooping and peeing all over the house. HELP!!!

Get the pup on a schedule.. didn’t say if the pup is male or female so this is written as if you have a male

Take him out first thing in the morning when he wakes

Take him out 10-15 minutes after she eats

Take him out hourly

Take him out after naps and play time

Take him out before you put him to bed at night

When you take him out to eliminate, take him out on a leash, bring a tasty treat. A treat that he will only get after going the bathroom outside. Praise him each and every time he goes where you want him to. Use positive reinforcement..Have some tasty treats, such as string cheese, and ever time he eliminates outside continue with praising him and give her some treats. These treats should only be given for this training so that he looks forward to getting them each and every time he goes where you want him to.

Learn his signs for needing to eliminate.

When he has an accident (and he will) you simply clean it up and forget about it, then simply continue with the training.

Never hit or yell at the pup for having an accident..this will cause the pup to hide and run away. It is not that he is doing it on purpose or knows it is wrong but that no one noticed his need to be taken out. When he has to go, she has to go. If he is not taken out when she needs to eliminate he will have to relieve herself where ever he is.

If the pup is having accidents it is not his fault, it is the owners fault for not having him on a schedule and knowing the signs if he needs to be taken out.

Some take a few weeks while others take months..but they all learn with love, patience and diligence.

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