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Making your doggy understand you
Don't forget that dogs learn through repetition. Therefore, it is vital to repeat over and over again whatever word you are trying to teach your dog. Be consistent with the words or phrases you use for specific behaviour. Remember to reserve "no" for critical situations, such as telling your dog not to eat something off the ground. Used too often, a dog will begin to think his name is "No". Begin to attach other words to "no" such as "no more ball" or "no more play". You will be amazed to see your dog reacting to the entire sentence after a while. Remember to use a normal voice when training your dog. If you say "Sit, sit, sit, SIT", your dog will learn to sit only after she hears the word three times followed by a loud "SIT". Give the "stay" command only when you're sure you want the dog to freeze.If you tell your dog to stay as you walk out the door, you're teaching it a different use for the word. In an emergency, the dog won't understand what you mean. Teach "wait" as a more relaxed command. "Wait" allows your dog to move around in a general area. Be sure to teach your dog a release command such as "OK" or "free", especially if you've taught the dog "stay". The most important point is to avoid raising your voice when teaching a dog new commands or saying "No", because dogs are sensitive to noise. ############# Pets in need Did you ever stop to think about the large number of pets that may have been made destitute and displaced by the tsunami? As the cost in terms of human lives has been beyond belief in this tragedy, we may have forgotten the four-legged friends who have been left to fend for themselves in unfamiliar surroundings. Thousands of pampered pets may now be roaming the streets without their owners, unable to find their way home or anything to eat, and sometimes with no place to return to. They could be just as traumatised as humans, and totally helpless without their owners who took good care of them. Think whether there is anything you could do for them. Maybe, you could adopt one as a pet. They give us their unconditional love and devotion, why not bestow our love on them? |
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We all talk to our pets, don't we? And our dear friends respond to us
even if they cannot talk. But did you know that dogs can learn simple
words other than "no" and "sit"? Expanding your dog's
vocabulary will enable it to understand more clearly how you want it to
behave.
