Tag archive for ‘pitbull training’
Common House Training Problems
Written by Pitbull Guy on 12/21/08, with no comments
House training is one of the areas of dog ownership that’s most subject to misunderstanding, confusion, and just plain dread! Today’s artilce is going to deal with two of the most common problems surrounding the issue of house training: Submissive/excited urination Scent marking Common house training problem #1: Submissive / excited urination What is it? [...]
Neighbors Grumbling About Barking?
Written by Pitbull Guy on 12/18/08, with 2 comments
Neighbors can get pretty nasty when it comes to barking complaints. I understand wanting your dog to stop barking period. After all, your neighbors probably think that a good dog is a quiet dog, and the only time that barking’s permitted is when there’s suspicious persons clad in robber-like attire are trying to sneak into [...]
A Crate is Not Punishment
Written by Pitbull Guy on 12/15/08, with no comments
Yes, you can put your pitbull away in his crate when he is getting out of hand or loses priviledges. However, a crate is NOT just something to punish your pitbull with. I believe ALL pitbull’s should be crate trained. It’s a huge part of training in general. A crate can also be a safe [...]
Important Obedience Command: Come
Written by Pitbull Guy on 12/11/08, with no comments
The “Come” command is one of the most important commands in obedience training. Why? Because this is a command that can help keep your dog safe. This command is one that you need to teach your dog to obey in EVERY situation. In our home, this is one of the few commands that we give [...]
3 Things to Avoid When Training Your Pitbull
Written by Pitbull Guy on 12/01/08, with one comments
3 Things to Avoid When Training Your Dog By Nancy Cope Inconsistency Dogs, while intelligent, are like children, they revel in consistency. When a dog knows what is going to happen, and when it is going to happen, he is far more likely to meet your demands. The biggest example of this is potty training. [...]
