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Dog Trainers Australia

Locality: Blackburn, Victoria, Australia

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23.01.2022 ARE YOU A PACK LEADER? 5 Tips for establishing leadership with your dog. 1. Don't Anthropomorphise your dog. They are not human and do not possess our intellect or reasoning abilities. Talking to them in sentences and expecting them to understand you is a recipe for misunderstanding and confusion.... 2.Basic Obedience Training is a must in order to create a better bond with your dog but also to help establish yourself as Pack Leader. 3. Control your dog's resources i.e. food, toys, rewards etc. Never give a reward to your dog for the sake of it. Only reward if they have completed a task or even a simple exercise such as SIT or DROP. Discourage begging at the dinner table. 4. Teach your dogs to come inside the house on your terms. Teach them to wait till you give permission with a key word such as IN. Then to go to their BED or MAT until you provide a release word such as FREE. 5. Correct bad behaviour immediately by a growl or deep NO or even AH! Immediately reward if they have complied with praise GOOD DOG, patting but sparingly with a treat. See more

06.01.2022 Welcome to DTA - our passion is educating people to become Dog Training Instructors and to teach the art of dog training and behavior. If you are interested in our programs or would like to follow your dream of one day working with dogs, then send us a message or e-mail.

06.01.2022 The tragic death of a 14-month-old girl at her family home highlights again the importance of managing dogs and humans correctly. This is not to say the little girls family hadnt but when you have any children mixing with any dog/s regardless of breed, supervision is paramount. At this point we dont know the circumstances of the attack so it is hard to speculate as to why the attack occurred. However, statistics show that most dog attacks occur at the family home and by a ...Continue reading

03.01.2022 PUPPY AND DOG SOCIALISATION It is absolutely vital to socialize the dog--to expose him to positive experiences with a wide variety of people, dogs, other animals, sights, sounds and places. That means babies, toddlers, teenagers, men, women, people in uniform, cats, crowds, bicycles, skateboards, shopping carts, strollers, traffic--anything he's likely to encounter in daily life. The sooner this is started, the better. Begin when the pup is less than 12 weeks old (from 8 week...s is ideal) and attend puppy socialization classes. Heavy socialization is the single smartest investment that can be made in a dog. One of the main reasons pet dogs bite is because they feel threatened by something they can't flee. From the dog's point of view, aggression is a natural way to make the scary thing go away. Just because a situation doesn't seem frightening to you doesn't mean it won't spook your dog. To a wary, unsocialised dog, the mere presence of an unfamiliar person may seem like a threat and the majority of dog bites are fear-based and usually by a dog that is known to the victim. Early puppy training, conditioning and socialisation go a long way in preventing these behaviours. Dog owners only have on opportunity to get it right so remember 8 16 weeks of age is the crucial or critical period in the pups life. The Dog Owners Role The role of the dog owner, as the human in the household, should be to dole out resources. He is the keeper of the resources, which therefore makes him the top or Alpha dog. The canines in the household should be informed that the first 20 highest rankings have been taken by you and your human companions and they get to arrange themselves in the last few. There's much less reason to fight over 21st and 22nd place than 1st and 2nd. Owners and handlers can contribute to aggressive behaviour by such actions as: Keeping dog isolated in a yard or dog run Lack of socialisation by not providing the opportunity to make friends with other dogs or people outside the family Failure to correct aggressive behaviour, especially in puppies Allowing dogs to dominate the household. It is inappropriate for a dog to determine how his human family must live. Encouraging dogs to be dominant by rewarding aggressive behaviour. The important thing is to ensure that Kindergarten Puppy Training followed by Basic Obedience Training is carried out for establishing good behaviours in the long-term.