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How to Teach a Dog Rear Leg Awareness for Agility

How to Teach a Dog Rear Leg Awareness for Agility

Teaching a dog rear leg awareness is very useful for agility training. Dogs don't naturally think about how they are placing their rear legs, and in agility they have to learn not to hit jump bars, to navigate narrow planks and maneuver through weave...

How to Train a Gorilla

How to Train a Gorilla

Should you ever have a gorilla as a pet or Vegas act, you need to know how to effectively train one. Although gorillas do not make great pets or stage actors (this is why you don't see them in circuses or on stage) they can be trained as long as they are...

How to Break a Pitbull's bad Habits

How to Break a Pitbull's bad Habits

Dogs develop bad habits due to boredom, anxiety, lack of exercise and frustration. Positive training methods should be used to communicate and reinforce acceptable behavior and to work on correcting these bad habits. Pitbulls have a natural instinct to...

Train Your Cat to Respond to a Clicker

Train Your Cat to Respond to a Clicker

Hi! I am Dr. Adrienne Mulligan, I own Camp Verde Veterinary Clinic, and I am here today on behalf of expertvillage.com to talk to you about cat obedience. Now something we have not worked on before and this might scare him, but there is a type of...

How to Help a Shy Dog Blossom Using Targeting and Clicker Training

How to Help a Shy Dog Blossom Using Targeting and Clicker Training

If you are working with a dog that is shy, she is probably fearful and has a hard time trusting. A method of dog training that involves combining clicker training with hand targeting can help her to blossom. Train your dog to the clicker and then use...

How to Clicker Train a Horse

How to Clicker Train a Horse

Clicker training involves using a clicking device as a bridging signal for rewarding your horse for good behavior. Training horses with a clicker is not common practice, but many who use it boast great results. Learn how to clicker train a horse and...

How to Train Your Dog to Hunt

How to Train Your Dog to Hunt

When America's most beloved advice-guru, Dr. Phil McGraw, hears something outrageous from a TV guest, he often says emphatically, "That dog won't hunt." A quaint saying regarding goofy ideas and plans, it applies first and emphatically to real dogs! Not...

How to Shoulder Train a Pet Rat

How to Shoulder Train a Pet Rat

It might surprise you, but rats are good pets. Not only are they fairly easy to take care of, but they're intelligent animals who learn quickly. One easy trick is to train your rat to sit on your shoulder as you walk around.

How to teach your dog to sit with a clicker

How to teach your dog to sit with a clicker

Clicker training is fun, easy and relatively cheap. You can buy a clicker at many pet stores for under $5 and use it for all positive reinforcement training. You can teach your dog to sit with a clicker with a few catchy steps.

How to Clicker Train a Cat

How to Clicker Train a Cat

Many people say that cats can't be trained to do tricks, but this is totally false. They can be trained to do a variety of behaviors, and one of the easiest ways to teach them is via clicker training. Clicker training is based on behavioral psychology...

How to train a horse using the clicker technique

How to train a horse using the clicker technique

Clicker training has been used with great success for dogs, cats and even horses. This is a positive training technique with its foundation in rewards, meaning that instead of punishing your horse for doing the wrong thing, you reward him for doing the...

Find Reading Materials on Using a Clicker for Your Cat

Find Reading Materials on Using a Clicker for Your Cat

Hi! I am Dr. Adrienne Mulligan, I own Camp Verde Veterinary Clinic, and I am here today on behalf of expertvillage.com to talk to you about cat obedience. This is also on the internet. This clicker…books…is a place called Sunshine Books. This...

How to Teach a Pet Rabbit to Come

How to Teach a Pet Rabbit to Come

Training a rabbit is harder than training most animals, but it's possible if you have a good relationship with your rabbit. To teach a rabbit to come, you have to first teach your rabbit that you're someone she wants to come to. After that, it just takes...

How to Understand Clicker Training

How to Understand Clicker Training

Using a clicker is one of the most effective ways to train a dog, because it communicates to the dog what you want him to do. Training is all about timing--and there is no better training tool to improve your timing. Clickers can speed up the training...

How to Teach a Dog Using a Clicker

How to Teach a Dog Using a Clicker

The use of a clicker has become a particularly popular way of training dogs. A clicker is a small plastic device. When you press the device, it makes one distinct “clicking” noise. The theory behind the clicker is that it is a way of...

How to Train a Horse to Urinate on Command

How to Train a Horse to Urinate on Command

Horse urine can ruin anybody's day. Horses, in particular, always seem to relieve themselves in the wrong place and at the wrong time. But like any intelligent animal, it can learn the errors of its ways with the help of a little basic psychology.

How to Give Treats to Train Parrots

How to Give Treats to Train Parrots

Training a parrot takes a lot of time and patience. To effectively train a parrot, you should use some treats that the parrot really enjoys. If the parrot knows that he will be receiving one of his favorite tricks, then he will be more likely to perform...

How to Teach a Rat to Jump

How to Teach a Rat to Jump

Everyone knows you can teach your dog tricks, but many people don't know that pet rats can learn tricks too. Rats can be taught tricks as early as eight weeks of age as long as they're motivated by food. There are many tricks out there that you can try...

How to Teach an Adult Horse to Be Sprayed With a Spray Bottle

How to Teach an Adult Horse to Be Sprayed With a Spray Bottle

Horses have very good long-term memories. If they were frightened by an object once, they tend to stay clear of it for years afterward. This can be a problem when the horse is afraid of spray bottles, since they are used so often as a fly repellent and...

How to Clicker Train a Dog to Turn its Head

How to Clicker Train a Dog to Turn its Head

Teaching a dog to turn her head is a keystone exercise for clicker training and shaping behavior. It lays a foundation for the dog to learn how to learn. You'll also be amazed at how quickly you can shape this behavior and when you give it a name you can...

How to Teach a Guinea Pig to Sit Up

How to Teach a Guinea Pig to Sit Up

Guinea pigs can't do everything a dog can do, but they can easily learn some tricks like sitting up and begging. A guinea pig is very intelligent and learning a trick makes life more intersting for your pet. Your guinea pig needs to be in good health in...

How to Use Verbal Markers for Dog Training

How to Use Verbal Markers for Dog Training

Positive training is a method of training dogs that is based primarily on noticing when a dog does something right and rewarding the behavior. During positive training, the trainer will use a verbal or clicker marker as a reliable indicator that a treat...

How to Use Clicker Training For Puppies

How to Use Clicker Training For Puppies

Clicker training is a popular way of training puppies and older dogs to learn desired behaviors. A simple plastic or metal clicker makes a very distinctive sound that your dog can be trained to respond to psychologically. At the end of the training the...

How to Train a Dog to Walk Without a Leash

How to Train a Dog to Walk Without a Leash

Teaching your dog polite walking off-leash can lead to a more successful experience when you begin his on-leash training. Your dog can learn polite walking without a leash, safely and effectively, making it possible for you to take those enjoyable walks...

How to Train Your Dog Not to Bark

How to Train Your Dog Not to Bark

Dogs bark as a natural form of communication, and to express their feelings. Often, dogs will bark when they are lonely or feeling anxious. This is why your dog will bark repeatedly at night time and while you are away from home. Unfortunately, this can...

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