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Brushing a Dog's Neck Undercoat

Brushing a Dog's Neck Undercoat

Dog's like Sadie need to be de-shedded. Their undercoat comes out, you can see as I'm pulling that the top coat and the undercoat come out when they're shedding their winter coat and getting their summer coat in and that's what Sadie is doing. So there...

How to touch a girl

How to touch a girl

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Communication Patience Sincerity Timing Step 1: Gauge her feelings. If she's feeling standoffish, don't pursue touching. There's nothing that will shoot your approach down faster than trying to be physical with a...

How to Stop a Dog From Pulling on the Leash

How to Stop a Dog From Pulling on the Leash

Instructions Step 1: Place a regular snap or buckle collar on your dog. When he is calm and relaxed, attach a 4 to 6 foot leash. Until your dog consistently does not pull or tug, every walk is a training exercise. As a general rule, every time the leash...

How to Massage a Dog's Back Legs

How to Massage a Dog's Back Legs

Hi, my name is Mary with expertvillage.com and this time we're going to look at the back legs. The thing about the back legs and the hips of course is that this is where a lot of dogs get injured. This is where a lot of arthritis happens in older dogs...

Pulling Clay on the Potter's Wheel

Pulling Clay on the Potter's Wheel

Now that we've opened it up, we're going to pull it. So, first we want to compress the floor. And, you take one of your flat ribs and you just smooth down and push down on the bottom. That does two things. That makes it smooth and it also gives it...

How to Train a Dog for Competitive Weight Pulling

How to Train a Dog for Competitive Weight Pulling

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Weight pulling collar Treats Empty milk jugs, sled, cinderblocks or rocks How to Train Your Dog for Weight Pulling Competitions Step 1: Fit your dog with a weight pulling harness. This special harness has extra...

How to Keep a Dog from Pulling the Leash

How to Keep a Dog from Pulling the Leash

Hi this is Elise McMahon for Expert Village.com and in this video series we are talking about taking your dog for a walk. If you would like to find out more about my services, you can visit my website at www.canineheadstart.com. So in this video clip, we...

Corn Snake Behavior Tips

Corn Snake Behavior Tips

Hi we are going to talk about behavior really quick. We are not going to spend too much time on it but just a little bit here. Some things to notice when you have your corn snake at home. You want to make sure that you are being gentle with it while you...

How to Train Your Dog to Pull Carts

How to Train Your Dog to Pull Carts

Instructions Things You’ll Need: harness cart leash milk jugs How to Train Your Dog to Pull Carts Step 1: Fit your dog with a cart-pulling harness. This special harness has extra padding and comes low across the dog's back legs to distribute the...

How to Walk a Dog

How to Walk a Dog

Hi, this is Elise McMahon for Expert Village.com and we are going to be talking about in a series about walking a dog. If you would like to find out more about my resources, you can contact me at www.canineheadstart.com. So we’ve gone through...

How to Remove a Tick from your Pet Using the Twist Method or Removal Products

How to Remove a Tick from your Pet Using the Twist Method or Removal Products

I’m Dr. Greg McDonald for Expert Village.com and we are talking about how to remove a tick from your dog or cat. It is kind of one of those old wise tales. One of the easy ways if you are out on a trail you don’t have any of these products...

How to Select a Dog Harness

How to Select a Dog Harness

Instructions Step 1: Choose the type of harness that's right for your dog. A harness differs from a collar in that it wraps around your dogs chest in front of and behind the forelegs and straps across their back. The leash itself is attached to the back...

How to Understand Operant Conditioning

How to Understand Operant Conditioning

Instructions Step 1: Reinforce desired behavior with a positive consequence. For example, rewarding your dog with a treat after he performs a desired behavior will cause him to perform the desired behavior again. Each time you do this will strengthen the...

How to Keep Your Dog from Pulling the Leash

How to Keep Your Dog from Pulling the Leash

Instructions Step 1: Begin walking when your dog is calm. If you start with an overly excited dog who is already pulling on the leash and rushing out the door, your job will be much harder. Instead, put the leash on and wait for the dog to calm down...

How to Buy a Retractable Dog Leash

How to Buy a Retractable Dog Leash

Instructions Step 1: Consider the weight and pull strength of your dog. If your dog pulls hard or jerks when you are walking it, you should by the strongest retractable leash available. Step 2: Look at the strap type. Some retractable dog leashes use...

How to Practice Hunting Dog Obedience Training at Home

How to Practice Hunting Dog Obedience Training at Home

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Choke collar Lead Pinch collar Step 1: Choose a collar that helps you gain control over the dog. You can use a choke collar or an all-in-one lead that you thread through the handle to create a choking collar. Step 2...

Halter Collars for Dogs

Halter Collars for Dogs

Hi this is Elise for ExpertVillage.com and in this second part of the video on collars we’re going to be talking about collar types that are used for management and training. If you’re interested in finding out more about my services, you can...

How to Train a Sled Dog

How to Train a Sled Dog

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Collar Leash Harness 15- to 20-feet of rope Drag (preferably a snowmobile track) Step 1: Start to train when your dogs are puppies. This is so important that experts suggest purchasing a litter to train. Starting...

How to Use a Halter Collar for Dogs

How to Use a Halter Collar for Dogs

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Head halter Six foot leash Body halter collar Six to ten foot leash Head Halters Step 1: Choose the correct size head halter for your dog. They typically come in extra small, small, medium, large and either giant or...

How to teach your dog to get a beer

How to teach your dog to get a beer

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Beer Cans Beer Koozies Dog Treats Old Towel or Rope Step 1: Put several cans of beer in koozies - small foam protectors designed to keep it cold. Step 2: Train your dog to pick up the can. Say "take it" to your dog...

How to Clean a Dog Crate

How to Clean a Dog Crate

Instructions Step 1: Use ammonia-free cleaners to sanitize a dog crate. Since dog urine is ammonia-based, a puppy may get confused when smelling the cleaner residue and think this is a good place to urinate. Diluted bleach is a good choice, but use it...

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