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Tips For Training Your Silky Terrier Dog

Silky Terriers often have the reputation for being overly active, impetuous, and sometimes wanting to dominate the family. Although many times, domination is often confused for protection over the family, you should be able to tell the difference since each type of dog personality need to be trained and handled differently. It is essential to [...]

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Getting Your Puppy Use To His New Training Leash and Collar

How to get your puppy use to his or her new training leash and collar There are many types of dog collars and leashes that you can use for helping train your new puppy.  However, while your puppy is as young as seven to ten weeks of age, we recommend that soft cotton collars be [...]

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Why Hand Signals Are So Important In Dog Training

A hand signal is a silent code that communicates with your dog. Initially when you teach it, you will couple the hand signal with the verbal command. For example, when teaching your puppy to Sit, give the verbal command while your right hand gives the hand signal and holds the motivator. Then use the motivator [...]

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