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Friday, December 2, 2011
Training Your Pit Bull Terrier With Dog Treats
Every responsible Pit Bull owner wants a well trained pet. There are several training options which may be used to achieve the desired results. One of the most popular methods used by owners is treat training. Treat training is a reward system using either the dog's favorite snack food such as cheese, bits of hotdog or by using store bought treats.
Treat training allows the owner to use these small bribes as a form of positive reinforcement for good behavior. Proper use of treat training will enable you to teach your Pit Bull to follow the sit, come and lie down commands, as well as teach him almost any trick you can imagine. If used with friendly rubs and praises, it can also assist you to housebreak your Pit Bull.
To teach your Pit Bull to sit, you'll need to prepare a treat bag just before you begin. A plastic zip top baggy comes highly recommended by me for use as a treat container. It allows you to put the treats in your pocket while allowing you to keep your pockets from getting soiled and soggy. Believe me, try it without the baggy and you'll not try it that way again. This is especially true if you opt to use bits of table food such as the cheese and hotdog slices.
Decide upon what you will use as the treat. Think of what your Pit Bull likes to eat, but you don't give him very often. This makes an irresistible bribe, and you will see faster results than if you'd used an every day treat. Once you've chosen your bribe, put the baggy in your pocket so you can reach it easily. Don't try to hold the bag in your hand, as this will distract your Pit Bull, and may even get him to jumping up in an attempt to try and grab the entire bag.
If you have more than one Pit Bull, or other dog for that matter, take the time to put the other dog away so you can do one on one training. Other animals in the vicinity will only hamper your training as your Pit Bull will think the session is a competition for which dog can get the treat fastest, rather obedience training.
Now that you've prepped your treat bag and have your Pit Bull alone with you, it's time to begin.
Take a bit of your chosen treat and hold it above your Pit Bull's head while giving the command to "sit." If you hold the treat high, the dog will have to sit to see the treat. Once he sits, give him the treat and be sure to praise him as a "good boy" for the sit. You can repeat this four or five more times, but after that give it a rest until the next day. I know it doesn't sound like rigorous training, but it is considered a full session.
Once your Pit Bull has mastered the "sit" command, start to gradually offer gentle rubs and praises rather than treats. You'll eventually phase out the food treats, and your Pit Bull will continue to sit on command.
Using treat training is an effective and gentle way to train your Pit Bull. It also allows you to be close to your pet for a session of giving treats and praises. Imagine how much your Pit Bull will enjoy that!
Friday, November 25, 2011
How to Make Your Own Halloween Dog Costume
Now that Halloween is fast approaching, it is fun to have a Halloween dog costume for your beloved pooch. It is more fun and exciting for and your family if you make your own dog costumes.
If you are the type who loves art and crafts and has the skill for it, then you will not have any problem in making dog costumes especially a Halloween dog costume for your dogs. But if you are the one who is not used to making cute stuffs or doing arts and crafts then you will feel a little bit challenged in making costumes or any pet costumes for that matter. You do not need to worry though, because there are a lot of easy and simple ways to make a gorgeous and crazy-looking costume.
So how do you go about in making dog costumes? To answer this question, you need to follow the simple steps mentioned below.
First thing to do is get the materials you need. In this case, you will need a sweatshirt, old pants, needle and thread, colorful buttons, lace and socks.
After gathering the materials, you will then cut the hood from the sweatshirt and fit it to your dog's head. Then you bore two holes on both sides for your dog's ears and then sew the socks into these holes.
Then you get your old pants, cut one of the legs according to the size of your dog's body and then adorn it with buttons. You can create a simple pattern with the buttons or you can place it anywhere along the cut pants to provide a funky look. When you are through, sew the tip of the cut pants together with the hood. Then you can add the lace at the bottom part of the pants to add a twist to your Halloween dog costume.
Pet costumes for dogs or any other costume is fun to make. The best part in doing so is that you do not need to be an expert in making one or follow tedious steps. After all, you are just making pet costumes for your dogs, and the weirder it gets, the more it looks like a costume fit for Halloween.
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