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How to Calm Down a Dog

The โ€œSettleโ€ command tells your dog to relax, calm down, and focus. Learn how to teach it to your pet here. Read

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How to Calm Down a Dog By Team ECAD

The โ€œSettleโ€ command tells your dog to relax, calm down, and focus. Learn how to teach it to your pet here.

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How to Get Your Dog to Come By Team ECAD

The "Come" command is one of the most basic commands you should teach your young pup. You never know, it could save their life one day.

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How to get your dog to come when itโ€™s called By ContentFly

Dogs heading over to you when called is one of the most crucial training lessons a dog needs. Itโ€™s also one of the hardest ones to do effectively and requires a lot of patience. Worry not, we're here to help.

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How to Get Your Dog to Stop Licking Air By ContentFly

It can be a bit concerning when your dog starts licking the air continuously. Here's what you should know about getting your dog to stop licking the air.

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How to Hunt Rabbits With English Springer Spaniel By Team PetCareRx

The English springer spaniel is an avid hunter, and with basic obedience and field training combined, they can learn to hunt rabbits quickly and effectively.

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How to Know if Your Dog Has Anxiety By Gina Carey

Anxiety in dogs can manifest itself in a wide array of ways. To find out if your dogs behavior is symptomatic of anxiety, look no further.

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How to Potty Train a Cocker Spaniel By Team PetCareRx

Cocker Spaniels are eager to please, so you can use their natural disposition to get them potty trained pretty painlessly. Learn how here.

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How to Potty Train Basset Hounds By Team PetCareRx

Basset Hounds are highly intelligent dogs whose stubbornness make it difficult to potty train them. Follow these simple steps and get your Hound house-ready.

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How to Quiet a Barking Dachshund Dog By Team PetCareRx

Dachshunds love to bark, bark, and bark some more. That's because they are hunting dogs at heart. Learn how to quiet them here.

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How to Raise an Australian Shepherd By Team PetCareRx

Australian Shepherds make excellent watch dogs and companions. They were originally bred to heard livestock in the western United States, and are extremely intelligent and quick-thinking.

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How to Start Your Dog Peeing in the Yard By Team ECAD

It can be hard to get your dog to pee in the yard. Luckily, ECAD can teach you how to train your puppy to urinate on command.

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How to Take Care of a Dog: 10 Common Parenting Mistakes By Sam Bourne

People have a lot of different beliefs about how to raise a dog, and while there is no "right" way to do it, there are certainly a few bad practices out there. Here are a few things pet parents might overlook, but really shouldn't.

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How to Teach Your Dog to Fix Their Leash By Team ECAD

Tired of bending over to untangle your puppies from their leash every time you go for a walk? You can teach your dog to โ€œFix Itโ€ themselves with these steps!

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How to Teach Your Dog to Heel By Team ECAD

Walking is one of the greatest bonding experiences you can have with your dog. Here's how to teach your pet to heel.

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How to Teach Your Dog to Kiss and Snuggle By Team ECAD

Follow these steps to teach your dog to kiss and to snuggle into your hugs on command. These are two handy commands for bonding with your dog from the trainers at ECAD.

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How to Teach Your Dog to Sit By Team PetCareRx

It's a great first trick for your dog, and it's relatively easy to master. This simple trick is a great way to bond with your dog and improve your training abilities.

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How to Teach Your Dog to Stay By Team PetCareRx

Learning to teach your dog to stay is key in improving their obedience skills and making them more well-behaved companions. As long as you have patience and determination, you can have your dog responding to commands within a matter of seconds.

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How to Train a German Shepherd to Be a Guard Dog By Team PetCareRx

German Shepherds will usually take to being a guard dog naturally. It's important to train them to be obedient. Learn how here.

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How to Train a Labrador Dog to Hunt By Team PetCareRx

Proper training will ensure that your Labrador grows into a successful hunter. Learn how to train your Labrador with these helpful training tips.

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How to Train a Pit Bull By Team PetCareRx

Pit Bulls are capable of being trained to be gentle and obedient dogs. Combined with the right owners that will use praise, treats and lots of playtime as effective methods of training will be rewarded with a great companion.

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How to Train a Puppy By Lauren Leonardi

Training your puppy is one of the best things you can do for them, and for yourself. Teaching your puppy the rules, boundaries, and limits of their new home is important to their development, and to your relationship with them.

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How to Train a Small Dog By Meredith Hudson

Small dogs can sometimes get away with more than big dogs--they're so cute when they jump! But good behavior training will stimulate your dog's brain and help keep both of you happy.

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How to Train a Westie By Team PetCareRx

West Highland White Terriers are highly intelligent little dogs that tend to think they are the boss. Learn the best way to train your Westie.

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How to Train Lhasa Apso Dogs By Team PetCareRx

Lhasa Apsos are happy-go-lucky dogs that tend to get into trouble at times. This makes training and socialization at an early age very important. Learn how to teach your Lhasa Apso basic commands here.

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