Showing content tagged with: socialization
Expert Advice: Basic Training
Play with your Dog! It is a Great Reward and Motivator
Training Tip from the AKC GoodDog! HelplineIt may seem that play has little to do with training. But the majority of dogs love to play, and you can use anything your dog loves to your advantage in your training program. Play can be used as a reward and also a motivation to enjoy working with […]
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| July 20, 2015
Expert Advice: Feature
Louis Murr: The Tsar of Spring Valley
After much coaxing from a friend, a Greenwich Village antiques dealer reluctantly agreed to attend the Westminster Kennel Club show. If on that cold day in 1920 the antiques dealer had been more adamant or the friend less persuasive, a great career in dogs might never have been. “It was my first show and I […]
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| July 7, 2015
Expert Advice: News
New York City Co-Op May Use DNA Test to Ban Breeds
By: Erika MansourianBy: Erika Mansourian A letter has been sent to the residents of 170 West End Avenue, informing them of a new board policy requiring them to prove the breed of their dog, even going so far as demanding a DNA test in some cases. Since 2011, 27 breeds have been banned from the building […]
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| June 18, 2015
Expert Advice: Responsible Breeding
The Singleton Syndrome
It is easy to understand how and why a singleton puppy would or could develop into being a dominant dog. Why not? The singleton puppy never had any littermates around to dissuade this notion. The singleton will always be the only being in his or her universe (other than Mom), unless he or she is […]
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| June 16, 2015
Expert Advice: Training for Dog Sports
The Biggest Reward for Herding With Your Collie Is Seeing His Instinct Kick In
In 1990 I walked into an indoor arena at the CCA national specialty with my Collie Perry and tried something we’d never done before, we’d entered the Herding Test level of one of the very first AKC Herding Trials. Neither one of us had ever even seen sheep before! The judges helped us out, and […]
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| June 15, 2015
Expert Advice: Breeding Tips & Best Practices
Are We Forgetting the Importance of Tuck-up in the Borzoi Breed?
One aspect of silhouette in the Borzoi standard is underline. The standard does not specifically mention underline; however, this aspect of the breed reflects the combination of chest, ribs, back, and loin. The standard says the following: Chest rather narrow, with great depth of brisket. Ribs very deep, giving room for heart and lung play. […]
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| June 14, 2015
Expert Advice: Dog Behavior
Treating Territorial Aggression in Dogs
It's natural for dogs to defend their territory, but it's potentially dangerous. Learn to recognize territorial aggression and what you can do about it.
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| June 12, 2015
Expert Advice: Breeding Tips & Best Practices
Puppy Socialization: Does Gender Matter?
Every litter is a new and exciting adventure. The months of research into pedigrees, rereading notes on dogs that appear in various pedigrees and evaluating their influences, have come to fruition, and the future is now in the whelping box. The genetics are set; now the puppy socialization begins. Handling puppies daily from day one […]
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| June 11, 2015
Expert Advice: Dog Behavior
Help! My Puppy Won’t Stop Nipping
It was a typical question sent to an AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy instructor. “I need help, I just adopted a terrier puppy and he bites when he is playing. His teeth are like needles. How can I teach him not to bite?” It’s hard to believe how much those needle-like tiny teeth can hurt when a rambunctious […]
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| May 29, 2015
Expert Advice: Training for Dog Sports
Entering Your First Agility Competition: Team Doggie’s Reflections & Suggestions
Tacarra Andrade of Novi, MI, and MACH8 Prince Doggie are the most titled team in the Ƶ Canine Partners program, holding eight AKC Master Agility Championships and having qualified for the AKC Agility Invitational and AKC National Agility Championships on multiple occasions. Princey is Tacarra’s first agility dog -- she had never heard of agility […]
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| May 27, 2015