Jim Canino Dog Training

Because your dog is your friend and your training partner, keep your voice upbeat and smile at him. Dogs are sensitive to our tone of voice and body language.

One of the keys to dealing with your dog is to understand what it takes to properly correct your pet. Instead of yelling or getting over-excited when your dog chews, barks or is too wild, you can learn the skills to correct any type of behavior.

Did you know that a newborn puppy's vision does not develop completely until it is about a month old? Actually, puppies don't even open their eyes until they're 12 days old.

Would you believe that dogs can feel good or bad about themselves, just like humans do? If your dog is submissive but fearful, shy, or exhibits other behaviors that might be a result of low self-image, praise it constantly, and its self-esteem will rise.

When you spend time with your dog during obedience training, you are laying the foundation for a lifelong relationship that both you and your dog can treasure. Your dog is learning at an early stage how to interact with you.

Don’t buy the old myth that it’s counter-productive to use food to train a dog. Dogs learn based on positive reinforcement, and a treat is a positive reward for choosing the behavior you are trying to teach.

Great training takes a lot of commitment and time, but having a great trainer can help you make the job that much easier, and they can offer you the hands on support you may need as you begin the process.

With basic obedience training, you will be able to get your pet to behave under any circumstance. In fact, in most cases, an obedient dog will be equipped to handle any situation and prosper in any environment.

Many stores may make an exception for their no-dogs policy if your pet readily performs your commands and heels nicely by your side, so consider looking for professional training services.

Random dog facts: Did you know that the longest eyelash ever measured on a dog was almost 7 inches long? That's according to Guinness World Records.

Decide on the "house rules" before you bring your new dog home. Decide what he can and can't do. Is he allowed on the bed or the furniture? Are parts of the house off limits? Will he have his own chair at your dining table?

Is it a tug of war every time you take your dog out for a walk? That’s no fun, and depending on the leash, it can be dangerous for your dog. Teaching your pet to walk at your side, and to stop when you stop, is easier than you think.

A small dog looks directly out at the viewer in Jan Van Eyck's masterpiece The Arnolfi Wedding, dated 1432. The dog may symbolize loyalty, or the couples' desire to have a child. Lapdogs were common accoutrement for courtly ladies in the Middle Ages.

In 1940, President Roosevelt received a Scottish Terrier puppy named Fala. So beloved was this pooch, he's immortalized next to the President as the only pet ever represented in a presidential memorial at the FDR Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Did you know that people who don’t own dogs tend to be more afraid of the dogs that are overly friendly and affectionate with them? Teaching your dog to understand simple commands like stay and off will help visitors to your home have a better experience with your dog.

We’d like to think our dogs are capable of the same emotions we can show, but no matter how guilty your dog looks after doing something he should not have done, the response is a reaction to you and it’s just your perception that it’s guilt.

Dog facts: Do you know just how tall the world's tallest dog was? A Great Dane named Zeus was the world's tallest, measuring 44 inches tall.

Teaching your pet to respond to commands can be important, especially if your pet will have to spend time in a kennel or other type of boarding facility periodically. Over 23.7 million dogs are boarded every year. The average boarding stay is four days.

"A 2008 study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that when dogs saw other dogs getting treats for a trick they'd been performing unrewarded, the unrewarded dogs became agitated," reports LiveScience.

Did you know that some dogs actually learn faster when they’re being trained around other dogs? Watching other dogs respond to the commands may help them to better make the connection between your words and the action you want them to perform.

If you have multiple dogs, chances are you've gotten into the habit of socializing your pets when they're young. In a recent poll, over 50 percent of dog owners with three or more dogs make teaching their pets to play well with others a priority. For pet owners with fewer dogs, less than 27 percent make socialization a priority.

We absolutely love this: "Every 52 days is a year in a dog's life. Time flies. Take long walks, enjoy big hugs, give lots of treats." ~ Anonymous

Reinforcement is a technique you can use to teach your pet the things that you like and those which you do not. Instead of yielding to your dog’s demands, have him or her sit instead before you reward him or her. This will teach him or her that barking will not get him or her his way and that you prefer for your dog to listen before rewarding him or her.