Puppies (Click on the title to read complete article)
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Airedale Terriers: What's good about 'em
What's bad about 'em
Terrific introduction to Airedale Terrier personality and behavior.
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Is an Airedale the Right Breed for Your Family?
An Airedale is an absolute joy in the right family, but it is NOT a breed for
every family.
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Puppy Timeline
Created to give you an idea of what you can expect in the first 12 months.
How You Can Turn Your Puppy into a Great Adult
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Terriers are Just Different!
By Mary Swinyer
Are you worried that your growling puppy Airedale is too aggressive? He may
just be acting like a normal terrier. Read this article by a very experienced
dog trainer and maybe you will understand your puppy a little better and learn
a little something about how to handle that little terror.
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Housebreaking from Showdog Magazine
Crates are primarily used for house breaking puppies. But may also be used to
train/re-train adult
dogs as well. Crates are not cruel by any stretch of the imagination. It's like
an indoor den for your
companion. We "crate" our children by using cribs and playpens because we love
them and want to keep THEM safe from harm and out of trouble. It is an
excellent tool to use until you have trained your dog.
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Crate Training Your Dog
Several articles recommended by Bestpaw.com
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Puppy Biting Advice by Janet Smith of Good Dog! Training
Let me share one of my favorite exercises for biting dogs
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Settle
One of the most useful commands to teach your new puppy is "settle."
Settle is usually a more informal command than down. Down
means down now and don't move until I tell you. Settle means
I can't pay attention to you now, go and relax for a while.
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Bella
By Kathleen Bolger
Worried you will never survive your Airedale's puppyhood? Read these words of
encouragement from 16 week old Bella's owner.
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Bite Inhibition
by Barb McNinch
A good thing to remember is that using violence to train a puppy to inhibit
its bite, will not be as successful as many might think--Violence begets
violence. Instead, the training must be consistent and calm and CONTINUED until
the puppy is mature. Puppies are not more mature at 6 months--simply older! To
begin bite inhibition, you must make sure that eveyone who comes in contact
with the puppy is following the same rules. If one member of the family is
encouraging biting, there will be a lot of confusion for the puppy.
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What to Do about Puppy Nipping
From Dumb Friends League
When puppies play with each other, they use their mouths. Therefore, puppies
usually want to bite or "mouth" hands during play or when
being petted. With puppies, this is rarely aggressive behavior in which
the intent is to do harm. Because puppies are highly motivated to
exhibit this type of behavior, attempts to suppress it or stop it are
unlikely to be successful unless you give your puppy an alternative
behavior. The goals of working with this normal puppy behavior are to
redirect your puppy's desire to put something in her mouth onto
acceptable chew toys and to teach her to be gentle when a hand is in her
mouth.
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30 Tips for New Puppy Owners
Everything You Wanted To Know About Puppies But
Just Forgot To Ask
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Shy, Scared Airedale Pup
I have an 8 month old Airedale that came from a kennel. He has lived in the
kennel with other dogs all of his
life with minimal human contact. At this point he runs and will not let anyone
touch
him. Please give me some
suggestions as to how I can socailize with him. Thank you!!!
Experienced breeders, rescue volunteers and pet owners offer suggestions.
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For Breeders -- Raising Pups with Great Temperaments
By Jerrie E. Wolfe - Rose Croft Cairn Terriers -- Including Early Socialization
Schedules
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For Breeders -- Developing High Achievers
In many animal-breeding programs
the entire process of selection and management is founded on the belief that
performance is inherited. However, there is credible evidence that a large
percentage of performance is actually controlled by other influences, such as
training, management and nutrition. Researchers have studied this phenomena and
have looked for new ways to
stimulate individuals in order to improve their natural abilities. Some of the
methods discovered have produced life long lasting effects. Today, many of the
differences between individuals can now be explained by the use of early
stimulation methods.
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What is a Conscientious Breeder?
By long-time Airedale breeder, Joanne Vohs. Originally published in The 1994
Airedale Terrier Annual. Copyright 1994 by Hoflin Publishing Ltd. Article
reprinted with permission of the author. Reproduction in whole or in part
without written permission is prohibited.
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The Reality of Breeding Dogs
This site provides you with some information directly related to breeding dogs.
It also contains information directly related to things you need to know before
you breed, events that can happen as a
consequence of breeding, and even includes a section on what items (as
recommended by some very
experienced breeders) you should have on hand during birth and afterwards, so
that you can be best prepared.
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Free or Low Cost Neuter/Spay Resources
NeuterSpay.org provides an up to date searchable database of USA Nationwide low cost or free
spay & neuter resources for pets and feral cats. You may search by city, state, zipcode,
county or area code and choose to find resources for pets or feral cats. You will find there
are many new listings not found elsewhere, and that many older listings listed elsewhere are
not listed as we have checked and found that those resources are defunct. Even though our
focus is cats, we've now added low cost and free dog spay and neuter information, too, as
available - though there are far fewer such resources than those available for cats,
they are increasing in number. Also has
resources in Canada and Europe.
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A Pup in the House by Elizabeth Cusulas
Each pup is a new learning experience. Non-dog-owned friends are always
remarking that each of our dogs is so "different", so "individual". Well of
course they are. It's a clever survival strategy. If every dog was the same,
we'd know what to expect and WE would rule the world! But, this is not the
case. In the early days, though, there is a recurring theme: Eat, Drink, Pee,
Poop, Chew. When you have a pup in your house, these are the words you live by.
There are no other events
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All Purpose Cure
Okay, let's be serious, there's no such thing as an all purpose cure. Each dog
and their particular behavior problem is unique. However, there are some
similarities that come up often enough we thought it made sense to repeat them
here. You might try these before you begin any other behavior modification.
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Being a Puppy Parent
Raising a little puppy correctly is not difficult but does require some
attention and dedication. Enjoy your young puppy, teach it positively by
rewarding every good behavior, prevent unwanted behaviors. Do not punish,
because there is no reason to punish. You see, occasionally puppies and dogs do
things we do not like, but they do NOT do those things to be defiant to the
owners or to be naughty. And that's why I suggest very strongly: do not punish.
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Bite & Chewing Inhibition
Several articles:
Bite Inhibition (Walton)
Ending Destructive Chewing (Meade)
My Puppy Keeps Chewing .. What Do I Do? (Kutsukos)
Destructive Chewing (Atkins)
Bite and Chew Inhibition (Richards)
Puppy Bite Inhibition (Ann Dresselhaus)
More Bite Inhibition (Madeline Gabriel/Richards)
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Housebreaking Your Puppy from the KidsandDogs Website
Most puppies are too young to be held responsible for their bladder and bowel
habits. A pup will go to the bathroom in the right place sometimes. That may be
because she learns fast and is smart, or it may be an accident that was just
lucky. It is your job to create opportunities for your pup to be successful and
to go in the correct place, outside. Be patient and try to understand your
young dog. Dogs don't do things wrong on purpose.
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Housetraining Your Puppy by Wendy Dreyer
Summary: Crate the puppy when you can't watch him, Ignore fussing in the crate,
Leash him to take him out, Teach him to eliminate on command, Reward him for
eliminating with praise, a treat and a brief play session.
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How to Wean Your Dog from his Crate
Tips on how to safely wean your dog from his crate and allow him the freedom of
the house.
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Teach Your Puppy to Retrieve
Teach the Retrieve with Clicker by Vivian Bregman. Here is my method of
teaching fetch to a puppy using a clicker.
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The Crate Alternative
Purchase a doggie door and install it. Then block off a crate-sized area in
your house that is adjacent to the doggie door. This is a very easy way to
housetrain your puppy, and a wonderful way to introduce your crated adult dog,
or "Outside Dog" to learn to live in the house and behave himself.
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Training Tips for "Good Dogs" by Janet Smith of Good Dog! Training
There are three essential principles to responsible dog ownership:
Relationship, management and training. All are equally important for a "Good
Dog"...neglect any of the areas of responsible dog ownership and
behavior/health problems will result. Training using humane methods teaches an
animal to modify his natural behavior in order to succeed in an unnatural
environment-your home. Management involves attending to the physical and
psychological needs of the dog-food, shelter, play, exercise,
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Training Tips for the New Puppy
From Perfect Paws, Inc. Important Pointers for New Puppy Owners, Winning Your
Puppy's Trust, Respect and Confidence, Housetraining, Whining, Puppy Chewing,
Jumping Up, Pulling On Leash
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