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by eHow Pets

Learning to stay is an important safety cue to teach your dog. Today, I’m going to show you how to gradually familiarize your dog to both verbal and hand cues to learn how to stay, even during challenges like when they see their favorite toy.

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Some dogs have a really hard time giving up objects. Today, I’m going to show you a really effective cue called Take It and Drop It to help your dog overcome this behavior.

In Teacher’s Pet, Victoria Stilwell shows you how to employ her Positively Method to train your dog the right way, growing your level of communication to strengthen the bond between you and your pet.

Victoria Stilwell is widely known as a dog trainer, author, and television presenter. Stilwell served as a judge on the CBS show Greatest American Dog and is best known as the host of the Animal Planet dog training TV show It’s Me or the Dog, where she counsels families with problem pets and solves their dogs’ behavior problems. In 2010, she launched Positively, the world’s first global network of hand-picked world-class dog trainers dedicated to providing the public a brand name they can trust in humane, force-free training.

More tips from Victoria: http://positively.com

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Original Article

Many dogs guard their food bowls while they’re eating. Today, I’m going to show you how to overcome this common behavior by becoming a positive part of their feeding experience.

In Teacher’s Pet, Victoria Stilwell shows you how to employ her Positively Method to train your dog the right way, growing your level of communication to strengthen the bond between you and your pet.

Victoria Stilwell is widely known as a dog trainer, author, and television presenter. Stilwell served as a judge on the CBS show Greatest American Dog and is best known as the host of the Animal Planet dog training TV show It’s Me or the Dog, where she counsels families with problem pets and solves their dogs’ behavior problems. In 2010, she launched Positively, the world’s first global network of hand-picked world-class dog trainers dedicated to providing the public a brand name they can trust in humane, force-free training.

More tips from Victoria: http://positively.com

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by eHow Pets Contributor / A Place To Love Dogs

Today, I show you how to teach your puppy to go to bed in his crate on cue. It’s a simple but gradual process that requires finding your puppy’s biggest reward motivator. As you’ll see, if you encourage your puppy with the proper praise and reward, they will very quickly learn to make the right choices all by themselves!