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Questions tagged [training]

Training includes correcting problematic behavior and teaching a pet new behavior or habits.

This tag can indicate behavior-changing tricks and tips applied either in the home setting, or by a professional training program. Related tags include , , and .

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Coyote pup as a pet?

I recently saved a very young baby coyote from death. A hawk or owl got him, and he laid in someone's yard for two days. We were working on a house next door and the lady came out asking us to get it out of the yard. Not long after that the poor…
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What's the best training for a reactive dog?

I live in the city and my dog, 11 month corgi, is so reactive to every person or animal we pass. Walks take far too long since he wants to stop for everything - including playing with every dog we pass, or refusing to walk if distracted by a noise…
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When should "punishment" be used, and when can it be avoided?

According to this answer here, and it makes a lot of sense, sometimes, you just can't use positive reinforcements. As the comments also state, some activities such as pulling on a leash, which one might think can not be taught with positive…
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Goldendoodle puppy outsmarting us for going outside / coming in?

Background So we have a Goldendoodle that is about 8 months old now and has learned many things so far. She knows that if she goes to our side door, we will open it, and she gets to go to our fenced in yard to goto the bathroom. When she wants to…
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Thinks she’s supposed to pee inside

I take puppy (7mo) outside during the day. I let her sniff around for 15 min or so. When she goes, I praise her and give her a treat. Other times, She goofs around and holds it until she gets inside. Immediately pees on the floor. When I take her…
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How to train dog to wake me up when she needs to go to the toilet?

our dog (a small bichon) seems to have a new habit that she will go to toilet in the middle of the night. I am wondering what are good strategies to keep the dog having the toilet inside in our appartment but wake me up so I can go for a walk. (I…
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how to get my concur to fly to me

I have just got a green cheek concur I been told he is bout 5 yrs old hand tame and talks but he is not I have got him to step on my finger in the cage by using treats to get him to step on but that's it he seems happy he purrs when he like…
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does the value of a working dog increase over time?

Is the value of a trained adult working (Livestock Guardian) dog greater than the value of that dog as a young puppy?
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