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We at Dog Training of North Georgia have trained over 5,000 dogs in North Georgia over the last fift At Dog Training of North Georgia, we are all about family.

We have been professional dog trainers for the last fifteen+ years and have trained over 5,000 dogs in North Georgia. More importantly, we have helped create over 5,000 happy canine/human families by having the doggie (and people) do what is right. Once everyone in the family, and that includes the dog, understands their roles and responsibilities, our job is done. We work on anything from puppy training, potty training, bad behaviors like biting, jumping, aggression, anxiety, obedience, and socialization.

09/17/2021

How Do I Get My Dog to Like His Crate?

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When we were kids and we did something bad, one of the things that we always heard was “Go to your room, young man!”. We quickly understood that we had done something pretty bad and were being punished through banishment, isolation, and lack of choices. We would normally mope off to our room, slam the door, and sit on our bed. We did not like this.

Many dog owners view the dog crate through the same lens. They believe that their dog feels that the dog crate is a form of punishment. Because of that misconception, they often employ the dog crate as a tool used for correction. They want their dog to go into the crate and “think what they have done”.

This is wrong on so many levels. The biggest mistake being made by the dog owner is that they are thinking like a human when interacting with their dog. Somehow, the dog owner believes that his preconceived perceptions and experience-based associations naturally flow to his dog. They do not. A dog is a dog.

When left to their own devices, dogs normally love their crates. This is because they see the crate as “their special chair in the room”. It is always comfy, and they are the only one allowed to sit in it.

So, now we have the rub. We often use the dog crate as a tool of punishment while our dog perceives the crate as a great, happy, and safe place. These opposing views often create confusion in our dog. This leads to our dog’s anxiety and possibly fear of the crate.

Shame on us. We are wasting a great training tool when not appropriately interjecting the crate into the daily life of our dog and our family.

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09/10/2021

How Do I Know I am Properly Correcting My Dog?

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We all want our dogs to be “good dogs”. The concept of a “good dog” can mean different things to every dog owner, but it is always based on the fact that the owner is happy with their dog’s actions, behavior, and nature. Sometimes we get lucky and our dog just seems to be perfect. We both seem to be “on the same page” with everything and life is great. Unfortunately, that is not always the case.

Sometimes, often more times than less, our dog is not perfect. He is not doing the things we want him to do, he is misbehaving, and not listening to us. When this occurs, we need to let him know what is right and wrong. We need to correct him.

“Correction” can come in many forms. Unfortunately, our dog may not learn from some of the forms of correction we may implement. In order to understand how to properly correct our dog, we need to dig down into the process that we naturally implement when our dog does something wrong. Although our perceived goal in “correcting” is just getting our dog to be a “good dog”, our emotions often take over and our correction takes a turn towards punishment.

We frequently see nothing wrong with this approach because we can understand consequences beyond the immediate, inappropriate act and recognize future consequences. Our dog does not. He simply doesn’t understand why we are so mad. He is not learning.

Our correction process needs to focus on a linear, education method. We actually use this process in our problem solving, but not as much as we should. Robin and I have a great dog training article that explains all of this. Please take a look at our dog training article titled “How Do I Know I am Properly Correcting My Dog”.

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09/03/2021

What Are Some Tips for Walking My Puppy?

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Having a new puppy is always great and there are often so many things you need to teach them. Although pottying is probably number one on most people’s lists, a lot more things go into having a great dog besides them not pottying all over the house.

We often focus on inside things like coming, sitting and staying because that can be done after work when we get home and while we are watching TV. Although they are so cute, we quickly discover that our puppies can also be rather annoying. They may nip at our fingers, bark at us when we aren’t paying attention, or jump on us as we walk by. We quickly work on those things as well.

All of the items mentioned above are “inside things”. When we are inside, we have more control of the environment and can manage “our classroom”. The outside is a completely different situation.

We normally try to wait until our puppy has received his “four shots” before we venture outside. But, when that fourth shot has been administered, it is time to take our puppy out for a walk so we can show him off to the rest of the neighborhood.

We clip on his harness and leash and off we go down the block. We are so excited to be out and assume that our puppy feels the same way. Well, he doesn’t. We are very familiar with our neighborhood and all the sights, sounds, and smells. This is all brand new to him. He is still learning about the world and is still trying to figure out “what is good and what is bad”.

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08/27/2021

What Are My Biggest Potty Training Mistakes?

https://northgeorgiadogtraining.com/potty-training-your-puppy-buckhead-georgia/

Potty training is probably the most difficult thing that we ever have to teach our puppies. Sure, you always hear the stories of “My puppy was potty trained in three days…” and “My puppy always knows to go on the wee-wee pads”, but those stories are normally far and few between. The truth of the matter is that there is no simple, singular process to get our puppies not to go potty in the house.

I am not saying that you can’t get your puppy potty trained. What I am saying is that there is a lot of “give and take” in the process. Some puppies respond to specific techniques faster than others. Family dynamics, personal schedules, your puppy’s temperament, his nature, and environment all play important roles in having your puppy finally go potty outside or on the wee-wee pads.

When broken down into its core elements, potty training is really quite simple. The problem is that we try to make it complicated because we believe it is hard. We also place our focus on the wrong drivers that resolve potty training.

We think that potty training is all about our teaching our puppy when to go to the bathroom.
This process focuses on his brain. We believe we can tell him “Don’t go potty now” and “Now it is time to potty”. This is an absolute fallacy because we are focusing on the wrong organ. Pottying is based on his bladder. We need to focus on his bladder to discover when his bladder tells him, “Time to potty!”.

This method is driven by observation, direction, and management. The two biggest mistakes we make regarding potty training derive from this misunderstanding and inappropriate implementation.

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08/20/2021

How Do I Stop My Dog from Barking?

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My dog may be quiet all day. There may be people coming into the house or noises on the television. I may take him outside and he walks around the back yard before coming to sit by my side. He may give me one or two barks as I open the door to go outside, but besides that, he can be as quiet as a church mouse.

Then, for some unknown reason he starts to bark and bark and bark and bark. There may be something outside or he may just be running around the house. The more I try to stop him, the more he barks and often seems to bark even louder. And then, as fast as it started, he calms back down and goes back to his bed in front of the television.

The first thing we must understand before we delve into this issue is that all dogs bark. It is a natural part of their four levels of hierarchal communication. (Believe it or not, although we do not bark, we employ the same levels of communication as our dogs.) Communication is critical for our dogs and we can’t completely squelch any part of it. What we can do is to guide our dog to use his communication properly.

So, what is “proper communication”. Just like our communication, it must be informative, correct, and respectful. Case in point; when two people are intensely yelling at each other on the sidewalk, neither is probably getting any information from the other, often both are incorrect, and they definitely are not respecting each other. Think of cable news.

When two people are having a calm debate over an agreed upon subject, the information from both sides can be delivered, most of the information is probably correct, and the forum is respectful.

We must allow our dog to bark in order to respectfully provide us with correct information.
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08/13/2021

What is My Dog Really Thinking?

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How many times during our lives have we looked at someone and either exclaimed or thought “What were you thinking?”. I bet you can’t count how many times your dad asked you that exact question when you were a kid. You look at something or observe a situation and do one thing and someone right next to you receives the same information and does something totally different.

Different acts or opinions being drawn from the same source information can be caused by many things. We may have had different life experiences, we may have different values, we may be paid or encouraged to think one way over another, or we may just want to bug someone by being contrary. When this happens and other people don’t understand why, the “What are you thinking?” question often arises.

Enough with the “human psychology and sociology” discussion. The truth is that we often have this same question for our dogs. Dogs aren’t contrary, we have often been with them since they were puppies, and their values are safety and security. We should easily understand these things but our dogs still do stuff that completely baffle us.

The answer to what our dog is really thinking needs to begin with their core thought processing ability. We do not need to be some sort of “Dog Whisperer” to figure all this out. We need to understand their methodology of processing stimuli from the environment around them to arrive at specific actions on their part.

The answer to this somewhat baffling question is really quite simple, literally. Robin and I are not psychologists, but we can provide you with the answer to your dog’s thought processing and your ability to direct him to the proper decisions. Please take a look at our dog training article titled “What is My Dog Really Thinking”.

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08/06/2021

What Is the Best Way to Safely Travel with My Dog in the Car?

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For over the last hundred years America has been a land of moving cars. Ever since the first Model T rolled off Henry Ford’s assembly line, we wanted to get in these horseless carriages and motor down the road. Over time, our cars became bigger so we could carry more people and things and faster so we could get those people and things to our destination faster.

As our cars became bigger and faster, the problems resulting from accidents became more prevalent. Our first cars were rather slow, so when they crashed going twenty miles per hour (the speed allowed when children are present in school zones), that rarely caused massive injury or damage. When a car crashes at eighty-five miles per hour (maximum speed allowed in some areas of the United States), that will often result in death and catastrophic damage.

Today’s reality of driving is not that it can be enjoyable, but it must be safe. We don’t want to risk certain death driving to the market for a bottle of Yoo-Hoo. As a society, we have addressed this issue by constantly engineering our cars to be safer to drive. Even if we are “idiots”, when we are in cars there are crumple zones, air bags, driver restraints, soft surface passenger design, and much more. To address our “stupidity”, we have enacted laws to govern our speed based on road safety, the places people are allowed to be in moving vehicles, driver competency requirements, etc.

We have taken steps to keep ourselves safe in our car. But, what about our dogs? We often have our dogs in the car under the same guidelines used back in the era of the Model T.

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07/30/2021

How Do I Prepare My Dog for the Kids Going Back to School?

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“School days, school days, Dear old golden rule days…” School is almost back in session and this will probably be the first time that our kids actually will want to get back to school. After having to attend in-home school for so long and being away from their friends, they are ready to see the gang once more and get back to in-school learning.

Besides our kids getting back with their friends, we parents also are afforded the time to get back to work and start to live “like normal people” once more. Hooray for us!

The one problem with all of this is that we have forgotten one, very important thing. As the entire family has been home for so long, our dog has become accustomed to always being with us. We have changed his “life as normal” to expect that he is never alone and that there is always someone there for him.

Our dog’s perception of “life as normal” is about to drastically change. The house will be empty and he won’t understand what just happened. This radical change in his environment can cause behavioral issues leading to his becoming nervous, pensive, fearful, or destructive. None of these are good things.

Although we don’t want our dog to be put in this situation, the fact of the matter is that school is coming and the house will be quiet. We need to prepare our dog for the change.

Robin and I have a great dog training article that will guide you through the process of preparing your dog for a quiet house. Please read our dog training article titled “How Do I Prepare My Dog for the Kids Going Back to School”.

Go to: https://northgeorgiadogtraining.com/separation-anxiety-start-of-school-family-and-kids-cumming-georgia/

07/23/2021

How Do I Teach Pool Safety to My Dog?

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Playing in the pool is always a lot of fun on a hot summer day. Splashing around, jumping into the deep end, playing Marco Polo, or just lounging on a floatie are just great times. As dog owners, we often encourage our doggies to join in on the fun.

We always see the TV shows with the dogs in the pool following their owner or chasing after a floating tennis ball. They look like they are having a blast, and everyone is having a good time. But now, let’s step back a moment.

We are all playing in the pool, but did that come naturally to us or did someone need to teach us what to do? When we were young, did our parents take us to swim class? Did they put floaties on us and carefully monitor us in the pool? Did we even feel safe the first time we got into the water? What was it like the first time we put our face under water?

Unless you are a fish, you had to be taught how to swim and learn pool safety. It took a while until everything became “second nature” and the pool and all the great pool activities became a safe and happy part of your life.

Even though you may have a puppy whose breed is known to be a “water dog”, it doesn’t mean that they know what to do the first time they get into a pool. They still need to be taught pool safety, especially how they can safely get into the pool and, more importantly, how they can get out of the pool. These are the key things that will allow them to feel safe and enjoy their time while in the pool with you.

Robin and I have a great dog training article that will walk you through the process of teaching your puppy how to be safe and happy while with you in the pool. Please read our dog training article titled “How Do I Teach Pool Safety to My Dog”.

Go to: https://northgeorgiadogtraining.com/your-new-puppy-and-pool-safety/

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