House Training Your Puppy

The most important thing to remember in training a new puppy is this: puppies and dogs learn best by being praised when they do the right thing, NOT by being punished when they do the wrong thing. Housetraining can be challenging, but can be made easier if you follow these basic do’s and don’ts, and stick to them.

Do

1. Keep in mind that a puppy is the equivalent of a human baby and has to eliminate frequently and like a baby when your puppy has to go, he can’t wait and will simply squat and wee on the spot. Take the puppy out, or to the area allocated for toilet training, every 2 hours during normal waking hours in addition to immediately after eating, waking, playing and when the puppy starts “rooting” around and before being bedded down for the night.
2. Pick the puppy up and take it to the same place each time that has been designated. Give this place a name and stick to that name – I use “Toto” but any word or sound of your choice can be used. This will also help when your puppy progresses to going to the toilet in the garden, still use the same word and your puppy will understand much more quickly what is required of him.
3. Praise and reward the puppy with a small treat immediately after it urinates or defecates in the appropriate place.
4. Allow the puppy to “go” several more times as puppies don’t have the ability to eliminate everything in their bladder on the first squat. If you do not allow enough time, chances are you’ll end up with an unwanted puddle or pile!
5. Make a loud noise (not shouting) to startle the puppy if you catch him in the act of going toilet in an improper place, scoop him up and take him to the designated place and still always reminding him of the name for this place.
6. Feed the puppy at regular intervals. This will make it easier to regulate bowel movements.
7. Keep your new addition close to you when you are at home by confining him to one room to make it easier for you to monitor when he need to go toilet.
8. As important as it is to know the right things to do in housetraining a puppy, it is even more important to know the wrong things you can do. The wrong things will not only hinder your toilet training efforts but can develop harmful behaviour in your puppy.

Don’t

1. Don’t punish the puppy when it has an “accident”. Puppies don’t have the ability to understand that they are “in trouble”.
2. Don’t take the puppy over to it’s mess and put his face in it. This is meaningless to the puppy, and again will only frighten or confuse him and may even make him think you want him to eat the stuff!
3. Don’t leave the puppy to eliminate by itself. If you are not there to praise him immediately after he goes, he will not learn where is the right place to go toilet.
4. Don’t bring the puppy back immediately after he goes as it takes several squats for him to be able to eliminate everything.
5. Don’t give treats “for free”, as puppies will very quickly lose the motivation to do the right thing that is required of them.
6. Don’t lose your temper or use corporal punishment when the puppy slips up – because he will – this is all part of the housetraining process. After all, you wouldn’t shout or punish a child you are trying to toilet train!

REMEMBER your puppy’s progress depends largely on your consistency.

Before you know it, your puppy will grow into a well adjusted fab pet that wouldn’t think of relieving himself in the house!

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About dog's loyalty to a died owner

Loyal dog continues to attend mass at church where owner’s funeral was held

By Dylan Stableford, Yahoo! News | The Sideshow 

A loyal dog whose owner died late last year has apparently been showing up for Mass every day for the last two months at the church where the funeral was held.

Tommy at Santa Maria Assunta church (Nikonarte Fotografia/Daily Mail)

Tommy, a 7-year-old German shepherd, used to accompany his owner, Maria Margherita Lochi, to services at Santa Maria Assunta church in San Donaci, Italy, according to the Daily Mail, and was allowed to sit at her feet.

After Lochi died, the dog "joined mourners at her funeral service" according to locals and "followed after Maria's coffin" as it was carried into the church.

Tommy, a stray who was adopted by Lochi, has been showing up "when the bell rings out to mark the beginning of services" ever since.

"He's there every time I celebrate mass and is very well behaved," Father Donato Panna told the paper. "He doesn't make a sound."

None of the other parishioners has complained, Panna said, and villagers give the dog food and water and allow him to sleep nearby.

"I've not heard one bark from him in all the time he has been coming in," Panna added. "He waits patiently by the side of the altar and just sits there quietly. I didn't have the heart to throw him out—I've just recently lost my own dog, so I leave him there until Mass finishes and then I let him out."

Examples of this type of extreme canine loyalty are incredibly common.

In 2011, a fallen Navy SEAL's Labrador retriever lay down next to his owner's casket at a funeral service in Rockford, Iowa, refusing to leave.

A dog lies near the casket of a fallen Navy SEAL in 2011. (The Atlantic)

The heart-wrenching photo of the scene, taken by the SEAL's cousin and posted to Facebook, soon went viral.

And on Tuesday, a 60-year-old man's dog watched and waited for 30 minutes as the Fire Department rescued his owner after he fell through thin ice into the freezing waters of the Colorado River:

Nearby hunters witnessed the accident and called 911. But while they waited for help, the man's dog refused to leave the scene. Like a worried relative in the waiting room, the dog paced back and forth, trying to reach the man, who repeatedly waved the dog off, fearing for its safety.

"This is simply who dogs are," Dr. Karen Overall, an Animal Behavior expert, told Yahoo! Shine. "We have had a close, cognitive, emotional and working relationship with dogs for tens of thousands of years, and we have both been changed by that history. Dogs are heroic to us because they live up to that relationship."

Canine loyalty extends beyond humans.

Last year, a male pit bull refused to leave the side of a female pit bull who had been dead on the side of a road in Phoenix. According to local news reports, the male pit bull stayed with her for more than 14 hours.

How to teach ANY dog to COME!

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Anniversary of a Youtube channel - 100 videos.

A year and half ago we launched our Youtube channel Elena JNHelen. The idea of the title emerged just on the spot:  our dogs became the first actors of the first video – first letters of their names Jay and Nijel – were chosen for the first letters of the title of the new born channel. Now we celebrated a kind of an anniversary  – as it includes  100 videos. 
Our everyday life gave us a lot of ideas and topics for  films: various dog’s training – obedience, defense, jumping; dogs’ behavior – in various situations; sport competition – mondioring championship in Nieuwpoort (Belgium), Mondioring World Cup in Lyss, national championships. It is no easy job – to shoot animals, particularly so speedy as malinois who are the key participants of mondioring competitions.  The most difficult thing is to trace the movements of the dog and keep him in the cadre.   

Now we are preparing a set of videos about the  street training to show and teach dog owners to implement the knowledge and skills of their dogs, accumulated on the training grounds, in the real life.

We use the channel as a considerable storage of various videos for our website www.kosmaj-dog.com to illustrate different trainings and methodic  as the team training, which is based on the pack's behavior (pack training).

Making films about nature is exciting - to show Autumn colors, Winter frozen forests, or thunderstorm in mountains.  Music makes those films alive. Classics or neo-classics: Wagner, Paul Mauriat are preferable.

Each video has its own history, as “Christmas sounds”. It’s not too popular, however it’s of great value for us. Last Christmas we made a three day trip to Rome to attend Pope’s Christmas congratulations on the St.Peter Square. His speech full of trust into human intellectual and spiritual potentiality , reaction of the people, the whole friendly and solemn atmosphere were unforgettable. From the St.Peter square people dissipated into streets, cafes, parks. We made a video which, we hope, expresses the light mood of that day, with street musicians, performances on the Place Nova and sounds of fountains by Bernini.

There are a lot of other videos made during our travels : Toledo, Alhambra, Munich…

We are glad if some of them got “likes”. We are grateful to all our viewers.

Welcome to our Channel and please share and comment.

Are there many dog-friendly cafes in your city?

     Los Angeles has a reputation for being one of the best places you and your pooch can call home (or visit). There’s lots you and your dog can do together in L.A., like visiting one of its dog-friendly beaches, going for a hikein the “Hollywoof Hills” or dining at one of the city’s wet-nose welcoming restaurants or bars.

It’s no surprise then that L.A. is also home to several dog-friendly coffee shops that serve both hot or cold coffee bliss that are perfect for enjoying all year long.

1. Intelligentsia Coffee – 1331 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice              310-399-1233      

With three locations in Venice, Silver Lakeand Pasadena that are each only a few blocks away from a dog-friendly park, Intelligentsia has prime locations close to where you and your pooch will already be walking. With blends like El Gallo, which features hints of silky milk chocolate; a tart Honey Badger espresso; and a premium Santuario Geishi blend that combines jasmine, orange and black currant flavors, Intelligentsia is serving up more than just your everyday cup of joe.

Dogs are allowed outside at each of its three locations, where Intelligentsia’s internationally recognized baristas will brew you a made-to-order cup of coffee or hand-craft you a spectacular espresso drink. Intelligentsia even has its own iPhone app that allows you to view their current, in-season brews. Hours vary by location, so be sure to check their app before you go.

2. LAMILL Coffee – 1636 Silver Lake Blvd., Silver Lake              323-663-4441      

Named one of Bon Appetit’s ”10 Best Boutique Coffee Shops,” LAMILL’s boutique location in Silver Lake not only offers finely-crafted cafes, but phenomenal food as well. For foodies who want to enjoy breakfast or lunch with their pooch, this is the place to go. Their menu includes warm brioche donuts topped with ice cream or poached eggs for breakfast and speciality sandwiches for lunch. The coffee is brewed in a Clover machine, or as Bon Appetit calls it, “the Ferrari of coffee makers.” Some of their signature beverages include the crème brulee; an espresso and caramel concoction; and an orange-infused cappuccino that’s topped with cacao.

Dogs are welcome on the patio and the Silver Lake dog park is less than a 10-minute walk away. LAMILL is open from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. everyday, except Fridays and Saturdays when they close at 11 p.m.

3. Fix Coffee – 2100 Echo Park Ave.               323-284-8962      

Just a short walk away from dog-friendly Elysian Park, Fix Coffee proudly serves an assortment of L.A.’s finest foods and beverages. Brewing Intelligentsia coffee, tea from Art of Tea and sandwiches from BreadBar, Fix is a great place to sit with your pooch and enjoy different foods in one spot. Featuring free Wi-Fi, a fire pit and spacious outdoor seating for you and your pup, you’ll want to get your coffee fix here.

4. CoffeeBar LA – 600 S. Spring St.             213-327-1157      

Nested in Downtown L.A.’s burgeoning Old Bank District, CoffeeBar is where you can grab a cup among the city’s coffee aficionados. CoffeeBar meticulously creates each cup it serves, making sure the detail is up to par down to the very last drop. The downtown location is perfect for those who want to grab a quick bite or mid-work-day pick me up. Dogs are welcome to accompany their pet parents on the outdoor patio. CoffeeBar opens at 7 a.m., Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays, and closes at 6 p.m. daily.

5. Alcove Cafe and Bakery – 1929 Hillhurst Ave.  323-644-0100      

Located near Griffith Park, Alcove is a great spot to grab brunch after a morning hike with your pooch. Housed in two historic bungalows and with a dog-friendly garden patio, Alcove not only serves hand-roasted coffee, but also teas, artisan baked goods and cocktails. The Alcove menu has delicious selections for breakfast or brunch, including a shrimp and crab omelette, brioche french toast, crepes, grilled paninis and a great salad selection. Be sure to check their hours before you paw on over to this cafe.

PHOTOS: Michael Fraley, Intelligentsia Twitter, 

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