Facts About Training Your Puppy or Dog

Dogs can learn up to about 50 words of any language and in fact they can respond very well to them.

Dog puppies go through a fear stage from 8 to 10 weeks. Avoid your dog coming in contact with any traumatic events, as they may make the dog permanently fearful. A sudden jolt, noise or the sound of cracker may make your puppy terrified for the rest of his life.

The last chewing stage in any dog lasts up to 16 months. When you start socialization process early in the life of your puppy, you are making him very strong and courageous for the rest of his life.

Dogs have been wearing collars for over 3000 years since Egyptians. There are many depictions of dogs with collars in art that dates back to 3000 BC. Dogs were first domesticated about 12,000 years ago.

Survivors of the Titanic included two dogs: a Pekingese belonging to Henry Sleeper Harper and a Pomeranian belonging to Miss Margaret Hays.

If you have a puppy that is extra demanding and is always decided to have his way all the time, pay him back in the same way! Never allow him to be your boss. When you are the real boss your pup will start respecting you as his real master.

Dogs have a number of really strange habits. One is the habit to lick their private parts. Even though this looks strange, it does serve an important purpose. The dog’s genitourinary tract may not function normally without the stimulation that arises out of frequent licking.

Dogs that are left isolated for long periods of time howl because they feel lonely. The main purpose of the howling in the wild is to call other dogs and gather the pack to face all potentially dangerous situations.

Dogs may never step out in case there is a rain. It’s not because they’re scared of getting drenched, but because the raindrops may amplify the sound and hurts their sensitive and keen ears.

A dog’s intense nose works 1 million times more productively than the human nose. Some dogs are endowed with better noses, while others have the capacity to sniff out drugs and bombs.

Evidences suggest that an affectionately handled dog is healthy and sound. A frequently petted and groomed puppy is not only healthy, but also well behaved. Barking dogs indicates that they are in alarm. Its purpose is to let you as well as other dogs know that something or someone is trying to invade their privacy and security.

Dogs can effectively read your mind and perceive what you’re about to do! This wonderful intuition is a gift to mankind as we can use this ability in several ways.

The relationship between man and his dog is an endearing one. Qualified health specialists recommend their patients that they should adopt a pet dog to help them tide over the tumulus period of illness. Dogs may make a wonderful companion to elderly patients and younger kids. They also help you to learn so many things that are related to animal behavior and characters.