Dog training

Positive & Negative Reinforcement Reinforcement

Giving praise (positive reinforcement) in dogs is a very important thing in dog training. Give a sincere compliment by not just doing. Give sincere compliments to the dog with the dog will be able to feel it so the dog would expect you to do it again, again, and again.

Reprimand (negative reinforcement) is considered as a punishment by the dog, and he would think to avoid that happening to him.

Praise or reprimand make the dog understand what you want or not.

Dogs trained depressed will concentrate to avoid punishment rather than achievement. This means you will not be able to provide training to the maximum towards the dog.

Tools that may indicate a compliment or a command.

You may not always praise the dog every time he did that you want such as saying "good dog ... .good dog .. !!!". How do you do that if he is away from you, whether you have to shout ?. You need tools to replace the praise that comes out of your mouth. Clicker, a tool that emit sound "click". With a clicker, you can give a compliment or a command to your dog.

Clicker also can replace a snack / treat. The dog will be happy if given a snack / treat as well as the sound of "click" of the clicker. If you instruct your dog to move with the clicker, so your dog clicker moving ring and give it a snack / treat. Do this 20-30 times until the dog understands that your clicker ring then a "click" is snack / treat. "Clicks" can also mean that the dog has completed his task.

Always ring the same clicker for a particular purpose. Example: 1 time "click" to praise, 2 times "click on" sequence to command the dog to sit, and so on like Morse code. If the dog makes a mistake, tell the dog "wrong" and do not ring the clicker.

Total orders in exercise and workout duration.

Do not really give a command in training. If the dog had never made a mistake then you can proceed to the next command. Dogs who are used can be trained to exercise more than 1 hour in one day.

Once the dog knows where the compliments and which strikes then you can give lessons. Dogs can distinguish these two things after 20-50 repetitions. Will sooner he understands if you do it firmly. To compliment maybe you can stroke with exasperation when they praised him, while for strike you can hit the roll of newsprint onto the floor. He will be able to distinguish it quickly.

When is the right time to give praise.

Do not give praise when your dog do things you do not command even if it is true. You have to teach the dog that compliments or giving snack / treat only could he get if he did things that you commanded. This can increase the dog to concentrate or pay attention to the commands you give.

Once your dog realizes that the only correct response receives praise or he would be reprimanded if he did something wrong then the training will be run in accordance with what you want.

New orders and orders for long.

Each new command that you give, it will be remembered by the dog than the previous command. Coaches should provide training balanced between new orders and the old command so that all orders can be understood perfectly by a dog.



Some things that should be added in the training:

Jackpots: Reward enormous than usual if the dog looks bored.

Conditioned Reinforced: praise or reprimand may be a signal (sign) as sound, light, movement of your body such as a hand or blink an eye or eye memelototkan.

Of Reinforcement schedules: By the time your dog is very good at the command you give, then you do not need to give a compliment every time he does it right. Give praise when really needed, suddenly, randomly or immeasurably. For example: if he had done the three commands correctly, praise him. This can make it always run the command correctly with the hope he gets the credit and make it able to run multiple commands at once.

Dog Food Quality

In the packaging of dog food usually are writings that describe the content and the quality of the dog food. There is a marked premium or super premium. Some products on the market that is not well known yet read super premium dog food with well-known brands do not write the words premium or super premium on the packaging. To determine the quality of the dog food if quality grocery (regular), premium or super premium usually by looking at the raw materials used to make the dog food.

Grocery Quality.

Typically, a quality dog ​​food grocery will not write the word â € œ Groceryâ € ?? on the packaging. Grocery dog ​​food means the dog food with the usual quality that are sold in supermarkets or minimarket. Quality dog ​​food grocery mostly using the main ingredients of rice, cereals, corn, and soybeans. The raw material is taken from egg proteins, bone meal, animal blood, and byproducts (by-product) of other animals such as the intestine, liver, and other organ meats. The products on this quality usually still use chemical preservatives and chemical sensitive material.

Premium Quality.

Dog food with premium quality already on the main ingredients of the meat and its by-products (by-product) such as chicken, beef, poultry (birds, ducks, and other poultry), fish, eggs and so on. To the basic ingredients carbohydrates still using corn and soybeans in addition to rice. Dog food premium quality most have not use chemical flavorings substances. To replace the chemical flavoring substances commonly used flavorings from natural products such as dried cheese, egg powder and others. The content of vitamins and mineral nutrients is sufficient for a dog that is not required of other food additives. Preservatives are used usually wear animal fats, vitamin C and vitamin E. For in Indonesia, some dog food manufacturer or importer sets out the rules for selling this product only in a pet shop or veterinary clinic alone.

Super Premium Quality.

The materials used to make dog food in super premium quality typically using a food that has health and standardization of the same quality used by humans (human grade). Such as chicken meat is used only on the chest only (chicken breast) the fat content of at least. Byproducts such as bones, offal, blood, feathers, and so is no longer used in this product. Other ingredients that can trigger allergies such as corn and soybeans also are not used. For sources of carbohydrates taken from the ordinary white rice, brown rice, cereals (oat meal). Some use the raw materials holistic or organic, which means they are produced with no use of chemicals such as hormones or pesticides. There are also only uses fresh products such as meat are not frozen to maintain quality taste and nutritional content. Some brands of super premium quality dog ​​food are no preservatives, in lieu of preservatives used packaging (packing) are of high quality such as aluminum foil to keep the dog food's quality. While the super premium dog food is still wearing a preservative commonly use natural preservatives such as rosemarry Extract, animal fat, Esther vitamin C, and vitamin E.

15 Interesting Facts About Dogs

1. Dogs can smell the aroma is 1000 times better than humans. Dogs can distinguish the scent, the dog can track drugs, dogs could detect cancer cells are located inside the human body from the smell, even the dog could find the body ditumpukan the debris of the building.

2. Each dog's nose has a different groove like human fingerprints.

3. Dogs are also dreaming during sleep like a human. Sometimes they dream of a good or a bad dream and even mengingau.

4. Intelligence same dog as the intelligence of a 2 year old child. Dogs can remember more than 100 words. Level of intelligence is different from one dog to another dog and race also influence the level of their intelligence.

5. Unlike humans, dogs suffered fertile period during the menstrual period. At most, a female dog suffered only fertile period as much as 2 times a year. Some races even just having a fertile period 1 times a year. Male dog will only lust if the female dog was having a fertile period ie when menstruating. The menstrual period is about 21 days.

6. Dogs express their feelings through tail oscillation.

7. Puppies born without senses. The sense of sight they are still in the eyes closed condition until approximately 10-14 days old. As well as their ears.

8. Dogs can predict natural events such as earthquakes, tsunamis, big rains or tornadoes.


9. Dogs sweat through the soles of his feet.

10. Naturally, the dog leg has a smell like corn. It is caused by bacteria present on their feet.

11. We recommend that you immediately see your dog if his breath smells. Bad breath in dogs is a sign of health problems.

12. Some dogs there who eat their own dung. The researchers say this is normal though repugnant. And they've done since they have not become man's best friend.

13. Dogs have a different scent glands each as human fingerprints. Their scent glands found in the anus. That is why they will mutually recognize memcium anal area for another dog.

14. Dogs are color blind? turned out to be just a myth. Dogs can see color just not as clear as we are. As we see colors in dim light.

15. To achieve growth in the adult, the dog takes 1 year. For super large breeds such as Great Dane or Saint Bernard takes about 2 years.

Unexpected Facts About Origins of Dogs

Scientists have managed to uncover the origin of the dog. Unexpectedly, the origin of the dog is different from that envisioned all along.

To uncover the origins of one of the mammals closest to humans, scientists from Oxford University studied the genetic data and compare it with the existing archaeological evidence.

They investigated a series of genes from the 4800 year old ancient dogs were found in the Tomb of Newgrange in Ireland.

Scientists also examined the mitochondrial DNA (DNA material in the cell organ that serves to generate power) of 59 other ancient dogs that lived between 3,000 and 14,000 years ago, and compared them with 2,500 cells genetically modern dogs.

The results show clearly that there is a genetic difference between modern dog populations that currently live in East Asia and Europe.

That suggests, a good friend of this man is the result of the evolution of two distinct wolf populations living in two different places, and experience taming more than once.

Quoted by the Daily Mail last week, Greger Larson, a researcher from the University of Oxford, said that the domestication of animals is rarely discussed and it took a lot of data to prove it.

Taming itself not only in dogs. Keith Dobney of the University of Liverpool found that wild boar are also domesticated twice, in China and Anatolia, Turkey.

Previously, there are several theories that develop related taming dogs. One theory suggests, initially humans actively taming, then breed wolves.

As according to another theory, the wolf itself be benign because it follows the human and eating human leftovers, or loiter near human settlements, transformed into a dog and become friends with humans until now.

How To Greet Dog Properly

The problem here is people do not know how to greet your dog. All will not be problematic if people heed two rules - never touch a dog without the owner's permission, and let the dog make first contact. Do not come too quickly toward the dog, the dog huddled too close, or frighten the dog. Under this pressure, some dogs will live in total or shrink in body, pretending it was all a nightmare. Others will take action-usually barking or growling. The message is quite clear: when a stranger approached, barks and growls that would take people out of them. Soon, your dog is sweet and a little insecure has turned into a dog that likes to bark.

Many people can not understand why the dog was afraid of them when they clearly showed that they were about to greet him. Try reverse its position and is now definitely more obvious reason. For example, you are afraid of spiders and your friends to come and show his pet spider in your face. If he kept telling you, "Tarantula is good really. You see a friendly expression?" or "Tarantula can not hurt anybody; he babies are cute and innocent," will you suddenly feel safe?

Not really, in fact the only way you can approach the spider is if you begin to open yourself and kept her as his own accord. That means you should be on the table or in the few places where you can keep your distance from the spider. Then, when you are ready mentally, you gradually approached for a closer look and even touch. The same applies to dogs. Not all dogs have the friendly nature of everyone or accustomed to meeting with strangers, especially if they already are shy from the beginning you adopt them or even before they teradopsi, because they rarely do they meet with people. If you walk too close and disturb personal space dog or even stand up and reach out to touch it, she may feel threatened or are not sure of your intentions. However, if you stand alone or crouched on one knee while looking the other way (do not stare directly into the dog's eyes), then he will approach and sniff you. Once she was more relaxed, then you can calmly stroked him under the chin and neck or body. By offering food (treats) in dogs are shy and let him pick out of your hands - you do not stare at the dog's eyes of course - will accelerate the process of friendship and also teaches dogs to associate foreigners with good things.

Often, people succeed at first attempt to greet a dog but when they made a sudden movement, the dog was scared and threatened and he will try to bite or run away. It is also similar to the incident spiders. When you feel comfortable to watch and touch the tarantula, when suddenly he was moving his mouth or feet into the air, you'll probably jump out of fear. You would think that the movement is a terrible thing, for example, jump to the movement of your face and bite you. In fact, the tarantula itself, the movement may be a reflex movement or a movement to change the position or even a gesture that he is your friend. So the way to ensure that you do not scare the dog after the initial introduction is slowly accustom the dog to be around you in a number of different positions. Avoid pressed against the dog or stroke her head or pulling and embrace so that she felt confined. Better to move slowly so that he is no chance to retreat. Most importantly, keep an eye on the signs given through body language. Do dogs tense and scared, her eyes move on or continue to look the other way while he silent? Or whether it evaporates, removing and fast tongue, or panting with lips drawn back? It is a sign that the dog feels anxious. At times like this, make sure that you give the dog his personal space.
If the dog's pupils dilated or constricted and he suddenly stiff and really did not move or give you a glare, he might bite in a short time. But, if you still have time, you can calmly avoiding the gaze of the dog, look the other way and get away from the dog.

Body language should you get when you want to say hello to a dog is a dog that is relaxed and not nervous, and his eyes looked steadily and gently. His tail should shake up or shut down.

Healthy Skin & Fur With Oxygen Bath

Micro Bubbles is a bubble of oxygen which is very small. Size is less than 1000 micrometers. Micro Bubble a size of 25 micrometers is very effective for cleansing the skin. With a very small size, the bubbles of oxygen-carrying oxygen will go into the hair or hair follicles and skin pores but tidk to get into the subcutaneous tissue.

Generator Micro Bubbles Thera-Clean producing oxygen bubbles are between 3 to 20 micrometers. For example, the size of a human red blood cells by an average of 8 micrometer, 70 micrometer size of a human hair and the size of the bacteria by 3 to 40 micrometers.

Initially the engine generator Micro Bubbles was created to clean the oysters (pearl-producing mussels) in Japan. Oyster-oyster dirty immediately and will be clean without any scrubbing. Crust of dirt on this oyster shells come off by itself after being soaked with Micro Bubble containing oxygen.

Bubbles Micro technology is also used in the medical field for tumors, blood vessel problems until the cancer problem.

How Does Micro Bubbles?

The water in the tank will be sucked into the engine generator Micro Bubbles Thera-Clean and will be shot out in the form of 3-20 micrometer-sized bubbles of oxygen are kept (Circulation).

Dogs or cats and even other small animals, immersed in a water bath containing Micro Bubbles for approximately 15 minutes. Bubbles of oxygen will go through a pore, and also into the feather follicles. This cleaning will be more effective with the addition of special enzymes that are formulated to help clean the skin and fur from dirt and bacteria.

The oxygen bubbles to clean or remove the dirt on the skin and fur of animals that measure is too small so it is not visible to the eye. We can not see the dirt that cover the pores of the skin or fur pet dog or cat. Pori and feathers are dirty or covered in a crust of dirt will certainly worsen the quality of health and beauty of the skin and fur of your pet.

Dogs lick Turns Good for You

Some home-trained dog does not bite but they often lick your body parts. Licking dog is known as signal friendships often avoided because of the assumption that the saliva is not sterile.

But a study recently published by the University of Arizona and the University of Colorado explains that people who keep dogs has many benefits, especially from saliva the dog itself.

The researchers explained that the dog saliva contains prebiotics in charge of improving the function of good bacteria in our intestines.

Modern medicine may kill the disease caused by bacteria that is growing, but at a time of good bacteria also removed by treatment in this way.

Getting a dog is one of the cutting-edge treatment lately. Researchers revealed that in addition to the health benefits derived from the saliva of dogs, keep dogs that grows with the child makes the child a small risk of developing asthma and allergies.

This research was previously done by some people in their 50s who live with a dog in a few months, as quoted from page Hindustan Times, Wednesday (23/12).

The study also wants to explore further the relationship to get a dog with improved quality of sleep and muscle mass and bone strength.

Dog and owner Have Linkage Of Emotions

There's a phrase that mentions that a pet dog can be a 'mirror' the personality of its owner. But the study found more than that, because, according to the researchers pet dog and human emotion this could actually affect each other.

For example, a relaxed and friendly dog ​​may transmit to humans positive aura. This user-friendly nature of the dog makes it easier to interact in humans and therefore can help reduce stress.

Dr Iris Schoberl of the University of Vienna say, but in the end still people who have the most impact. This was seen when he and his team conducted experiments on more than 100 pet dogs and their owners.

The owners undergo psychological tests to determine his personality while the dogs also undergo similar tests with questionnaires. Samples were then taken by the saliva to determine levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the body of each individual.

The result confirmed that the dog could be sensitive to the emotional state owner. When the owner of stress, as well as the dog.

"Our results this be additional evidence that matches everyday experience. The owner and his dog is a dyad (group consists of two people) and they influenced each other defense mechanisms of stress," said Dr. Iris as quoted by the BBC, Friday (18 / 2/2017).

Sleep Together With Dog Make Asleep Faster

Most of us like dogs or pets expel us from the bed with the aim to get to sleep at night are more qualified

Perhaps now is the time for you to apologize to your pet and invite him to join you sleep at night

Recent research has found that sleeping with a pet can actually help us to get quality sleep due to the presence of a pet can provide a sense of security and comfort.

However, many also the opinion of the experts who say that sleeping with pets no effect on sleep quality.

Dr. Lois Krahn, a specialist in sleep medicine at the Mayo Clinic Sleep Medicine Center in Arizona, and one of the authors of this paper, is one of the curious effects of pets on the quality of sleep.

"I'm not sure if there are certain rules about pets who sleep in the bed. Some colleagues of my community think that it is only a risk," he said.

In this study, Krahn asking 150 respondents to fill out questionnaires that included questions about their pets. They also asked for details on the type and number of animals in the home as well as their sleeping habits.

In addition, respondents were also asked where their pet to sleep, how to pet behavior and habits, and whether pets affects their sleep patterns and quality.

A total of 20 percent of 150 respondents said that their sleep disrupted by their pets, while 41 per cent believe that their pet in the bedroom can make sleep more soundly.

For some people, sleeping with their animals really make them feel comfortable. One woman said her two little dogs always help warm bed.

"There is also a feeling the cat who touched during sleep was considered to be comforting and soothing," said Krahn.

Common Questions

Food what the hell should not be given?

For dogs siberian husky should avoid them from foods containing alcohol, chocolate, caffeine, grapes, avocado, red pepper, and salt. The food is generally very abstinence to be given to the dog siberian husky, as it will give a negative impact even to death on your dog. Although there are several types of foods that contain less hazardous materials that I mentioned earlier, the better as far as possible you should avoid.

Any obligations when doing maintenance?

You really need to always clean the environment around you siberian dog. Because, basically, siberian husky breed dog does not know when he is dirty or clean environment. Due to the hot weather climate in Indonesia, in general, siberian dogs are very pleased to always play water around even on his own urine.

Well if you ignore and allow your dog to be a dirty environment. So you also must be prepared to accept the risk of your dog terserangnya by various diseases that can endanger the health of dogs, such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses are deadly.

But when it happens it is good that you have to do first is to menggromingnya with special shampoo supplied in various pet shops and other pet stores. In addition you can also take your dog to the vet.

Whatever you need to do to stay healthy siberian husky?

Exercise is necessary to do so that your dog maintained their health. But there is a few things to note. As well as in providing food. Do not let your dog be given excess food intake, because excess food will endanger the health factor in the dog. takeran should use a balanced diet with nutrients that fit and efficient.

In addition you will also need to do a complete vaccination injections when she was small though. Full vaccination is a vaccine made with a variety of stages with as recommended by the vet gave. We recommend that if you have been given a new puppy ask whether the dog has been vaccinated complete or only once.

Usually a lot of mistakes between buyers dog with the seller, such as a dog salesman who explains that the dog had been vaccinated so that buyers feel the dog has been vaccinated with the full. More teliiti should ask again yes, what the vaccine is already complete what has not. Usually dibuku vaccine already listed among the new vaccine made once the vaccine has been done several times (complete).

How to train a dog siberian husky?

For dogs are still puppies siberian you basically have to train the instinct to defecate or urinate house or yard. How to train it is easy enough briefed regularly by taking her out of the house every morning / afternoons or when he wants to pee.

Well get used to if you're coaching when you have to use words such as the word "yes", "No", "Good boy", "Good girl," and "Guys". If he had known some words as described earlier, you certainly will be easier to train the next ketahap.

A few of us, hopefully this article useful  doglovers.

Do not Let the Dogs Experiencing Depression

Are our pets feel depressed? How do I know the grief our pets and what to do about it?

More than 2.3 million dogs are routinely left in solitude for five hours or more, the vet said he met and took the dog with other dogs we met on a regular basis is very important. Loneliness causes the dog performs destructive behavior because of anxiety. The veterinarians advise pet owners to maintain attention and care about things like that.

One of the four dogs were depressed because they're lonely, it was reported by a study. More than 2.3 million dogs are routinely left in loneliness for five hours or more, although veterinarians have suggested that four hours as the ultimate limit, says a study. And as many as 465,000 dogs were never brought to walk around and it causes the dog is experiencing risk in mental health problems, according to a survey of pet owners as much as 31,500 by a veterinarian. The vet also said that getting the streets every day and give time to meet with other dogs is important for the welfare of the dogs that are naturally fond of animals socialize.

Experts say that loneliness can cause the dog to develop behavioral deskruktif as well as anxiety and frustration. The vet said that many dog ​​owners let kesibukkan their life so it does not meet the basic needs of animals peliaharaan them.

Experts urge owners to not neglect their pets, they began to notice the animal life from the perspective of their pets by providing the proper care and attention.

A dog's hair turns white when dog worry

As with human hair, dog dander can also go gray if they are through hard times, according to a recent study published in the journal Applied Animal Behaviour Science.

"Dogs are considered owners often experience anxiety or impulsivity tend to have a muzzle with the hair graying earlier than other dogs," said study lead author, Camille King.

In a study involving 400 dogs and their owners, the researchers made an exception. They did not examine the dog that did have feathers gray or silver, and dogs older than four years, in order to avoid misidentification of gray.

To measure the level of anxiety dogs, the researchers asked several questions about the behavior of the animal to its owner, such as: whether a dog is often destroy the goods when left alone, whether bristles often fall out when receiving treatment at the vet or in a new place, and whether the dog likes curl up when responding to the arrival of a new group of people.

Meanwhile, to measure impulsivity, researchers asked whether their pet dog owners often hit a person, although it can be appeased, and whether the dog they lose focus or become hyperactive after exercise.

Then, two independent assessors who have never met the dogs will assess each photo on a scale of 0 to 3, with 0 indicating no gray in the muzzle, and three showed a muzzle full of gray hair.
The researchers found that female dogs tend to have gray levels higher than male dogs. In addition, dogs that show a fear of loud noises, animals and strangers also tends to increase gray hair.

Preferably, graying fur has nothing to do with the size of the dog, neutered or not, and have a medical problem or not.

"Initially, I was somewhat skeptical of this hypothesis, but when we analyze the data, the results are quite striking," said lead author of both studies, Thomas Smith from Northern Illinois University.

With this discovery, the dog owners and veterinarians can get a warning if a dog gray at an early age, there is a possibility that the dog is having problems of anxiety, fear or impulsivity. Thus, early treatment measures can be carried out before already severe.