4 Important Words Your Dog Should Know

When you had a dog in your house, it is necessary to teach him life skills to help you communicate with one another. To get started. Here are 4 of the most important words you should teach him.

1. SIT. Sit is the most common and the easiest word to teach a dog. If your dog tends to jump on you to lick your face and greet you, asking him to sit prevents him from toppling you over, and keeps him from accidentally causing injury to both of you. Plus, when you're walking your dog and are about to cross the road, asking him to sit allows you to look around and make sure it's safe first.

2. DOWN. The down (belly on the floor) word is one of the cornerstones for more advanced obedience skills. Teaching a dog to go into a "down" position is more challenging since you're asking the dog to go into a submissive position. If your dog is having a hard time with it, that's normal. Asking your dog to go "down" in a public place will make him less intimidating to other people. It also sends a message to other dogs that he means no harm, and is less likely to end up in a fight when other dogs are around.

3. WAIT. Wait is a word that differs from other words, since it's a concept rather than an action. Teaching your dog to "wait" develops patience and "frustration tolerance" Don't confuse it with "stay" which means "hold your position". Your dog can perceive "wait" as holding himself back for a few seconds, in any position he prefers. It's teaching him self control.

When your dog gets excited during mealtime, ask him to wait a few seconds while you put the bowl down so you don't spill food on the floor. He may go into a "down" or a "sit" or simply move away, it's his choice. Or when visitors ring the doorbell, asking him to wait before opening the door teaches him to greet visitors politely instead of jumping up and frightening them.

4. COME. Asking your dog to come when called may be a difficult thing to do especially when he is off leash, at a distance from you, and smelling cat poop in the bush. But teaching the word "come" enables you to call your dog back to you in a highly stimulating place like a park, and away from a potentially dangerous situation. Mastering this is not easy and involves bringing your dog to different places and training him where there are a lot of distractions. But your dog must respond immediately to you upon hearing this word in any place, in any circumstance. Having a clear understanding of the word "come" will give your dog greater freedom off leash and even outdoors.

The ability to get a dog's attention and keep it is the key to training any dog. When your dog is both physically and mentally present, learning comes so much faster. All these words are best taught through positive reinforcement method to maintain a happy, enthusiastic dog.

Year of the Dragon 2012 | Predictions for those born under the sign of Dog

2012, Year of the Dragon for Dog people, is said to be an unfavorable year. Because Dog sign is at odds or clashes with the sign of Dragon as predicted commonly in the Chinese horoscope. But contrary to this belief, there are lucky stars, guardian angels and influential people foreseen on your sign this particular year to neutralize bad phenomenon. Therefore those problems seen on the vicious circle can easily be solved. Career and profession may not be working successfully only in those unpleasant lunar months. Business wise, don't attempt to initiate new projects without careful planning to avoid loss of sizeable money. There is a tendency to harm your financial endeavors. Always put extra-careful in managing them to avoid court suit. Don't attempt t put additional investments in your present undertakings.

And about your health condition, no serious illness will happen due to the lucky stars foreseen. But health discomforts may be your problems. Limit yourself from attending funeral activities in those unpleasant months. Be watchful with your food intake. And food safety and sanitation must be practiced. For your own protection and the protection if your family members, all home securities must be implemented. Family relationship is not affected by unfavorable sign. Therefore, a warm and harmonious affair is easy to obtain. Dog people will enjoy the fullest on their love and romance. This unfavorable year will not affect your love life.

How To Train Your Puppy

Are you a dog lover? do you have a pet puppy in your house? I saw in a TV sitcom once of a man showing some trick done by his dog, well sounds familiar, but there's one thing that caught my interest the dog that is doing all those neat tricks is not your typical house dog or dogs that are high breed/purebreeds such as a Dalmatian, Poodle or a Golden Retriever. Its what Filipinos call ASKAL or Asong Kalye or Street Dog. Yup its street dog but it can do such great tricks. The secret? its how you train your dog when its still a puppy. Here is a site that can really help you in that aspect. The site is Puppy Training Guide. The site teaches you on basic dog commands such as sit, lay down, fetch and more. But aside from the basic it will also help you in training you puppy to behave. Believe me its worth it. You don't want your puppy eating your favorite slipper or shoes or digging holes on your front lawn. Click the link Puppy Training Guide, train your puppy now.

Animal Trivia

• Dalmatians are the only breed of dog that gets gout(because they are the only mammals, other than humans, which produce uric acid).

• Honeybees have hairs on their eyes to help them collect pollen.

• The left leg of a chicken is tendered than the right one, which is uses most, therefore increasing muscle development.

• The sperm of a mouse is longer than the sperm of an elephant.

• A cat uses its whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.