“America’s Best Dog Trick” Contest Celebrates Positive Dog Training

The Zoom Room Dog Agility Training Center and exclusive sponsor West Paw Design announce the “America’s Best Dog Trick” Contest, the first nationwide dog trick contest to feature only positive-reinforcement dog training methods. Entrants will submit their best dog trick videos before the Jan. 15 deadline, and the winner will receive $1,000 plus a collection of Zogoflex toys.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 20, 2009 — The Zoom Room Dog Agility Training Center and exclusive sponsor West Paw Design announce the “America’s Best Dog Trick” Contest – the first nationwide dog trick contest to celebrate positive-reinforcement dog training methods. Dog owners are invited to submit their videos before the January 15 deadline. The winner will receive $1,000 plus a collection of Zogoflex toys. Read more

Enjoy Teaching Dog Tricks to Your Dogs

By Alex De La Cruz

It is such a pleasure for any dog owner to show off his pet’s talents to other people. That is why many pet owners also strive to teach dog tricks to their pets so that they will have talents to show off. Along the way of rearing dogs, dog owners may lose enthusiasm towards their pets since they have sort of gone through the excitement phase. However, this is not supposed to be the case. For one, taking care of a canine is not supposedly a boring routine. It must remain exciting as years pass. So, teaching dog tricks to give your house pet some responsibilities in your household can be a good alternative to your usual routines. Read more

Teach Fido to Shake Paws

By Louise Louis

He’ll find it fun to learn and it’ll help stretch his brainpower. Most dogs
learn this one quickly.

1. Get a treat that’s small enough to hold in your hand but keep hidden
   from him when you close your finders.
2. Place your dog in a sit position on a non-slippery surface.
3. Gently tap one his paws with your free hand. Keep tapping it until he liftshis paw off the ground.
4. As soon as this happens, support his paw in your hand and say “shake.”  Then give him the treat and coo praise at him.
5. Repeat this process four or five times and then stop before either of you get tired.
6. Do this exercise a couple times a day for a few days before you expect company.
7. You can stop the teaching once your dog lifts his paw to you when you say “Shake.”
8. If you want to teach to shake the other paw, use the same process but with a different verbal command. Use “paw” or some other word.

Louise Louis is a certified canine specialist and creator of the popular website on small dogs, http://www.ToyBreeds.com

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