Below are links to:
DISCLAIMER: New Leash provides this information only as information, there is no
endorsement or implied agreement with any part / all of the content of these
websites. SPECIAL NOTE: Any behavioral issue, which is frightening¸ or
gives you - the owner - concern should be addressed by a professional dog
trainer. Please see links to professional trainers
in our area to assist you with a behavioral issue. Adopting a puppy vs. an adult dog Excerpt follows: Note: This is
true of all puppies/dogs, please keep in mind when wanting a puppy for your small
children. Recommended Books
General Obedience Training Pages: The Dog
Obedience Training Page
The Dog Owner´s Guide
Obedience and Behavioral Training Pages Dr P´s Dog
Training
Behavior Issues and Training Pages
Humane Society of the United States
Behavior: Understanding and Modifying
Humane Society of
Santa Clara Valley American Temperament Test Note: Temperament
testing should not be done without proper understanding and respect for the risks
involved in these tests. Please take seriously the warnings in the testing
documents.
Each dog is different and may require different methods for
training. New Leash volunteers have not read every page/every article that is
linked to these sites, but have reviewed some of them and believe they can
provide some useful information to our adopters or potential adopters.
Simple comment
regarding adopting a puppy vs. an adult ---
"Therapy
dog testing is not done before one year of age, since a dog's temperament keeps
shifting--often dramatically--prior to that age. Some dogs are not mature enough
for testing at a year, and this would include some Goldens. "
Basic obedience and training
Behavior related
Basic obedience, Competitve obedience and some
fun stuff:
click here
Fairly good basic description of how to do
the "sit" command - the place to start for basic obedience.
click here
Many articles about all aspects from
"Questions to Ask
Yourself Before Getting a Dog"
To Aggression behavior issues.
click here
Note: many
secondary links are no longer available, but many useful pages still exist.
Canines.Com World of Dogs
and Training
Includes information from :
Top Ten
Canine Myths
To various common problems such as digging / getting in the
garbage
http://www.k9web.com/dog-faqs/behavior.html
Information from housebreaking to introducing a second
dog.
Temparment Testing information
Sue Sternberg's
Guide includes Temperament test information