How to Teach your dog to play dead

Hello so today I will "teach" you guys...actually inform you guy s on how to teach

your pooch to play dead with the sound: BANG.

I say this many times but AS YOU GUYS KNOW I HAVE A PUG and I taught him how to

play dead and this is the way.

1. Tell your dog to sit down. Then give him a small piece of treat.

2. Tell your dog to lie down. If he doesnt know lie down, then when he is sitting down, bring the treat up to his knows and drag the treat down to the floor so he could "lie down" keep doing that until he understands how to lie down.

3. After he lies down give him another piece of treat so he will be comfortable in those positions.

4. Try to lay your dog on the side. If he doesnt want to because you are pushing him, when he is lying on the side half way with his head still up in the air, give him some treats so he is comfortable.

5. Now repeat all these steps. You can tell him to sit, lie down, and lie to the side at this point. But keep doing it until he knows it well.

6. Now do these steps again and then make him lie to the side all the way and give him some treats when his head is all the way down.

7. Repeat steps until he is comfortable. Then make your hand to a gun shape and when he sit, lie down, lay to side then say BANG and give him some treats.

8. keep doing this until he does BANG and be patient. It took forever to get my pug to play dead on command :]

BTW- if your dog already knows rollover then tell him to rollover but stop him when he is on his side and teach him BANG from there! ;)

Have fun teaching!

Ways to make your dog start playing with you

Hello as many of you guys know...(hopefully) by now that I have a pug.

I guess he is still young and wasnt taught how to play with toys from his old owner so

when i threw in a rope for him to play with or a rawhide to chew on or a squeaky plushie to fetch with he didnt know what to do.

So here are some things that I did that helped him learn.

1. I pushed his shoulder part back gently. For dogs that means "lets play"

2. Then he got very hyper and started running around the house. Then I dropped the plushie in front of him.

3. He didnt respond. He ran away. I shoved the plushie up at his mouth and started to pretend growl and he opened his mouth and started to chew at the plushie that was bugging his mouth.

4. When he actually bit in, I quickly snatched it away and threw it across the room. he ran to chase it and brang it back. (usually you have to teach your dog to fetch but my dog came and had learned it already)

5. Then I tried grabbing it out of his mouth and played tug a war.

SO try to do that if he doesnt respond, then everytime he smells it tell him good job. Everytime I did that at first he got scared but then later started playing with it.

Plus dont buy him anytoy. Trust me, Ive tried. Buy quality toys and know the type of toys your dog likes by buying varieties of toys!

Doggy Raincoat??

Hello so today I went to Petco and bought a raincoat for my Pug Optimus Prime.

They are so adorable!

They are bright yellow and has a grey belt stripe around the waist!

He looks so tiny in it and thats because I bought medium for him instead of small!

So now I have to return it but I would like to explain to you some good reasons of

why you should have a raincoat handy!

If you live in a rainy place like me, (Washington) then having a raincoat would make things alot easier for the dog and you. The dog may not like it at first but feed them some treats when they are wearing it so they feel comfy in it! Here are some pros about raincoats!

1. No more wet dog smell

2. No more doggies shaking their wet fur all over the house

3. No more soaking the bed or carpet because they rub all over the place to get the water off

4. Your dog will be less scared of the rain (if your dog IS scared of the rain.)

5. Warmer protection for your dog

6. They look adorable

Arent they a must have for dogs? ;)

Good Healthy Chew toys/edible toys for your dog!

Hello!
So I have been doing research on some good edible chew toys for my 6 month old pug!

Since he is at a teething age it is important for him to get lots of chew toys

but whats better than an EDIBLE chew toy?

So I am going to show you some good treats for your pup that wont make it sick or puke (trust me, some of the cheap rawhides made my dog puke)

1.Nylabone edibles-very tasty flavor for dogs and is hard enough for them to last and for the pups to enjoy!

2. Bully sticks-they smell horrible but hey! Sometimes it might be better to have it smell bad wheere you can just spray perfume than to have to buy new shoes because they chewed it all up right?

3. Kongs-great toy if you have good stuffers in the kong toy!!!

4. some squeaky dog stuffed animals!!!

5. Rhino rope toy! Very durable and strong!

6. Cardboard box-yes dogs will love it if you put treats in it and have lots of fun! but be sure to watch your dog so they dont eat the cardboard though!

(BECAREFUL WHEN BUYING RAWHIDES!!! some rawhides may be dangerous for your dog because they can block the cycle in their intestines!)

7.I-Qube- stuff some treats and make the doggy use their brains to get the treat out!

There are many more but those are the ones that I found very nice!

Things That Help Your Dog To Not Bark At Small Noises Inside The House(Barking of fear)

HOW are you? Are you tired of your dog barking at small noises in the house? You live in an apartment or a close built home and worried of getting kicked out because of all the barkings?

SAME HERE. As you guys know (if you read my earlier article) I got a new 6 month old pug puppy. He is at the age where he learns fear and barks at many things. When he first came home which was yesterday...it was night time and he started barking at my ferret who was in his cage in the living room. The problem is I had the house owner living underneath my house.

Scared that the owner would be mad, I did some research and experimented what would stop my rambunctious puppy to stop barking at my parents walking across the house, ferret rustling in his sleep, and just random noises. I tried many things so I don't know yet what really worked but I will tell you the things Ive tried to get him stop. The result: He now doesn't bark and sleeps well in his crate, doesn't bark at my ferret unless he is IN FRONT of the ferrets cage and only if he sees the ferret moving towards him. So pretty much a success.

1. I told him to be quiet in a quiet but firm voice. Everytime he barked, I interrupted him and told him "quiet". When he stopped barking, I said "good quiet" and rewarded him with treats. Instead of going like "SHUT UP, BEQUIET" and all that I praised him when he did good things instead of punishing him.

2. When that didn't work, I did some more research and reassured him that everything was okay. It is important to figure out WHY your puppy or dog is barking. I knew my puppy was barking not to get attention but because he was scared. He only barked when he heard footsteps or my ferret moving around in his cage. He never saw a ferret in his life so he probably was scared. Plus this was his first time here!

3. That didn't work right away either so I lifted him up, carried him around the house introducing him to all the noises in the house. It is good to get your PUPPY familiar with all the noises happening around the house so he knows he is safe. I carried him in front of my ferrets cage and told him it was our family and that it was okay, brought him to bathrooms and turned the water on and let him hear the shower and all kinds of noises. Then I brought him back in my room. He calmed down a bit.

4. After that, I put him in his crate so he felt safer. During the day we had gone on a car trip and took lots of walks so he fell asleep right away. And the dog cant bark while sleeping right? But he did snore however...

5. The next day I woke up with a earful of barks coming from my pug. He had heard people walking and ferret waking up from the cage. I told him it was okay and later my dad took him for a walk.

6. Then we fed him in front of the thing he was scared of the most. The ferrets cage. He refused to get close to my ferret but when he smelled the temptation of a milk bone dog biscuit, he ate in front of the cage and bolted away. But later he creeped up close to the cage and only barked when the ferret moved towards him.

7. Later we called him to the living room and played and trained him. Then we played with him alot in my room and he almost ignored all the small noises!

8. Now he only barks or lets out small short barks when my parents are coming towards my room or when he sees my ferret. The house is a lot quiet now and he is currently sleeping in his cage snoring loudly after a fun day of playing fetch and tug of war.

I hope you try all of this and find that it helps. If it doesnt Im sorry.

There are different methods of training each individual puppy and this way helped my dog over come the fear of a new home, new noises, and new animals.

Thanks for reading and have a great day.

:]

Jenny.

I got a new pug puppy!

HELLO today I am very excited because I got a new puppy!

He is a 6 month old male pug and I got him from a good friend.

The good friend had gotten him at this breeders house and had taken care of him

until he got a new puppy and his mom couldn't keep this puppy because he

was so energetic and rambunctious.

His name is Optimus as in Optimus Prime in Transformers!

COOL NAME huh ;)

He got all his vaccinations, and has no health issues.

His birthday is SO awesome! It is February 14 2010!

Valentines day!

And he was free but I had to buy a crate, brush,collar, ID, two lint rollers (pugs shed like crazy) shampoo, food and water bowls, toys so it ended up costing $160 which isn't bad at all!

But he isn't neutered so I'll have to get him neutered which costs about $70 so over $200 dollars was his adoption price.

But he was sooo worth it. He is such a sweetie, very smart, active and fun, and is friendly.

Right now he is getting used to our house and keeps barking at my ferret.

Can get annoying but oh well.

I am thinking of putting him in puppy obedience class

but I think he is behaving pretty well!

He was taught "sit, lay down, speak, and jump" from his old owner and now I taught him "paw, other paw" in just 5-10 minutes!

He even plays fetch with his chew toys now!

Pugs usually don't fetch (says pug info books) but mine fetches pretty well!

His old owner fed him only 1 meal a day with a piece of chicken breast in the evening.

Puppies are supposed to have small amounts of meals but often but ....Oh well.again.

So now I am feeding him the food the old owner fed him with (cheap Kibbles but will switch foods gradually) two times day. Two small meals a day.

He was very scared of his new environment but now he is getting better.

He is very...VERY obsessed with food and is a quick learner.

He was house trained and was trained to go potty on newspapers or outside but

since this was a new environment, he almost pooped in my room.

But ofcourse before he finished I bolted him out to my yard and let him finish there.

Over all he is a pretty well behaved and good looking for a pug.

I grew fond of pugs thanks to him and one thing funny about him

is how when I point a camera to him and aim, he stands completely still

and after Im done taking a picture, then he moves and finishes whatever he was doing!

He could be a model!

Haha...Well if you have any new dog experiences please comment or if you know some facts about pugs then that would be nice as well!

Right now he is sleeping in his crate after a fun play time and walks by me and my family members.

Im glad he is getting well and I'm proud to be a mommy to this adorable puppy.

:)

ILY Optimus!

Optimus was adopted on August 21 2010 :]

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It will help alot.

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-Jenny.