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• Difference Between Responsible breeders and Irresponsible breeders Must Read
• The First Week... Introducing a new pet
• Invisible Fencing ... It's cheap, it's easy to install, and it works... doesn't it??
• How to Handle a Growling Dog... first instinct will tell you to use correction: correction for growling can get you alot more than you bargained for!
• The Dominant Dog... when you have more than one dog, this issue becomes crucial!
• Housetraining dogs & puppies... learn how a dog's inability to generalize behaviors effects *every* aspect of their training -- housetraining included!
• Positive Reinforcement... understanding what this phrase means is the first step toward using the method effectively.
• Clicker Training Basics... turn learning into a game!
• Have Fun With Your Dog!!... burn off that "bad behavior" energy!
• Obedience Training... learn how it works with the "everyday" dog.
• How to Choose a Training Collar... ever wonder why there are so many different styles?
• Kids & Dogs... Kid-proof your dogs; dog-proof your kids
• Behavior Problems... Behaviors -- good and bad -- how to correct
• Teaching Bite Inhibition... the single most important aspect of a dog's training!
• Socialization... lack of socialization is the biggest cause of aggressive displays.
• Problem Barking - Noisy Dog... Get control now!
• How *Not* to Housebreak Your Puppy!... more insight into the most common mistakes made by dog owners!

From time to time we have all come across dogs who aren't as outgoing and 'happy' in their nature as we would like them to be.  Rescue dogs and those dogs who come from poor breeding homes where lack of socialization and sometimes outright abuse is not uncommon, fall into this category.  Here are some links to help fearful, shy, timid, submissive dogs.

http://www.goof.com/~pmurphy/shy-k9s-faq.html

http://www.coolsheets.com/showdog/archives/1199/111899.htm

http://www.totalcaninetraining.com/Pages/atrticles/shydog1.html

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/9820/

http://narcy.com/doggiedoor/doghouse/shyq.shtml

http://www.doggiedoor.com:80/confiden.shtml

http://www.metrokc.gov/lars/animal/Educate/cassidy/dog/dog33.htm

http://members.aol.com:80/ukaim/b_confi.htm

http://www.wonderpuppy.net/canwehelp/dbfear.htm

http://www.marin-humane.org/html/behavior.html
Click on Behaviour Modification Techniques
Submissive/Shy/Sensitive

http://families-first.com/pets/wood.htm

Feel free to print the articles on this page and distribute them to adopters, with proper credit given, of course!  If you have an article on behavior, behavior modification, and training that you would like to have available on this page, please, send it to Victoria.