Love. Teach. Play.
Your dog may be obedient but still unhappy if you always give orders without rewarding the expected behavior. Why is that? He’s the dog, he has born to obey, hasn’t he? Not really. They are sensitive beings, need positive reinforcement too, not just punishing. Owners tend to forget praising, as „being a good dog” would…
Desirable: juicy tasty favorite special yummy bite-sized Not a good choice: dry food, kibble dry pieces (may cough on them), i.e. cookies too spicy, salty (will be thirsty soon) ordinary too big pieces (takes lot of time to chew on and will be satiated soon) too small pieces (cannot feel there is something in his…
Do: always call him with his name AND the cue word „come!”. If you repeat only his name, he still won’t know what to do. (Rusty-rusty-rustyyy! yeah it’s me but what do you want from me?) use a high-pitched, playful tone, he’ll listen to you more calling and arriving always has to be a good…
Where can you get a dog from? There are breeders, puppy mills and shelters, as anywhere in the world. It’s your choice whether you prefer personal sympathy than breeds, but if you want a purebred dog you must carefully avoid puppy mills. What are the suspicious signs? the pup is too cheap there are no documents…