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8 Easy Ways to Train Your Puppy to Be Obedient in Short Time

8 Easy Ways to Train Your Puppy to Be Obedient in Short Time My neighbor's kid has a dog that sits at the kitchen door and waits every single time. Doesn't beg, doesn't whine, doesn't lean on your leg. Just sits, with a tennis ball at his feet, until somebody opens the door. I asked her how long that took. She said it started with him being a bad dog. I got the story later over a beer, and the short version is that it took about eight months of the boring kind of work, not the showy kind. Nobody filmed any of it. Nobody posted a thirty-second video of the dog going from wild to perfect. It was just a kid in a garage with a bag of treats and a dog who did not care about the bag of treats. That story has been sitting in my head for a month, because it's the honest version of a title like this one, and the honest version is more useful than the promise. Before we get into it, I should say what "short time" actually means here, because I think it gets misunder...

5 Ways to Keep Your Dog Safe in the Car

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5 Ways to Keep Your Dog Safe in the Car Introduction When you travel with your dog, it's important that you keep her safe. The following five tips can help make sure she has a great time on the road: 1. Get your dog accustomed to the car Before you can take your dog on a long trip, he should be used to being in the car. If he's not used to riding in a car, then he might get scared and try to jump out or claw at his crate. It's important that your dog feels comfortable before you go on any long trips with him or her. The first step is making sure that they're comfortable around cars because this will help them understand what will happen when you get into the vehicle. You can do this by taking short drives around town and letting your dog look out of the window at interesting things along the way (like squirrels!). You'll also want your dog to be fully trained on basic commands like "sit" and "stay". This will help keep him calm during all of thos...