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Training exercise 1
Over the next few days, we are going to send you dozens
of tips and techniques to help you quickly and easily
train, maintain and take care of your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
These techniques have been thoroughly tested and
researched by the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Training Institute - so,
after reading the mini course, we absolutely guarantee
that you will be well on your way to having a loving,
well-trained and perfectly obedient Cavalier King Charles Spaniel!
The techniques mentioned in this course will generally
be applicable for both a puppy as well as an adult
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. In case a particular technique is applicable
only to a puppy or only to an adult Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, we have
mentioned that before discussing the technique.
In this course, you will discover tips for
* Housebreaking your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
* Training your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel & making it obedient
* Teaching the basic commands to your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
* Taking care of the diet of your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
* Stopping your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel from barking and biting
and a lot, lot more!
So, without wasting any more time, let's begin with
today's topic - which is all about housebreaking your
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
If done properly, housebreaking your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel does not
have to be as much of a hassle as some owners make it
to be.
Your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a creature of habit. If it is taught
where you want it to eliminate, and you control its
food and water intake to regulate when it will
eliminate, you will have a happy relationship
relatively free of accidents.
The biggest mistake made by Cavalier King Charles Spaniel owners is
inconsistency. It is important that you first choose
the method of housebreaking appropriate for you and
your pet and secondly stick with it. We know of many
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel owners who are impatient or inconsistent when
housebreaking their pets. The end result is a pet that
is never fully housebroken.
So, remember the three P's - persistence, patience and
praise, and you are guaranteed success.
Here are the 3 methods you can use to housetrain your
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel:
i) The Paper Method - The paper method seems to work
better with a puppy than with an adult Cavalier King Charles Spaniel,
although it can be used on both.
To begin housetraining your pup with the paper method,
first you must choose a location where your puppy will
be staying until housetrained.
Make sure the room is puppy proofed and that
elimination on the floor in this area will not cause
permanent damage to your home.
A bathroom or small kitchen is usually a good place for
this.
Once you have chosen an area, cover the entire floor
with newspaper.
If you have a young puppy, it will eliminate much more
often than when it is older. So, just be prepared for
many messes in the beginning.
In the beginning, it is important to replace the paper
as soon as possible after the elimination has occurred.
This helps your puppy establish the area as its own,
and it will help you get a better idea of where it
favors doing its business.
As your puppy eliminates throughout the day, it may go
in several different areas of the room.
But, as it gets a little more used to its room, it will
choose a certain area where it prefers to eliminate.
When its preferred area for elimination is established,
begin removing the paper from the rest of the room,
only covering the area it uses.
Make sure you leave its papered area large enough so
that it does not miss the paper.
If it misses the paper, the area is too small and you
need to add more paper.
When it uses its papered area, praise it. The more
your puppy associates a reward with its choice of the
paper instead of the linoleum, the quicker your puppy
will be trained.
After it has established that it will use the papered
area instead of the floor, begin moving the paper
towards the area (presumably somewhere outside your
house) where you want it to go when fully trained.
The paper should only be moved a little at a time
towards this location. If moving the paper confuses
your puppy, you may only be able to move about one inch
per day, until the paper reaches its final destination.
Once your puppy understands that it is to eliminate
only on the paper, and you have been able to move
towards the area where it will eventually go outside,
monitoring its habits will be much easier.
Once the paper is completely removed, it will go to
that area automatically and sniff or turn circles,
letting you know it has to go out.
Crate Training - Crate training can be used on both a
puppy and an adult Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and is probably the most
effective and efficient way to housetrain your pet.
No Cavalier King Charles Spaniel will want to eliminate in a place it
considers to be its own and therefore, unless left in
its crate for too long, it will not eliminate in its
crate.
Once every hour, place your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel on a leash and
walk it in the area where you want it to go potty.
If it has not gone in five minutes, return it to its
crate for another hour.
After another hour goes by, the dog that did not go
last time will most likely go this time.
When it does go, be sure and praise it profusely and
return it to its crate. The excitement in your voice
when you are praising it will help it better
understand that THIS is the place you want it to go.
Once that is established, it will do its best to make
you happy by eliminating in its designated area.
Once you feel it understands where it is to go to
potty, you may lessen its crate time, and begin opening
up its area to more than just its crate.
Be sure and open up its area a little at a time so it
clearly establishes the larger area as "its area",
increasing the desire to keep its area clean.
Eventually, you will be able to open up your entire
home, but this is only after a lot of time has been
spent training and proof that it understands.
Litter Pan Method - This method will have the best
chance of success with an young puppy but an older
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel may be able to litter train with success as
well.
Similar to paper training, litter box training begins
in a confined area such as a bathroom or kitchen.
Although you may be able to use a traditional cat
litter box for this purpose, pet supply stores do sell
doggy litter boxes. They are shaped a little different
and are a bit larger than the traditional kitty box.
Also available are special litters and papers that
should eventually be used in the box.
Like paper training, the beginning stages have paper
lining the entire floor of the room. You continually
change any soiled paper until the puppy chooses a place
on the floor it likes to eliminate.
Once the puppy has eliminated in an area about the size
of a litter pan for approximately two weeks, place a
litter pan on the floor and paper inside the litter
pan.
When it goes and does its business inside the litter
box, make sure to praise it profusely. It has got to
establish this is the correct behavior before it will
be comfortable with it.
Once it is used to the litter box with the paper, you
may begin the change to doggy litter if desired. As
time goes on, you may add additional litter until
eventually the paper is gone and only litter remains.
If you choose this method, you must clean the litter
box every time your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel eliminates. It will not
go in a dirty box. Failure to consistently clean the
litter box will result in your puppy reverting back to
the floor.
Follow any of the above 3 methods consistently, and you
should soon have a fully house-trained Cavalier King Charles Spaniel!
Well, that's all the time that we have for today. We
will send the next email to you tomorrow. It will talk
about training your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and making it
obedient.
Of course, what was covered in today's email is just a
small fraction of what you need to know in order to
fully housetrain your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
There are dozens of other extremely important tips and
techniques that you need to keep in mind before you can
start housetraining your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and there isn't
sufficient space in a single email to describe them
all.
Plus, there are numerous mistakes that many new
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel owners make when they are housetraining their
pets, and there isn't enough space here to cover all
these mistakes so that YOU don't accidentally make
them.
In order to learn about the important housetraining
tips and techniques that have NOT been described in
this email, and to learn about the common mistakes made
by new Cavalier King Charles Spaniel owners when they are housetraining
their pets (so that you can avoid them), check out our
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Lovers Membership Site at:
http://cavalierkingcharlesspaniel.dogtraininginstitute.com/index.php?p=m&e=6&i=249993
There is an entire book devoted to housetraining your
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in our membership site.
Once you have implemented all the techniques mentioned
in this book, you can put a permanent end to the sheer
sense of pain and frustration that you feel when you
suddenly discover that your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel has relieved
itself in exactly those places that you didn't want it
to.
You will have the peace of mind of knowing that when
you return home from work, the floor of your house,
your carpets and your furniture will not be dirty or
permanently ruined because your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel has gone to
the bathroom in the most inappropriate of places.
Other members of your family will no longer complain to
you that your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel has not been house-trained
properly.
Plus, you will save dozens of hours of your time every
week because you will no longer have to waste time
trying to figure out on your own as to how you can
potty train your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel... our book will give
you detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to do
so!
Training exercise 2
Today, we'll talk about how to train your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and
make it more obedient.
The key to success in training your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is
understanding the psychology of your pet - i.e. how its
mind works, and then incorporating that with proven
training techniques and a few training aids.
Remember, your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is not a human and therefore
does not think or react as a human would. Also, your
pet does not verbally communicate with humans and you
should not think that it does.
It may recognize the word "out" and associate it with
going outside, but that is only because it is a common
action that occurs consistently before it goes outside.
If you change the verbal word you use to communicate
with your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel along the way, your pet will no
longer understand what you want. It is important that
whatever word you choose to give a command, you stick
with that same word each and every time, without the
least alteration.
Also, before you can even begin training your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel,
your must establish that you are the "Master" and your
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is the "Follower".
Remember, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel has an inherent trait that makes
it a social animal, needing a dominance subordination
hierarchy. You must establish that you are the leader
of its pack before you will be successful with any type
of training. This is called "social reinforcement".
The following items will help you establish that
leadership role in the life of your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel:
i) Do not compromise with your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. For example,
if you want it to perform a desired behavior, don't
just give up and walk away when it does not perform.
Instead, use some type of reinforcement to show it that
its behavior was not correct, such as withholding the
treat or toy.
ii) You should always initiate interaction with your
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and terminate the interaction with your
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel rather than the other way round.
iii) Avoid tending to your pet's every desire. Rewards
should only be given for desired behavior, and should
never be given just like that.
iv) When you are spending time with your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, pet,
talk and touch it often. This will help establish the
trust needed to truly set you forth as the leader.
Obedience Training Styles
Just like housebreaking, when you are training your
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, the key thing is consistency. You need to
pick a training style that is suitable for you and your
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and stick with it.
The two most popular types of obedience training are
leash and collar training and reward training.
We won't have the time to describe these techniques
in detail in this email - so we will just give you
a short overview of these techniques.
In the leash and collar type of training, the leash is
used in the beginning as the tool to teach the correct
behavior, then once the behavior is learned, the leash
is only used to correct unwanted behavior.
A mistake often made by the novice owner with this type
of training is they forget the leash is used only as a
tool.
Often a novice owner will abuse the leash to nag at
the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
This defeats the purpose of the leash. The leash must
be used only to get the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to obey. It is used to
establish the leadership role between master and pet,
but to be successful in training, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel must
understand the command with or without the leash and
you must be able to utilize any tool at hand to solicit
the correct behavior from your pet, not just a leash.
Reward training usually incorporates food rewards or a
reward that is associated with getting food. The
associated award could be the command "Good". Many
owners now use a clicker as an associated reward.
A secret to making the reward trained Cavalier King Charles Spaniel reliable
is working the pet around distractions in its
environment and teaching proper socialization.
If you only train your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in the house, it will
not be used to extra stimuli. The well trained
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, then exposed to unfamiliar people, may not
respond as desired. When reward training, it is
important you train both inside and outside your home
to make sure your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is exposed to as much
stimuli as possible.
Another important tool in communication between you and
your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is the tone of your voice when delivering
a command.
The command "Good" will have a more positive tone. The
excitement in your voice will be picked up by the
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and it will eventually associate it with the
feelings of acceptance for that response to the
previous command.
The word "No" will have a more forceful tone, usually
associated with a negative response, such as a stern
tug on the leash if leash training. The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel will
eventually establish that tone as an indication for an
undesired response to your command.
As you move on in your training, the tone will be as
important to the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel as the command itself.
Also frequently overlooked by the novice owner is body
language. Once you get to know your pet better, you
will understand its meaning behind specific body
motions.
An owner who really understands his/her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel will
see even the slightest head movement in certain
situations and understand exactly what it means. This
enables the owner to give a command prior to a behavior
occurring.
Training exercise 3
Before we begin instructions for individual commands,
it is important that you understand the pitfalls to
avoid and tips for success when teaching the basic
commands to your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
* Always use your pet's name when speaking to it. This
will increase its attention to you when calling it or
giving it a command.
* When you give a command, enforce it. Do not repeat
the command over and over again. If it does not respond
to the command, manipulate its body into the command
position if appropriate. Never give a command if you do
not intend to enforce it. You will lose credibility
with your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel by doing this.
* Always reinforce desired behavior. Reinforcement does
not always have to be a treat. Your touch and voice can
be enough reinforcement to help the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel understand
it did what you desired.
* Never reinforce undesired behavior. No matter how
they tilt their head or make you feel bad, never
reinforce the undesired behavior. Remember, your
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is also learning how to manipulate you. If it
does not perform the desired command, it is imperative
that you ignore it, then try again in a few minutes.
Eventually, it will respond to your command because of
its born-in desire to please you.
* Never punish desirable behavior. Many owners do not
realize that when their Cavalier King Charles Spaniel performs the desired
action, such as going to the bathroom outside, and then
the owner immediately walks away, they are punishing
their Cavalier King Charles Spaniel by ignoring them. Stay with your
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel after the desired behavior is performed. Make
sure it understands that what it did was good and you
are happy before leaving it.
* A trick for success is keeping your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
interested. Remember, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel will only learn if it
is having fun. Know when to quit when training. Trying
to do too much too soon will mentally exhaust the
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and it will be much harder to train.
We'll now discuss 2 of the basic commands that you
should teach your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. However, because of space
constraints, we won't have time to discuss all the
basic commands that you should teach to your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
To learn how to teach the other basic commands to your
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (the ones that will not be covered here), you
can subscribe to our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Lovers Membership Site
at:
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COME
Teaching your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to come is one of the most
important commands it will ever learn.
It is also a command that will take a lot of time to
successfully learn.
Begin by waiting until your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is already
approaching you, then when two to three feet away,
use your pet's name along with the command "COME"
("SCOUT COME"). Always use the name of your pet
first before you use the command.
When the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel gets to you, praise it. You should
repeat this exercise as often as you can for several
months.
As your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel begins to associate "COME" with a good
thing, you can gradually increase the distance.
If your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel does not come, then it has not yet made the
association of the word to the action. Give it time,
it will eventually understand.
The key to success with this command is for your
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to always associate the command "COME" with a
good thing.
A common mistake made by novice handlers is they use a
firm tone with the command causing the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to
associate fear with the command. If a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel fears
you, its instinct will be to run away instead of coming
near.
NEVER chase your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel when using the command
"COME". This is a sure way to teach your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel that
"COME" is a bad thing.
Once you believe your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel understands the command,
begin to reinforce it.
Put a lead on your pet's collar and allow the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
to run around with the lead dragging behind. Gently
pick up the lead, without the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel noticing and say
"SCOUT COME". If your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel does not come, then
gently pull the lead forcing it to come. Repeat this
test often.
Another exercise to test the "COME" command is having a
family member walk the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, on a leash, away from
you. Give the command "SCOUT COME" and see if the
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel comes. Repeat the command if it does not come
the first time. If it does not come the second time,
give a third command, but this time have the family
member walk the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel towards you until it reaches
you. Be sure and give the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel a lot of praise when
it reaches you, even if the command was performed with
assistance.
OFF
This command is used to tell your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel that it
should not touch an item with its mouth or paws.
It can be taught by containing the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in a
controlled environment with only a few items that may
distract it.
As soon as it reaches for one of the items, use the
command "SCOUT OFF". Praise it when it leaves
the item alone.
Eventually you can begin to walk it around and use the
command "OFF" in a larger area.
It will eventually understands that this means to leave
the item alone when the command is used.
It is an especially nice command to utilize when your
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel may be getting into a dangerous situation by
touching something that could potentially hurt it.
Well, that's all the time that we have for today. We
will send the next email to you tomorrow. Tomorrow,
we will discuss how to take care of the diet of your
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel .
As we mentioned earlier, only a small fraction of all
the basic commands that you need to teach your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
has been mentioned in this email.
There are lots of other important basic commands like
HEEL, TAKE, DROP, SIT, DOWN, STAY, TOY, OUCH etc.
that have not been mentioned in this email because of space
constraints.
In order to learn how to teach these basic commands to
your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, you can subscribe to our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Lovers
Membership Site at:
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Our membership site includes an entire book devoted to
training your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and teaching the basic commands
to it.
Training exercise 4
How you begin feeding your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel will determine how
she expects to be fed for the rest of her life.
It is important to start off right with her feeding.
There are many commercial brands available that will
fit the specific needs of your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel according to
her age and physical characteristics.
A common misconception among Cavalier King Charles Spaniel owners is
believing that feeding their pets table scraps is good
practice.
Unfortunately, this is completely false. Table scraps,
although sometimes hard to resist feeding her, can
cause problems.
First of all, table scraps do not consist of the
balanced diet your pet needs which can cause
gastro-intestinal upset.
Many owners do not realize that feeding their pet table
scraps can encourage obnoxious behaviors such as
begging and barking for food.
Have you ever been at someone's home and watched their
four footed friend beg at the table? Although you may
think this is cute, remember, that Cavalier King Charles Spaniel begs like
that every time those people sit down to eat. Yes,
morning, noon and night, they see their Cavalier King Charles Spaniel either
wobbling in a begging position or barking to get bites.
If you start your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel off on the right foot when
eating, your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel will be healthier and not a
nuisance during your dinnertime.
TYPES OF FEEDING
Scheduled feeding and free feeding are two types of
feeding you may offer your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Both depend on
your lifestyle and the personality and physical
characteristics of your pet.
Scheduled feedings usually take place in the morning
and evening and consist of measured amounts of food.
Free feeding is exactly as it sounds. You set a bowl
full of food on the ground and the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel eats
whenever hungry.
Dogs that are on scheduled feedings are sometimes more
easily trained than those allowed to free feed. This is
because food can be used as a reward, where if the
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is free fed, food may not be an adequate
reward because the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel can have it anytime she
likes.
If your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel eats excessively or is overweight,
free feeding is probably not the best choice for your
pet. Also, if your pet spends many hours alone during
the day, free feeding is not a good choice. What goes
in must come out and if your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel eats while you
are away, she may need to eliminate prior to your
return.
There are many brands of Cavalier King Charles Spaniel food available, and
the most expensive brand is not necessarily the best.
The bags or cans of food themselves will give you a
guide on how much of that particular food you should
feed your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel according to her weight.
You can adjust the recommended amount based on the
amount of exercise your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel gets and the climate
in which she lives. If your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel spends the
majority of her time in hot weather, she will not need
the caloric intake of a cold weather Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
Also, you will find that your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel may have an
allergy to corn based foods. It may develop sores and
scabs on its skin from excessive scratching. Once the
corn- based food is eliminated from its diet, the sores
go away. This is one reason many vets recommend a lamb
and rice formula for your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
Feeding Your Puppy - Puppies should be fed several
regularly scheduled meals every day throughout the
first three months of life. This will help prevent
bloat. As your puppy gets older, you can reduce the
feedings to two meals per day, morning and evening or
offer free feeding as an alternative choice. Puppies
require more calories and fat to grow.
Talk to your veterinarian about what type of food to
feed your puppy through her first year of life. Many
recommend specific brands and most recommend a food
without a lot of additives.
Feeding Your Adult Cavalier King Charles Spaniel - A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is considered
an adult from about one year to six years of age.
This time period should have a balanced diet of quality
food, offered according to the weight of your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel,
and rich in the vitamins and minerals needed to promote
a healthy life.
Once again, consult with your veterinarian on the brand
they would recommend for your particular breed of
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. The vet should also have a medical history
established by this time so they will also be able to
add additional insight based on potential allergies or
weight problems your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel may exhibit.
Feeding Your Older Cavalier King Charles Spaniel - Most older pets retain
their ability to digest the essential nutrients from
food well into old age.
However, some older dogs do require an adjustment in
their food intake dependent on their amount of physical
exercise. An older Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is usually not as active
and therefore requires a reduction in calories.
Special food, designed for the older Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, is
generally a good idea. Most of these formulas contain
moderate levels of high quality, highly digestible
protein as well as modified levels of polyunsaturated
fat and vitamins B and E for better digestibility and
health of your older pet.
Well, that's all the time that we have for today. We
will send the next email to you tomorrow. Tomorrow,
we will discuss how to stop your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel from
barking and biting.
The tips discussed in this email should give you a good
starting point to determine what to feed your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
However, there are lots of important diet related
topics that have not been covered in this email.
Just to give you an example, we did not have the time
to discuss exactly what quantities of different
vitamins (Vitamins A, B, C, D, E, K etc.) and minerals
should be given to a puppy, adult or older Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
This is present in our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Lovers Membership Site
in the form of a chart outlining the different
quantities of each vitamin and mineral that should be
given to a puppy, adult or older Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
You won't find this exclusive chart anywhere else on
the Internet - since we have ourselves developed this
chart after years of extensive research on the best
diet that should be given to your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
This chart is so important that we recommend that you
hang it in your kitchen for easy reference.
In order to download this chart, you can subscribe to
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Training exercise 5
Today, we'll talk about how to stop your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel from
barking and biting. Today's discussion will be rather
short. For more information on how to correct these and
other behavioral problems, you can subscribe to our
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STOP BARKING
If your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is barking or howling when ignored,
then it is most probably because it suffers from
separation anxiety.
Separation anxiety usually initiates with fear and
insecurities.
Training the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to do some tricks will help it
gain self-esteem. You can learn about lots of different
tricks that you can teach your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Lovers Membership Site at:
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If your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is yapping at the neighbors through
the fence and annoying them, then behavior modification
is the key. You can teach your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel a reverse
command to stop the barking, or utilize anti-bark
collars as a deterrent.
To teach your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel a reverse command, it must first
know the command "SPEAK". The SPEAK command is used to
teach the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to bark, but only when you tell it
to (i.e. bark on demand). More information on how to
teach your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel the SPEAK command can be found at
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Once it has mastered the SPEAK command, think of
another word to tell the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to stop barking .
Whatever word you choose it should be one word and
preferably one syllable if possible.
This process of first teaching your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to bark on
demand may seem counter-intuitive when your objective
is to make it stop barking unnecessarily, but we have
found that it works brilliantly in reality.
Anti-bark collars come in two types - radio and herbal
spray.
The radio collars deliver a mild shock when the
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel starts to bark. The collar has prongs that
must touch the front of the neck of your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel so
the vibrations of the barking trigger the shock.
The herbal spray collars work the same way, only the
vibrations trigger a mist of pungent citrus-scented fog
into your pet's face. The mist startles the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
and interrupts the barking.
STOP BITING
If your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel has the habit of biting you or other
members of your family, you can use some of the
following techniques to stop it from doing so:
One good tool to utilize in teaching your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel not
to bite is to not use toys and activities that
encourage biting.
A perfect example of this is tug of war. Although a
popular playtime activity for an owner and his/her
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, it encourages the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to bite leading to
unwanted behavior problems.
Once your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is trained and fully understands the
"Off" command, you may tug-of-war with your pet. Until
then, it is best to put the rope away.
Another common mistake made by Cavalier King Charles Spaniel owners that
encourages biting is rough housing. How many of us have
either seen, or participated ourselves, in growling at
our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and letting it grab our hands in its mouth
during play. Then, when the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel bites too hard, we
scold it and tell it "no bite". We are completely
confusing our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel by doing this if it has not yet
been trained to understand hard bites from soft bites.
If your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel has a great propensity to bite when
playing, it is a good idea to keep your hands away from
its face when playing or petting. This will discourage
the biting by removing the item it is trying to bite.
Never reward mouthing, snapping or grabbing types of
behavior. An example would be playing with your
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel even after it has grabbed a toy from your
hand. In this instance, you should stop playing and
ignore your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Continuing to play will enable it
to think the grabbing behavior was acceptable and it
will continue in the future. This could result in it
later grabbing food or other items, unintentionally
injuring someone or another animal.
Once your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel has established that mouthing or
biting is not the appropriate response in most
instances, it is important you teach it when it IS an
appropriate response.
Retrieving would be an example of a time that it is
appropriate for your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to mouth or bite. You can
teach your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to retrieve on command. This
enables you to offer something different for your
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to mouth when biting by distracting it with an
appropriate toy to bite.
Another approach to stop the unwanted biting behavior
is to simply stop interacting with the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and
ignore it for a period of time.
Well, that's all the time that we have for today.
The tips discussed in this email should give you a good
starting point to help you correct behavior problems
like barking, biting etc.
However, there are lots of other important issues that
we have not discussed which are essential for you to
know before you can start training your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel not to
bark or bite.
Also, apart from barking and biting, there are several
other behavior problems like jumping on people,
digging, short attention spans, excessive energy etc.
that we have not discussed in this email.
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