All dogs, even your dog, needs basic obedience training. This means your dog should know his or her name, come when called, sit and stay on command, know how to walk on a lead, know not to jump up on people and generally be a good Canine Ambassador. Havanese love to please their people and are considered highly trainable. You can channel their energy into obeying you for rewards.

You should really take care when choosing the type of dog to get as a pet. Each breed is very different and it is their different characteristics and features that you are going to want to take into consideration so that you can choose the dog best suited to you. The Yorkshire Terrier is by far one of the most popular breeds of dog, one that is even great with children, when trained properly.

Law enforcement and natural disaster response teams are often largely dependent upon the help of rescue dogs (or search-and-rescue dogs) to find trapped or lost human beings, or sometimes, in the worst cases, corpses. The most common breeds favored for this kind of work are Burmese mountain dogs, Saint Bernards and, last but certainly not least, Labrador Retrievers. The successful training of a Labrador rescue dog in particular is dependent on several factors, including the dedication of the handler, and the disposition of the dog.

Potty Training is the most important parts of training your dog to be a valued member of the family. The best way to potty train a dog is to use the dog's own instincts for your benefit. Dogs are instinctively clean. So, house training is much easier than you think.

Basically, dogs do not want to soil the areas where they sleep and eat. Additionally, dogs are able to develop habits regarding where they would like to urinate and defecate. For example, dogs that do there business on concrete or gravel will prefer to do their deeds on concrete and gravel and not grass or dirt. You can use these instincts to help train your dog.

Coaching your dog to stop biting does not need to occur after a biting incident, it would need to start from when your dog is a puppy. The earlier training begins the less probable it is that a bite will occur. But, even dogs that are loving and sweet may one day have a biting incident. Training your dog early will help to prevent it, but it will never give a 100% guarantee that there will never be a biting incident.

Aggressive dog behavior doesn't happen out of the blue. Because we don't understand dog language though, we may think that dog aggression is unreasonable. It is important to understand that the first step to solving problem behavior among dogs is to first understand the reasons behind them.