We are all aware of the benefits of a good night’s sleep to both your short-term and long-term health. Things are no different for your Dog. While most dogs can lie down and curl up to sleep on almost any surface a good quality Dog Bed will provide your dog with the extra level comfort that any dog needs to ensure that they get the best possible good night’s sleep or a quality rest between periods of activity. Another benefit of having a Dog Bed is that Dogs thrive on routine so having their own space and area to sleep in will make your dog happier, more content and more disciplined. It also makes for a better alternative to having your dog sleep with you which as we all know is not ideal.

So which Bed is right for my Dog then?
When buying a bed for your dog there are two main things to consider. Firstly, which type of bed would suit your dog and secondly, which size bed would be best for your dog?

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Mackie writes:

My good friend who is a dog trainer offered me his 5 year old Belgian Malinois for adoption. He is trained as a protection dog so he can guard his master, bite on command, release the bite on command, stay until released and others. He has a trophy as third placer in Level 1 protection in a protection dog competition. I have two dogs at present: A one year-old and a nine month-old Labrador… both are females, obedience trained and not neutered.

I would like to adopt him and I know I can take care of him. Will he accept me after being my friend’s favorite dog for 5 years? My friend assured me that he can transfer the loyalty of the dog to me. He is a fierce dog when in competition but a very quiet dog when outside the training ring. In fact my friend brings the dog with him all the time and I know of several occasions that the dog is off leash. He is giving him up because he wants to replace him with a younger dog.

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So you either have a new puppy that is misbehaving, or a dog that just acts up and never listens. Positive Reinforcement is vital to a dogs training. When I was a child, I began training one of my dogs, but the problem I was coming across was people were telling me to use force on the dog. I was given a choke chain and always felt bad for my dog when he tried to run to go pee on a tree while I was walking him. Did these methods work out for my dog? Not really.
Nowadays, it’s a well-known fact that most dog trainers feel that the best way to train your dog is through something called Positive Reinforcement Training. It does sound like a fancy word, but it’s actually a really easy theory, using positive reinforcement by rewarding good behavior. When the dog does something bad, it is ignored.

Positive Reinforcement works with almost every dog. The natural instinct of a dog is to please their master. Positive reinforcement recognizes this lesson, which makes these lessons much more meaningful to the dog. Because of this, it seems to stick more in the dogs mind. The dog is able to figure things out for themselves with positive reinforcement, instead of using repetition. Your dog will eventually figure out what their doing good and doing bad.

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