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Training Your Small Dog
Join us as we talk to Kelly Stafford,
the Texas inventor of our favorite new dog toy, the Doggy Tug. To win
one, email your name, address and your dog's size or breed, and Kelly
will ship one to you (while supplies last). Email
lisa@luckydogshow.com.
 Then
we catch up with Kare
Romanski and find out how her weekend-long lost-dog project is going in
North Carolina. Click
here to listen to the episode where she explains why more dogs run
away on July 4th than any other day of the year.
For our main segment, we talk to
Oregon author and small-dog owner
Deborah Wood about the special challenges facing owners of small dogs
when trying to housebreak and train these little dynamos.
Here are some key points from the
show:
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Little dogs are different
because of size; normal training techniques may not work with
tiny dogs.
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Small dogs are getting more
popular, but they have training challenges
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Don't miss the discussion
about "armpit piranha syndrome"
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Little dogs don't act like
big dogs, they act like little dogs. When small dogs show
aggression, it's often because they know they're smaller than
other dogs, children, etc., so they think that the best offense
is a good defense.
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Put the dog on the floor. Let
him/her be a dog. Too much lap time can cause problems.
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People often have a harder
time housebreaking little dogs for two reasons. 1) They have
smaller bladders. 2) They have a different concept of space (a
living room looks a lot bigger to them).
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Other people might have got
their dogs for protection, but little dogs get you for
protection. Watch children, other dogs and any social
interactions for signs of stress in your dog. But don't isolate
him/her from socializing with others.
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Give your dog time on the
ground to be a dog. Don't carry or hold your dog too much.
Incorporate daily walks like you would with any other dog.
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