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Worried about what to get your loved ones for Christmas? Does one of the loved ones in your family happen to be a puppy dog as well? Then I guess you must start shopping for your pooch beloveds right away before millions like you get similar ideas and run you out of stock for Christmas dog clothes. Christmas or not, dogs look inexplicably adorable in cute little dog clothes. Your puppy dogs need some comfort during winter and Puppy clothes are just the right kind of dog accessory that you could gift your little canine angels for this Christmas with.

While you are at it, you might as well consider buying dog beds for small dogs this winter. Wouldn’t your puppy just love to cuddle in their own private little beds? Needless to say that you do care for your puppy and you share your own huge and cozy bed with him but there could be times in the coming years when your puppy would grow up to be a big dog and would still love to sleep with you in bed but it would be real hard to break that habit if in case you need the bed at any particular occasion all for yourself. So buying dog beds for small dogs is a good idea to get your puppy used to his/her owns little private bed. You would be surprised to know how attached and obsessed your puppy would get to the bed. To add glory to that little dog bed that you would gift your dog, you could have it personalized with the puppy’s name or a picture of your puppy breed.

There are not many stores that give you a wide selection of all kinds of dog products under one roof. However, with considerable research on the internet you may be lucky enough to find all the essential as well as fun dog products available at a one-stop-shop. Choosing puppy clothes for your puppy could be fairly simple. Doing it at the comfort of your own home is even more convenient. There are websites that might even offer discounts this holiday season or free shipping over a certain amount of purchase so get some bulk shopping done for your puppy clothes so that your puppy gets to be dressed in different costumes at different times and woo all who visit your house this holiday season.

If you missed out on the Halloween costumes for your puppy do not sweat, dressing up your puppy in themed clothing could be fun for any occasion be it a Christmas party or New Year’s Eve party or even your puppy’s birthday.

About the Author

The author of this article has expertise in dog product. The articles on Puppy clothes reveals the author’s knowledge on the same. The author has written many articles on dog beds for small dogs as well.

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Understanding and dealing with your dogs dominant behaviour

There is a lot of misunderstanding surrounding dominance; what it is, and how to treat such unwanted behaviour in dogs that possess the natural inclination to be leaders. This article is aimed at helping the dog owner to gain some idea about what dominance is and how to manage dominant behaviour.

Much of the the research surrounding dominance in canines comes from observations of both wild and captive packs of dogs and wolves. However, this phenomena can also be observed in many other species of animal, least of all the human animal.

From a Darwinian point of view, behavioural characteristics that have survival value for the species will become subject to natural selection. The hierarchical and close knit structure of a wolf pack for example, where each each animals role is crucial to the groups survival, along with a leader or leaders who’s superior intelligence and skill coordinates the groups existence, has obvious survival value. You only have to watch one of the many TV programmes devoted to the wolf to immediately see why this is the case.

Much of this blue print for survival has been genetically inherited by our domestic canines, to one degree or another, and fortunately most dogs are happy to follow the leaders of their human packs. That said however, there will always be dogs who are born to be leaders.

Dominance varies between individual puppies within each litter and between different breeds. puppies who have the potential to become dominant can be observed dominating their siblings, especially during play or when attempting to take possession of food or toys. These puppies display a high degree of natural confidence, and are normally first to investigate any new experience.

There is no end to the advice that should be taken when choosing a new puppy, especially in relation to detecting the level of dominance between puppies in a litter. Having said that however, any natural potential also needs to be nurtured in order for it to develop. Those people who are looking to take on a new puppy are encouraged to test for dominance by for example, placing each puppy on it’s back, and avoiding any puppy who struggles for more than a few seconds, as those that do, are more likely to become dominant. Later, owners are encouraged to perform rituals that involve, eating before their puppy is allowed to eat, going through door ways ahead of their puppy or pinning a dominant dog to the floor.

This kind of treatment is completely missing the point; for example, wolf puppies will always be fed before their parents in the wild, and Alpha of the pack does not spend all it’s waking hours fighting in order to get compliance from its pack members.

The most sensible approach to take is not to let this kind of behaviour develop in the beginning; as mentioned above, any potential behaviour needs to be nurtured in order for it to flourish. Owners can begin by laying down a consistent regime for their new puppy to follow, any transgression from this routine shout be dealt with firmly bit also fairly too. The key here is not prohibiting the puppy from eating before you or entering a door way before you, but managing your puppy’s behaviour, by way of allowing or prohibiting certain behaviours; for example, when he can play games or when he is allowed on the furniture.

For those owners who have an adult dog who has been allowed to develop dominant behaviours unchallenged, or taken on an older dog only to discover the dog has dominant tendencies, much can be done to turn the situation around. Again a sensible and safe approach is to put in place a regime that the dog must follow. This can include regular basic obedience training, for example. All resources should be controlled by the dogs owner; this includes food, treats, toys, exercise, and any other things the dog can claim as his own, and should be given when the dog offers some appropriate behaviour. Dominance is relative, and a dominant dog may behave in this way only towards certain members of the family, therefore it is important for all the family to play a part in his rehabilitation. In this way the dog will become to accept his subordinate position within his human pack.

Contrary to advice given in some popular dog behaviour and training TV programmes, of pinning a dominant dog to the floor as a way of challenging and gaining supremacy over him is not at all recommended, as this could easily cause some dogs to react by using aggression. The most sensible and affective approach to eliminating this kind of behaviour is to maintain a regime of retraining, that is fair to the dog, is mitivational and rewarding, but above all consistent.

About the Author

Ivan Ojounru has been training dogs in the UK since the late 1908′s. He now lives in France where he continues to train dogs and write about dog related behaviour care and trainig topics. He is passionate about giving dog owners the skills, knowledge and confidence to enable them to train their own dogs successfully. For further information visit http://www.dogtrainingcareadvice.blogspot.com

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