Owning a dog is a wonderful time for all the family and if you have a new puppy arriving in your household soon it may be a smart idea to do some basic preparation work before its arrival.

Dog owners may face one major challenge and this will especially apply if this is your first pet, however if you take a little time to prepare yourself with some fundamental knowledge and adapt a positive attitude it will be a great deal easier than many people may tell you.

When arriving at home for the first time with your new puppy its a very good idea to take it straight outside into your garden area as the new surroundings together with the car journey will more than likely make it neccessary for your puppy to take its first toilet break.

This will help your puppy to become accustomed to its new surroundings and help educate it that the garden area is the appropriate place to take toilet breaks in future and this simple proceedure will hopefully prevent your puppy from fouling within your home.

Designate an area of your garden where your puppy is allowed to take her toilet breaks and immediately take it to this spot and palce it on the grass so that it can sniff around to gain familiararity.

Do not pet your puppy or play with it while it is on this area as you want it to associate this as purly an area for taking a toilet break and not an area of play.

When your puppy begins to relieve itself say a short phrase to it so that it associates this saying with toilet breaks.

You should use a short phrase and always use the same tone of voice.

After your puppy has finished make a fuss of it with affection and praise plus reward it with a small treat.

Free online dog training is possible and there are many websites online that will offer you good tips and advice how to train your dog. Even though you love your dog it can sometimes be a problem if your dog is  untrained such as when you want to take them for a walk. Some simple training for your dog will benefit you and your dogs relationship and you will find that as time goes by your dog will have a happier life and this will also be the case for yourself.

With any dog it is of great importance to teach them at least some basic obedience training and these training tips can easily be applied with a little time and patience.

Dogwhisperertips was set up to give you all the tips and information you will require to give your dog some of the basic free online dog training your pet requires and blog posts will frequently be made online  with this information for you to read at your leisure.

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How to get rid of dog fleas and keep our homes free from these pests.

Dog fleas are parasites and as such are always trying to find a host to feed off and continue their breeding cycle.

Dogs can easily attract fleas when going about their daily activities and as such we have to be actively aware of this problem and taking steps to prevent them from living on our dogs and infesting our homes.

There are some basic steps we can take as dog owners to control dog flea infestation and ensure that our dogs don not have to live in misery and also that our homes do not become flea ridden.

Make sure you provide your dog with a good proprietary brand of flea control, there are plenty available both on and offline.

Clean your home regularly and make sure to thoroughly vacuum your carpets and clean your household fittings.

Pet sleeping areas are a particular target for dog fleas and should be regularly cleaned and controlled with an anti flea agent.