Dogs are surprisingly complex creatures. Estimates about the number of breeds are as high as 800 in Western countries alone. Even given the fact that the difference from one breed to another can be carried to absurd extremes, the variety is astonishing from a human perspective, who have, perhaps, only a dozen 'breeds'.

Nothing is more essential to good training than good health. And the foundation of good health is a good diet. The best ingredient is fresh meat, but it depends on your income whether you can afford it or not. Whatever you do, please do invest in a good dry food product. A good brand is not necessarily an expensive brand. From the label you can learn quite a lot...

Most dog owners sincerely want to train their dog well. But an almost equal number will underestimate the time and effort it takes to do so. The result is frequently a common set of mistakes that can be, with more or less effort, avoided.

Just like people, dogs are social creatures. Some dogs can adapt better to other dogs, cats or whatever other creature then others. There are dogs that can even dislike the other sex of their own breed. Taking in to account that dogs are social animals it's strange that some have difficulties while socializing.

Debate continues about whether or not crate training dogs is healthy or harmful. A crate is a metal or plastic box, fit to the size of your dog. When crate training your dog, you leave him for short periods of time in the crate so he can't do any harm.