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I had a cat that would arch its back and walk around sideways during a full moon. Now I have two cats, whom are usually good to each other, but whenever the moon is full they fight all night and have fits. I have found several reports like this and some veterinarians say that the dog and cat injury/illness rate is up during a full moon. But I haven't found anything that explains it. Do you have similar stories? Do you know why cats change behavior during a full moon? And don't deny it, because it's proven that some cats change their behavior when the moon is full. From what I can tell… Its true for most peoples pets and ask any pet owner they will most likely tell you ther pets act differently at full moon. I think it is simply even though most animals can see better in the dark than humans, they can see even more clearly on full moon. Because everything is so bright and it is easier to see they become more restless and act differently. The brightness would also bring out more nocturnal hunters like foxes and foregers like racoons etc. This logically sets most pets teeth on edge and with more nocturnal activity from different animals, the whole area is likely to become stirred up.

Having pets can be a wonderful experience, but of course, part of having wonderful pets is your responsibility of making them obedient pets as well. A pet owner's responsibility is huge and that includes training your pets to become obedient and clean as well.

If you are trying to train your puppies, read on to find few tips that might help you make the training more effective and fast. Pet training can be challenging and if you do not have a good guide to do it, the whole process can be a little difficult. Here are a few pet training tips that you might want to learn to help you make the training a little easier for you and your pet.

1. Don't train in haste. Pet training is a process and it can be long and challenging. If you are trying to train your puppy, it is important to understand the behavior of the animals to make the training effective. Dogs are animals of habit and thus, you have to be patient about training your pet puppies. Training is not a race thus you don't have to train in haste or else you will make training errors that will later difficult to correct.

2. Start early. Starting early is one of the pet training tips that can be effective especially in controlling behavioral problems with your pets. If you start early, you will also help avoid your pets developing bad habits. The earlier you can start with your training, the easier it will be to train your pets and avoid bad habits. Of course, developing your pet's behavior early will help you introduce good behavior without your pet exposed to bad habits.

3. Socialize your pet. Aggression and behavioral problems are among the things that you might deal with if you are training your pet. Of course, animals have certain aggression on them and that you may have to deal with it during training. One of the pet training tips that can help you deal with behavioral problems is to socialize your pet and allow them to meet other pets and people as well. You can walk your dog to the park to allow them to meet other animals and allow them to get use to mingling with other animals as well.

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4. Rewarding your pet at the right timing. Another one of the pet training tips that you have to keep in mind is to give rewards to your pets every time he completes a task or does a good job during the training. Giving rewards is a good technique but keep in mind that proper timing is another important element to help make the reward work for your pet. Giving your reward too late can be misinterpreted by your pet and that can lead to miscommunication that may also lead to failure in your training.

5. Stick to a schedule. Consistency is the key. In training your pets, it is important that you have a regular schedule to follow. Dogs in particular are animals of habit, thus one of the important things you have to do to start an effective training is to have a schedule, stick to it and continue training your pet until he learns the things you want him to learn.

My dog is a fairly docile 20 month old, in the house that is. When we take her out for her walks, she easily gets distracted by other dogs. She will pull at and stand and strain against her harness. If she sees the other dog come over, she will paw it in the face and whine and bark. Often, the other dog gets incensed and sometimes I will hear snarling. What is causing her to do this?? When we take her to doggie daycare, and she gets thrown into a room with other dogs, she is skittish at first and then just plays normally. I do not see the same behavior exhibited that occurs on our walks. Also, how do I know what is play and what is not? Our other neighbors have their dogs off leash, and ours is on a leash so it is hard to tell. I have heard that she needs to learn dog etiquette, but she has it when she is in the daycare. I am confused and would often alleviate the problem. Today I found out that… When she is onleash you have cut off her escape route. She can not do the normal behavior of bouncing, play bowing etc as easily. You said yourself she is skittish in puppy day care at first so cutting off her escape ability makes her nervous and nervous dogs will act aggressive to scare off the other dog. Pawing the other dogs face could be an attempt to play or to ward it off out of fear. She is nervous, more socialization and some obedience classes to build her confidence are the best fix. Sometimes fearfullness is genetic and not all dogs can ever get past it but can be improved. As to what is play or not you really need to get around a group of dogs like a puppy daycare and watch them, really watch them. Have the people who work there point out what is and is not playful so you will recognize it. Words on a screen are great in theory but the animals use body language commonly subtle and you really need to develop an eye for it, only close observation and experience will do that.