President Biden's dog Commander to make TV debut during 'Puppy Bowl'

President Biden's dog Commander to make TV debut during 'Puppy Bowl'

The German shepherd will appear with Biden's wife, Jill, in a video message about pet love during Sunday's broadcast of “Puppy Bowl XVIII” on Animal Planet.I'm Jill Biden, here at the White House with our new puppy Commander,” the first lady says.

Basic Training Command: Teaching Your Dog to Lie Down

Basic Training Command: Teaching Your Dog to Lie Down

The following are some popular and not-so-popular methods to train a dog to lie down on command.Once the dog gets good at this, the handler can start gradually fading the “L” hand signal and train the dog to obey to a verbal command.

Commander in, Major out: White House pet shakeup after biting incidents

Commander in, Major out: White House pet shakeup after biting incidents

President Joe Biden on Monday introduced the newest member of his family, a purebred German shepherd puppy named Commander, while the first lady’s office said the cat she promised more than a year ago to bring to the White House would finally join them in January.

President Joe Biden introduces his new puppy

President Joe Biden introduces his new puppy

Michael LaRose, the press secretary for first lady Jill Biden, told NBC News that Major received training during his time in Delaware before returning to Washington, D.C.Major, who was adopted in 2018, became the first rescue dog to live in the White House when the Bidens moved in.

Cockapoo nearly died after eating face mask tied around bone

Cockapoo nearly died after eating face mask tied around bone

Milo was sent home to recover after his life-saving surgery (Picture: PA) The metal nose clip made it dangerous for Milo to pass naturally or vomit up (Picture: PA) Becky said she is ‘so grateful’ to the vets and nurses who saved three-year-old Milo (Picture: PA)Ms Clancy went on: ‘Sadly this isn’t the first time our vets have seen pets who have eaten discarded PPE.

How to take the lead in dog walking – and earn unconditional love in return

How to take the lead in dog walking – and earn unconditional love in return

During a dog walk, according to Anna, host of the weekly podcast A Dog’s Life, owner and pooch should be in constant communication: the hound praised by its owner, returning when it is called (recall), and rewarded with verbal cues or edible treats.

Training mistakes to avoid

Training mistakes to avoid

Treats aren’t always good: Treats are a good way to start training, but once your dog starts to get the hang of the command, you must start cutting down the treats before it becomes a habit.

To bark or not to bark

To bark or not to bark

Here’s how to teach your dog to bark and be quiet on command.Reward quiet: To teach your dog to go quiet on command, timing is of critical value.Choose one word for the command, like ‘quiet’, and stay with it or else you will end up confusing your pet.

Magical Dog Performs Tricks Based Off ‘Harry Potter’ Spells

Magical Dog Performs Tricks Based Off ‘Harry Potter’ Spells

Remus’ mom, “Harry Potter” fan and voiceover actress, Anna Brisbin, teaches him all of the tricks (… er, spells?) and recently shared the magical results on her YouTube page, BrizzyVoices , which has more than 1 million followers, and on the doxie’s Instagram, @remus_the_doxie .

Barking pain

Barking pain

Excitement: Most young dogs are very excitable by nature – barking around meal times or morning or evening walks. As soon as he stops barking, run up to him and praise and treat him. So, if your dog barks continuously, you can train him to become a well-behaved pooch.

It turns out dogs sort of understand what we’re saying

It turns out dogs sort of understand what we’re saying

The researchers say the dogs may show greater neural activation to a novel word because they sense their owners want them to understand what they are saying, and they are trying to do so.

5 easy tricks you can teach your dog

5 easy tricks you can teach your dog

So, next time you catch your pet doing it, simply say ‘take a bow’ (or any other command) and reward it with a treat. The same technique can be used to teach your dog to jump on your command.