Dogs Training Blog

She is normally a good dog shes a sheltie and she is 2 yrs old. At first she was very easy to train with the basics potty training, sit , stay etc. But now she is being sort of defiante doest really listen that well barks at anyone she sees passing the house or coming to the door and even me when i am walking out the door she is not alone for really long peroids of time so i dont think its fear of us leaving. She also follows me around everywere which would be fine if she didnt get under my feet all the time i have accidently step on her more then once and i have a baby almost a year old to carry around. She has always been kinda of a scardy cat dog lol but now she is kinda turning into a problem. We have tryed some training tricks but nothing is working. What can i do? Any suggestionswe also have a 7 year old so she is use to not being the baby of the house.

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I have five dogs. The youngest is a 1 year old Collie. She barks at almost anything and she does it all day long. She does not listen to us at all. What can we do? It is nerve wrecking for us to hear her bark all day long and at anything. My other dogs are the opposite. My Mom wants to give her away since it is her dog. She is not spayed. My Mom also does not have the money for those training collars. Can something else be done. Thank You.

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I got my dog Sunny one month ago when he was 8 weeks old. He’s a Golden Retriever, now 3 months old, and I love him SO much. He’s my first dog, so I’m learning as I go along, although I read lots of training techniques to prepare for bringing him home! We decided that crate training would be the most effective method for house-training. He also sleeps in there at night. He was doing really good, not many accidents, and then went almost a full week with no accidents. Then today, he friggin peed ALL over the floor. I didn’t notice because he didn’t squat and pee like usual. He must have peed while he was walking, because when I got up I noticed it, a LONG trail of pee across two rooms. He also managed to pee on my couch, which he isn’t allowed on. I usually bring him with me when I go upstairs to the bathroom but didn’t today since he was doing well… I guess he did it then. Anyway, I’m really upset, I feel like I’ve failed him and done something wrong. And my couch is wrecked! It’s old, but still, it sucks. Am I doing something wrong? When he DOES have an accident, I interrupt him and say “NO!” in a firm, disappointed voice, then take him outside where he always finishes, and praise him like usual. In a high pitched voice, with pets, and an occasional treat. At 3 months, should I be concerned that he hasn’t caught on yet? My other question is: so far he knows the commands Sit, Down, Come, Shake a Paw, and we are working on Stay. However, when I get a treat out, and say Down, he goes down and then immediately pops up again. Even if I hold him down, or if I don’t have a treat, he stills does it. Also, sometimes when I get a treat, he does all his tricks without waiting for a command and then looks at me expectantly. How do I correct this? All advice is much appreciated! Thanks!Thanks for the help so far guys. And yes I know that I worry a lot, I’ve been told many times. It’s just that like I said, he’s my first dog, and I don’t want to fail him. It’s not like I’m taking it out on him or anything, I only worry in private lol. And I know that he’s just a baby, that’s why I’m asking when I should be REALLY concerned. I haven’t ruled out a Urinary Tract infection, I asked my vet about it, and she said that it’s not likely since he holds his urine all night while in the crate. I’ve thought about training him to use the bell, but then I heard some people say that if the dog is really smart they will ring whenever they want to go out, not just when they have to pee! So I wasn’t sure if I should or not. Anyway, thanks!** To Sarah ** I don’t believe I ever said anything about it being his fault that he peed on the couch. I know that it isn’t! I also never said anything about correcting him, other than the basic corrections needed for teaching him what to do! They need corrections to learn(fair, non-physical corrections I must add!) Anyway, don’t insult me by making it sound like I’m angry with him and punishing him, cuz I’m not. I just wanted to know if I was doing anything wrong! Sheesh!

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This is more for fun that just serious looking for which breed is right for me. Whoever can figure out what breed I am describing or gets closest to the correct answer, gets best answer.Here it goes.I am looking for a dog (I have a specific breed in mind you have to guess what that breed is) that is large but not giant. I want it elegant in appearance and not chunky. It should be very reserved toward strangers and difficult to train. I want it low to medium energy inside but outside I want it to run like crazy and have a lot of fun. I want it to be a very rare breed, something that not every one has. It should have a smooth coat not very long at all. And finally I want it to be a good dog in heat as I live in the desert.Good luck guessing.Pharaoh Hound is close but not quite.I also want it to be quiet, not a barker at all, but it should be protective. And it is a sighthound, that’s a HUGE hint.

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I like working with dogs,and I wanted to know do they have any jobs,pertaining working with the dogs,like training to protect,something like that.I am planning to going full time active duty in the Air Force.How is this job if they have it,and wat are some other good jobs working with animals in the Air Force.

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I have a 1 year old maltese, compulsive barker. The areas I want to train her in are:She always runs away from me everytime I try to hold her. But everytime I walk her out she doesn’t need a leash and lets me hold her.Barking problems when she hears the slightest sounds or doesn’t get what she wants. Whenever I say No it makes her want to bark even more.When excited, she cannot control her excitement and squirms around everywhere in your arms when you try to hold her.When also excited, she bites the back of your ankle when walking.thank you so much! i appreciate your time & effort =)

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We are currently in the process of house training my boyfriend’s dog, Archie (we currently live together…2 dogs 4 cats). Archie had previously been paper trained. Anyways, it’s been along time since I’ve had to house train a dog. He is quite smart and we crate him during the day (we come home at lunch and let him out) and keep him supervised when he’s out of the crate. The issue is that I am not really sure what to do to teach him to tell us when he has to go outside. We are on a nice schedule and so far everything is fine, but I’d eventually like to have him off leash in the house. Any practical suggestions would be appreciated.

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My dog is 3 and has always been crate trained. He is comfortable there and never has any problems when we leave the house. However, when not in his crate and we walk outside, he yelps and cries like a baby. How can we stop this from happening so that he can become adjusted to not being in his crate when we leave?

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Preferably a lazy and loveable dog that can deal with not being walked everyday. One that would be easy to train to use puppy pads or newspaper to use the bathroom. She also cant lift a heavy dog to do things like grooming or bathing so maybe something small to medium.Cats are out of the question because she is allergic to themShe isnt really looking for a work dog. What she really needs is a companion dog that likes to be held and loved on. I have looked into small therapy dogs but the prices are outrageous.

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I have a jack russel puppy and my boyfriends mom has a pomeranian the pom is a couple years old but is not house broken she just poops and pees all over the laundry room floor. My jack russell is doing great at house training the only time she goes on the floor was when i let her sleep with me at night instead of in the crate, she wuld jump down when she had to go. I now put her in the crate when sleeping and she doesnt go in there she waits but i want to put the crate in the laundry room while im sleeping so i cant hear her yelping. If i do will she see the pom pooping and peeing all on the floor and think that is ok to do or would she be fine my boyfriend thinks she wouldnt but i think repeadedly seeing another dog poop and pee without getting in trouble will make her think it is acceptable to do

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I am still trying to train my adopted dog, Daisy- a 55 lb AmStaff. Recently, I thought I had trained her to ignore dogs barking in their fence when we walk by, but yesterday and today she caused such a mess….. Today, my little dog’s collar snapped off of her, and I couldn’t get it back on until Daisy calmed down, which was never going to happen with a wolf-looking dog barking it’s @$$ off at my dog. Last night, her pronged collar got tangled up so the leash was against her neck instead of the prongs. Today, she didn’t care how hard I pulled on her leash, she kept lunging…. I was so embarrassed- both times the owners were out, and it took what seemed like eternity to get the collar and leashes fixed and get out!!! Is there something wrong with expecting other dog owners to control their dogs in their own yard?! Usually when Daisy starts barking at the dog on the other side of the fence, I turn her around and walk back. I have her sit, wait a few minutes, and we walk passed the dog again but this time she is calm and doesn’t react. What else can I try?! I have tried the gentle leader, (didn’t work, and yes I followed the instructions) and now I’m using a pronged collar because she lunged at a cat 3 weeks ago, making me flip around and land on my back. Amanda- She turned in such a way, lunging, with her great strength, that it got tangled…. It’s really not that hard to understand. I did have a pro, in fact TWO, help me with it. One when I bought it, and one at a training class a week later. She made sure it fit properly, and we even took a prong out to make sure it fit correctly.

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We were in toys r us this weekend (and you know they now have a whole section for dogs) and we say these agility rings, the thing they walk through and agility hurdles. We were wondering (we don’t really plan to compete since Zack is CKC and we can’t register him the breeder messed up the paper work and is no where to be found and Sasha is a mutt) but could they learn to do those things? Zack is a year old and Sasha is around 8 months would they be too old. Would Zack be unable to do it being that he is a poodle? He is an awesome jumper. Sasha has no balance, she is still a bit ackward but not as much as a puppy. Would they be able to learn to do this. My husband and I take them to play in my grandparents fenced in back yard so we would have the place to set it up. Do you think this is possible? And if it is do you have any advice on how to get them started? Thanks Someone said it was too late and someone else said that most people don’t start training them until 18 months of age due to they aren’t done growing?Zack loves to run he is very fast and jumps high. Sasha probably wouldn’t enjoy it.Zacks a poodle and Sasha is a lab/jack russell/chihuahua mixDo you have to be purebred? What if you are but not registered? Can a mutt do it?

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My SD is a Australian Shepherd and we moved a month ago and about three weeks ago he got skiddish of everything cars my electric wheel chair carts in store and people we moved for a house to a apartment and he barks at every noise out in the hallway and he is only aloud here because he is a SD My landlord is going to be kicking us out if he don’t stop barking. He was never like this before what do i do

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Thomas, my Welsh Corgi is now being trained by my family.We have thought him to sit and stay. So now I’m wondering, what would be great as a treat…? If you have any recommendations that you would like to share, I will really appreciate it. Thanks : )

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