Dogs Training Blog

Okay. I have a 1 1/2 year old Shih-tzu…he’s my best buddy! Very friendly and he always makes me laugh…I love him to death! However, the little punk keeps ‘doing his do’ all over my home and my roomates are getting tired of it! I don’t want to keep him outside, he’s inside where he [...]

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I have a 4 year old border collie. I want to train her to be obedient right now (no tricks until she gets the basics down first) like sit, stay, come, etc. I want to eventually be able to take her on walk at the park by my house and not have to put her [...]

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I am trying to train my sister’s dog. I know the basics: spray bottle, treats, all that good stuff. But I need a big, thick, thorough manual, whether it be a website, book, or whatever. I just need something that will tell me what to do when he sits when I tell him, or when [...]

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ok, so I have a a few questions about shih tsu’s. how many times do they go to the bathroom a day?are they allergyc to anything?what do they eat, regular dog food?are they loud?do they bark alot?where do they like to be pet?how many times a day do i feed them?do they need to be [...]

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im planning to give my 3 dogs away, my mom and dad cant take them anymore lol (they pee all over the house and stuff)and so im planning to get a cat instead (this will be my first cat)can anyone give me some information about cats? because i dont really know anything about them and [...]

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Here’s a question for all you doggie experts and owners. My newf loves to walk and I’d like to train her to get her leash from a spot in the house. It’s a little 2 by 4 horizontal and the leashes are draped over it so she could just pull it off. Remember, there are [...]

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Hello everyone.I recently heard you can clicker-train cats as well as dogs. Is this true? If so, does anyone know where I can get a cat-clicker? More: continued here

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We have a plumber working at our house who was here all day, and I was afraid to go into my room, because I have arachnaphobia, and there was a big fat spider by my door, I was supposed to be keeping my dog under control, but I was figuring out how to catch this [...]

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I was just wondering if anyone knows a dog breed that…-does well in both hot and cold-has a easy to groom coat (easy to find tics and get them off)-stay close to its owner or is loyal-does well in upper MN temps/conditions-possibly easy to train I’m not looking for another dog right now since I’m [...]

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I have a 4-5 month old puppy who will go to the door when she has to go to the bathroom, but if you are not right there to let her out she will just go on the floor. I thought about putting a bell at the door for her to hit when she wants [...]

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I have had her for a while… almost a year.NOTHING and I mean NOTHING that I have done has worked.I have tried crate training, I have tried the rope around the waist keeping her with me at all times, I have tried positive reinforcement, I have tried not so positive reinforcement, I have tried taking [...]

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i want to lose around 60 pounds in a year. and make it to the 10th grade volleyball team. i am 15 years old 5’5 182 poundsthis is my plan1) drink 2 L of water2) do weight training for 3 days/ cardio for 3 days3) eat around 1,500 calories4) walk my dog almost everyday5) i [...]

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Eli is such a good dog at home, but, he is a freakin’ retarded idiot on a leash anymore. He went through 8 weeks off training and left there with wonderful loose leash walking skills. Ok, so, I know the reason he is horrible on a leash now is because of my lack of continuing [...]

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Ok so i got a dog on the 22 second of august so hes pretty new to us well i love my dog and i like to take walks with him but he is scared of cars and wont go further than ten feet from the house so the whole walk i have to pull [...]

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