Dogs Training Blog

Let’s be reasonable. I have a family member who is (I BELIEVE) misguided about how to train dogs.I have a puppy who is still learning. When my pup jumps on my sister, she tells her “NO!” and smacks my dog in the face.My sister actually really is a good person, I just think she was [...]

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Hes kind of a good dog and he used ot be great but now since he bites so much i get kind of scared. When you pick him up, or touch him when hes trying to get someone elses food, or you look at him weird, or just randomely, he bites. and he bites hard. [...]

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my mom,brother and I are trying to find a dog for our home but it has to fit these requierements. 1.fixed/neautered 2.good with kids or older kids which ever works 3.is kind of a good guard dog 4.is house trained 5.medium to large in size not super large. this is the website we are looking [...]

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Hi, I don’t know much about kennels but there are two pure bred mini poodles that are around 4 years old that need a home and have been in the kennel their whole lives I believe. They have had human contact and such but the majority of their lives are in the kennel. That’s about [...]

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I never really owned a cat before and so me and my husband are going to adopt one today and we don’t know anything on how to litterbox train them. could you tell us how? also we have a 7 year old dog a westie and he is very energetic. well he has never really [...]

Read the rest of Resolved Question: How do you train a kitten to use the litterbox? also introducing a kitten to our 7 year old dog?

I have a pit bull… he’s only a year old and is by far the nicest thing ever… but lately he has this weird behavior happening which is that he’s not really liking children all that much.. now i have socialized him and there are tons of kids in my neighborhood.. i also have a [...]

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I have always wanted to do this! I recently was talking to the rest of my family and we all agreed we would love too. I live in Northern Illinois so i was wondering how i could take the first steps to aquiring a puppy to train. Anyone have any idea’s or links, addresses maybe? [...]

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I have a 15 month old English Shepherd mix. The ES is particularly noted for its strong guardian instincts. Normally this has limited itself to quiet “mom, something’s weird”-type wuffs or barking at the door if someone shows up late at night. However, last week while on a very late night walk I stopped to [...]

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I don’t want to lose a lot of weight, just a couple of inches round my middle.Breakfast: Bran Flakes and a piece of fruitLunch: Tuna and Sweetcorn SaladSnack: Rivita or Brown Bread w Homous and a piece of fruit or a glass of freshly squeezed juice.Dinner: Fish or Chicken w Potatoes (or Brown Rice) and [...]

Read the rest of Open Question: Do You Think I’ll Be Able to Lose An Inch or Two if I Keep This Up For 2 Weeks?

First: I’m a city guy. I know nothing about pets. I need to thank some people for giving me absolutely Top Shelf Advice. It’s deeply appreciated: They appear in no particular order.* wishauwee* OhlDoDol* Oregano1* Socion* SueQuestion:1. Dog will be 6-8 inches tall. Some mentioned a “bell” to go out. What kind of bell? Can’t [...]

Read the rest of Open Question: Puppy House Training? Technique (couple ?: one word answers).?

my dog is about 3, so still kinda a puppywe dont have a yard and have to take her out throughout the dayum got her from the poundsooo what happens is when i get home from school she does both in the house and my mom has spent tons of money on carpet cleaners and [...]

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Which breed do you think is the best all around family dog?We are carefully considering which breed to bring into our home to be a part of our family. I have a 10 yr old and a 13 month old.I know many of you have dogs and love them and they are great for you [...]

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excuse me while I vent my anger, but I took my Irish wolfhound puppy to a dog park for obedience training today, this area of the park is off limits to anyone not registered for the class during class time. everything was find until this one guy shows up with his lab mix puppy. my [...]

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I have a Jack Russell and I just got him neutered. He is 11 months old and he is pretty well trained. I am not able to spend every waking minute with him but he recognizes me as his master. He does several tricks and listens to my commands.When I brought him home from the [...]

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