Dogs Training Blog

There has been so much in the news about families being attacked and mauled by the “family dog”I have 3 pit bull/staffy mixes (1 pit bull/lab/jack russel)(1 pit bull mutt)(1 mastiff/staffordshire terrier)They are balanced and they are well trained and watched at almost all times and never play unsupervised (since like children they can play [...]

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i go to a dog school where there are lots of birds hanging around and my dog loves them . he tries to chases them and forgets all of his training.one of the trainers seems to think a toy bird might help to get his attention!but the problem is, i cant find any!could one of [...]

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My dog play bites not aggressively but when he’s all hypo he jumps up and softly bits my hand/s we tell him NO! and to stop which he does but he soon after he’s at it again, how can i train him that it’s not ok to play bite? More: continued here

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I am interested in training my German Shepherd for show. Can you please tell me if there is a good book I can get to teach me about training my dog? Also, can i use a dog with limited registration? I can’t afford to buy one with full registration right now since they are going [...]

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i know what type of breed this is—i just wanted to know how well this dog breed is known. Clue: extremely loyal and protective, very clean and quiet, only knows one owner/family, despite its bad reputation, it is very obedient, loyal, and easy to train (potty training and other simple things should be a given)Picture [...]

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my dog “sandy” is about 1 year and 3 months old and she is scared of things like when she is walking she gets scared of alot of people and she is also scared of people that she doesnt know and instead of barking or taunting them she sadly runs away and hides but yet [...]

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It will go after it after it lands but the damn dog is afraid of getting hit by it More: continued here

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have a canaan dog and they generally have very good hips but sometimes get it. he is 11.5 months old and if we haven’t had the time to walk the dog or the walk just wasn’t enough excercise for him and our border terrier we have them chase the lazer beam, recently my canaan has [...]

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Shes a big dog mixed breed. I wont use the harness because it constricts their chest, which i think is medically wrong to do. i use the nose piece. it work, she doesn’t pull. but as soon as i take it off she pullz. Shes about 110 lbs healthy weight. but she doesnt like the [...]

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My mother & I were watching a movie about the first guide dog school for the blind. She asked this question & it got me to thinking… my guess is when they are exercised off harness, they go then & aren’t allowed to go if they are working. Also they are trained to poop on [...]

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I have three dogs. A red heeler mix 1 yr. A german shepherd mix 9 yrs, and a total mutt dog, around 5 yrs. Only the heeler mix have I had since he was a puppy. The GSD we’ve had for only six months, and the mutt (prudence is her name) is my roommates dog [...]

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Hey everyone!I was just wondering if there’s anyone out there with any experience with an adult dog who’s never seen/played with dog toys. I recently adopted an unsocialized 1 yo minpin from a rescue. She’s been with us for 3 weeks and she’s making huge, huge, huge progress.I know with more time, basic obedience training+, [...]

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Dog’s on a ‘potty’ schedule, is pretty much house-trained and has only had a handful of accidents in the year i’ve had him. However, the accidents he has had, I had no idea he needed to go out. How can i train him to scratch the door or ‘something’ so I know? More: continued here

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I have a 7 year old Maltese. She is potty trained however whenever I leave the house ( even to go out into the garage for 3 minutes) she decides to go potty in my room. I don’t know how to stop her. I shut my door and then she will find another place to [...]

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