Dogs Training Blog

I am starting up a service dog group, and am not sure how to go about finding people that could benefit from an assistance dog. Any tips?Here’s some info I wrote about the group:We are a unique service dog group that teaches you, the disabled person, how to train your own service dog. You will [...]

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1. Sing the Batman theme incessantly.2. In the memo field of all your checks, write “for sensual massage.”3. Specify that your drive-through order is “to go.”4. Learn Morse code, and have conversations with friends in public consisting entirely of “Beeeep Bip Bip Beeep Bip…”5. If you have a glass eye, tap on it occasionally with [...]

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I have a 3 and a half month old dachshund and have been working hard to get her house trained. We have a dog door and she knows how to go out it and does all the time, but still will not go out it to go to the bathroom on her own. Every time [...]

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My dog is under a year old, and while I have no problems getting him to chase after a tennis ball, it’s the retrieval that is the problem. He will usually pick it up, run back to about 6 feet away from me, drop it and wait. When I try to pick it up, he [...]

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I researched getting a puppy for months. I have had dogs all my life and loved it (growing up). I am now financially stable, own my own home. So, I researched the type of dog, breeders, training methods, etc….I found the right breed and breeder. I got all the supplies and went to pick up [...]

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ok i got my baby a few weeks ago. He is the light of my life. hes 11 weeks old now and he is a blue nose pit (razor). I have had a ton of pit bulls before and they have all been intelligent dogs but, this one takes the cake. I need to know [...]

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I would like to know where I can find a fully trained young adult or adult German Shepherd or Golden Retriever in California, specifically near San Francisco. Any info on good breeders who offer said trained dogs would be appreciated. More: continued here

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My amstaff puppy is getting worse. He is 3 months old, and bites the kids, and growls at them, along with barking. My dad is getting so mad at me for even having him. He said that if it doesnt stop, that he has to go. I’m not going to. I wont give up just [...]

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when i take my dog to the parkhe always runs away and ignores me when i tell him to come herewe have only had him for a week More: continued here

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I have a German Shorthaired Pointer which is 5 years old and is 42 inches long and 36 inches tall. I also have a 1 year old Jack Russell Terior which is the size of a medium sized stuf animal. We have had Sawer (The german dog) for 4 years now and he was trained [...]

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i am looking on getin an americain bulldog about 8 weeks old i will stay with it for a week but then i have to work an the house will be empty from 8-am till around 4-pm i will take the dog for a long walk before ebing left an fedd him…… i have looked [...]

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I have started dating this girl she likes me and I like her. But her mum has hinted towards me that she does not feel comfortable with her daughter around my dog(caucasian mountain dog).It is quite intimidating but she said said she saw some documentary about how bad they are how can I prove to [...]

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I just found out that there’s such a thing: dog litter box. My 1 1/2 year old Shih Tzu is already trained to eliminate on a pad. Is it too late to switch him to a litter box? Does someone have similar experience? More: continued here

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I have a 4 year old Stafford shire bull terrier, and although he is very playful and loving, he lacks confidence, and sometimes shy’s away from people! his had obedience training, but now i would like to try him on Guard dog training, only i dont know where to start any suggestions???? More: continued here

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