Dogs Training Blog

my sister and her fiance are looking for a dog. they found an ad in the paper for some people giving away a dog they adopted from the vet. the original owners took him there to be euthanized because they “just didnt have the time or motivation to potty train him” and thank god my [...]

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Ok, long story short, I hit a 7-pound chihuahua mix with my car and took her to the vet. She’s miraculously OK, but I decided to take her home because the Los Angeles County animal shelters where I live are overwhelmed.My 6-year-old 70-pound Golden Retriever HATES the chihuahua. They’ve been getting into little spats (no [...]

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Do you guys think that maltese dogs are cute? I might get one but I’d like to know what other people think.Those are the white, fluffy, droopy eared ones. The other choice of dog from the place I would get it from is a Shih-Tzu. This is my first dog, so if you have any, [...]

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I am 24 and just moved into my dad’s house with my little five pound pomeranian because I am pregnant. I am working on saving for another place bc I want to move asap. But my dog has been pooping in the house about once a day. She is having trouble using the dog door [...]

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I have a 1 yr old chow/lab mix dog and i wanna train her to sit and bark you know the basic stuff but i have no idea how to any ideas on succeeding this ? plz any tips will help thanx~ More: continued here

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Okay, so me and my fiance found this cute little male Siamese cat that he’s named Cocoa. He won’t respond to anyone else, except me and him. He’s a little older, and we’re not exactly sure where he came from, and we live 30 miles from the nearest town. We’ve put up posters in both [...]

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If you reward a dog, it should be directly associated with the selected behaviour, but what happens if the dog carries fails to respond and continues with the unwanted behavior?Isn’t even withholding a reward a correction? More: continued here

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I want to train and work with police dogs. What is this jobs name? How much money do they make? What are the education requirements? More: continued here

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How do you potty train a dog? I have been trying for a long time but it seems to not work with him. Thanx for the answers! More: continued here

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I have a puppy who is about 35 pounds. She is not potty trained & I have tried everything to get it done. I’ve been leaving her home all day about 9 hours, when I go to school but everday the house is torn up and there is pee all over my floor. I have [...]

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I have a german shepherd puppy she’s about 2 months old, (we just got her) and she’s REALLY active, hyper you can say, and I try to teach her to sit and I have the treat in my hand but she won’t even pay attention to it to listen. She also bites! My hand, arm, [...]

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Im going to let it eat and then take it to a corner in the grass and wait until it does it’s business. Everyday….Do you think this will work?Or nott?? If not can you tell me some better ways…I just got my dog on sunday so please tips would help alot.Im getting very frustrated So [...]

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the first movie all i can remember is there is a scene where a bank is being robbed and there is a woman pretending to be pregnant who at first was a hostage but she was acctually in on the robbery. i know the movie was from the 90′s. second movie is a family film [...]

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The Nutro Natural Choice dog biscuits?ORThe Old Mother Hubbard dog biscuits?I would only be using the OMH in the packages that look like they are from a bakery- not the training treats kind/the kind in the plastic-like packages. Thank You! More: continued here

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