Dogs Training Blog

i have a jack russel mix that is about 2 years old, and a yorkie who is around 1 and my jack russel has been having aggresion problems such as trying to bite people when they want to take her off the sofa or bed. I was reading a lot of Cesar Millan’s books and [...]

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My German Shepherd Lab turned one in August. She is a female. She is a pretty good dog. She is crate trained & potty trained. We live in a small town with houses around us. (Not in the country). My husband thinks she needs to be somewhere where she can run. My kids (7 and [...]

Read the rest of Open Question: My German Shepherd/Lab chews on everything…?

I’m not talking about dogs who have been previously trained to attack or anything..although I have seen some progress in those cases as well. But for dogs who have simply lacked proper socialization and are therefore not used to other people, animals, situations..is there a certain age in which you need to address this before [...]

Read the rest of Open Question: Is it ever too late for socialization?

I’ve had a Labrador for a while and she is currently 9 years old. I’ve recently become interested in ferrets, and would like to adopt one. Is it possible to have my dog and ferret live together? My dog DOES run after squirrels, and I was wondering if it would be to dangerous to the [...]

Read the rest of Open Question: How do I introduce Yellow Labrador Retriever to new ferret?

Ive heard the expression “you cant teach an old dog new tricks” and I was wondering if it applied. She already knows sit,stay,roll over and I want to teach her other things. I was just curious if she is still able to learn More: continued here

Read the rest of Open Question: Can I Still Train My 5 year old beagle to do tricks?

This is my second hamster i have had and i have a few questions i need to ask. (1) how do i talk to my hamster? (2) Can my hamster understand English? (3) can i train my hamster to follow me when he is in his ball? (4) can i train him to do anything [...]

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Will there ever be a time that those stubborn people realize it’s not okay to buy from back yard breeders, to breed their own mutts, to leave their dogs with no exercise, to research breeds before owning? I wish I could say yes but honestly I think some people are so stuck in their ways [...]

Read the rest of Open Question: Do you think people will ever “get it”?

16. Which word from the sentence is a charged word? (1 point)representativehopesfightoppression17. What type of persuasive appeal does the following sentence illustrate?Statisics, such as the fact that the average child or teenager watches nearly three hours of television a day, show that it is important to monitor the effects of television-watching on children. (1 point)appeal [...]

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can you not train german shepherds to be guard dogs yourself?? More: continued here

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i need help thinking of a way to help cats from the animal shelter. cats rarely get adopted and i want to think of something that will find them homes or raise more awareness of cat over-pop. ie. some one in my class is doing “adopt a kennel” which provides obedience training, medical, food etc. [...]

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I got a Pomeranian puppy recently, and now I’m worried if any of the products I normally use could hurt her if she licked/chewed something I cleaned or if it might irritate her skin. I put her in another room when I’m cleaning and don’t let her back in until everything has dried. My dog [...]

Read the rest of Open Question: Do any of these household cleaners hurt or irritate dogs?

I adopted a dog about 3 months ago from a shelter. They said that she was crate trained, so we tried to keep the habit up, but she HATED it. Since then, we have left her in the apartment when we were gone, but she has a chewing problem. Even if we give her her [...]

Read the rest of Open Question: What do I do about a dog who hates to be crated, but chews when I leave?

I have a 14 year old dog, and if anyone broke into my home she would lick them to death, she just loves attention.next monday I am going to buy an akita pup, I have always loved those dogs.How to I train it to guard my home? I don’t want a professional trainer as the [...]

Read the rest of Open Question: How do you train your dog to gaurd your home?