Dogs Training Blog

my border collie eats,eats,runs and runs!!I teach him tricks and play with we play fetch later on in the house and do his training,but he runs alot which doesn’t surprise me since bcs are so crazy that way lol,hes skinny as well,we even got him dog food for dogs with lots of energy,I dont think [...]

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Because of an ear infection the vet put my dog on Cephalexin. He was randomly peeing without warning. I never had a problem with that in the 3 years I’ve had him. He came to me trained. Now, he has lost a lot of weight. He looks sick and skinny. He has been off the [...]

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I mean, life happens. We’re human.As for me? I was 8. Irresponsible. I was one of those kids who though puppies got pooped out of their mothers stomach, trained at birth. I was one of those people who never thought about pet store puppies. I thought Iams was the best food in the world.I was [...]

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So, today I took my 9 month old male aussie to take his herding instinct test. Well, he passed with flying colors. The guy who tested him is a well-known national judge and he was blown away by my aussie’s talent and drive and quickness to learn his commands. So, my question is, how does [...]

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I have two dogs the first is a chihuahua who is almost 2. She was potty trained to go outside until we got a new puppy!!!My first question is how do i get her to go potty outside again?? She is only left alone for 3-4 hours a day, and she goes every time we [...]

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I live in a bad neighborhood and I have a Chow Chow black lab mix. He is not tall hes about as tall as 3 inches above my knee but he has the muscle of 3 pure top choosers rottwielrs! So I need to know how to train him to attack the person who is [...]

Read the rest of Open Question: I need my dog for protection!Anyone no how tot rain a dog to sick someone in a kid napping or attack!Plz hlp!?

I want to avoid my ex but he keeps coming around to see our/my puppy. I told him to stop showing up because when he does he always leaves an hour later and my puppy goes into depression mode plus he just using my dog as an excuse to find out what I’m up to. [...]

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My family owns a public horseback riding stable and i work their everyday and i take my dogs how can i train my two puppies to stay away from the horses like my other 2 dogs do. It can be so dangerous because some of the people who come never been on a horse before [...]

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We have had our dog since he was a puppy. We’re not sure what combination of breeds he is, but he’s a mixture. The thing is, he loves to chase squirrels, and when he hears one in the trees, he points until he sees it and goes after it. He’s never been trained to point, [...]

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I adopted an unloved, unhandled 1 year old cockatiel today and would love to hand train him. I have 3 boys, am a single mother, and also have a dog (bichon) and a bearded dragon, but I have never owned a bird. He is VERY noisy (LOL). So far I have been keeping him in [...]

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I already have one dog, who was a total nightmare potty training- my roommate was witness to this. I am looking into adding a second dog to my home, but wanted to get my roommates approval first. She said she wasn’t thrilled at the idea of a young dog who is not potty trained. I [...]

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I need help with my almost 4 month old Chihuahua. How can you make a puppy (dog) want to go potty outside? I take her outside in the backyard many times throughout the day. But late at night and early in the morning when its cold, I’ll put her sweater on her and take her [...]

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I was looking on craigslist for a dog. I cam across a add and fell in love with a small pomapoo, she will be 1 in November, she is house trained, non shedding, and very lovable, she has had all her shots, and is beautiful. The owner got her as a 4 week old puppy [...]

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