Dogs Training Blog

I am going to be having a baby and unfortunately i will need to move to a bigger apartment but that would not be including my two pets.I am giving them up to my parents that are happy to have them.I feel okay about this but i dont know if i should…i mean i know [...]

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I love animals but i love horse and dogs the most. I want to be a dog train or whisper. Will this be a good jod for me? And do you think it will still be around 10 year from now?I am only 12 More: continued here

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Our dog is a little over 2 years old now. He is a Miniature Schnauzer. He is trained to use the bathroom outside and we have an electric fence that he does not go through. However, this is our first dog and we are lost on what to do with his other issues.1) If someone [...]

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i was thinking positve reinforcement as they are sensitve but intelligent dogs. More: continued here

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i have a rabbit that is litter trained and sort of leash trained too. a couple of times he came up to me and and nibbled my hand so i took him outside because sometimes he likes to get a twig to chew on then he goes back inside the house. so i took him [...]

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My puppy is six months old. She was doing well with the housetraining but recently has started peeing in the house. Because of a death in my family I have been travelling a lot and bringing her with me, which I think has been detrimental to the process! I have been keeping her in the [...]

Read the rest of Open Question: Is it too late to crate train dog?

Im living with my mom right now due to some personal issues (although we pay her $400 a week for rent plus utlilities so please no negative comments). She has 3 dogs, one of which is a mini pin who is very vicious. She rescued him when he was a year old from a very [...]

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my 9 month old puppy piddles on the floor when someone comes to visit… we have three dogs both the other two are older than her, when the guest greets the other dogs and then reaches down to greet her she will piddle on the floor… how do I stop this? More: continued here

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How well do you think a dog/puppy would take to puppy potty pads inside or a littler box, newspaper, etc. Just while it’s raining. She will go if it’s sprinkling but it has been pouring all afternoon & I know she’ll need to go soon. But I am afraid the potty pads will send her [...]

Read the rest of Open Question: Puppy is potty trained to go outside, but will not go in the rain. Will using pads inside be too confusing?

okay so.. i have worked for the same doctor for 5 years now as a medical assistant. lately there has been so much tension i can hardly stand it! granted he has helped me out alot.. whenever i need a blood test or a simple checkup for a cold or a urine test he always [...]

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Me and my husband own a 4 1/2 months old red nose pitbull. We love this dog so very much and enjoy his companionship, My husband wants to start training him with weights for no other reason than for endurance and health,but is not sure if this would be considered cruel in the eyes of [...]

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…. to do something, anything?Some people claim cats are just not trainable but I think they are just s smart as dogs but have different motivations.I’ve trained my 2 to come when I whistle.(They dont always get a treat either, they know Mommy wants em!!)Just curious…Vahimir… are you sure cats don’t do that kinda, erm, [...]

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We just got a cat..and well our dog who I thought was sweet, tried to BITE it.. =( Ugh. Help!! More: continued here

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I received my adorable little toy poodle, Rowen, as a birthday present a few weeks ago. He is already 14 weeks old to date, and had not had an ounce of training until now! I have heard that the older a dog gets, the harder he/she is to train. Our potty training is going well; [...]

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