Dogs Training Blog

i have this pit mix that i got a year ago that some people gave me. when i got her she was fully trained. she didnt bark or jump on people or jump on the table. now ive noticed that she play fights with me by biting me. i think its cute with the family […]

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I have 3 dogs, and am having toileting issues with them. Their ages are a 9 year old weimeriener, a 2 year old boston terrier, and an 11 month old french pug (french bulldog/pug). When we got the french pug, the boston was potty trained. So we knew that with this new dog that he […]

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My friend is gettin a border Collie and she wants me to help her toilet train it, but the only problem is, i havent toilet trained a dog in ages and i dont remember can anyone help?
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I have another dog that is potty trained I thought would help but is has not
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He is 20 and he hits my dog. When he hits my dog I tell him not to and he says “your suppose to beat dogs. That’s how they learn” It frustrates me. I want this jerk to move out. Other than that he teases me and I tell my brother (Who isn’t living with […]

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I am about to purchase two Siberian husky puppies and I wanted some advice about them. Now I’ve read a lot of books about how they can be spitefull and not good guard dogs and you have to establish that you are the Alpha in the relationship, however; The books dont say anything about personal […]

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Would it be so bad that if i bred my bitch to a CH dog (dogs owner offered, do to my bitch’s bloodlines and all are UKC registered!) would i be so horrible if I kept them all? I know ppl get a lot of crap saying dont breed cus dogs go to shelters, get […]

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I’m trying to get my dog to pay attention to me more when i try to call him back.My mom is letting me try to train him but sometimes he wont listen to me.help?
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I have a 2yr greyhound mix. She is trained to go to the bathroom outside but when it is raining she refuses. She won’t even go down the hallway to the back door. At first I tried standing out in the rain and acting like I wanted to play with her, she wouldn’t come out. […]

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My 14 year old dog is arthritic and well just old. I am very worried about her trying to go out in the back yard in the snow and ice in the winter, I am so worried she will fall and hurt herself, I am trying to train her to go potty inside. We got […]

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i have a 2 year old lab that keeps pooping at the wrong times. i gave him food at six thirty p.m. and he had until ten thirty at night to poop but he still didn’t go. if i give him food in the morning he will poop while im at school. are there any […]

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I really want this four month old dog at the pound. Problem is I have chickens. I can’t seem to make my fence secure enough to keep raccoons and opossums out. Will it be possible to train her not to eat or chase them at her age? If not can you show me a site […]

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I have a 4 year old Rotty. He is a beautiful, well trained, gentle boy. Since he was about 3 he has been humping the air… Its really annoying & embarrassing. It has started to get more frequent too. Why would he be doing this? He was desexed as a […]

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We are having our first baby in less than 2 months and we have to give one of our dogs up for adoption. We have had him for 5 years and unfortunately he is very dog aggressive. He tolerates our other dog but is always dominant and constantly picking on him and getting into serious […]

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