Dogs Training Blog

My dog becomes extremely hyper when other people come over, and he jumps as high as he can to try to reach their face. He whines and sometimes barks at people very loudly if I keep him on a leash or hold him to try to keep him from jumping. I’ve heard various techniques on [...]

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my ten pound chihuahua mix is 2 years old, and i rescued her from a foster home about 6 months ago. for a long time she was great, really sweet mellow and obedient. i have been training her “come”, “sit”, “stay”, “down”… and some other fun tricks. she learns fast- really smart. she always has [...]

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I’ve tried breaking both soft and hard training treats into small portions, and he won’t eat them. He won’t eat dog jerky. I event tried plain ol’ peanut butter, and he didn’t care for it. He eats his moistened dog food just fine, so it’s not an appetite issue..Technically it’s not a training treat but [...]

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Doe this mean Each drug has a different scent, so it stands to reason that K-9′s are trained on individual drugs.K9 dogs are trained to detect several scents or smells. If a scent arises that the K9 has been trained for then it will ‘alert’. The K-9 faith training documents show the K-9 knows the [...]

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ok i have had this dog for 5 years i have tried every thing, news paper, puppy pads, crate, walking, putting him on a lead outside for awhile, you name it i have done it. this dog still will pee or poop in the house after going outside and when hes outside he pees and [...]

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My dad has his own dog, and I want to get my own dog. I am working and don’t spend my money on anything, I can drive so getting to the vets will be easy, I have lots of free time to train and groom a dog and I am serious about this. The dilemma [...]

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ok she is 16 months old….. Black shepherd/malamute, she is all black with a white mark on her chest that we’ve been told looks like the RDS skateboarding logo, she has one very bright blue eye, and one very dark brown eye… never been to any kind of training/behavioural classes, all of her training was [...]

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i prefer these breeds but if you guys know any other breed name it please include pictures to please also which is better watch dog any easier to potty train. More: continued here

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I have a friend who can no longer care for his German Shepherd puppy due to a lack of free time. We decided to take her in because we have room for her to run and time to walk her. Also, one of our family members will be working out of the house within a [...]

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We have aquired 2 sled dogs, from a deceased family member friend, we love dogs and were wondering if we could leash train these two sled dogs and not ruin their pulling(we think dog sledding would be fun) we will probably use a prong collar just for training. More: continued here

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I am thinking of getting a Mal Shi…. It is already 14 months old so i am hoping that it is not already set in its ways because it is not potty trained. I have another dog (lab/collie mix) and a cat (Jap bob tail). I pretty much want to know if my other animals [...]

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I’ve had my dog for at least 4 or 5 years but he always seems to want to run off. He always comes back, but it gets pretty annoying. My dad said i could still keep him if i can train him to be off a leash and not have him run off. PLEASE HELP [...]

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Do you know any dog training websites?I’m also wondering if there are any websites with high-quality clips/videos on training. I’m taking a class soon and I am interested in getting a head start. More: continued here

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I am going to live in AU and I really need to learn Australian accent (and language which I am studying). I have chosen some movies to buy and watch. Here’s the list in alphabetical order:1) A Cry in the Dark2) Australia3) Australian Rules4) Canoe, The5) Castle, The6) Crackers7) Dogs in Space8) Flirting9) Gallipoli10) Interview, [...]

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