Dogs Training Blog

When I was a kid, our neighbours were away once. Their dog was always fine and cared for by neighbours until he howled for 2 days - day and night -. Just would not stop. We later learnt that the owners’s son was killed in a car accident along with his fiançée in North Africa.This […]

Read the rest of Open Question: Have you ever encountered strange experiences with pets ?

I have two great danes I adopted 3 months ago. Both are shy girls and neither are motivated my treats or toys. They just like laying around and sleeping all day. They will eat treats but only timidly after I put them on the ground or something like that.
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Read the rest of Open Question: How do I train a dog who doesn’t care about treats or toys?

I have a 1 year old Yorkie, that still, after training, he eats the finest foods, and he won’t touch his own poo, but when we go to the park, he is constantly looking around trying to find some, and if he sees it, he eats it. He will pull and tug for me […]

Read the rest of Open Question: WHY IS MY DOG STILL EATING POOP?

I have a german shepard dog and she is about 4 yrs old. I have taught her everything i can think of but i have so much fun with her, trying to teach her new things.I have taught her to sit stay down.jump (1.2m) walk ova planks and seesawsthrough tunnelsshe also trots and canters on […]

Read the rest of Open Question: What can i train my dog to do?

I have a big decision to make right now.I currently attend Central Connecticut State University and completely hate it. I don’t have any movtivation to go to class, I cannot see a reason for being in school (whatever career I want needs to involve dogs, and I am having a hard time finding a […]

Read the rest of Resolved Question: Move out of state and gain independance, or stay home and be miserable?

Many of you remember what happened last year with him…http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/katslookup/honeybear2.jpgWell, I thought I had him locked in his crate…..But when I went to check on him, both he and the chain saw are GONE!!!!What do I do? I think I hear the chainsaw off in the distance, but I don’t know!!! He didn’t hurt anyone […]

Read the rest of Open Question: My dog is at it again! What do I do?

I’m pregnant with our first child and am thinking of putting my dog up for adoption. I have 2 dogs and a cat. One of the dogs is a pug/beagle (puggle) mix and is super high maintenance. He needs so much attention each and every day. The puggle doesn’t let the other dog receive affection […]

Read the rest of Open Question: HELP! Advice needed! May have to give up my dog for birth of my child. ?

Hi! I have 2 very active boys 4 yo and 5yo and we are looking for our first family dog and we want to make sure we get a dog that fits our lifestyle. This is who we are…we love to camp, hike, ride bikes…we have a lake house in the woods and a […]

Read the rest of Open Question: Looking for a good family (sturdy) dog that does not shed much?

My husband and I have friends (a married couple) whom just assumed that they could stay with us for 20 days when they come up north for his leave. He has a TON of family up here but she doesn’t like them. My hubby and I live in a SMALL 730 sq foot 2 bdrm […]

Read the rest of Open Question: How to tell a friend no, while still keeping them as friends?

A troll question did make me think of something. At a recent AKC agility show, I saw numerous Shelties that were debarked. I’ve also seen dogs out & about who had it done - usually breeds that are known to be barkers.1. If you love a breed, but it’s super barky, is it […]

Read the rest of Open Question: Is Debarking Ethical?

I personally really enjoy DogTown on the National Geographic Channel. DogTown is more about rescue dogs, but they also show how the trainers in the facility train the dogs in their shelter; many of which have aggression and other behavioral issues.So what is your favorite t.v. dog show? and why?Yeah I like Breed All About […]

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We have a female chihuahua shes very sweet and well loved, gets along well with all other pets including our own. We have had her since she was 3 mos old she is now 10 months has all her adult teeth was spayed about 1 month ago. She started younger with shoe chewing, we had […]

Read the rest of Open Question: How does one break a chihuahua’s chewing habit?

The “Pitbull Love Gone Too Far?” question got me thinking:If your local animal shelter will spend gobs of money rehabilitating a sick or injured animal (my shelter once spent $4500 on a dog that had both knees replaced) for adoption, why won’t it spend money re-training aggressive dogs? If you believe human-aggressive dogs can […]

Read the rest of Open Question: Animal shelter behavior/health question?

We have a 5 month old puppy who gets VERY excited when we come home from being gone all day. He jumps up on us uncontrollably and it is, as you can imagine a very annoying habit. He’s crated all day, so I know he’s excited to get out, but he will be a large […]

Read the rest of Open Question: What are some good training methods to keep dog from jumping up?