Dogs Training Blog

My husband and I recently buried an electric fence around our yard to contain our golden retriever (7 months old). The fence came with instructions on how to train your dog to respect the barrier. It suggested that you put your dog on a leash, and take treats and throw them on the ground near [...]

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I would like to get quite a big dog, friendly, playful – not one that might tackle me or jump on me and push me over or anything, easy to train (just things like sit, stay…) and thats about it.Hopefully one i could find at a shelter or the pound.Or just some breeds that wouldn’t [...]

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what do puppy’s learn on obedience classes, my puppy just turned 3 months, he is fully house trained , social, he knows the commands to: to sit, wait, came, fetch , leave it .he is getting better on the lead, and still training recall. What more will he learn? because i just spoke with friend [...]

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My golden retriever, Princess, is almost two years now and she’s very playful and active. But sometimes, she’s a bit too much.There was one day my dog and our other dog were playing together, and then all of a sudden, Princess attacked her! It wasn’t too bad, but Princess got so aggressive! It was really [...]

Read the rest of Open Question: What to do About my Golden Retriever?

Well, I already have a wonderful furry companion, but she REALLY needs a friend. I love her SO much, she’s SUCH a great dog. I’ve been wanting to get a big dog for a while, but I own an Italian Greyhound so I’m guessing I need to keep a dog around her size to play [...]

Read the rest of Open Question: What’s the right dog for me as my second dog? Where are Quizzes for this?

I can that our dog is not happy, he never interacts with us. All he does is stand by the gate and bark all day. That or he sleeps inside, when we try to give him attention he just growls at us. Except for the occasional tail wag. He doesn’t listen to me or my [...]

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I was wondering if anyone knows if there are any schools in south Florida that teach a person to be a handler for a search and rescue dog. I’ve looked online and was only able to find school out of state. and I would like to know whats the pay like.. I don’t want to [...]

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my dog does not listen and we try to train he but it does not work and when she does something bad we smack her but she growls and bits backand if i dont smack her she will never learnshe almost killed her self she ran away and when she went in the street cause [...]

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I have wanted a good dog for some time, and I’m rescuing a border collie that is fully trained, updated on shots, etc. I didn’t want a puppy. Anyways, how do I get my two cats used to him? They are both neutered, and indoor cats. The dog is used to cats. More: continued here

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so a month ago we got a blind puppy at the pound. he was very sweet when we first got him but a little scared since this was all new to him. then once he got comfortable at our house he started being really aggressive towards our cats ands and 2 little dogs, well he [...]

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About three months ago I rescued a 2-year-old 9 pound Chihuahua named Ella. She is loveable, caring, and very well trained. The only other dog in the house was an almost 1-year-old Yorkie named Austin who wasn’t quite 4 pounds. Austin (Yorkie) had some health conditions including seizures. This did not stop him from acting [...]

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We have a black labrador female who is 2 years old. She is really well behaved in the house, is good with other dogs and very friendly. However, she runs off on walks. We have tried using treats, keeping her on a rope and whistle training but none of it seems to work. She does [...]

Read the rest of Open Question: My labrador retriever runs off on walks help!?

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 Resolved Question: My dog is at it again! What do I do?

My dog is a 2 year old west highland terrier (female) and was very ill as a puppy and was therefore untrainable. She didn’t want to do anything, only sleep (better now). She is very interested in other dogs, male or female and loves to chase anything that moves like squirrels and pigeons. It is [...]

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