Dogs Training Blog

Ted contracts with Maxine to obedience-train Maxine’s young poodle for $100. Then Maxine tells Ted that she gave her poodle to her sister who lives far away, so she demands that Ted instead obedience train the pit bull dog that Maxine’s nephew Booth used for illegal dog fighting during the past two years. Use appropriate [...]

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I am getting a puppy tomorrow, and I’ve got a few basic questions and one moral question for you guys…1. Should I have come up with a name by now, or decide after seeing its personality etc. 2. When should I begin training the pup – immediately, or give it a few weeks to settle [...]

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See this link-TWO LABRADOR X POODLES, BOTH SAY THEY SHED IN THE DESCRIPION! SAM & REX! Sam is a big boisterous boy who needs a family with time for obedience training and long daily walks. His coat does shed hair so will not be suitable for people with allergies. He will be destructive when bored.http://www.rspcavic.org/pet_adoption/burwood_adoption_dogs.htm [...]

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I am going to be moving after thanksgiving about three hours away (i am 18 and moving to take an apprenticeship). I am going to take my dog with me. my first question is will my dog and my mom’s dog go into depression and if so, how long will it take for them to [...]

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She wont stop digging and no matter what we do, she just wont stop. Do you have any suggestions on how to get her to stop? More: continued here

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Ok here’s the situation: my roomate and I have two Siberian huskies. One is a year old and neutered and the other is 4.5 months old and going to get neutered in about 2 weeks. They have been fighting more and more lately. I’m not talking play fighting either. It’s full out teeth, growling, and [...]

Read the rest of Open Question: How bad is it when our dogs fight?

DISCLAIMER: This is super long! I’m sorrry!!!My husband has been nothing but rude and unsupportive this whole pregnancy, in my opinion, of course not his.First of all, at the beginning, he was a raging alcoholic. He drank 7 days a week, not to get drunk, to get OBLITERATED. At 3 months pregnant, the NIGHT before [...]

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I saw some young men being abusive to a girl on the train the other day. Calling her a dog and just gemerally taking the P, there was nothing wrong with the girl, so im wondering why they did it. It happens quite a lot to girls in the street. It happens to me sometimes. [...]

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ive heard that golden retrievers are really smart and i was wondering if the puppies are easier to train then most??? cuz we recently had a puppy that seemed nice when we got him but ended up being overwhelming cuz he was always attacking our cats,other dog, and barking,etc….he would bite ALL the time 2!! [...]

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My dog is a 13-month-old golden retriever female and I need to teach her to jump through a hula hoop suspended about a foot or two in the air for a psychology project about behavior modification and conditioning. I plan on teaching her with JUST a reward (dog treat) not punishment. If I have a [...]

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What has been your biggest issue with those dogs that many people seem to think are just someones garbage? I mean, the strays and the shelter dogs!I have 4 discarded dogs. 2 strays from the street and 2 dogs from the shelters.The biggest issue I have ever had to deal with is housebreaking them…(Which is [...]

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i have. what about you?darn that mailman hating aussie.spiritual people hate mailmen. More: continued here

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I have been trying to find a book I read sometime in 2000. A big snake lives in a cave near a boy’s town. The snake dragged off a boy and girl–the girl’s father was the town’s mayor. The boy travels with a black man to find the snake’s egg. The black man had a [...]

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I have tried the method of stopping and ‘becoming a tree’ so to speak (or reversing my direction) when my dog pulls and it does help a little bit with the pulling. The problem is, after months of doing this we still can’t take a walk around the block without having to stop many times. [...]

Read the rest of Open Question: How do I stop my dog from pulling on the leash when positive training methods don’t work.?