Dogs Training Blog

I adopted a dog a few months ago and his behavior keeps getting worse. He sees bikes and wants to attack them he even turns around and bites his leash- he’s gotten a piece of me before but hasn’t broken the skin. We’ve tried getting him to sit and stay for a treat (never worked), [...]

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hes a 1year old chihuahua/yorkie mix…he constantly barks and bites at people including my husband! i don’t want to get rid of him but if i cant keep him if hes not going to ever learn to behave! what are some FAST and EFFECTIVE ways to train a dog?im not going to give my dog [...]

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We bought a brand new home and our 3 yr old dog, that is totally house trained has suddenly started to pee in the house. He does this right in front of us. We don’t know why or what to do about this…Any help would be appreciated. More: continued here

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Ok so I WANT a maltese. But it needs to be able to fit my family’s circumstances. HELP ME PLEASE!1) Do they slober, shed, and/bark?2) Are they agreessive towards other people (strangers), and/or dogs?3) Are they fit for a kid to take care of? I’m in 8h grade..4) Are they relatively heathly dogs?5) Do they [...]

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I want to adopt a problem dog from a shelter and teach it manners, and train it to do the basics in obedience. Then adopt it out to another family. So I can get and do the same with another dog. How can I go about it? Will a shelter let me adopt a dog [...]

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I have a 3 year old jack russell female with two other female dogs in the house (another jackie and a lab).She seems to have her aggressive moments and I think it’s just the way her brain is wired.Last night she was out in the back yard with the other small dog and she just [...]

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A friend of mine has a gran mother who is blind. They have been trying to get her a guide dog for many reasons besides the obvious, but they are hard to get because of the waiting list.I would normally say NO to breeding but they own a pet lab them selves and were considering [...]

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My dog is almost a year old and totally potty trained. 2 days ago he hopped up and peed on my bed sometime when I wasn’t looking. Then yesterday he suddenly peed on the sofa. Does anyone know what might cause this type of sudden bad behavior? More: continued here

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In addition to my previous question – “can aggression be trained out of a dog”, I would like to know if there are things I can do to make my dog a more confident canine – without making her more dominant.This is the 3 year old jack russell. Apart from her aggressive/dominance issues, she has [...]

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I am looking to get a large breed and am looking for active dog that i can take for walks at night and feel safe. I have always loved the shepherd, i have been around them. But i have recently been introduced to the rotti and find them beautiful animals. I have done my research [...]

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Preferably a bigger dog who has the ability to be easily trained.It should have a loud bark that would make strangers feel threatened, but have a clam nature so that is is gentle and good towards kids and adults.Basically my uncle wants a dog that will bark when people show up, but won’t hurt them, [...]

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I can walk a dog for exercise but don’t wanna be on a schedule or train it to potty outdoors as it is getting cold out. More: continued here

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I am 16, and we have four dogs.3 mixed chihuahuas, and a lab. The lab is best friends with the tiny chihuahuas. They are all best friends, but they are all really noisy. They bark at each other and run around the house causing mischief all night!The lab is a year old, one chihuahua is [...]

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We just got a 10 month old German Shephard/Husky. She is good with the kids and well behaved except – she pees in the house – I mean we will go outside and be out there for an hour – nothin then as soon as we get in the house – piddle! HELP!!!!!!!!!! More: continued [...]

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