Dogs Training Blog

Ive been thinking about it and wandering if you house-trained a duck would it be a good pet if you have 3 dogs and 1 cat? More: continued here

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im a sophomore in college (still trying to decide on a major). i have always been really interested w/ service dogs and would love to have a career that works w/ them (training them and matching them w/ ppl). how could i do this? or should i just have it as a side job/hobby cause [...]

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how does this work?? will this work for my Rottweiler???how do i start using it??? i been told to use crate training so i can leave my dog on its own and it will be finehow does it work??? what do i do????? More: continued here

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Do you have to get your pet certified to be a serive dog? If so how do you get your dog certified? How did you get him trained?I heard that only guide dog need certifications, I am interested in a mobility dog. I heard that they are under a seperate classification and do not need [...]

Read the rest of Open Question: Do you have a service dog that was originally your pet?

he was obviously mistreated and wasn’t trained at all before i got him at 6 months old from the SPCA. because I rescued him, I wanted him to have another chance and he is NOT abused at this house. he was submissive when he came here and is extremely hard-headed. the smallest thing has him [...]

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i would be at work for 8 hours is it best to leave my dog in the garden or do “crate training ” where you leave it in a crate please give a reason for your answer More: continued here

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my husband and i just adopted a 3 year old red boston terrier that was a stud at a puppy mill. The dog is very loving but does not have any idea hopw to be a normal house pet. so pretty much he is a dog that has the mind of a puppy. i guess [...]

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We just got a 7 yr old dachshund last week. We love him to death. He’s good on a leash and with children but the problem is that he has some weird potty issues. He goes outside fine. He knows that the leash means he’s going outside. The problem is that in the morning (and [...]

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I have a small Jack Russel/ Dachshund mix that loves to bark. We have tried the no bark collars with no improvement. We want to find a humane way to stop the barking. A trainer suggested we try a citronella spray to see if that will get her to learn it isn’t OK, but the [...]

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She is a cocker spaniel but she looks A LOT like a springer spaniel .. well I just want to know what I should do .. I have a few questions!-Should I give her bath’s? How often?-Should I be brushing her teeth? How often? (how do I prevent bad breath?)-Should I be brushing her? How [...]

Read the rest of Open Question: I have a new 8 week old cocker spaniel puppy, can someone help me please ?

I have 2 Boston terrriers Abbie is a 2 years old female. And Chunk is my 6month old male. Chunk is trained no problem. Abbie refuses to go outside to pee. How do I fix this she is 2 years old and hard headed. I refuse to hit or spank my dogs if that tells [...]

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I have a diagnosed degenerative condition that makes it hard for me to walk, especially long distances. My dog helps me walk around the house and up and down stairs, plus picks things up for me that I drop. I would like to further his training, get him a harness and have him help me [...]

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My boyfriend’s 10 month old border collie attacked me yesterday. I was minding a puppy for my local SPCA when he turned on the pup. I grabbed the pup up in my arms to get it out of harms way, but got the brunt of the dogs rage and have extensive bits and bruises from [...]

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I asked similar question in the dog section…since it has to do with both dogs and a ChildAnyways this persons relative sent some pictures of her son and this person said the conditions of the house were horrible… She said her relatives boyfriend has never been anything but trouble and the only good thing about [...]

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