Dogs Training Blog

Open Question: How do I fix these annoying problems with my daughters dog?

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:11:43 +0000

Help!!!! Last christmas we bought my daughter a chiuahua he is the sweetest dog very protective of her. He waits at the door until she gets home from school and sleeps with her at night and will growl and bark if anyone comes near her. We have two problems though he pees and poos anywhere he wants on my living room couch, under my other kids beds.(he won’t go under my daughters bed or on any of her stuff though) it is getting very irritating, frustrating, and gross. How do we make him go outside? Next problem is anytime anyone is over we have to lock him in the restroom cuz he won’t stop barking and growling at them. She wants to take him on walks with us but i’m afraid of him barking at people along the way, it’s embarassing. He normally doesn’t bark at other dogs though just people. Why does he do this and how can I fix these problems? I haven’t the slightest clue on how to train a dog.She does baby him a lot. And we only gave him to her for Christmas last year because she had been begging for a chiuahua for two years. And she is really good at spending time with him feeding and watering.Thanks for all the advice on potty training. Any suggestions on how to get him to be nice to people? Tommy Macaroni is one. Is it to late to train him now do we have any hope?

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Open Question: Does anyone know where a kind find a training and information book on a feist (squirrel) dog?

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:11:19 +0000

The new puppy (female) will be arriving at our home on Friday!!!!!I want a breed specific book not really a basics book

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Open Question: puppy,ferret or gecko ?

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:11:15 +0000

My bf wants to buy our 3 year old son a pet. i want to get him a small dog. like a chihuahua or Pomeranian. My bf wants to buy him a German Shepard, Newfoundland, or pit bull. we talked about small animals like ferrets or geckos that would be easier ot take care of and he could watch them and we wouldn’t have ot put them outside every hour, potty train them, worry about them chewing stuff. Which would you buy for a 3 year old. a dog, a ferret or a gecko

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Open Question: how to potty train my dog?

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:11:06 +0000

i have a 1 year old dog and she is kind of potty trained. sometimes she has accidents in the house and i always put her nose in it and smack her on her head[lightly] but she doesn’t listen.another thing is my dog poops on the road instead of grass how do i get her to do her business on the grass ?please &+ thankss =]

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Open Question: whats a good dog for me?

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:11:27 +0000

whats a good protective dog thats cute easy to potty train, will protect from strangers andm friendly(and not expensive) im thinking boston terrier(from animal shelter.) what do you think

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Open Question: another question about lacys behavior?

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:11:22 +0000

lacy is a 7 month old mixed breed (cocker spaniel &jack russell)she has had a few issues in the past with play aggression and guarding the sofa once she was on it . we have dealt with this matter by taking her and ourselves to training classes (that did not go to well)but it has taught us how to get results with her but now a new issue has arisen with her and its most embarrassing. she hates other dogs to approach me to be stroked even her friends over the park get told of by her if they come near me(within stroking distance) she gets very aggressive to the other dogs I feel that she thinks i am her property and i need to know how to reassure her that the dogs are not a threat to me or herapart from this she is normally a very obedient little pup but this i feel must be stopped but any tips on how?

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Open Question: What breed makes a good guard dog?

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:11:08 +0000

I am thinking about getting a Kangal for it’s sheer size.But my friend has a Cao da Serra da Estrela (Portuguese mountain dog), and they look tough (gotta love the black face).I can’t pick between those two.Note: I also have a Red Nose Pitbull who is well trained, though they are illegal here in the UK.

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Open Question: How do a train my siberian husky? ?

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:11:01 +0000

He’s about 5 months old and he does not pay any attention to me. He will not come when i call unless i have food, and even then he will ignore me sometimes. When i let him run around my yard he never try’s to run away he is very good with his boundaries, but when i call him he does not respond. also how do i discipline my dog when he does something wrong? or do i even discipline him at all?

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Open Question: Has anyone used the “bell” method for house training their dog?

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:11:02 +0000

I have a 9 month old boston/pug and his “I have to go” clues are subtle at times. He usually runs from the kitchen to the living room sniffing the floor but if I’m cooking or reading, or something that involves a level on concetration, I can’t hear him doing that. I’ve pondered getting a little bell to keep by the door so he can “ring” it when he has to go. Has anyone had success with this method or is it a waste of my time? Has anyone else had trouble housetraining their boston?

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Open Question: Help! i want a dog but these are my problems….?

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:11:10 +0000

i would lie a dog and im hoping you can helpp.i hae a dutch rabbit what isnt sprayed or neutered. it is lovely and it is out all day everyday and not in a bed, in a enclosed garden..also my parents go to work 7:30-5 and i go to school at about 8:10-3:20.i would like a dog that can cope with this and amune to all weather and isnt known to many dieases.i would also like one that is a medium/small one with nice fur if possible.i would likke to wal it at nite once maybe twice especially when i get hope so it can go the toliet.if possible one that i can train easy but that isnt important.if you need more info plz say and ill put it on.thank youu x

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Open Question: how do i get my 3 yr old son to stop peeing everywhere?

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:11:21 +0000

my son has been potty trained for awhile and does really good. recently he has started peeing in random places in the house. it’s only when he gets in trouble or can’t have something he wants. if you tell him no he can’t let the dog in the house or he has to have a rest he will pee on the floor or in the chair or anywhere when your not looking. the doctor suggested putting him in “baby” diapers to let him know if he wants to act like a baby then he will get treated like one. i just want to know if anyone else has dealt with this issue before.

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Open Question: I need help litter box training my adult Yorkie. Does anybody have any advice?

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:11:38 +0000

My wife and I moved from a house in the suburbs to a condo in the city. We have purchased a 3′ x 3′”Petapotty” - real sod in a box - for our Yorkie to use on the balcony for the early morning and late night walks. Unfortunatly, I have been unable to get him to try it out. I have spent hours on the balcony with the dog. I have used the traning spray available from PetCo. He simply won’t urinate on the balcony. As soon as we go down the elevator he runs outside and does his business right away. Does anybody have any ideas for me try?

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Open Question: My cousin is seriously about to risk her life, and is too naive to know it. What can I do?

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:11:51 +0000

My cousin, let’s call her Jamie, told me a couple of months ago that she had a job opportunity in another state. She said she found him on the internet, and at first I wasn’t too suspicious. One day she was at my place and asked me if she could check her mail - she typed in her username and password, and hit “remember” so it saved - and when her inbox opened, it was full of e-mails from that guy, calling her “my sweet boy” and detailing all the things he wanted to “do to him” when she got there. She closed out the window immediately, but when she left, I looked through her e-mail, and it turns out she met him on a bondage website and wanted to be a live-in slave in order to pay off her college loans.Not two weeks later, she told me she had a new business opportunity from online, and naturally I was suspicious and checked on it. Again she’s pretending to be a boy and trying to sell herself as a slave in order to pay off her loans. The man she’s trying to go live with now is 40-something years old, and is trying to tell her that her family hates her, that she should kill her dog, and various other things. I’m terrified for her safety. She plans to buy a train ticket to go live with him next week, halfway across the country. This is just some guy she’s never met and barely knows.Background info here - my cousin is an adult, but she has the mind of a young child, and doesn’t understand the danger of what she is doing. She used to be taking medication that helped her greatly, but when she ran out and it was her responsibility to get more, she ceased taking it. She’s not insane, but something’s not quite right upstairs, and I love her to death - I don’t want her to come home in a coffin, you know?Is there ANYTHING I can do, or anything her family can do to keep her from going? Or do we just have to let her go and hope she’s okay?Cousin is 20 years old and was adopted by her grandparents because her biological parents were unfit to care for her.Yes I know it was nosy to go through her inbox, but had I not, she might already be dead or held captive with the first guy… I’m afraid for her.

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Open Question: My Jack Russell Terrier…..?

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:11:50 +0000

I have had Missy (my JRT) since she was 9 weeks. She is 4 1/2 months now and I am having SUCH a hard time potty training her! I have tried all of the advice I have been given such as crate training, putting her nose in it, praising her, treats, etc. I am frustrated. I will taker her outside and she will almost always go, and then ill bring her back in and she will literally go in the house. Also, she stays in the crate at night and we let her out what seems to be reasonable. But when we take her out and she doesn’t act like she has to go, she will come back in and pee inside her crate. I feel like I am giving her a bath way too much because she lays in her pee all the time. I am constantly cleaning up after her! What else can I do? Any advice would be appreciated! Also, I though dogs didn’t like laying in their pee? Her crate is the right size for her also.

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