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Dog Behavior Problems

Share your dog's behavior problems such as aggression, barking, biting, chewing, digging, growling, howling, jumping, separation anxiety and whining with others. Many members have been through what you are experiencing... so you can learn from them.

Help! Our Dog Attacks Visiting Dog This is my first posting. Our dog is an adopted 40 pound mutt about 2 years old. We've had her...
by Grem – Apr 9, 2009	3 replies	last post by Gossioii7 Apr 18, 2009
New Dog In House with Old Dog - Play Styles A Problem We have a 3 yr old female Westie, spayed, small at 11#. We recently brought home a 2 yr old male...
by CLGA – Aug 24, 2008	1 replies	last post by KOPsarah Apr 18, 2009
My rescue lurcher Hi I am new to this forum. I live in Scotland and two months ago adopted a 2 year old rescue...
by Penelope – May 21, 2008	1 replies	last post by KOPsarah Apr 18, 2009
At the end of my leash! Brady our boxer was a 2006 X-mas gift for my husband. He is 18 months old. It was definitely love...
by laurah – Jun 17, 2008	1 replies	last post by KOPsarah Apr 17, 2009
Dominating dog Hello, I take my 2 dogs, a 2 yr old Australian Cattle dog, Rocky,(male/neutered) and my 10 yr...
by Cheyenne – Dec 11, 2008	2 replies	last post by KOPsarah Apr 17, 2009
Random Walking Hi- I have two dogs that pull, pull, pull on the leash. I have been walking them separately and...
by tlw – Mar 2, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsarah Apr 17, 2009
Territorial Issues I got a couple of questions for you about my 10 months old mixed Malinois male puppy. In...
by Idan-Kashi – Apr 14, 2009	2 replies	last post by Idan-Kashi Apr 16, 2009
teaching a non food interested dog I have an 11 month old bearded collie. She is adorable, has a wonderful disposition but is...
by hele9001 – Jan 3, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsarah Apr 16, 2009
Dog on Dog Aggression This is the other big problem I have. My dog is a 3 yr old llhasa, neutered male. I have had him 6...
by peanutsservant – Apr 15, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsarah Apr 16, 2009
Crate Problem I have a 3 yr old Llhasa that I have had for about 6 mths. He sleeps in a kennel at night because...
by peanutsservant – Apr 15, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsarah Apr 16, 2009
Cattle Dog Roams and Barks Howdy all: I have been spoiled, but now need to get my act together. We adopted a border collie...
by OregonDan – Apr 2, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsarah Apr 15, 2009
Not Pleasant on Walks I have a 3 1/2 year old female spayed desert dog (I live in Saudi Arabia). I have your tapes and...
by AndyBC – Apr 12, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsarah Apr 15, 2009
Teaching our Great Dane to Not Jump on Kids We have a 6 month old great dane that was house broken very quickly and can follows voice commands...
by ParishClan – Mar 31, 2009	2 replies	last post by lyn-treasure Apr 14, 2009
My dog doesn’t socialize Hi: I adopted my dog 4 months ago. He was rescued from the street in April, 2008 completely...
by Laura-E – Apr 13, 2009	2 replies	last post by Laura-E Apr 14, 2009
Excessive Barking My friend adopted a what appears to be a pure border collie, around 1 year of age. He has since...
by bjgred69 – Apr 13, 2009	2 replies	last post by bjgred69 Apr 13, 2009
Lack of recall I have taken on a small rescue Labrador/Collie bitch Carra who is nearly five but has no sense of...
by JeanH – Apr 3, 2009	2 replies	last post by JeanH Apr 9, 2009
Help! Dog bites visitors! I have a 10 yr old neutered lhasa apso. We have had increasing problems with him ankle biting...
by nevrenufanimals – Mar 30, 2009	1 replies	last post by LetsPlay Apr 8, 2009
Different person, different behavior? Hi there, I am very interested in my dog's reaction to bikers yesterday. Here is some back...
by MaxHollyNoah – Apr 7, 2009	4 replies	last post by LetsPlay Apr 8, 2009
chewing I adopted a 1 yo chocolate lab from the humane society last August. She was eager to please, but...
by btaylor – Apr 1, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsBecks Apr 8, 2009
Swimming after Ducks You gave me some good advice before ..thanks but now I have a new problem. I have a Golden...
by Lesley – Apr 1, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsBecks Apr 8, 2009
continues to bite I have 4 month old male Rottie who is a rescue dog. He continues to keep biting despite all our...
by susan-O – Dec 10, 2008	1 replies	last post by LetsPlay Apr 7, 2009
Digging I have a major issue with both of my dogs digging small holes all throughout my yard and have no...
by dupham – Apr 1, 2009	3 replies	last post by dupham Apr 3, 2009
Help! 2 yr old Pom is out of control! I adopted a 2 year old male Pom in December. He was in the local animal shelter for over a month...
by mr-wilson – Apr 2, 2009	2 replies	last post by LetsPlay Apr 2, 2009
Only family for me! My 2 children and myself adopted an 11 month old corgie mix from a local rescue almost 2 years ago...
by pshertz – Mar 28, 2009	2 replies	last post by 755crsimmons Apr 1, 2009
aggression HI Im new here and I understand the concept of ignoring bad behavior but my 3 year old Rat...
by pequito3 – Mar 30, 2009	2 replies	last post by pequito3 Mar 31, 2009
Underground Fence Problem We have an Australian Shepard who is about 1 year old. He has a shock collar that is set to the...
by katkins1985 – Mar 30, 2009	3 replies	last post by nevrenufanimals Mar 31, 2009
Aggressive or afraid when feeding???!!!??? So We've been working on Morgan's aggression issues and have them under control and are constantly...
by chefboyardy – Mar 24, 2009	4 replies	last post by Annie Mar 31, 2009
Chewing My miniature poodle is 11 months old and has chewed through my whole house doing hundreds of...
by Beverly-Melanson – Mar 14, 2009	2 replies	last post by Beverly-Melanson Mar 28, 2009
Nonstop warning barking 3 dog household; pet door to fenced yard; a LOT of toys; oldest dog (9) starts barking at delivery...
by SMB – Mar 25, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsBecks Mar 28, 2009
House manners He is 9 months old Malinois mixed puppy that we adopted 4-5 months ago. The problems are: -He...
by Idan-Kashi – Mar 25, 2009	3 replies	last post by MaxHollyNoah Mar 26, 2009
5 month old shepard aggression Hey, my name is Peter. My daughter and her boy friend purchased a german shepard puppy in Nov. He...
by jaker104 – Mar 11, 2009	2 replies	last post by jaker104 Mar 24, 2009
Excited Dog I have a 3 yr old Shar Pei and he gets himself so worked up about going on his walks, its like its...
by Petenix – Mar 24, 2009	1 replies	last post by Idan-Kashi Mar 24, 2009
Professional advice needed!! Hi, This is my first post and I am in need of some serious advice. The History: I...
by chefboyardy – Mar 6, 2009	7 replies	last post by Annie Mar 24, 2009
Chasing Pushbikes Hi, I have two Jack Russell's who are generally pretty good. Both are nearly 4 but not from same...
by Karen-Jones – Mar 20, 2009	4 replies	last post by Annie Mar 21, 2009
GSD(s) just won't listen Hi Everyone My two 18 mo old German Shepard's just won't listen, every time they go outside (I...
by luvmy4dogs – Mar 17, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsBecks Mar 19, 2009
Jumping I have 2 German Shepard's 18 mo. old. I cannot get them to stop jumping on people, myself included...
by luvmy4dogs – Mar 5, 2009	5 replies	last post by Lorraine-D Mar 18, 2009
new dog agressive I fostered a lab from labs4rescue in September.The main reason I got her was to number one help...
by character500 – Mar 16, 2009	2 replies	last post by character500 Mar 18, 2009
Showing aggressive/"top dog" tendancies I have a 3 year old Aussie Shepard/Chow mix, Einstein. He's my biggest problem right now. He will...
by pls1979 – Jan 6, 2009	2 replies	last post by billy-blazes Mar 16, 2009
"grumpy" lab grumbles We have a 4 year old lab male that is about 80 Lbs. We've been following the training programs to...
by thbarnett – Mar 11, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsBecks Mar 16, 2009
humping We have a 13 month old female Bouvier. She likes to hump us in the evening, mostly. I have tried...
by linnie – Mar 13, 2009	2 replies	last post by LetsPlay Mar 15, 2009
Off Leash Training Thanks to this forum, the help of a professional dog trainer and some hard work on both our parts...
by ke4itnotelconet – Mar 15, 2009	1 replies	last post by Idan-Kashi Mar 15, 2009
Obnoxious Lab Pup [I]I have a 4 1/2 month old chocolate lab named Kelly, I also have a 2 year old black lab named...
by fezz09 – Mar 13, 2009	2 replies	last post by fezz09 Mar 14, 2009
hyper I was wondering what the easiest way to get a hyper ACD to meet people and not jump on them. He...
by nikki85 – Mar 12, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsBecks Mar 13, 2009
Barking at people on walks My min-pen mix has been going for walks since she was a baby, she is now 1 yr old, but recently she...
by Fehouse23 – Mar 13, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsBecks Mar 13, 2009
Jumping on the table My 1 year old shepard/husky mix loves to jump up onto my dining room table. I only know that he...
by Lauren-T – Mar 13, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsBecks Mar 13, 2009
Barking at TV when animals are on Hi, My 1yo West Highland Terrier x Poodle has a serious problem. Whenever an animal is on the TV...
by TobysMum – Mar 13, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsBecks Mar 13, 2009
Labrador eating her Kennel/DukTape/cloth and offently getting sick My female labrador (xbreed) gets about 45min exercise everyday, still she has chewed(partially ate)...
by 755crsimmons – Mar 5, 2009	3 replies	last post by 755crsimmons Mar 12, 2009
barking,pulling on leash,jumping on friends who visit My year and a half old toy poodle male has only 3 problems. He barks at everything he sees out the...
by Bucklees-Mom – Sep 22, 2008	4 replies	last post by 755crsimmons Mar 11, 2009
Howling I have two dogs, one that is 8 and another that's about a year and a half. When I leave the house...
by tlw – Mar 2, 2009	4 replies	last post by tlw Mar 11, 2009
my dog bites my feet I have a small chihuahua who is constantly biting my toes and feet when I'm on the phone or when...
by andrews9508 – Mar 10, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsBecks Mar 11, 2009