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Dog Behavior Training

Do you have an unruly dog? Do you want to train your dog yourself? Discuss your reservations and/or concerns. OR have you had success in training your dog? Why not share with others what you found works and what doesn't.

Introducing a new dog home Hi all, I have a 7-month old female toy poodle, Sammie, who is currently my only dog. I have...
by junecpg – Aug 17, 2009	4 replies	last post by junecpg Aug 21, 2009
walking out 2 completely different Yorkies Hi there, this is the second time I write about my dogs. Crathos is 1 year 6 months old and Nisa...
by omar – Oct 8, 2008	1 replies	last post by LetsPlay Aug 20, 2009
2 year old Beagle pooping daily in temporary home My 2 year old Beagle is staying with my daughter, her husband and 2 Beagles, for 4 months. The...
by tasher3433 – Aug 15, 2009	2 replies	last post by KOPsarah Aug 18, 2009
passive-aggressive beagle ignores when he feels like it Hello, We have a beagle mutt who is about 7 years old (I know - it's LATE)... We've started...
by Franklin – Jul 17, 2009	3 replies	last post by KOPsarah Jul 26, 2009
dominance or behavior of the breed type? Hi there. I have a 7 month old male golden retriever who is doing well with basic commands and...
by zipoutasite – Jul 19, 2009	3 replies	last post by zipoutasite Jul 21, 2009
Change dominance order of 3 dogs? I have three neutered male dogs: a 3 year-old Shi Tzu mix (Riley), a 5-year old German...
by jnr – Jul 17, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsarah Jul 18, 2009
4 dogs in the house [FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="Purple"][I][/I][/COLOR][/FONT], Well, we have 4 dogs total in our...
by ninnis38 – Jul 11, 2009	2 replies	last post by KOPsarah Jul 15, 2009
corgi puppy becoming aggressive We have had our 10 week old corgi for almost a week. At first he was quiet, calm and sweet. For...
by kodacolor – Jul 1, 2009	5 replies	last post by kjd Jul 4, 2009
House Breaking older Sheit Zus We have a 5year old Shiet Zu, We have had dogs all our married years (50 Plus) and have house broke...
by jim-poisel – Jun 26, 2009	2 replies	last post by KOPsarah Jun 28, 2009
Training question Hi everybody, I have a question regarding training. I have a 4 month German Shepherd and he is...
by Marvin – Jun 15, 2009	6 replies	last post by MaxHollyNoah Jun 27, 2009
Leash Pulling Because of my physical limitations which include only the use of one arm I find it impossible to do...
by katiekaiser – Jan 21, 2009	6 replies	last post by K9-One Jun 21, 2009
Sit Stay in Obedience Ring I have a Standard Poodle trained for obedience. In the Open Ring he performs all the exercises...
by cbritos – Jun 16, 2009	2 replies	last post by KOPsarah Jun 19, 2009
Re-name a stray/rescue with no name?? Hello - I recently rescued a 4 year old Jack Russell. He was a stray with no tags. The shelter...
by jbecke91 – Jun 10, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsarah Jun 11, 2009
Eating poop My miniature poodle, since a puppy has eaten poop. To begin with it was her own but I was able to...
by Peggy – May 31, 2009	4 replies	last post by KOPsarah Jun 8, 2009
Leash Training Difficulty Hi Daniel, I read with interest all of the success stories you publish and wonder where I'm...
by Peter – Dec 27, 2008	10 replies	last post by Maggiesmom1 Jun 4, 2009
Dogs and small pets Hi I have two dogs a collie/german shepherd cross dog and a spaniel/collie/and many other breeds...
by sarah – May 26, 2009	2 replies	last post by sarah May 27, 2009
Fetch Problems. No matter how hard i try, my shitzu never brings me the ball back after i have thrown it, and...
by Trixie – May 20, 2009	1 replies	last post by hele9001 May 21, 2009
old puppy and new puppy we have an 18 mo male golden and just got a 10 week old female golden. I am not sure how much...
by arader – May 14, 2009	2 replies	last post by arader May 16, 2009
Training a puppy I'm getting a 9-week old puppy soon and I'm not sure what to start with. I know basic commands like...
by tinkerbell – May 9, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsarah May 10, 2009
Intrinsic & Extrinsic Punishment Hi, could someone out there please please help me with regards to studies I am undertaking and shed...
by Tiggy – Apr 29, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsarah May 3, 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	1 replies	last post by KOPsarah Apr 30, 2009
The Overprotective Dogs Our family has just made some huge changes in our lives that have caused some overprotective...
by jiggyj – Apr 8, 2009	4 replies	last post by KOPsarah Apr 21, 2009
I need help with a sled dog question any huskie experts??? Hey guys and girls, this post came up on the behaviour website and I thought I'd post it here as...
by KOPsBecks – Mar 3, 2009	1 replies	last post by KOPsarah Apr 15, 2009
playing fetch but not bringing it back My bearded collie, loves to play, but won't give me the bottle or ball back. She will back of when...
by hele9001 – Apr 13, 2009	1 replies	last post by MaxHollyNoah Apr 13, 2009
Jekyl & Hyde Rescue Dog w/issues I desperately need guideance on how to handle a stray that I found. He looks to be a "Flat Coated...
by gjrupert – May 13, 2008	4 replies	last post by LetsPlay Apr 7, 2009
Boundry training I have seen some dogs that are trained not to leave a specific boundry and would like to know how...
by GLedray – Mar 26, 2009	1 replies	last post by LetsPlay Apr 2, 2009
Walking two dogs - where should they walk? When walking two dogs should they both be on the same side together or should one be on the right...
by tlw – Mar 17, 2009	4 replies	last post by LetsPlay Apr 2, 2009
Dog lays down When ever I go and pick my dog up from the neighbor's he always lays down on his back and rolls...
by katkins1985 – Mar 30, 2009	2 replies	last post by Annie Mar 31, 2009
licking,licking amd more licking Hi,I am a new member and this is my second post.As,I said in my first post I adopted a lab.She is...
by character500 – Mar 18, 2009	3 replies	last post by nlmyers56 Mar 26, 2009
disability guide dog JMJ Dear friends, we adopted a 3 year old poodle and would like to train it as a guide dog for...
by octavop – Mar 6, 2009	2 replies	last post by LetsPlay Mar 24, 2009
Dog behaviour We have an one year old female Labrador, Betsy whose potty habits have still not fallen into a...
by Nat – Mar 22, 2009	1 replies	last post by MaxHollyNoah Mar 23, 2009
Dog and children Hi, Knew to this forum. We have a 2 year old male Chessie/ChocLab. We attended puppy classes and...
by SCOTTIE – Jan 13, 2009	2 replies	last post by Lorraine-D Mar 18, 2009
Stupid question regarding regular walks and random walking From what I understand you are to walk your dog and also random walk your dog to get him...
by tlw – Mar 11, 2009	2 replies	last post by tlw Mar 17, 2009
Yorkie pup flees from people I have a 4 month old yorkie. He is beginning to not want to be pet or picked up. He was fine for...
by AndreaG – Mar 10, 2009	1 replies	last post by Idan-Kashi Mar 13, 2009
Exercise before fully vaccinated?? Does anyone have any suggestions on exercising my 9 week old Lab puppy? He hasn't had his second...
by YosSam15 – Dec 19, 2008	3 replies	last post by Idan-Kashi Mar 13, 2009
training 2 dogs I have an 8-1/2 pointer/lab and a 1-1/2 pit/lab. The older one was okay on the leash and will heel...
by tlw – Mar 11, 2009	1 replies	last post by Idan-Kashi Mar 13, 2009
My sniffy mastiff! I have an 18month Old English Mastiff. He uses his hunting instinct to the extreme, any smell good...
by Julie-Whatman – Mar 1, 2009	1 replies	last post by LetsPlay Mar 5, 2009
random walking I am trying the random walking and need to know if it's O.K. to be pulling my GSpup, it seems like...
by Zoey – Nov 16, 2008	1 replies	last post by LetsPlay Feb 27, 2009
Rescue project in Andalusia. I have been living in Costa Rica for three years and after many adventures with my rescues, I have...
by Pilar – Jul 4, 2008	1 replies	last post by LetsPlay Feb 14, 2009
Introducing dog to newest edition We adopted a stray last year and Jameson has been a wonderful edition to our family. He listens...
by Steeno25 – Feb 12, 2009	1 replies	last post by Idan-Kashi Feb 13, 2009
Recent Newsletter - Max returning I notice one of the problems that Max had in the recent newsletter was not returning to his owner...
by Wendy-O – Dec 28, 2008	1 replies	last post by LetsPlay Feb 4, 2009
Too Much Training At Once Three days ago we adopted a 7 month old Sheppard/Husky mix who has never been obedience trained...
by Mishka'sMum – Jan 7, 2009	1 replies	last post by eyeluvdogs Jan 22, 2009
train for house first or hunting I have two beagle one male four yrs of age and one female one yr old can I train them to be obedant...
by rabbithunter – Jan 19, 2009	1 replies	last post by LetsPlay Jan 22, 2009
Playing with Dog that does not play with toys Hello, Although not necessarily a dog behavior issue it is certainly an issue I have with...
by mstumpel – Jan 13, 2009	2 replies	last post by mstumpel Jan 14, 2009
Electric fence. In order to stop my dogs from escaping I have been looking at electric fences. I'm keen to use a...
by Marina – Aug 23, 2008	6 replies	last post by bustercyrus09 Jan 11, 2009
"drop it" issues i recently tried to teach my dog "drop it". i give her a dentabone or something (she really like...
by Trixie – Jan 9, 2009	1 replies	last post by MaxHollyNoah Jan 10, 2009
A little advice?? I have a 3 year old Aussie Shepard/Chow mix, Einstein. He's my biggest problem right now. He will...
by pls1979 – Jan 8, 2009	1 replies	last post by MaxHollyNoah Jan 9, 2009
Leash Training Our family has recently acquired a Austrailian Sheapherd as our newist family member. The problem I...
by tastevens – Dec 28, 2008	1 replies	last post by MaxHollyNoah Jan 2, 2009
walking in the front and in the way Hi all, first time poster here. My wife and I got a rescue puppy from our local pound a few weeks...
by sr900400gmailcom – Dec 30, 2008	4 replies	last post by sr900400gmailcom Jan 1, 2009
herding and nipping children We have a 9 month old mini Aussie - 40 pounds- and live in open spaces and near the beach so he is...
by Rileys – Dec 29, 2008	3 replies	last post by MaxHollyNoah Jan 1, 2009