Archive for the 'Dog Training' Category

Alright…I’m 17 and absolutely love dogs and dog behavior. I always knew I wanted to have a career that’s either creative (artist, photographer or musician) or animal-related (behaviorist, veterinarian, etc.)
I cannot imagine having a career that doesn’t involve dogs, I’ve been intrigued by them since I was 7 years old, and I know so much [...]

Couple of month ago I moved to a small town because of my job. Now my house is in the woods with few more neighbor houses and about 20min from the city. Coming from a big city in CA it was scary enough. And recently I was getting the mail and found a very disturbing [...]

My dads bull mastiff dog has always been rowdy and hard to control, jumping on people and stuff. also when walking I’m told that he’s even once carried one dog 10 feet because it tried to attack him. But now I’ve gotten a 10 week German shepherd female puppy and I’ve been hesitant of introducing [...]

So I have a German Shepherd x Australian shepherd mix I got from the pound about 2 months ago and she was ‘completely’ potty trained up until tonight, I say completely, but no dog is really completely potty trained specially if they get sick. Oh and she is almost 8 months old and is VERY [...]

I took him back to the shelter, but would like to give him another chance. Can this dog be trained? Like I said, canhe be trained to enjoy everones company?

I have a 4 year old shelter mix, that I’ve had for about 3 years. He’s very easy to train, and he’s always obedient. Although he doesn’t like rules, he always follows them when he’s told. He doesn’t chew on things, and he has never had a problem with us leaving him alone. Lately, he’s [...]

Facts:
- I have a job
- I am home schooled and have a lot of extra time
- My dad knows that I would be a great care taker
- The puppy would only be at his house for 3 months until I move to my moms (The pup’s forever home)
- My mom despises having to clean up [...]

I have two dogs one who is 5 months and another who is about 4-5 years and I have had both since they were puppies and tried to train them but I am having a horrible time. The biggest thing is I have the worst time walking them on the leash because they pull [...]

My dog is 14 months old and so capable of doing agility, he is eager to please and loves jumping and has the energy for agility. What he lacks is proper training and proper social skills for this sport. I know, it is my faulthe hasn’t had a healthy social life with other dogs, but [...]

(obedience commands & tricks)