My 9 month old BC is calm and gentle with my wife and I and our other two dogs, but is protectively aggressive. When a friend enters the house he barks, growls, and gets inside 5 feet. This always causes the victim to stare at him, despite all my pleas to ignore him. If the [...]
FWIW, we’re seeing more and more places in MD requiring this. We did have a canine influenza outbreak here some time ago, and I appreciate that some places are concerned. BUT…I’ve done some research on the vax and spoken with my vet. While it seems to be very safe – ie no real side effects [...]
I saw a question on this site, or maybe another about a puppy biting and nipping at the owner, I myself am not having this problem, but was curious of what the answer would be and could not find one. The puppy jumped and nipped, owner screamed “ouch!” and then walked away to ignore the [...]
Another technique is to turn into the puppy and gently walk into/towards the puppy. Don’t step on the puppy, just keep walking towards it, you are invading the puppy’s space and usually they get a little nervous with your being so close and they back off, perhaps go into a sit…good dog! Praise and treat! [...]
Dancer has been part of our family for almost a year now (a year on 8/30). That’s hard to believe! He’s doing pretty well–had a potty training set back a couple of weeks ago, but we took a few days where he went out much more frequently and appear to have gotten things back in [...]
Question, those of you who do not feed kibble, do you buy store bought treats or make your own? Second question, for those of you who feed kibble, do you buy treats made by the same company as your kibble? I have realized that when I buy doggie treats I am not nearly as cautious [...]
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I am a single “mom” who is away from home 40-50% of the time. When I am gone she stays at a wonderful kennel. I spend about 15 min a day training her when I am home. The lady at the kennel is wonderful, but lets my girl get away with murder because she is [...]
Does anyone else experience this behavior with their puppy. Ours has two Soft Toy Teddies one of which is wet because she will hold it between her paws and suck on it whilst kneading like a cat on either side of it. She usually does this when she is tired or sometimes she will wizz [...]
generally the women who feed, take care of, and usually wanted the dog to begin with (surrogate child?)… In my classes and privately, it is usually the woman who brings the dog…sure it’s ‘My HUSBANDS dog’…but he’s playing golf, bowling, working late, etc., and the wife in the family is the one who has to [...]
puppy,named Caleb, who is starting to exhibit aggressive behavior towards the family. This started when he was groomed in September and as time goes on, the biting behavior has increased. Caleb shows his teeth,growls,and sometimes lunges towards us. Most of the time he is loving but if he has something in his mouth that he [...]