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Beejou
Is it play or future conflict.. a bit of both?
I am a worrier... I will admit that. I see everything as a problem or potential problem but I feel like it prepares me to nip things early. So here's the possible issue... Seven week old Royce has stopped being growly already with us. Great! He's learning at such an imcredible rate it is amazing...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Mar 15 2011 9:06 PM
bballs mom
My Butterball poops on the couch
I'm trying to get my dog to STOP pooping on my couch. I will admit he has been very babied since his eye surgery, but he has to stop doing that. He goes through a period of time where he's really good about going outside then all of a sudden he's pooping on the couch. I've done the reward...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Mar 14 2011 12:19 PM
j_Sinay
playing dead
Hi there, new here. I have a very smart puppy who knows all kinds of tricks, but just hates playing dead. He'll do it, but ever so sadly. Anyone have any ideas why this might be?
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Mar 13 2011 3:11 PM
spiritdogs
A New and Improved Clicker Links List
(Please note the disclaimer in my signature, as required by idog rules.) Clicker training has helped two of my dogs become great therapy dogs, with reliable obedience behavior and a repertoire of tricks, too. It has helped my clients' dogs in many ways as well. I like the fact that it is a force...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Mar 12 2011 6:09 PM
reneegavin
where to keep new second dog at night and while gone
Hello again! We are bringing home our new rescue dog tomorrow and keeping him for the weekend to see how he and our current dog get along over a few days. I'm having trouble trying to figure out where to keep him at night and while we're out. My current dog sleeps in our room, and while we're...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Mar 10 2011 8:50 PM
M & J
She's barking - again!
Oh, I hope someone can give me a process that sticks! Maya is a Pyrenees cross. I know that they have been bred to bark for a living, and I don't mind a warning bark or two, but Maya goes right over the top. We have a bike path behind our house, and Maya is triggered by dogs walking by. She races...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Mar 9 2011 7:55 AM
reneegavin
Potential second dog peed on my current dog
Hello everyone! We are currently considering a second dog. He is a 1-2 year old lab/shepherd mix. Very, very sweet dog. He and my fairly dominant 1 1/2 year old female collie mix play pretty well together, although a bit rough. We are doing a trial run next weekend to see if the roughness eases up. The...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Mar 7 2011 7:46 AM
Mark H
Blindness/Night-time insecurity
We have an 8 year old Border Terrier. He suffered from lens luxation (a genetic condition) and lost an eye at 3 years old. The other eye was kept going on medication until a month ago when it too had to be enucleated (removed). With one exception he is doing remarkably well and is fast learning to cope...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Mar 4 2011 7:06 PM
Kindredspirits
I need help-Lilith bit my son in the face
I'm so upset right now. The last almost two weeks Lilith has been acting like a different dog and getting worse as the days go by- shes ignoring commands, back to growling at Skyline around food (we had a great handle on this and stopped hand feeding and started giving her tricky treat ball and she...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Feb 28 2011 9:58 AM
Liesje
"Emergency" recall
I see these phrase a lot, "emergency recall." I guess what I don't understand is why is there a difference? If the dog will not come to a normal recall, then IMO the dog doesn't have a recall, period. If the dog comes to the "emergency" recall, why is that not THE recall?...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Feb 26 2011 10:08 PM
jtderr
help with riding in truck
Hi I just joined the forum and could use some help. Our 16 week old Beagle pees and gets sick every time we go in the truck. We do need to get over this hump as we will be doing alot of traveling come spring any help will be appreciated.
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Feb 26 2011 10:08 PM
AllAboutTheAPBT
Dog Booties
Does anyone have suggestions for a good set of dog booties? The salt and snow makes winter walking very unpleasant for my guys... they've mastered the art of hopping down the street, lol. I am looking for booties that would be good for walking on slushy streets as well as running through deeper...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Feb 26 2011 4:19 PM
aDorkable
Spitting Treats? (aDork)
The other day Jennie said something about spitting treats. I'm wondering how this works (not the actual mechanics of spitting, but how do you give commands and spit treats)? I don't use a clicker with Misha, because the noise either startles him, or he focuses on the clicker too much -- it provides...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Feb 25 2011 7:07 PM
Sunshinegirl
Anxiety
About a week and a half ago I got a DVR in the bedroom. Abbie & Layla have always slept in bed with me and the tv is typically on. It has never been an issue until now. Whenever I turn the tv on or off Layla jumps off the bed and runs out of the room terrified. If I bring her back in the bedroom...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Feb 25 2011 2:42 PM
sambob
Personality change?
I fostered a litter of 6 Weimaraner pups for a couple weeks. All of them had homes lined up for them except one little blue girl. I call her Rain. She was the "alpha" one over the other pups. Spunky, bossy, very independent, and just so darn cute! Now that the others have gone to their homes...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Feb 24 2011 4:59 PM
JRTmama
Behavior change
Hello there! I have a 10 year old male Jack Rusell, Marley, who has been a fantastic dog with the kids. 10 months ago we introduced a female boxer puppy, Lola, into the family. At first things went well. Individually they are both GREAT dogs. However a couple months ago the dogs started fighting at meal...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Feb 24 2011 8:29 AM
McKenna1
I really need help!!
I am looking for Help please anyone!! We rescued a 7 month Bernese mountain an Bulldog mix from a very abusive home. When we walked in the 5 year old child was hitting Trooper in the face with a hairbrush and the 2 year old child was kicking him. We have had trooper since Feb 11 2011 and we also have...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Feb 23 2011 9:24 PM
stardog85
Article: Positives of Negatives & Negatives of Positives
http://www.theotherendoftheleash.com/positives-of-negatives-negatives-of-positives This article is so in line with my own stances on the topics that I just had to share it - Patricia McConnell puts it into much better words than I ever could! Thoughts?
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Feb 23 2011 7:03 PM
rickp
Abused Dog
I saved my female dog form certain death when I found her on the side of the road half dead with a fractured skull. After spending a week in the hospital the doctors told me I could take her home. We think she was either hit by a car or thrown out of one. The only 3 people she trusts and loves...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Feb 22 2011 5:46 PM
amurr
New dog nipping at kids
Hello. I'm new here. We adopted a dog from the shelter a couple of weeks ago. He's about 15 mo. He's is a wonderful dog except he has been randomly nipping at the kids. There seems to be various reasons which I'm trying to take on as they come up, but it is frustrating because it seems...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Feb 22 2011 4:51 PM