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3girls
Super high value treats help please!
So Jackson's rally trial is this weekend. It's very likely that DH is going to have to do at least one run with him. They've never worked together before. I need to come up with some super high value treats that'll make Jackson sit up and want to work with DH. Keep in mind, Jackson's...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Feb 20 2011 3:51 PM
poodleOwned
What wil we find next?
Hi All I am an ardent student of things dog. I think that we are at an interesting Nexus in history that we are acknowledging the emotional basis of much behaviour which many dog owners and trainers long suspected. There are many other sightly heretical things that i have noticed about behavour. One...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Feb 20 2011 12:59 PM
oranges81
How much is to much?
Corrections in behavior training has it's place. I feel that if all else has failed then a correction is needed. But when does correction become abuse? I'll use Maze as an example. She LOVES to play in traffic. And I don't mean chase cars. I mean play bowing, playing chicken with cars in...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Feb 19 2011 11:47 PM
GSP
Retractable Tie Out
Does anyone have experience using Doctors Foster and Smith's retractable tie out? This would be perfect for our little Lizzy-she loves to be outside.
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Feb 19 2011 9:05 PM
Jewlieee
Tug and gripping
I'm looking for suggestions on how to get abbie to grip harder when we tug. She has a great grip for tugging on the frisbee, probably because we've been doing the frisbee thing since she was a baby. However, she has a soft mouth / grip on everything else. The purpose behind this is that I want...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Feb 19 2011 2:55 PM
Aster1
Neighbors 3 Lab S.O.B.'s & I Need help!!!
Our neighbor has 3 male Labs (Black, Chocolate, Yellow) that are VERY aggressive. One has come after me and our old Springer that we lost in November. Their 2 former Yellow Labs did attack our late Springer twice when he was under 18 months old and left him HATING ALL DOGS for the rest of his...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Feb 17 2011 4:39 PM
Hans luckee
How to Help Your fat Dog Get Into Shape?
Helping Your Dog Lose Weight Adopting a healthy diet and lifestyle will help your dog slim down. Exercise and diet are essential to getting your dog in shape. Dog Diets Your dog didn't get fat overnight so keep in mind he or she won't get to their ideal weight over night either. Slimming...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Feb 16 2011 8:33 PM
LisaB
Growling after boarding
My dog Mazzy, a 2 year old Australian Labradoodle, was boarded over Christmas for 2 weeks. She has regularly stayed at this "dog camp" before, both for week long stays and once every week or two play days. She is a very friendly dog, but she does like to play a little rough for some dogs. She...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Feb 16 2011 4:06 PM
reneegavin
tie-outs and aggression?
Hello, We adopted what we're thinking might be a cattle dog/collie mix from a rescue 6 months ago. She is very sweet, but also VERY active. The problem we're having is that with the snow in our yard, she has discovered she can very easily jump over our fence. The only way I can now let her out...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Feb 13 2011 3:22 PM
Sam Mitchell
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LAST POST: ON: 2/13/2011 9:36:34 AM
ShelterDogs
Overweight dogs and fetch.
Have any of you ever taught an overweight dog to play fetch? Was it any more difficult than a normal weight dog? This Golden that I walk is overweight and will only retrieve the ball a few times. I've never actually seen this myself. I've only ever walked him. But I want to try fetch with him...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Feb 13 2011 12:59 AM
blizzard_721
Fear/aggression?
Hello, I have a 1.5 year old German Shepherd who I've been around since he was 3 months. My dad bought him, but up to about 6 months ago, he fell ill and hasn't been able to take the dog out. From when the dog was a puppy I would take him every weekend (at the time I lived in an apartment...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Feb 12 2011 9:54 PM
Kim_MacMillan
Gaci - New Strange Behaviours
Lately Gaci has been exhibiting some new strange behaviours. The first is a recent anxiety-overreaction to when my partner comes home. Up until a few weeks ago, her normal reaction would be to alarm bark when she hears the door open, bark one or two more times, and then resume with a happy, wiggly...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Feb 12 2011 8:01 PM
lisa4kids1pup
Is this cause for concern or a potential good thing?
Misty is truly "My" dog. She is almost always by my side, if we're in a new situation she looks to me specifically for reassurance, and if she is sound asleep and I stand up to go to another room, she immediately jumps to her feet to follow me. (it makes me chuckle though, because most...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Feb 10 2011 1:25 PM
Jewlieee
10 myths about dog aggression
Decent blog post http://blogs.dogster.com/dog-training/category/dog-aggression-myths-a-series/
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Feb 9 2011 3:54 PM
maizy
E.A.R.L
Has anyone tried E.A.R.L leash from mypetshop.org? it looks nice for travel but haven't seen one.
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Feb 8 2011 9:19 PM
jtderr
Help with Submissive urination
When we have to crate our 4 month female Beagle if we go away for a couple hours or more every time we return and let her out of the crate she will squat and pee on her way out to the door. She was crate trained from the time we got her at 9 weeks old and has done this from the start. She is otherwise...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Feb 8 2011 9:09 PM
kaytee rivers
he screams and screams....
I just wrote all this out and it crashed.... :( Anyways, my cavalier king charles billy is a nightmare to walk, he is ok when he sees people but he screams and screams with excitement when he sees other dogs, you cannot stop him, I have tried food distraction, shouting, talking calm, picking him up...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Feb 6 2011 6:00 PM
aDorkable
Misha update -- Training & Tracking (aDork)
So before Misha got into his little spat with the husky I'd already signed him up for Tracking class. Since I've waiting for a year for the class, and he was showing no signs of issues on-leash, I kept him in the class -- and boy am I glad I did! He's not very confident in himself with the...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Feb 2 2011 9:32 PM
Jewlieee
I got growled at
Abbie is fairly sensitive to some types of grooming. She doesn't mind the dremel but hates the nail trimmer, like it hurts or something. She doesn't mind baths and likes the doggy drier. Tonight though, I was pulling pickers out of her fur and she actually growled and bared her teeth! I'm...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Jan 31 2011 10:07 AM