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rsalas
Bad dog?
I have a 4 year old Golden, Charlotte, who is a great dog. She has never met another dog or person that she didn't love! However, she is not very "social" around her water bowl or food bowl, and will growl when another dog invades her "space" while she is eating or drinking. ...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Jan 29 2011 5:20 PM
Burl
The Function of Dreams
Dr. Stanley Coren posted a discussion of how dogs dream just like us, here: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/canine-corner/201010/do-dogs-dream I left a couple of comments, but for all you trainers here on this subforum, I wonder about your answer to my question to Dr. Coren If dreams are a way for...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Jan 26 2011 8:00 AM
Sophie333
Sophie doesn't give kisses
My dog Sophie is wonderful very affectionate . However she never gives kisses I never had a dog that didn't give kisses. Anybody know about this?
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jan 23 2011 5:17 PM
aDorkable
Misha attacked another dog (aDork)
First the back story as to my dog (Misha)'s history and how I got him. He's a Great Pyrenees X Chow/Aussie? who just turned 4 in December. He was between GA and SC for a while, but has lived here in SC for the past 2 1/2 years. We built a fence for him going on 1 year ago. He has been staying...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Jan 21 2011 10:44 PM
daisyprincess
Daisy Bit Me Last Night :(
Daisy bit me last night I don't know who did it but there as water all over the floor and Daisy was in the kitchen I kept telling her to go but she wouldn't move so I was trying to scoot her with my leg but she growled at me so I then decided I was gonna pick her up and remove her she went on...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Jan 21 2011 11:42 AM
sillysally
Jack is Afraid of Heights??
I'm not sure what else to call it.... I think it started at rally class. We were messing around on the agility equipment and I was having Jack to the a-frame. It was my fault--Sally has never had issues with taller obstacles so it never occurred to me that Jack might. When he got to the top he froze...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Jan 20 2011 10:43 AM
spiritdogs
Puttin' this on my calendar...
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/how-smart-dogs.html
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LAST POST: ON: 1/18/2011 9:02:04 PM
ShelterDogs
Your Treat Bag (Divided by Level?)
Do any of you divide up your treats so that different levels of treats (low (kibble), medium (charlee bears), and high (meats)) are all separated by left, middle and right side of pouch? Or do you just combine your kibble, charlee beers, dried liver, cut up chicken, etc and blindly reach in your pouch...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Jan 17 2011 1:00 PM
MilosMom
Dog scaling walls & gates at our daycare, help!
Usually in circumstances like this, where we have a dog that jumps our gates/daycare walls we reccommend the owner take her pup somewhere else. However, this is a very very special client that we do not want to do that with (plus we love her dogs!) She is a fairly small dog but completely agile. When...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jan 16 2011 7:44 AM
JamieG
She's a pooper
I have a 16 month old female maltipoo and two young children (6 & 10). Our dog came into our home in late August from a family with 4 younger children. It was good home - just became too much for them with the young children. She came to us bell trained and is very well behaved except... I think...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Jan 14 2011 9:07 PM
tex123
does clicker training have drawbacks?
I've been thinking of doing some experimental clicker traing but am somewhat skeptical of teaching the dog to focus on sound rather than hand signals/verbal ques...has anyone here tried both? Thanks Henry
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jan 9 2011 10:16 PM
cgm707
My dog is a little too agressive at the dog park
I have a sweet Doberman-Ridgeback female, 4 years old. She has never had behavior problems before. But when I take her to a dog park (which I do almost everyday), and a dog bumps into her, or vice versa, or the other dog sniffs her a little too closely (she is neutered), Sophie gets mean and starts a...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jan 9 2011 2:29 PM
pjrcard
GSD/JRT "aggressive" to smaller dogs
Hi all-- Hoping someone can offer a solution to a dog aggression/dominance issue my dog is having. Her name is Maggie. She's about 16 months old, so decidedly in her adolescent phase. She's a cross breed of a German Shepherd and a Jack Russell Terrier, and in terms of size she's about...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Jan 7 2011 7:07 AM
diane303
Youngster jumping and grabbing at your hand during a walk-arrgh!
My daughter's Golden Retriever is 15 months old. He's a very smart dog and she has tried to do all the right things. When he gets excited on a walk he jumps up and down and grabs your hands and arms. This is one behavior that has to stop. He's pretty mouthy as it is. My daughter says that...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Jan 7 2011 6:53 AM
kennys_mom
neighbors ignore their dogs and we get to pay for it (A bit vent-like...
I have no idea why my neighbors thought it would be a good idea to get dogs. They have 3 cats and we all know that cats are much more independent than dogs. They initially got a bassett hound puppy which I thought was a huge mistake. Bassets bark a lot and I read that its a good idea to get two from...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jan 2 2011 1:55 PM
krbshappy71
Feeding frenzy and annoyances questions.
My dogs became increasingly spastic over feeding time. Downright rowdy the moment they knew it was dinner and breakfast time. At one point they were so rowdy that I became very afraid of being pushed down the stairs, EVERY morning, every evening. It was out of control. At first I started crating them...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Dec 28 2010 6:57 PM
jettababy
Ultrasonic bark control
Sorry if this has been asked before, but I couldn't find many threads on it. Has anyone been successfull with bark devices that emit a high-pitched tone instead of shocking the dog? I'm skeptical whether they work or not. When I take Piper to my apartment next semester I am afraid her barking...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Dec 27 2010 10:06 PM
tex123
What am I doing wrong?...
So..I got this pit bull pup at approximately 12 weeks He is now 8 months old He has never been hit and never heard the word "no" Very friendly with dogs, people, etc. He was gently (gradually) crate trained Problem.....He quite simply refuses to get excited over/about ANYTHING...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Dec 25 2010 9:37 AM
Dterndtenn
Are dogs pack animals?
Firstly let me point out that living in Bangkok - I'm not often around when many of you guys are - so it may seem like I've disappeared from a discussion - when I'm actually asleep - if you see what I mean?! I just read this year old article by Jean Donaldson - which challenges the whole...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Dec 21 2010 10:04 AM
Liesje
Why did the chicken cross the road?
(sorry if this isn't new, I don't remember seeing it) Why did the chicken cross the road? Pavlov : we fed the chicken on the opposite side of the road each day at 4 p.m. until the chicken’s autonomic system actually began causing the chicken to cross the road at 4 p.m. without even questioning...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Dec 19 2010 10:02 PM