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sooner
Looking for an in-home behavorist - Oklahoma City area
I have a couple of complicated issues and I would love to have someone come and observe the dogs in their environment. I have had one consultation (not in-home) with one "behavorist" on an unrelated issue and I was not comfortable with the methods he used. There is another person that I trust...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Aug 5 2010 6:02 AM
kennys_mom
I can't take my neighbors dog anymore. Please help!!!
I have 2 cocker spaniels named Abe and Kenny. Kenny is the more dominant of the 2 dogs and tends to bark more at other dogs. Abe is really quirky and sometimes woofs when hears something and barks at the birds that fly aroudn outside and the doorbell. A couple of years ago our next door neighbor got...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Aug 2 2010 6:22 PM
shamrockmommy
CPDT's questions
I am feeling somewhat uneducated lately, and I don't even have a degree of any sort. I was looking for something to do which could be independent study type thing but have to do with dogs. Since Echo and I adore my trainer, I thought about getting a CPDT just to have something that defines...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Aug 2 2010 9:34 AM
sillysally
I SUCK at Clicker Training............
.......at least clicker training Jack. I'm trying to wean him off the prong, so I'm trying to get him better at loose leash walking. Sooooo, I decided to try this method.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSmOOcELgxU&feature=related Either I'm doing it wrong, or he doesn't get it...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Jul 31 2010 7:07 AM
BlackLabbie
How do I get Apollo...
...to come when called when my back is toward him? Tonight we did some simple c/t practice just for fun to kill time until dinner ( mainly sit, down, stay, roll over, paw, other paw, etc). I noticed that if I put my back to Apollo and recall him (and he has a stellar recall when I'm looking at him...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Jul 28 2010 5:36 PM
Greyhound John
Rescue greyhound can't finish a walk.
Hello to all. I am the new owner of a rescue greyhound for the last three days. Everything is okay but I have a problem. He is 3, resuced from Florida, eats sleeps and does his business fine. He wallks next to me on a loose lead, but about half way into a walk he begins to slow down and stop. No amount...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Jul 27 2010 2:47 PM
kpwlee
More ?'s about prey drive
Bugsy is very high prey drive, always has been. Doing some field work and retrieving work has helped to give him an outlet for this drive along with some control over it. They way I see it this is working with it instead of ignoring it. I have never really tried to squelch his prey drive as it isn't...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Jul 26 2010 7:27 PM
corvus
Reactive dogs question
I am curious. Those with reactive dogs, do you find their behaviour to be unpredictable? Will they always react the same way to a trigger and just intensify that behaviour with decreasing distance, or do they do different things depending on the situation?
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Jul 26 2010 6:34 PM
JackieG
What makes a trainer?
I got Jean Donaldson's book "Train Your Dog Like a Pro" recently. I love her books and writing style. :) The book is one I would highly recommend for anyone wanting to learn how to train their dog. The thing that struck a chord with me was in the introduction which is titled the same as...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jul 25 2010 6:33 PM
Lee Charles Kelley
Why Are There More Female Than Male Pet Dog Trainers in America?
Hi all, In " Why Dogs Pull on the Leash, Pt. II: Gender Roles & Sexual Chemistry " (my most recent article for PsychologyToday.com), I examine and try to provide an answer the following questions: What do the BP oil disaster, the root-seeking behaviors of plants, the collective movements...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jul 25 2010 6:30 PM
akyramoto82
Treat Bags!
I have experiences with two treat bags, both are the same brand. They're made by outward hound, so far this is the only brand of bag I'm familiar with ( I'm planning to make my own rather than buy another one in the future) I LIKE this one!! I have the blue stripey one on the bottom right...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Jul 24 2010 12:08 PM
borzoimom1
New grooming box from dog.com
And I love it! As usual dog.com products exceeded my expections. This box is professional in function and appearance, beautiful, wonderfully function, and bigger than it looks in the picture too.. Here is mine with all my grooming,show stuff. There is so much room in it! Thank you dog.com - I highly...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Jul 24 2010 12:03 PM
aerial1313
Dublin Collars
Quite a few of us have these (well, except poor Bugsy, lol), so I thought I would share this experience with you guys. Most of you know about Harry's car accident. We're not sure how it happened, but the D-ring on the collar broke during the melee. This is probably a good thing, because otherwise...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Jul 22 2010 12:43 PM
punkchica321
Not even sure...
Hey guys so I'm not sure if this is even a behavioral problem or more so just Simba's prey-drive. So my sister has a little girl come over here from time to time to watch right? And Simba IS good with kids, but this girl keeps running around, which of course gets Simba worked up. He's got...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Jul 22 2010 3:12 AM
YellowOx
Do Two Dogs Go Native?
Whenever I see a news article about a child or person being attacked by a dog, the first common denominator is that the owner of the 'attack' dog has left the dog unsupervised in a situation that it shouldnt be in. Gone out for two seconds to have a cigarette, left grandma in charge etc etc....
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Jul 21 2010 7:03 PM
punkchica321
Ugh
This isn't really me asking for advice, just good vibes I guess. So for the most part Simba is better with the whole nipping thing when he gets worked up, the bites aren't as hard as they used to be and they're less on most days. The gentle leader has helped a lot but tonight he started jumping...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Jul 19 2010 4:51 PM
Jupiter
How serious are "air snaps" between dogs?
So, I have a geriatric male lab mix and a one(ish) year old male pit who just joined the family. The old lab has never been DA, and the pit, surprisingly, doesn't show any "normal" signs of being truly DA, either (yet, at least). On walks, the pit gets "happy butt" and "smiles"...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jul 18 2010 8:49 AM
PurplePets22
Olly Dog Backpack
Chelsea posted recently about a very nice backpack given to Bailey by Grady. I was very impressed and ran off to order one right away Here's that thread http://community.dog.com/forums/t/107261.aspx?PageIndex=2 I posted there about the pack I have my for my Baily really being too big. I got the Olly...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jul 18 2010 8:48 AM
Lee Charles Kelley
Canine Communication, II: "Calming Signals" & the Mel...
Hello, Dog Lovers! Check out my latest article on how dogs communicate, including input from Sigmund Freud, the Beach Boys, and what we can learn about dogs from the Mel Gibson tapes. Enjoy! Canine Communication, II: "Calming Signals" & the Mel Gibson Tapes LCK
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jul 18 2010 6:59 AM
sillysally
Will it be an Outlet or Make it Worse???? (sillysally)
Sally has high prey drive. She has killed small wild critters in the yard before (and "hunts" in the yard a lot) and gets *super* excited when we are walking and she sees a critter that runs from her. It is truly hard to get her focus back on us after a critter makes an appearance. She has...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Jul 17 2010 7:28 PM