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jet978
Aggressive to my two year old
I’ve tried to find some info on the internet about this with no luck, just introducing a newborn to the family dog. I have a six year old female boxer pit. She has always been a loving and gentle dog. My problem is that my dog is very protective of the newborn but aggressive to my two year old. This...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Feb 23 2010 5:14 PM
RubyandStewiesmom
I just can't take this rough-housing anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alright! Four obedience classes, and 1 Animal Behaviorist later...the rough-housing between my dogs has NOT gotten one teencie tiny bit better! Yes, I know I own pitbulls, I have all my life. But I have NEVER had a situation like this! LOL! I really should be laughing about it, because they are...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Feb 23 2010 4:17 PM
monterosa
poo training....big problem
Having read endless articles and advice on potty training, my puppy is not getting the idea at all. She is a 7 month Maltese Bichon puppy. I’ve had her since 2 months. Weight 2.7 kilos. We live in a house with a medium-size garden. I take her outside at intervals so she can do her things in the garden...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Feb 22 2010 10:38 PM
spiritdogs
Breeds Known for Same Sex Aggression
This is a spinoff from another thread that mentioned same sex aggression. We do see more of it in some breeds, and I'm curious if you've experienced it, what you did about it, and what breed(s) you own. Just a few breeds that seem prone to aggression toward same gender dogs: Alaskan Malamute...
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LAST POST: Anonymous ON: Sun, Feb 21 2010 10:02 PM
corvus
Distractions and proofing
I don't know if this is a bit left field, but I've tried to do heaps of "proofing" in places like the dog park with the idea that if we practice stuff there enough the dogs get used to listening out for us when they are off leash having fun by making those off leash, fun places somewhere...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Feb 21 2010 8:58 PM
kpwlee
who sniffs who first?
strange observation here Bugsy pre-surgery always sniffed other dogs first (we're talking butts here) post-surgery he expects to be sniffed first although if I paid close attention it would likely be about 50-50 anything to read into this?
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Feb 21 2010 5:33 PM
monterosa
digging holes in the grass
Tsuki is a 7 month Maltese Bichon puppy. I’ve had her since 2 months. We live in a house with a medium-size garden. I can’t leave her alone in the garden for more than 10 minutes as she has the extremely annoying habit of digging holes in the grass. Holes around 6” in diameter and 6” deep. She gets chastised...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Feb 21 2010 8:57 AM
amstaffbailey
house training problems with a 6 month old
I adopted my dog, Bailey, 2 months ago (an AWESOME christmas present). We were told that she was house trained, come to find out she is not. So, after about 2 months of work there is some improvement, but theres a big, smelly, problem. Pooping. She has learned pretty well that if she needs to go outside...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Feb 20 2010 10:13 PM
Margaret Tyler
Chihuahua Yorky Mix
Hello All: I have a Chi/Yorky mix. Her name is Ginger. I've had her for about 5 months. She was given to me by my bosses boss. He knew that I was looking for a dog and came over to my desk and offered to let me "trial her for the weekend." He found her in abandoned in a dog park. I didn't...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Feb 18 2010 5:29 PM
beach1447
Wife wanting to give up on GSD.
Good Morning. I have some issues that I need your opinion on and what I can do to help the situation. My GSD, Shelby, is spoiled beyond words. She just turned 2 in December and we have been attempting to let her stay unsupervised in our home. We started over Christmas break allowing her to be alone for...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Feb 18 2010 12:04 PM
doji
Hide and Seek: Mental and Physical Challenge = Big Fun!
Of all the things we do with our dogs, the game they seem to like the best is "Find It!". This is like canine hide and seek. We execute it like this: We set the dogs up in a room on sit/stays. If your dog does not know this command, or is not solid on it, use a helper to hold the dog out...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Feb 17 2010 12:23 PM
ColleenyBeany
Help with housetraining, please!
We adopted a 1 year old Boxer, Ruby, from a shelter 2.5 weeks ago. She was picked up as a stray and had been at the shelter for 5 weeks. I don't know if she's ever been housetrained. She doesn't seem to have any idea that she *supposed* to go outside, even after 2+ weeks with us. Just when...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Feb 15 2010 7:41 PM
thetruejuliet22
Excessive barkers
Hey everyone! I have a new client that has a couple of schnauzer dachshund mixes who are also littermates and are EXCESSIVE barkers. When she has people over, the dogs just go CRAZY and bark their heads off. Then they'll stop barking for a while but if the new person moves at all the dogs...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Feb 15 2010 3:54 PM
joyfullmom2
Best crate??
We are getting a new puppy and was wondering what would be the best crate to get............a wire one or a plastic one. This puppy is on the smaller side (12lbs full grown). Thanks
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Feb 15 2010 12:46 PM
akyramoto82
First puppy class update!
I made it into a last minute puppy class! yay, and I had to do some super quick research to make sure this was the class for Zoey. Turns out that the class at the vet's uses leash corrections, I dont really want to do that with Zoey. I called Petsmart, same thing treats but leash corrections. Called...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Feb 14 2010 11:45 PM
akyramoto82
Noise desensitization
I ordered a CD to play around Zoey that has all kinds of traffic noise & other kinds, but then I found this website. wanted to share. has anyone else used a CD to help their dog get used to all kinds of different sounds without actually being in that environment? I found out that Zoey goes a little...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Feb 11 2010 3:01 PM
miranadobe
What is "predatory drift"
Another poster wondered about this term, so I thought it warranted a new thread to discuss. cakana I'd never heard the term "predatory shift" until recently but I'm curious what exactly it is. Maybe I can google it and get more information but if anyone has any links they can share...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Feb 11 2010 7:55 AM
spiritdogs
Behavior Adjustment Training
Has anyone been to a seminar or tried this? I often talk about "environmental" or real life rewards in dog behavior modification and training, but Grisha Stewart of Ahimsa Dog Training is out on the circuit doing seminars on it. Nice that someone has done a "show and tell" on this...
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LAST POST: ON: 2/11/2010 7:47:56 AM
Loopy
Dogs Dealing with Death
My Golden Retriever is getting old, while she is in good spirits - I know I have to prepare myself for losing my best friend of 14 years. While it's a hard pill to swallow, I know she lived a long good life. Lucy has really bonded with the youngest of our 4 dogs, Lexi. Lucy is a grump but there is...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Feb 10 2010 5:22 PM
spiritdogs
Cool (cheap, too) Telecourses
http://www.raisingcanine.com/Professionals/Green/Pro_telecourses.htm#Live%20Course%20Schedule We've been chatting here lately about female to female aggression, and one of these features Trish King on that very subject.
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LAST POST: ON: 2/10/2010 2:28:27 PM