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Squirt
Incessant Paw Licking
Just before going on vacation a year ago, our dog Lucky (a German Shepard/Lab mix) seemed to be focused on his paws. They were slightly irritated and he was licking them now and then but not enough to concern us. We left him with our dogsitter and returned a week later to find that the irritation had...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Jan 25 2010 11:35 AM
Boogerbeans
blanket removing
My dog is another dog that at times will remove all the blankets from my bed. He either throws them all off on the floor or he piles them all on top of my pillows in a big bundle. The other night he had them all twisted in a big ball on the middle of the bed. A few times he has chewed holes in them....
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Jan 25 2010 8:26 AM
3girls
Can you explain this weird behavior?
Two of our former fosters that had been adopted out together were coming back for a visit. So DH, DD and myself went to the adoption event to see them. Dakota had been maybe 9 months old when he was adopted but spent the previous 3 months or so with me. Lola was 2 years old and had been with me for a...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jan 24 2010 11:31 PM
CoBuHe
What do you see in this video (CoBuHe)
I took this video yesterday; I had just brought in some new toys. The conversation these two are having is interesting to me. I'd be curious what the trainers/behaviorists see? [URL=http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s29/barhenslee/?action=view¤t=100_1728.flv][IMG]http://i148.photobucket...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jan 24 2010 1:48 AM
M & J
Am I Working This Dog Too Hard?
My husband thinks that I am working Maya too hard. She is a 1 yr old Husky mix - possibly mixed with Great Pyrenees. Our normal day looks like this: 1 hour walk - 1/3 practicing heel, 2/3 on a flexi-leash doing doggie stuff (the rules are that she walks beside me if anyone else is around, and must give...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Jan 23 2010 8:15 PM
Buddy's Mom
Good chew toy for aggressive chewer?
Our 1 yr old Boglan (half BostonTerrier/half Beagle) loves to chew. I stopped buying raw hide when I was told they're bad for his digestive track. But anything else he pretty much can destroy in 10 min.; we've had a couple toys that lasted a few days, like the black rubber toy tires. I don't...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Jan 22 2010 3:10 AM
georgie4682
Someone watch and tell me what this behavior is.
When Finn and Max play Benny barks at them almost constantly. If I pick him up he is calmer, but still wants to bark. When I first got Finn, Benny and Finn would play all the time and now that rarely happens. Now it is play between Max and Finn and Benny barks at them. What does that mean? Is that just...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Jan 21 2010 8:54 AM
Rusty's Momma
Need some tips for dealing with ACD pup
I have a 9 month old male Australian Cattle Dog pup. He has always attempted to establish his dominance in our house (I'm 23 and live with my parents). I got him at 12 weeks and have always tried to keep the consistency as far as his behavior - he knows sit, down, I don't let him beg, etc. ...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Jan 20 2010 7:12 PM
griffinej5
Give me some quick ideas on behaviors to shape
I'm using my dogs in a little experiment. I need some ideas on things to shape. No luring or targeting for this one. I have already taught Luke to wave, but I wasn't thinking of this to take data when I did it. I'd like to have a comparison of the number of trials it takes him to learn the...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Jan 20 2010 2:55 PM
spiritdogs
Trish King on Fear in Dogs
You could pay a lot to go to a seminar, or you could thank one of my FB friends for posting this so that I could share it with you... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epOUthYQM 80 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byi0y3HMg RI&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWl5cFbC3 IQ&NR=1 http://www.youtube...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Jan 20 2010 2:24 PM
Lee Charles Kelley
Siege at Druid Peak: Wolves, Social Networks, & Feedback Mechanisms
Last year PBS ran a documentary about the wolves in Yellowstone. In the latter part of the film something very strange happened. A group of mysterious black wolves came from some unknown location outside the park, and set up a siege, surrounding several dens where females from one of the park's relocated...
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LAST POST: ON: 1/19/2010 2:42:25 PM
mrv
Spiritdogs, clicker link
Ann, would you please give the information for the newest clicker link you posted. It would have been in the last few weeks. I can not remember the subject line of the message and I didnt get the link to favorites fast enough. I really want to share that with my current Rally class. Thanks MRV
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Jan 19 2010 7:29 AM
griffinej5
imitative behavior in dogs?
Just wondering, if anyone knows of any documented cases of imitative behavior in dogs? In lieu of, or in addition to documented cases, anecdotes would be interesting as well. I'm wondering because, we have a new little girl, 8 weeks old, golden retrieverish looking, who seems to be doing some imitation...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jan 17 2010 6:49 PM
IGorgeous
Resentful routine
Help! My IG has been crate training for 2 1/2 years. She poos on her very own bed and sleeps in it. How do I break the crate accidents?
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Jan 16 2010 7:33 PM
kpwlee
Regaining confidence (kpwlee)
OK it appears that Bugsy has lost a lot of confidence in this whole bad knee situation (and may be it was already sliding). He has been acting differently around dogs he knows, barked at a human on a walk the other day, and just now a GR was jogging with their owner and he freaked. Low huge bark and...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Jan 16 2010 12:24 AM
akyramoto82
puppy training question...
So i've primarily started to use positive reinforcement with Zoey. I'm trying to do 'real clicker' training with her, rather than just training with a clicker. So far she's understanding alot. She's getting good at the 'touch it' game, and that'll transfer over to...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Jan 15 2010 5:55 PM
neupane00
house training quesion
hello, i bought my puppy home. 3rd day. i want him to get him out to pee. and not in the pee pads. but he always seems to wanna go only on pee pad. I am on 23d floor and wanted to have some pee pad just in case. when i take my dog ouside he just sits and starts whining. he has peed/ pooped outside few...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Jan 15 2010 12:28 AM
bdbull
Save my Christmas tree ornaments
So what can I put on my Christmas tree and ornaments to keep my 7 month old puppy from trying to steal them and eat them? Any homemade solutions that will make him spit it out once he tastes it? I'm very close to having a tree decorated from about 3 feet and up.
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Jan 14 2010 5:49 PM
spiritdogs
The Real Definition...
...of a punishment or a reinforcment is what effect it has on behavior (and an aversive stimulus is a slightly different concept)! Here's a nice article by Karen Pryor that explains the scientific concept in simple terms: http://www.clickertraining.com/node/2451
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LAST POST: ON: 1/13/2010 3:38:53 PM
Brutus09
DoG OBEDIENCE TRAINING
Hello fellow Dog Lovers! :) I just want to share with you my simple dog obedience training site. It will help you get rid of your dog's bad behaviours and train them to be a better companion. I had a hard time getting rid of my dog's bad behaviours before, but I found the solution and I want...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Jan 13 2010 7:37 AM