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keebs
Puppy and Sit
I have a 7 month old puppy. I have had her for about 5 months and have tried diligently to teach her sit and she will only bow. Her proportions are totally bizarre and when she sits she looks depressed and hunched over so I don't know if it is painful and that is why she is bowing or what. I am going...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Dec 31 2009 6:23 PM
newmum
Dog Coat
I don't think this is really considered a behavior problem. My dog whom I just adopted a month ago has made great strides in connecting with me. It's soo painfully obvious she was abused with her last owners I can't commend her enough for the small steps she makes every day. I am a first...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Dec 31 2009 5:06 PM
Maxs Mom
My Challenge
We got our puppy!!!! She is an eight week old black lab and her name is Quinn. She is a doll, was a FABULOUS dog driving home from MN which was a 14 hour trip we broke into two days. The kennel who bred her, litter box trained her. So she runs into her crate to pee. Here is my quandry. She can't...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Dec 31 2009 3:59 PM
punkchica321
Giving space or something else?
Hey, so I'm curious. Sometimes, when Simba is eating he'll take his kibble into the other room and eat it there. Is he giving us space/showing us respect, or is it something else? My mom thinks its him showing us respect, but I'm not sure about that....
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Dec 30 2009 2:44 PM
tashakota
BC - aggressive to other dogs
I have a student in my classes that has a young border collie that is about 2 years old now, spayed female, named Jess. They've had the dog since about 9 weeks old and they've been working with me since last fall. The dog is great with people but is not so great with other dogs. There is not...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Dec 30 2009 10:25 AM
Johnny&Tessy
Good spot to start
I'm kinda new to the whole behavior/psychology aspects of dogs and was just wondering where I could start....as far as learning some new info. Are there any good websites out there anyone can recommend as a starting point for what I would call a beginner? Yep....that's me. Thanks a million...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Dec 29 2009 5:41 PM
spiritdogs
The Man Who Coined the Phrase...
...doesn't want us to use it that way any more. Mech apparently agrees that the term "alpha" should disappear from the dog training lexicon. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-matlack/are-you-an-alpha-male_b_386519.html
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Dec 28 2009 6:29 AM
Puppylove2
My dog licks her #1 potty
My 5 months old lab goes potty in her kennel and licks it dry. She sleeps throught the night, and is dry in the morning. Why can't she hold it during the day? We take her out for potty breaks every 2 - 2 1/2 hours, if we take her out little later, she goes in the house or her kennel. She had a bladder...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Dec 27 2009 11:29 PM
poodleOwned
Luring, shaping and capturing
Hi I thought that it would be good to talk about these well known techniques of training. I think that often we think of training methods and throw away analysis tools that we would use for animal behaviour elsewhere. For example we can look at shaping from an energy perspective, an evolutionary perspective...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Dec 26 2009 10:08 PM
Maura
dog not housebroken
I've had Cinderella for five weeks now. She is a Boston terrier, about 11 pounds, probably 3 years old, left anonymously at a dog pound. She hasn't a clue. This is the fourth grown dog we've fostered that had some kind of housebreaking problem. I've always been able to sort out what the...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Dec 26 2009 11:55 AM
anewdog
Becoming the Alpha Dog in Your Own Home ?
"It’s little wonder, then, that some parents, and even a few child therapists, have found themselves taking mental notes from a television personality known for inspiring discipline, order and devotion: Cesar Millan , otherwise known as the Dog Whisperer. " http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Dec 26 2009 9:04 AM
coco x
scraps
I wouldn't call Tillie aggressive...She's quite social and gets on with other dogs, but there are these two dogs she meets on her walk, who, when they first met her, came up and barked aggressively as her. I think she enjoys annoying them, because she is a lurcher and they are quite small, so...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Dec 25 2009 7:20 PM
Fenris
Babysitting a puppy
Quick thoughts, if you would. We are about to babysit a two-month old Cocker Spaniel puppy for my brother-in-law tonight. He's adopting her from a local shelter and wants this to be a Christmas present for his kids (not an impulse adoption, mind you -- he's been a K9 handler, knows how to own...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Dec 25 2009 10:32 AM
kubie
mouthing
we have a 3 yr old greater swiss mountain dog.....good dog, but she always get excited and has to have our hands in her mouth or pulling o our sleeves. any tips on stopping this?
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Dec 24 2009 4:06 PM
GoldensAreTheBest
Has anyone tried the Don Sullivan training system?
I was thinking about getting it for my moms' two dogs she has but I don't want to waste my money if it's not going to work. I took my first dog (that was 5 years ago) to an obedience class and was very satisified with the results (the only dog she wouldn't do and still won't is stay...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Dec 23 2009 9:47 PM
IrishSetterGrl
Riley's Dog Aggression (ISGrl)
Hi everyone... never thought I'd be posting here for this reason, but here goes... I took the dogs to the dog park today. There is a little "safety" entrance which is basically a small area that has 2 gates and prevents dogs from getting outside the dog park easily. I took the dogs...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Dec 23 2009 2:08 PM
griffinej5
Do Confrontational Dog Training Methods Really Work?
http://dogstardaily.com/blogs/do-confrontational-dog-training-methods-work-really-point Sorry, I can't get the whole article right now, you have to pay $31.50. The results and a brief discussion are posted here. Very interesting.
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Dec 22 2009 4:30 AM
spiritdogs
Positive Training as a Philosophy - Clicker Trainer vs. Training With...
This video captures the essence of why "clicker trainers" are different from people who may use a clicker in their training program, but then also use punishment. The first group can't understand the second group's wanting so badly to hold on to the punishment option, as we discussed...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Dec 20 2009 4:48 PM
MalOwner
Walking off-leash
I was just wondering if any of you walk your dogs off-leash or let them out of the house off-leash (in the front yard, or non-fenced back yard)... I ask because at this point, I would never even think of doing this with Hugo. But, Hugo's best dog friend, Sidney (a 7 month-old lab mix), easily walks...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Dec 18 2009 9:30 PM
spiritdogs
I'm Renaming "Pack Drive"
I intend, from now on, to think of "pack drive" as "affinity drive" - because I think that dogs really are NOT pack animals, but, rather, social animals. Most dogs, left to fend for themselves, despite their genetic similarity to wolves, do not form static packs and hunt cooperatively...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Dec 18 2009 3:25 AM