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aggressive pomeranian
I have a really solid, friendly, loving, wonderful dog - a big chesapeake retriever who lives to play and be with his people. My niece and nephew (10 and 11) just got a new dog a few months ago and are currently visiting for the weekend. It's a pomeranian puppy who is now six months old. The problem...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Nov 23 2009 5:01 PM
Liesje
E-collar discussion
Loaded topic, no? ;) I'm particularly interested in hearing from those who have use/do use them. I'm interested in their use as a marker and their use on soft, handler sensitive dogs. I'm *not* interested in their (improper) use for corrected or harsh physical coersion. I'm more interested...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Nov 23 2009 9:33 AM
corvus
Not scared to be scared
I have to say, I AM scared of damaging my dogs' psyche, and don't understand why you wouldn't be if you really cared about the wellbeing of the animals in your care. It doesn't bother me in the slightest when people accuse me of being scared to punish my dogs. It's true, and for reasons...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Nov 22 2009 4:23 AM
SkysTheLimit
Border collie puppy unable to calm down around new puppy
Last summer I adopted a border collie puppy from a rescue. He's had many fear problems which I've worked through and, for many intents and purposes, conquered. He's currently approximately seven months old. Knowing that he's a high energy breed, I've taken to running him 2-4 miles...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Nov 21 2009 6:52 AM
anewdog
death of a companion dog
Our older dog has been diagnosed with a tumor that there is no successful treatment for and we have decided just to let the cancer run its course, and if need be euthanasia when kindness requires it. For now she is happy and doing well, wondering what she did to deserve all goodies and extra attention...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Nov 20 2009 2:41 AM
Anne54
Excessively Fearful Dogs
I have one dog, a yellow lab, who was abused and neglected for the first year of his life. My family and I rescued him, and at first he was fearful and submissive of anyone surprising him, or if someone's feet came near him, or if he couldn't see a person's hand. He occasionally is anxious...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Nov 19 2009 4:29 PM
jennie_c_d
Ena Bean spins in circles
She will be 2 years old on January 26. She is a delightful dog. Obedient, friendly, beautiful to look at. We have one, ongoing issue, and I am not sure how to even BEGIN to approach it. Bean spins. When she's happy, she spins. When she wants something, she spins. When she's nervous, she spins...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Nov 19 2009 4:26 PM
etownperson
getting things off the counter
We adopted Bailey last month. He is a five year old cockapoo. He is pretty large for a cockapoo and he can get his paws up on the kitchen counter. The family we adopted him from had a child in a high chair and I think the dog was allowed to get things off the high chair. Anyway, I need to break him of...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Nov 18 2009 11:40 PM
KentuckyMommy
confused
my pekingese she is (suposed to be) 9 or so months old. when i first brought her home 2 months ago she would use a potty pad EVERY TIME ... NO MATTER WHAT now she is "GOING" everywhere (pee and poo) I'm so confused? and its causing my cocker to eliminate as well and she's been housebroken...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Nov 18 2009 11:17 PM
DeeMillieEllie
Help! Dogs are running away and not coming to me when I try to get...
I am at my wits end at the moment!!! I have two dogs (sisters) 2 1/2 yrs old, they are cross breed with cocker spaniel. Mostly all the time they are of a good temperment. In the past we were having problems with them running away from the house, we live on a half acre with a ranch fence around so...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Nov 18 2009 11:05 PM
AgileGSD
Great Website
If you have never been to Silvia Trkman's site, it is well worth a vist! Lots of training articles and videos by one of the top agility people in the world. Lots of the training info is useful for any venue or just training your pet dog but there is a lot of good agility specific stuff too. http...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Nov 18 2009 12:09 AM
Abbeyroad86
Don't know how to deal with him anymore...Escaped from the dog park...
My dog is an escape artist, I've known that for a long time. But he has never tried anything this stupid ever in the 2 years I've had him. I mean he has broke out of every crate we've ever had for him, until we got him this new crate. He has never even tried to break out of a fence, and he...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Nov 12 2009 10:49 PM
Jewlieee
Control Unleashed Class #3
Over the last week, I hit the "look at that" game pretty hard with Abbie. I also took a step back and just worked on relaxation (nothing else) on the mat (I call it blanket). All we did was lay down on the blanket together while I talked to her quietly and massaged all of her "calm"...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Nov 12 2009 2:59 PM
greeneyespsu
Advice on a newly adopted senior rescue dog
Hello all! This is my first time posting here, so thank you in advance for your advice! Three weeks ago I adopted a senior Pomeranian named Layla from a local rescue. She was turned over by her previous owners (who took pretty much NO care of her!) who said she was 6 years old. The vet estimates that...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Nov 11 2009 7:01 PM
spiritdogs
What She Said...
Yes, I am still anti-CM, and, being one of those trainers who was around thirty years ago (as mentioned in the article), I still believe that there is a better, more humane, way to successfully address behavior problems in dogs. This article came to my attention this morning as I was reading the latest...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Nov 11 2009 2:11 AM
RascalJRT
Adopted a shelter dog, really want to keep him but . . .
We adopted a Jack Russell Terrrier two weeks ago from a local pet shelter. He had been a breeding dog who ws surrendered when the owners no longer wanted to breed him. :( Start with this: This dog is clearly well trained. He doesn't chew, dig, bark, snap at people, have accidents in the house...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Nov 11 2009 12:49 AM
LittleHaven
6 yr old rescue dog too scared to pee!!
I have a husky/german shepherd male that we adopted from a no kill animal shelter. He was found on the streets as a puppy, and has spent his whole life in a small outdoor kennel with little to no socialization. He is terrified of everything even his own shadow. When I try to take him out to go the the...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Nov 10 2009 8:32 PM
aerial1313
Anxiety - First time ever (Harry)
This is probably going to get a bit long, sorry about that. I just want to give enough info... I'll start by saying that Harry has never, ever showed any kind of severe anxiety. Sure, he's had stressful moments, but this is the first time I've ever seen him act this way. I'll relay...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Nov 10 2009 6:53 PM
Tympanuchus
Getting Two Dogs to Get Along
I own a four-year-old male German Shorthaired Pointer and a three-year-old male Golden Retriever. Neither are neutered. They are both fabulous dogs in many regards, except for one thing: they hate each other. The pointer hangs out at my brother's dog grooming shop and I used to be able to spend a...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Nov 10 2009 1:56 PM
ninagrace
Kennel Difficulties
We adopted our one and a half year old pit bull about two months ago, and we couldn’t be happier. He’s been a great puppy, and has learned and adapted quickly to his new life. During the day he stays home alone, and gets walked around noon for 30-45 minutes (his other daily walks include 45 minutes in...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Nov 9 2009 6:32 AM