For all you folks out there with young puppies, this is the perfect time for socializing your puppies with strangers, children, and to acclimate them to the sound of a doorbell. We've all had at least one dog that went ballistic at the sound of doorbells & know how obnoxious it is for all concerned...

I posted this on another forum about Halloween costumes for your dogs, but I'd really like to post it here. This training technique has worked with two dogs now, so I may have stumbled on a very useful approach to dealing with what can become a very obnoxious dog behavior. For all you folks out there...

Hi there. I just adopted a one year old, medium-large sized, spayed female dog. She is in no way aggressive towards humans (actually very sweet), but I have two dogs already and she has shown some aggression towards them. One is bigger and older than her, and she seems to have acknowledged him as the...

Yikes! Your best opportunity for socialisation has gone. You have time to make up! A fairly small puppy can be taken out and about and carried so they can come into contact with lots of sights, sounds, smells, new people etc. while minimising the risk of infection. (Is that what you have been doing?...

[quote user="Becks_smudge"]However we have come across a disagreement. The sex of the puppy. I believe we should get a female, as i worry a male will be too much of a handful and i have been around mostly female dogs all my life, also i will be looking after the puppy more then my partner as...

Grr... I was walking Harley this morning when some guy rides up on his bike with his dog. I say good morning and all that and as the dogs were saying hi to each other, he corrected Harley for sniffing his dog's private area saying "its not sociable". Uh... am I wrong? I always thought that...

The primary socialization window closes at 12 weeks; the secondary window at 16 weeks. The owner has a lot of work to do in the first 3-4 months. "The Puppy's Rule of Twelve" http://ahimsadogtraining.com/handouts/puppy-training-and-socialization.html Critical Periods in a Dog's Life...

Should Sassy have puppies? http://www.canismajor.com/dog/hvpup1.html Questions to Ask Before Buying a Puppy ( breeders should have prepared answers ) http://www.cluebus.com/holly/breeder.html Being a Responsible Dog Breeder http://www.dog-play.com/ethics.html Responsible Breeders vs Backyard Breeders...

Should Sassy have puppies? http://www.canismajor.com/dog/hvpup1.html Questions to Ask Before Buying a Puppy ( breeders should have prepared answers ) http://www.cluebus.com/holly/breeder.html Being a Responsible Dog Breeder http://www.dog-play.com/ethics.html Responsible Breeders vs Backyard Breeders...