Kentucky dog trainer Larry Krohn talks about what he thinks is probably the one most important thing you can do to raise a perfect dog. You simply can’t use this technique too much. It works because dogs are pack animals and derive a sense of security and well-being from small, enclosed spaces. We’ve been using …
To Raise A Perfect Dog, Larry Krohn Does This For The First Two Years (I Do, Too!) Read More »
David wanted to know about puppy crate training in anticipation of his new Bouvier puppy arriving: “I will be getting a Bouvier puppy in September. He will be my second Bouvier. Great dog. My first one was very easy to train, but I was a little lax with him. This one will be different. Do you …
Adam reveals two quick tips for puppy crate training that make the first week with your puppy much, much easier.
If you’re going to spend money on a new dog crate, this is the best type of dog crate to buy…
This is Shorty. He’s a Rat Terrier we just rescued from our local Animal Shelter. We’ll be using Shorty as our new demo dog, for the next several videos, as he has had absolutely NO PRIOR TRAINING. With my system of dog training, we like to start with crate training, so we can keep the …
Hi, Adam: I got an 8 week old puppy from a person that just let him run free in his house. I am assuming that the puppy was free to potty any where and it was just cleaned up instead of working on training him to go in a certain place. Now enter me who is …
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Yorma writes to me: Our 11 year old puppy obviously hasn’t read the dog crating rules and doesn’t know NOT to poop/pee in his crate. He does use wee wee pads when outside the crate and we give plenty of time to relieve himself before placing him in the crate. But after we leave him …
JMDay writes to me: “Hi – we adopted a shelter dog two weeks ago. She is a lab mix (emphasis on mix) and is extremely timid. According to the shelter, our girl is about 4-5 months old and was dumped in a bar ditch along the highway. She had lived at the shelter for a …
Dear Adam: I bought and read your book; Thank you, thank you, from the bottom of both mine and my dog’s heart! Here’s my problem: Yoshi is my 8-month-old, Rhodesian Ridgeback/Anatolian Shepherd mix. Yes, I found him at the dog park when he was 3 months old; he had been abandoned. Yoshi is now a …
HILLARY was courageous enough to step forward and ask: I would like [to know] the truth about crate training. I have heard many people strongly advocate crates, but I am having trouble finding this method of housebreaking and training “nice”. ME: “Nice” is simply a value judgement you’re placing on a training tool because you’re …