Many people are under the false impression that you can only crate train puppies and they refrain from crate training older dogs as they think it is too difficult. There are also many people who think crate training is inhumane but done correctly this couldn’t be further from the truth. The dogs crate should never …
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No owner likes to get a call from the pound telling them that their dog has been picked up for roaming the streets, but even the best trained dog can escape and end up in places where it shouldn’t be. In many towns you can find yourself in legal trouble if your dog is found …
So you have a problem with a whining dog? It is not unusual for people to have problems, particularly with puppies whining all day long. Most puppies will outgrow this behavior. They generally whine for two reasons: For attention and when they are anxious. If they want attention, they will continue to whine if that …
By about five weeks of age, most puppies are beginning to wander away from their mom and siblings to relieve themselves. Puppies like to curl up in small, close places. That’s why you will often find them sleeping under a coffee table or under a chair. Because your Golden puppy has an instinct to …
Dear Adam: Kava is a good dog, very smart, and basically obedient. Thank you for the wonderful puppy training information. Kava will soon be a good doggie citizen. In the last two weeks, he has displayed behavior that relates to “Separation Anxiety”. He is chewing on books, pulling covers off the bed, digging, and taking …
My dog is seven months-old. He hasn’t destroyed anything in the house in several months. Is he old enough to be left alone, unsupervised? Thanks, Kay Dear Kay: It’s an issue of maturity. At seven months, he’s still too immature. And he’s still got his second teething phase to go through, which can be from …
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Akeisha wrote to me with some very good questions. I’ve included her letter (and my responses) below: [Akeisha] Hi its Akeisha again. I do see what you mean if it is on all the time the dog will soon forget it is on and then will behave regardless. Ok, so the dog never wears a …
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I am a veterinarian that takes my dog, Dodger, a Husky-Shep.1 yr. old to work, everyday. When I got him as a puppy, it took a while to housebreak him and he was a submissive urinator. The submissive stuff is gone, but he has an annoying habit of urinating a little spot on the cage …
We recently purchased a 9 week-old puppy and are having some difficulty keeping her crate clean due to her defecating inside of it. According to your input and so many others, they are not supposed to have accidents inside their dwelling place. What am I doing wrong? I have been diligent about training her by …
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We recently got a four month-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel. We can’t seem to housebreak him. I’ve tried what your book and tape say to do. He goes # 2 in his crate. I have been doing what you suggest, but would like some advice on the crate issue. Thank you. -Brenda Dear Brenda: The …
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