My Springer Spaniel has gotten a little more resistant to the come command when she knows it means “Get in the kennel.” At night, she goes in between nine and ten. And like clock work, she wakes me up at 2:00 am. I am sure I have started a bad habit, but I am afraid …
I recently purchased and downloaded your book, “Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer” and have found it very helpful. My wife and I adopted an abused 5-month old Hungarian Visla cross, and found that she was very friendly with humans but vicious with other dogs, (Probably from being abused as a puppy by bigger dogs). …
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The “Down” command is so important that there is no room for any error. There are three types of dogs that will overreact to down training and will have to be handled carefully: 1) Dogs that are over-submissive 2) The nervous dogs 3) Dogs that are dominant and aggressive. In this article, we will discuss …
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When training your dog, you cannot prevent him from experiencing some stress. Learning is stressful. But you can keep it at a level where he can learn. And have fun, too. You must recognize the signs of stress and when you should end the training. When your pet reaches the point where he is no longer …
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The dictionary defines discipline in several ways. I favor the following: “Discipline is a branch of knowledge or of teaching.” I interpret this to mean that when an individual is motivated, he becomes self-disciplined by virtue of what he learns. It is an internal phenomenon. A musician isn’t controlled by the conductor; his passion for …
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I’m wondering if you could tell me why– when I’m walking Yogi through some grass– that he smells something and the next thing I know, he’s stuck his head on the ground and starts to roll his body over the area he was smelling. On two occasions, he coated himself in another dog’s poop. I’ve …
Dogs Who Eat Their Own Feces I have a cousin named Leonard who was in the Army during Vietnam. He and his fellow soldiers would often be in the jungle for several days at a time. The Army would supply them with MRE’s. (Meals Ready To Eat.) These are kind of like T.V. dinners… packed …
What makes human hypochondriacs so odd and disturbing is that they really do believe that they are suffering from an illness in spite of all evidence to the contrary. Canine hypochondriacs are in many ways far more innocent. They have simply learned that certain actions are rewarded, and behave accordingly. Given the inventive repertoire of …
Do you ever experience those moments when your dog is a proverbial, “Pain in the neck”? Maybe you’re sitting at your desk, and your dog won’t stop shoving his head into your lap and demanding attention? Or maybe she’s just restless for whatever reason.Or feeling needy? Well, there’s really three things you can do: #1: …
I have a friend who has a 10 month-old German Shepherd who likes to nip at his feet. He is taking an obedience class and has made lots of progress in teaching the dog good behavior but can’t seem to get past this one behavior. He uses a pinch collar and when the dog nips …
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