Jim has been having a problem with his Labrador terrier mix puppy biting too hard, here is his question:
“We have a 4 month old lab/terrier pup. When he gets playful he bites too hard — never aggressively but it hurts! How do we teach him to play without biting?”
I can offer Jim (and readers to this site) the following advice… (more…)
Karen has the following problem:
“I have two golden retrievers (ages 9 months and 3 years) that love fruit and vegetables. They have completely stripped my apricot tree and have now moved on to the peaches. They eat tomatoes, strawberries, even watermelons right off the vine; they dug up all of my carrots and potatoes. Some of this problem is easily corrected by fencing in the vegetable garden, but I would really like to find the solution. Catching them in the act and screaming, “No!” has not been successful. Any advice?”
Here are a couple of tactics that may help… (more…)
Pauline T has this problem:
“My dog is constantly pulling on the leash when we are out on our walks. He also lunges at strangers and other dogs. Is there anything I can do to teach him not to do this, preferably without having to use a choke chain. Any advice will be gratefully received. Thankyou”
Here is my suggestion to help stop this difficult behavior… (more…)
Vic posted this problem on the submission page….
“We have 2 Boston Terriers and when we go away for a couple hours the younger one (year and a half old) will chew up things. WHY. The older one(4yrs.old) never has done that so we let the young one lose also and chew chew.
What can we do to stop this behavior ?”
Below is my assessment of the problem and a possible way around it: (more…)
Lisa asked for help with her sometimes grouchy lab puppy….
“My puppy is a lab about 9months and loves people but when he is sleeping and we try to get him to get up so we can bring him in the room so he won’t roam around the house and chew everything. He will show teeth and growl even to us.He is very friendly unless he wants attention then he will nibble are hands try to get us to play. He is very active we take him swimming and walking and running daily. He is getting better except for the sleep part. Why does he do that and what can we do to correct that?”
Here is what I suggest: (more…)
Chris posted this question on the submission page:
“I have a 4 month old havanese who thinks every time I call her name I just want to play and she runs around like crazy. If I call her to the door to come inside, she comes right up to the door but then runs away when I try to get her. She is only playing, but it’s driving me nuts. I have 2 other dogs who come as soon as I call them, but she just doesn’t get it. Sometimes it can take 15minutes and 3 people to get her in. I know that chasing her around can’t be helping either. Any suggestions”
Here is the advice I can offer: (more…)
Phoebe asked:
“after exercize period (Long walk) my dog is reluctant to return home. Almost have to drag her the whole way. Any advice.”
Our answer….. (more…)