Archive for the 'General Advice' Category

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Potty Training/House Training Questions

I have written a short housetraining guide to help with some of the common questions left on the question page of the blog.
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Do You Have a Dog Training Question?

Are you having trouble house training your dog? Perhaps you just got a puppy and need advice on the best way to socialise him. Never heard of clicker training and want to know what it entails? Whatever your dog training question, this is the best place to ask it!
You can submit your dog training questions [...]

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Home Alone Labrador

Cindy asked for advice regarding her Lab puppy:
“Hi, We have a 8 mos yellow lab.  Sweet as can be when you are with her.  SHe is outside alone 4 days a week.  She has managed a couple of time to get inside the house while we are gone and wreaks havoc this time is was [...]

Friday, November 28th, 2008

New Puppy Dominant With Older Dog

Sharon wrote:
“I have a pure breed Black Labrador, now 5 months old Mimi. I also have a Black/collie/Lab/Retriever mix 2 years old very sweet and passive,Suzy. The puppy Lab (Mimi) is now as big as the 2 yr. old Suzy and has become dominant over Suzy to a point she will not even let Suzy [...]

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Small Dog Not Eating Much

Patty has recently got a puppy and asked this question:
“I have a 9 week old maltese/poodle mix who is very smart and is holding her bladder all night as long as she’s in her crate. My problem is getting her to eat! she is sweet and loves to be held and cuddled. My husband and [...]

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Labrador Separation Problems

Marcia asked for help about her 6 month old Labrador:
“We think our 6 mos old lab is having separation anxiety. Every morning when it is time for the last person to leave the house we go outside with the dog to walk around so that she can take one last “pee” break. She will not [...]

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Exercising Dogs Before Vaccinations Completed

Tina posted this question:
“How do I occupy my black labrador puppy on a rainy day before she is fully vaccinated and can go for walks?”
Whatever age of dog, they need exercise come rain or shine.  If you have a garden or yard where she can burn off some energy, let her play there for a [...]

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Bringing New Puppy Home

Lynn has a potty training and socialization question about her new shih-tzu puppy:
“I am getting a 8 week old shih tzu puppy in 5 days and I have no idea how to potty train. I would like it to go to the back yard but the breeder has said it is already paper trained. So [...]

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Aggressive German Shepherd

Catalina left this qusetion on the dog training question page:
“My 3 year old german shepherd is very agressive towards other dogs and unframiliar people. We can’t even take her to the beach without her barking at people walking by, and becoming agressive towards other dogs. When we are at home we have to keep her [...]

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Dog Won’t Go In Car

Bill asked this simple question relating to a big problem:
“I can not get my dog into the car to go anywhere.What can i do?.”
Strangely enough, this problem is quite close to home for me, so I can tell you what worked in a recent, real life scenario….