Don’t despair if you have asked a question about housetraining your dog and think it is not going to be answered! Potty training questions have been coming in thick & fast, so I have been working on putting together a booklet for readers/subscribers to this site and have sent it off to a professional ghostwriter who is making it a little easier to read. Keep checking back for the link to sign up for it. It won’t be too long now
Aug 05, 2008 | | General Advice, House Training Your Dog
Betty needed help with her Yorkshire Terrier Mix:
“I have a mixed yorkie we travel in the R.V. If she is not on a leash but is with us and she sees an animal or something she is gone like a light, when we call she does come back, however, is there any way we can stop this behavior. people have suggested using a shock collar,I hate to resort to this but am looking for any suggestions to see if this behavior can actually be stopped” Read the rest of this entry »
Aug 10, 2008 | | Bad Behavior, Dog Obedience Training
Susan asked:
“How can I get an 8-month old female puppy to stop jumping on people, on doors, on windows? She has springs in her hind legs.” Read the rest of this entry »
Aug 08, 2008 | | Bad Behavior, Dog Obedience Training
Angela asked for help with this problem:
“My 8 month lab recently starting peeing in the house and he is fully house trained. I do not know if his mad at me or even what to do. Please Help” Read the rest of this entry »
Aug 08, 2008 | | Bad Behavior, House Training Your Dog
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…. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul 22, 2008 | | Dog Obedience Training, General Advice
Melis posed this question:
“How can you fix a dog that is very excited with other dogs.He barks constantly because he wants to play . how would you fix him”
This problem most likely stems from Read the rest of this entry »
Jul 18, 2008 | | Bad Behavior, Dog Obedience Training
Have you ever wondered why your new puppy chews on things? It never fails, you get a new pet and at some point you come home to notice he has chewed on your favorite shoe, or even worse your computer power cord, ouch! Read the rest of this entry »
Jul 15, 2008 | | Bad Behavior, General Advice
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… Read the rest of this entry »
Jul 13, 2008 | | Bad Behavior, Dog Obedience Training
Hester asked the following via email:
“My 12 week old chocolate lab pees in the crate constantly. His crate is small and he’s got room to turnaround and lay down but he doesn’t seem to mind laying in his urine. I don’t want him to think that it’s o.k. to pee in the crate and I’m at my wits end with cleaning him and the crate up all the time. He can’t even make it in the crate for 2 hours”
Here are my suggestions… Read the rest of this entry »
Jul 09, 2008 | | House Training Your Dog
Kayla asked for help with this problem:
“I have a 15 mo English Mastif that has recently decided to start pooping and peeing in our bedroom closet. Their hasn’t been any changes in our home and I don’t know why this has started or how to fix it.
Thanks” Read the rest of this entry »
Jul 03, 2008 | | Bad Behavior, House Training Your Dog