http://www.petiquettedog.com/blog Dog Behavior Training by Dog Training Behavior Expert Jim Burwell Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:56:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently started puppy lessons with a client who has a 3 month old female terrier. This is a great puppy except for one thing. This puppy is already, at 12 weeks of age, guarding her food bowl and resource guarding stuffed Kongs. One of my client’s young sons was bitten ... http://www.petiquettedog.com/blog/2009/06/does-your-puppy-growl-when-you-come-near-its-food/ I was trying to a be a nice guy!  I took in a client's 12 week old puppy to keep for a week (while she was away) and to do some training.  He's male, HIGH energy and very very full of himself.  He bites, barks for attention and jumps on ... http://www.petiquettedog.com/blog/2009/06/12-week-old-puppy-hell/ The dog's non-stop pacing was the reason for the initial call.  The dog paced in the living room in front of their front windows wearing down the hardwood floors in the areas where he made his sharp turns.  The same pacing was happening in the back yard where his pacing ... http://www.petiquettedog.com/blog/2009/06/my-dog-paces-and-paces/   There is no doubt that successful dog training, even if it's a simple come command, takes time, and in our busy lives, time is one commodity we are finding very little of these days.  Positive training with food treats is not only extremely good for you and your dog, but ... http://www.petiquettedog.com/blog/2009/05/dog-training-makes-for-smart-dog-and-smarter-owners/ House training your new puppy doesn't need to be complicated. I recently got an emergency call from an owner who was frantic about her new puppy peeing in the house "all the time". On my first visit I discovered that she was giving her new puppy free access to water and ... http://www.petiquettedog.com/blog/2009/05/house-training-your-puppy/ Any kind of dog aggression, and there are close to 20 different kinds of identifiable dog aggression can have serious consequences. Dogs clinically diagnosed with dominance aggression, which can also be called conflict aggression, obsess about rank order.  In other words they are in conflict with their owners over control of ... http://www.petiquettedog.com/blog/2009/05/dominance-aggression-in-dogs-can-have-serious-consequences/ I got a call on a backyard dog, apparently too bossy as an adolescent to be inside, according to the owners.  The dog was barking a lot - especially at dogs on the other side of the fence on 2 out of the 3 sides of the back yard and ... http://www.petiquettedog.com/blog/2009/05/barking-dog-backyard-dog-has-plenty-to-bark-about/ Having trouble with your bossy or alpha type dog?  Is he out of control and taking over your household?  It could be easier than you think to begin turning your "untamed adolescent" into your price charming or little princess in no time at all.  How could this be possible you ... http://www.petiquettedog.com/blog/2009/05/alpha-bossy-dominant-dogs-the-title-doesnt-matter-the-training-does/ When it comes to the touchy subject of dogs on the furniture, my vote is to YES, have dogs on the furniture.  Yup, you heard that right, on the furniture.  I would however, present the following clarifications: There should be rules.  Dogs should earn the privilege of getting on your furniture ... http://www.petiquettedog.com/blog/2009/04/dogs-on-furniture-yes-or-no/ Amazing!  You would have thought cancer, certainly not behavior problems in dogs as the #1 killer.  However, the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior has validated that "behavior issues" not infectious diseases are the number one cause of death for dogs under 3 years of age. That is a crime.  Why?  Because ... http://www.petiquettedog.com/blog/2009/04/dog-behavior-issues-the-1-cause-of-death-in-dogs/