Good Dog Behavior – Who Has The Responsibility

January 19, 2012

Good dog behavior just comes naturally with some dogs. I’ll bet even most of you have had a dog at one time that was absolutely no problem.  That perfect dog sticks in your memory, a fond memory. But, now you have a dog that is not “perfect” and since you’ve never had to train you [...]

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Dogs Out of Control

January 16, 2012

“Our dogs are now out of control and it used to be a calm pack – we have no peace and don’t know where to go from here.” said Bill.   “We took in a pregnant momma foster dog unable to be placed in a home elsewhere and she’s had 3 puppies.  We’re huge dog [...]

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Good Dog Behavior: Destructive Chewing – Causes and Cures

January 12, 2012

A frustrated dog owner writes in complaining, “I’m at my wits end. My dog is driving me nuts with his destructive chewing.  I’ve got an out of control dog and I’ve about had it.  He seems to like paper products. While we are away, he’ll chew up magazines, paper towels, greeting cards and has even [...]

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Video Review: Puppy Training for Scout

January 11, 2012
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Good Dog Behavior: Exercise, Stress and Pooch Problems

January 9, 2012

Who hasn’t heard the old saying, “A tired dog is a good dog?”  You can eliminate stress and reduce behavior problems in your dog with good quality exercise.  Expected and regular exercise can help your dog is several ways:  Just like humans, exercise can help your dog deal with stress. Again, just like us exercise [...]

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Dog Behavior: Help! My Dog Digs

January 5, 2012

“Stop my dog from digging!” was the cry on the other end of the phone. I heard the frustration in her voice. Are you as frustrated with your dog’s digging problem as this dog owner? Are you at your wits end? You are not alone.  On my first visit with Digger’s Mom, I asked, “It’s [...]

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Video Review: Bear Learns To Heel and Learns His Boundaries

January 3, 2012

     

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Good Dog Behavior: How to Help Your Fearful Dog

January 2, 2012

I received an email about a fearful dog from the owner who needed help with her fearful dog. She wrote, “How can I train or work with my dog to not fear certain people? He barks and is afraid of men. It’s pretty tough on walks at times.”  It can be very frustrating not to [...]

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Good Dog Behavior: Train Great Doggie Door Manners

December 29, 2011

My dog jumps. I hear it constantly. Over the years this one behavior is consistently on the top of the list of owners of the top three bad behaviors.  Puppy and dog owners alike are finding it difficult to conquer this battle. Everyone wants good dog behavior.  In this past Monday’s blog on “Out of Control Dog: How to Calm [...]

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Out of Control Dog: How to Calm the Beast

December 26, 2011

“You’ve got to help me.  My dog is out of control!”  That’s the plea I heard from a nice lady in one of my group classes.  She was speaking about her 18 month old male Pointer cross who she brought to class.  “He’s just so wild. He gets these energy spurts all the time and [...]

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