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Hey Guys, we’re first time dog owners and have a beautiful black lab puppy (16 weeks old) for the last two weeks. She’s a great little dog and we’re working hard on training with her which she picks up on very quickly! But we are really stuck in what to do with how obsessed the puppy is with my...

Hi all, I really need some advice on my 14/15 week old Pomeranian puppy! Mainly about aggression but a few other things too. So to start off, I recently got a Pomeranian puppy from a registered breeder that also does showing. She’s a very nice lady and really cares for her pomeranians so I think...

Hi! Does anyone have some training tips/basic tips for a new shiba owner? I want to prepare for the puppy and give my self the best chance to not be "trained" by the dog instead knowing their fiery personalities :)

My wife and I have been trying to train our boxer to be able to not have to go into his crate when we leave the house. Sometimes he doesn't touch anything. We get home, cushions are on the couch and nothing is destroyed. Other times he rips apart the cushions or finds something else to chew...

My husband and I just recently got a corgi, he just turned 2. We also currently own an 8 year old american-staffordshire terrier. Our corgi took really quickly to my husband and gets along with our current dog just fine. He is fine when my husband puts his leash on or off him, he goes straight...

Hi, I am a new member. I own a Shetland Sheepdog called Fenix. I am exited to be here. I am interested getting to know other dog owners and how do you train your dogs. About Fenix I have this youtube-site: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKINPeC-kYP_dKPGyoBDZQA I think this site tells the...

I share my house with two adorable little Netherland Dwarf rabbits called Meeple and Nemesis, who have a big multi-level cage with attached X-pen in the living room. In the evenings they have supervised access to the whole room where they like to run around, snooze on the rug or chairs, play...

I have a pitbull, and ever since he was a puppy he has been very dominant. However, I dismissed this kind of behavior because he listened well to me, played well with other dogs and never showed any real aggression. He would socialize just fine. After my brother with two more unfixed male...

Nala goes absolutely insane for my boyfriend, and it's driving both of us nuts! When my boyfriend enters the house it's like nothing else exists for her anymore, she goes spastic, whines bloody murder, wiggles on the floor kicking anything and everything, and tries to pounce him any chance she...

I'm a budding dog trainer and I'm just getting into the plethora of equipment available! There's so much to choose from out there and SO many conflicting reviews. I'm looking for a treat pouch, specifically, that has the following features: Hinge closure Belt to wear the pouch around my waist...

Hi all, just trying to find some solutions to the problems we are having with our adult dog! Thanks!

I have a Siberian husky and a husky mix of my own, foster dogs for Texas Sled Dog Rescue and have had dogs all my life. I'm caring for my nephew-in-laws family dog while they go through some tough times. It's a mixed bully breed & hound with a terribly oily coat and a LOUD baying bark. I have a...

Hi I my husband and I adopted a Doberman from the rescue society in May. We were told that the owner disclosed he had a habit of eating socks. Not only does he eat socks but he eats blankets, towels, toys, you name it. From the get go he's had diarrhea and vomiting issues which we attributed to...

I have an olde English bulldog, she had a rough beginning. Her first owners bred her at 6 months, her second owners had 4-5 other dogs, multiple kids, and other animals in a three bedroom one level apartment. My pup is the sweetest pooch ever, I have a two year who puts tiaras on her, climbs...

We have a one and a half year old chocolate lab. She seems to pick up on new commands very quickly. But when it comes to giving her a command outside of training sessions she seems to be guessing. I might say "beg" and she will sit, then lay down, then try to shake my hand, then finally beg. It...

My dachshund is a little more than a year old. In the year that I have had him, I have struggled greatly to potty train him. His mother was trained to relieve herself on pee pads and as a puppy he did the same. Or at least he tried. Most of the time he just peed/pooped wherever he felt like it...

Long time lurker, first time poster who would like some advice. I have a 2.5yr old puppy who is an incredible dog. Happy, friendly, obedient, patient etc. However, a traumatic experience as a wee pup has led him to become deathly afraid of the smell of raw lamb. I took him outside to eliminate...

hi i have a 1 and half year old dog, Mixed breed. we have trained her to use the garden for her business, we have trained her to sit, stay and stuff like that but we are having problems, she doesnt listen to us, if we open the front door she wont go into the garden if we tell her not to, but...

Hello all :) I just recently joined this forum and have decided to post for the first time since quite frankly I'm completely confused on how to handle the situation I'm in. I have two dogs, Russian Samoyeds, around a year old both of them. The male is the laziest dog I have ever seen while the...