training problems

Hello all! New member to the site and looking for some advice from trusted and learned individuals! About two weeks ago I adopted a 9-month Australian Cattle Dog/Siberian Husky from the SPCA. They say he was brought in my the police because of neglect...has never lived inside, though was not...

Hello! This is my first post. I found this site while trying to find information on my situation; I am hoping I'll get some good ideas here. I will try to make this as short as I can. I've had a Shih Tzu for almost 5 years. We wanted to get a larger breed dog for our children (we have three...

I have a three-month-old Mal-Shi who clearly has separation anxiety. I work from home, so I'm with him all day long and he gets a lot of attention. But when my husband and I leave - whether it's for 45 minutes or 3 hours, he whimpers, howls and goes to the bathroom on the floor (we leave him in...

I have a one year old China Jack (Chinese Crested / Jack Russell Terrier Hybrid), Chinese Crested being the dominant gene. When she was about 6 months old, she started to run in the house, sometimes to chase one of our cats. At first we didn't act on it because she was small enough that It...

I got a Westie a week ago. He is 9 wks. I have bought I have bought Dingos, the chicken and beef flavored Canine Carry Outs, Pup-Peroni and Wellness puppy treats but he doesnt like any of them. He likes his canned dog food from Wellness that is for puppy but doesnt like the treats. I am also...

please help i have 2 yorkies a male(N) (3.5) and a female (S)(3) and a male pomapoo (N) (1)years old (btw he was introduced in November) . It all started about 2 months ago the female yorkie started viciously attacking the male. Before this they were inseparable (all 3 dogs) they ate played and...

I've found this on the internet, when I was looking how to train my dog. I have a labrador and any other advices didn't help me to train. I though it was the worst dog in the world, until I found this. ---Secrets to Dog Training Package--- I couldn't believe, but it was the right choice and...

I have a year old rescue cocker mix who began a compulsive barking problem about a month after I adopted her (6 months ago). The second we leave the apartment, she begins to bark at trees and cars. She will not stop until she becomes VERY distracted by something else (such as a ball). We...

Old Today, 01:15 PM #1 ljs624 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2 ljs624 is on a distinguished road Post We need help! We can't figure out how to walk our dog... My husband and I are looking for any help that we can get. We adopted our dog from a shelter about 6 weeks ago. He...

My husband and I are looking for any help that we can get. We adopted our dog from a shelter about 6 weeks ago. He is a hound/lab mix (40 lbs or so) and is about 18 months old. Our dog has definitely never been walked on a lead before. We live in a small condo and have to walk him outside in...

My husband and I are looking for any help that we can get. We adopted our dog from a shelter about 6 weeks ago. He is a hound/lab mix (40 lbs or so) and is about 18 months old. Our dog has definitely never been walked on a lead before. We live in a small condo and have to walk him outside in...

I have a 7 month old German Shephard who bites (nips) and jumps at me for no reason! She drives me crazy! I'll be sitting on the couch and she'll be laying on her bed, chewing her bone, then out of nowhere she comes to me and starts nipping and jumping. Don't get me wrong, they are not mean...

I have a 2 1/2 year old mix (dad was a blue nose pit bull mom was a beagle) we have had him for about 1 year now and he won't do anything. He is so excited all the time either running at full speed or sleeping, We don't walk him every day but we do have him run the yard 3 or 4 time a evening...

Ok, so the other day I took Callie to the park to work on some training, but it pretty much failed. I couldn't for the life of me get her to stay focussed: nothing worked. She ignored treats, praise: the whole sha-bang. I basically just gave up. (there wasn't anyone else there, so people nor...

My Chocolate Lab is 3 months old and is very well behaved, however, he is starting to have problems of always anticipating my commands during training session. when i first started training him he did great. now when we train he tries to anticipate what i am going to say. i was trying to teach...