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I would have them greet outside of the house a few times, maybe to the dog park for a fun time with this man, show the dog this guy is ok and fun to be around. remember this man is coming into the dogs space. Just like when you are going to introduce one new dog to another, do it in a neutral place,...

Absolutely will they pick up on both good and bad behaviors. It seems to me the place to start is the one with bad behavior and retrain to good. It's a case of monkey see, monkey do. For me, the easiest way to train a puppy to good behavior is put it with a well trained older dog. My old dog trained...

Just last night I watched it's me or the dog with this issue, 4 roommates and one dog that hated one of them. She used the "touch treat" method. Can you imagine what this man looks looming over it? I use the "touch treat" thing all the time just to keep their focus on me skills s...

They wrote...Sometimes I can't get her out for a routine trip (cold weather, rain) Get a rain coat and warm jacket! Never ever hit a dog or a cat, it only teaches them to fear you. Man I hate this sort of thing. I see this guy on my street hit his dog, I would like to go out there, put a collar and ...

emmabeth, thank you for brining up this subject. A puppy for a young child is never a good idea UNLESS you have a plan first, who is going to take care of the dog? Feed, walk, clean up after it. I agree, the child needs to get involved. Hmm 4 H might be a good idea, they will teach the child how to ...

Obedience training will teach you how to get this dog to come back to you, it's called Recall training. Maia use to do this and it did the trick. I would chase her and she thought it was a game, one that could have had deadly consiquences for her. The only way I could get her to come back was to run...

My Tre' is like that, he never met a garbage can he did not like. I have the type with a locking lid, I have baby latches on all the cabinet doors as well. He won't eat it but loves to rip up paper if he can get it. They have tons of toys to chew on and play with and they become bored with them so I...

PS, I used this with poo as well, I put poo in that area and left it there for a couple days, picked it up after the puppy pood a new job and left the new job there until the next time. It's all in the nose.

I have a method of toilet training a puppy. Since it is all in the nose, when I got my puppy from the breeder I took some of the newspaper she had put down for the pups home with me, I took it outside to one area where I wanted the pup to toilet all the time, put the paper on the grass so the pup co...

I would consult a dog behavorlist on this one. I have a friend that her cat hated her boy friend and would back up to anything of his and squirt it. come to find out this guy was a jerk and the cat knew it. Smart cat!

Tre' does this since he is the tall one of the group. I am really good about cleaning up as I go when cooking, don't like looking at the mess while I am eating, so I clean as I go. I keep a spray bottle of straight plain white vinegar at the ready and and after wiping up, give it a spray and let it ...

Even an altered male will try to mount a female and can sometimes tie with her. An altered male can still react to a female in heat even if he is shooting blanks and hopefully he does not have one loan active swimmer left over. Mostly when this happens it is not about mating, it's about dominance. T...

I HATE TICS! more than I hate fleas. I have a house in an area where fleas are problem and another house where tics are a problem. Can't win, I use a flea and tic topical year round. At my home where there are fleas I use an organic prep called, and excuse the spelling, diatmasious earth. You can ge...

Right, some dogs just don't do fetch regardless if the breed is known to be a retriever. Maia won't fetch, she will take the ball from Kai just so he will chase her. Kai will play fetch until he drops, Tre could care less about a ball or anything else you might throw. They are all the same breed. Ka...

I agree with what is said about when and how old. 4 months is to early, their testicles may not be fully decended. BUT after they are, they can make puppies. With the female, ask your vet. Maia had what they call silent heats, you never knew she was in, no sign and since I had a 15 yr old male that ...