Your Questions About Training Leashes For Dogs Walking

Susan asks…Dog Training Tips for the canine challenged?How can I train my dog to not pull on the leash when I walk him? He was a year old when I adopted him and I have had him about two months now. Everything I have tried doesnt seem to stick. So now I am thinking about getting a choke chain.... Anyone have any suggestions?admin answers:Choke chains should not be used without professional help (dog trainer) if you are not extremely experienced yourself. They can be extremely dangerous

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Your Questions About Dog Barking Training Advice

Susan asks…How to get a dog to stop barking?We just adopted a dog, and she was abused and treated badly in her last home and she is afraid of everyone and barks at everything. We've tried just about everything to train her and to try to get her to stop barking, but nothing seems to work. Any advice? We don't want to have to get rid of her.admin answers:As with any training that works, EVERYONE in the household will have to be CONSISTENT for it to truly work. This means the same ACTIONS every

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Your Questions About Dog Training With Clicker

Mandy asks…Ex-Cruelty Case Dog in DESPERATE need of socialisation! Someone PLEASE help!!?I have adopted an ex-cruelty case dog (maltese x poodle) who was 8 months old when i got her. she had never seen another dog and was very badly treated. she is now 16 months old and cant deal with other dogs. she gets aggressive and starts SCREAMING and growling and barring her teeth. I would like to be able to take her out without stressing! Today i took her to a leashed dog beach, in which NONE of the

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Your Questions About Dog Barking Training Strangers

Carol asks…What small to medium sized dog breeds are good with strangers and other dogs?I am looking to get a dog. I live in a residence hall, so there would be college students frequently stopping by. I would like a dog that is good with strangers (doesn't bark at knocking, won't snap if someone pets it) and also is good with other dogs (so people with dogs can dog-sit). There is a 50 pound maximum where I live on how heavy the dog can be. It would also be nice if the breed is easy to

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Your Questions About Training Leashes For Dogs That Pull

Lizzie asks…Opinions on electric dog collars.?I asked a question about a certain function on an electric dog collar, and got no helpful answers, just many people calling me bad person, and that I should shock myself with it. So, read this situation, then tell me your opinion. I recently got a dog, at first I had some trouble training him, basics as in house training, etc, but went to a few classes at Pet Smart and now he's even bell trained, haven't had an accident in the house in weeks.

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Your Questions About Dog Training With Clicker

Sandra asks…fostering dog can you try to answer these?Hi I was hoping that I may be able to get a few answers to questions here. I want to work with animals but as i don't have transport I that is near impossible so I decided to look into fostering I have someone coming next week to home check next week. I was hoping that someone could answer these questions for me 1) do you think it would be ok to foster animals in a G floor flat (I do have a communal garden which I am the only person who

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Your Questions About Training Leashes For Dogs Walking

Mark asks…Dog hates walking on leash....?I have a 3 1/2 month old female Bullmastiff, very smart and very stubborn. She was the alfa dog in her litter. When I place her on the leash, she lags behind and puts her nose to the ground. I have tried both the 10ft (to keep her at my side) and retractable leash (to allow her to lag a bit behind and sniff). However I don't know what to do. I also have her brother and he was quick to train to walk at our side. I would like to be able to take both

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Your Questions About Dog Barking Training

Donald asks…How can u train your dog to stop barking all the time outside?I have a golden lab mix dog and he is always barking at my neighbors and nature.what should i do to train him to stop this? Twoof my neighbors already said they dont like the barking so please help me fast!!!! Please answer!admin answers:How long do you leave him out alone? How long do you let him bark? If I were your neighbor, I would be annoyed if you let him bark more than a couple of minutes. Does he have anything

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Your Questions About Dog Training With Clicker

Sandra asks…6 months before I get my first dog, what experience do I need?I know what I need to do to prepare before I get my dog, but please add on anything if you think of it! -Talk with everyone who's going to be involved with the dog - ie. when I'll be away for a day - won't happen often - talk with my neighbour to see i she'll be okay with checking in on my dog for that day (my family are ready for it & want a dog) -Buy toys/beds/crates - research food, clicker training and ll the

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Your Questions About Training Leashes For Dogs

Daniel asks…Any suggestions regarding training a dog while another having a well trained dog?I have a 5 year old Cairn terrier male (Ronny), playful, likes kids and pretty well trained and obeys almost all of our commands. I am trying to train my sisters 9 yr old female Yorky terrier (Lindy) she's a tiny tea cup - 4 lbs in weight. Ron is 19 lbs. Lindy is so small that she has never been trained on a leash, my sister baby's her. I want to potty train her since she goes everywhere in my

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