Your Questions About Dog Barking Training Device

Donald asks…Can high frequency pitch sounds at high levels hurt hearing?I have some major problems with a neighbor and his dog barking into all hours of the night. I tried purchasing a ultrasonic device that is supposed to stop neighborhood dogs from barking but it doesn't work. I looked into why and the decible rating just isn't high enough. So I bought a 152db train horn. This thing is incredibly loud as you can imagine. In fact it's loud enough that if you're about 10 feet away it

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Your Questions About Dog Training With Clicker

Betty asks…Are you stuck with the clicker?When clicker training are you stuck to the clicker forever or just training. For example once my dog is trained will i still have to use the clicker.admin answers:No you will start fazing out the clicker as the dog catches on to the voice command and a treat. This is positive training, the dog gets a positive reward for a positive behavior. After a while you can faze out the treats but always give the dog praise for a good job, this becomes his

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Your Questions About Training Leashes For Dogs To Stop Pulling

Michael asks…How do I leash train my shelter dog?Okay, I have a year old labrador, pit-bull, probably-something-else mix from the shelter. For the life of me, I can't train this dog. I've tried for 2 months with stopping every time he pulls on the leash and telling him no. Our other lab is leash trained, but Saxon doesn't seem to get the hint from watching him either. He's a smart dog, potty trained in 3 days (probably had prior training). The only time he ever walked next to me was when he

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Your Questions About Dog Barking Training

Ken asks…Is there any way to "teach" my dog to stop barking at every little thing?? Plz help?I am moving into an apartment in nyc thats in my price range (yay), up until now i have lived here in a house, so my dogs barking hasnt been a problem. The problem is, this apartment does allow loud dogs =| ...I've had my dog for 12 years, she is a chihuahua...And i cant give her up... She barks at everything from storms to kids playing outside. I was thinking maybe a dog training school but at

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Your Questions About Dog Clickers For Training

Lisa asks…Research on drugs for a book?Okay. I'm doing a little research for the past of one of my characters. I would like it if someone out there could tell me a drug that fits the following qualities: -Is fast-acting to produce the high -Is easy to form an addiction to -Is a good "trainer" or "positive association" drug. (This might need explaining. I want a drug that, when given, will NOT produce a long-lasting high, but will produce a strong high. Sort of like training a dog with a

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Your Questions About Dog Protection Training

Donald asks…If a dog has a lot of focused drive, do you think it would be an easy train to mve them on to protection work?My female rottie is very high drive but i don't really think that she would have the nerves to do protection work. She is not timid but she is very submissive but when in drive she in relentless and unforgiving. She did not and has never passed my umbrella test even after conditioning but she will not hesitate to alert if a stranger or suspicious person approaches (as long

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Your Questions About Dog Training With Clicker

Mandy asks…Can I feed my dog an apple if it is diced up?I'm trying to train my dog with a clicker and decided to use a treat he doesn't get all the time. Diced Apples. Is that okay? I know that the seeds are poisonous but I make sure to get them all out. I also peel the apple first too. I heard carrots would be good too? Oh you guys are awesome! :D Please keep the suggestions comin', Rocky and I really appreciate them!admin answers:Fruits and veggies are good for dogs just be sure

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Your Questions About Don Runge

James asks…Yankee Fans - Do you think Yank pitchers are getting squeezed by the home plate umps?Don't know if it's Posada that's unable to frame a pitch or not. However, starting w/ AJ Burnett's game last Saturday in Boston - I saw him hitting the corners in the 4'th inning (Beckett was getting those pitches called as strikes) & the ump didn't give him ANY of the corner ones. Which eventually lead to Burnett walking Sox players & pitching smack middle in the plate for Sox players to

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Your Questions About Dog Clickers For Training

Susan asks…Clicker training for dogs?I just got a puppy and when I went to Petco for food they gave me a little free puppy pack that had a clicker in it. Can anyone explain what this clicker training is about? How do you do it?admin answers:A clicker is just a tool to help you mark accurately when your dog has done what you are asking and he will get a treat within 3 seconds. For example you want your dog to lay down so the instant that your dog lays down you click soon your dog will

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Your Questions About Training Leashes For Dogs That Pull

Mandy asks…8 month aussie extremely OCD/ADD around other dogs. Tips?I have an 8 month old male aussie. He's extremely smart and laid back around the house. He knows sit, down, shake, high five, roll over, play dead, stay, and is very obedient in our home. He sleeps more than we do if he could! I take him on walks every day and have been practicing frisbee with him (which he's getting very good at it!). Ive been socializing him as much as I can by taking him to Petco, Petsmart, local dog

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