My cocker spaniel is a wonderful sweet dog at home. However, when I take her for walks or to the park she becomes very frightened, nervous and hyper-active. She either barks at people/dogs or tries to jump up at them. This has has also become a problem when I take to to be groomed . This breaks ... more >>

my wife and I have two dogs...a dal and a golden ret. We've been married a year and are hoping to have kids soon. As far as kids go...I know the golden will be no problem.The dalmatian, however, is a little skittish around kids. Never aggressive...just avoidsthem like the plague when she sees ... more >>

How do you extend times between walks? The goal is to our "American Eskimo" to go a working day between walks.He can hold it all night but has problems during the day.Please advise how to get around ... more >>

Have recently adopted a wonderful dog whose prime breed is german shephard. Just wondering what kind of training is she best suited for? ... more >>

Advice please!Dog who seems to enjoy chewing holes in walls. It seems when Canem (or Josie, we haven't really caught them at it so can't identify the culprit) is nervous or annoyed with us, he will start to chew the window mouldings and even the walls themselves.We can go for weeks with no damage ... more >>

We adopted a declawed cat from the Humane Society, he has no claws on all four paws and has a broken foot, it said on the papers that he jump off a shoebox. I don't believe that one bit, I think the owner step on his foot because he does get in the way too much. Toby is a big tabby, he grew since ... more >>

To Brunosmom, I have been working on the Bar's Open and she is gradually coming along. She seems very anxious to see the other dogs it's when she gets close she has the problems, We are working on it so I think its only a matter of time before she will be good with other dogs.Thank you for your ... more >>

hi, i have a 6-8 year old adopted boxer, jake. we took him from a family who had left him at their farm in the care of a watchman, because they migrated to the u.s. we never met the previous owners and do not know much about his earlier life. we guess he's about 7 years old, and got him 2 and a ... more >>

Does anyone have any ideas to keep our 4 month old beagle puppy from eating her poop, when she is ... more >>

my rough collie might be put down if i do not come up with good preventative steps so that he does not bite anyone. any suggestions would be much appreciated in addition to the following: muzzle him, use a choke chain, seek dog trainer's advice (he took obedience classes when he was one year ... more >>

Unmanageable dogA few months ago, we have acquired a four month old Pomeranian puppy that had had practically no contacts with humans; it is only interested in our other two dogs.I have enlisted this puppy in obedience school but it refuses to walk during class or when it is alone with me. When I ... more >>

I have a 1-1/2 yr. old neutered female cat. She has a very bad habit of chewing wires. I have had to replace, phone, speaker etc. wires numerous times. I have tried spraying the wires with any smelly substance and even bought the most bitter tasting stuff especially for training animals to stop ... more >>

Can you teach a dog to go to the bath room on your balcony in either a patch of sod/grass or litter ... more >>

My puppy is a miniture American Eskimo Dog she is 9 weeks old and all she does is chew. I have a bone for her and two or three chew toys. She even chews on your clothes. I need help in how I can stop her! I've tried spraying her with water but she likes it!post or email me at I am going ... more >>

Hi! I'd like to start with introducing my dog and me. My name is Vassili, and I always wanted a dog. Almost 3 years ago we got a dog. A Jack-Russell Terrier. He was all cute(and still cute)no spots. We started training him, and it was going fine. Until a certain point. He kept on peeing in the ... more >>

My Golden Retriever runs away when called then eventually rolls on his back and bites at my hand when I reach for his collar, is it because he is only 10 months or could it be something I'm doing?He is well treated and is always excited when we come home and likes to play with the kids...could ... more >>

I just got a new puppy about 4 days ago. He's a chow mix. We have just started to potty train him, and he's had a couple accidents which was expected. But the problem is, the only time he's gone potty was when we kept him in the house he peed twice and only did number 2 in the house once. But ... more >>

Do Beagles Make Good Pets? For someone who is looking for a loyal companion that has a smooth coat and clean-cut appearance. Has to be a mediem sized dog and friendly towards ... more >>

[size=1]I have just got a pitbull (Scar), who is male and is 5 months old. He is very sweet and loves to play. However, when I leave my home to go out, he starts to cry and whine - very loud. Apparently, it disturbs the neighbours, as he does not seem to settle down. When I do return, he is ... more >>

I have two male cats, both are neutered male. They meow in the early mornings at around 4:30am or 5:00am but Toby starts when we just getting in bed. Joey isn't as bad as Toby but he can be bad some mornings, he meows at my door and I have to let him in, i put dish of kibbles down soo he can eat ... more >>

our small dog is year old and insists on getting up when the sun rises, ( and whines till we get up ) we dont get up until 8 am, how can we train the dog not to whine or get us up untill we are ready ? thanks for any ... more >>

Two days ago my husband and I adopted a dog from the SPCA. She's 4 years old and her name is Kona. She was surrendered to the SPCA a short time earlier by her owners because they were workingin new jobs and felt that they could no longer give her the attention and time that she needs and ... more >>

I am looking to learn how to train dogs? are there any doggy trainer schools out there? I need a bit of advice and guidance as this is preliminary research do I can get started in a new career. Any info will be ... more >>

We used to feed our cats twice a day, once in the morning, once when we got home from work. The cats waking us up in the morning for food got to the point of annoyance where we decided to stop feeding them in the morning, and give them all their food after work. At first this worked great, and ... more >>

Hello,I'm wondering if anyone can give me any ideas on how to handle my new male boxer dog. He's 3 years old, we have had him from Boxer rescue since last Saturday. When my wife and I went to pick him up from the previous home, we were met with a snarling, vicious looking dog. The owner then ... more >>