well enzo had an awesome training day/night! he did every thin he asked, but i some how managed to teach him to say hello (give paw) in about 2 tries, i was wondering why he got it so quick, because we have never tried to teach it to him before, could it have been my awesome training skills ? :P ... more >>

Ok all you pet psychologists, please help me with this one if you can. My 3 mo. old Jack Russell for some reason does not like to walk on a leash. She will walk a short distance maybe and then plant her feet like four suction cups with 3 feet spikes into whatever terrain she is on and won't go ... more >>

Hi, just wondering if anyone out there plays find it or works on tracking skills with their dog??We have been working on Dazy’s tracking skills, the “find it” command/game for months now, not all the time, but when she won't settle but we are in the house for the day - lazy days ... more >>

I completely lost my voice Saturday morning and still havent found it today. Too much clubbing I guess...but anyways something I have found extremely facinating to observe is how my lack of voice does not effect my ability to control my dogs. I work with voice-only and gesture-only commands all ... more >>

Buster started taking Agility Classes today and we had a BALL!!!!! It was supposed to be 3 beginner dogs from 11:00 -12:00 and then 3 advanced would show up for 12:00 - 12:30. Well........it ended up that everyone showed up, plus a few extras wanted to watch (with their doggies) so there were ... more >>

I often hear or read about trainers/people speak of using "operant conditioning" as a specific means of conditioning behavior/training. It seems as if the term is most often used by many if not most trainers/behavorists as a way of indicating that only reward based,reinforcement,or ... more >>

I have a yorkshire terrier, she is 4, her name is Molly. She is very spoiled and dominating. We also just had a baby, he is 2.5 months old. At the beginning there seemed to be no problems...Molly was just very curious about the new baby, and acted more like a protector for him. But...we ... more >>

we have decided to not feed raw to Mister anymore. we ahve tried for months to get him to not stick his nose in our faces, to lick Jeffreys face... its just not working. with all of the things we ahve tried to teach him, he has this nochalant attitude of 'but i thought THIS time was ok?' that ... more >>

Hello!!Three years ago I adopted a reserve dog. Many people on the board then helped me out BIG time with her. She is now an amazing dog!!! Today I adopted a 3 mo old lab X who was found abandoned in a dump. He has been fostered for about a month and came home with us today. My question is ... more >>

I think the correct name is "psychogenic allopecia" (not sure about the spelling).Gracie is a crazy-licker. As in, she will lick her forearms raw and bloody occasionally when the mood strikes her for whatever reason. We can usually stop it by closely supervising and stopping the ... more >>

Kaida is a 3yo fixed cocker. I have had him for two years, and he came "pre-trained." I have recently moved to MN to help my sister and brother-in-law with their kids. I am home all day with Kaida, and let him out often. I stand with him and say "go Shi shi". Some times ... more >>

Well, after Amber's last "Bad Dog Day", I'm finally starting to feel a bit better about things. She went after a dog yesterday - it ran past us and she just took off after it. There was a very brief scuffle and, when I yelled at her, she lay down. I kept her on leash for the rest of ... more >>

Hi Everyone! Just wondering who out there has tried leash walking their dog like Cesar Milan does, with the leash higher on the neck, with your head up, shoulder back, and in control attitude?? This thread isn't meant to start a debate on his theory's or his show, just wondering who's tried it ... more >>

My pb siberian husky (female, not spayed) is having a really hard time with her training. We got her when she was about a year old (she is over 1 1/2 yrs. now), and she hadn't had much of any training. Now, we are trying to train her, but having a hard time because she is not motivated by treats ... more >>

how often do we try to train out things as pups and teens that would work itself out with age?? is that soemthign we shoudl pay more attention to in having a pre teen pup?? he is a pretty good dog but recently he started gettign into the trash can where as he hasnt before. as a pup we sprayed the ... more >>

i have just watched a video about someone who trained their puppy to "go to your mat" ( and lay down) in 1-2 days. i was wondering if andbody has used the Hands Off Dog training formula? and if it worked well. i will put a link for the video, it was actually amazing to ... more >>

Here's a little background:We have a small mixed breed dog names Elvis, we adopted from a shelter when he was about 7 weeks old last December. They thought he was shih tzu/min.poodle/min.schnauzer mix, the vet said she thought some jack russell. He's the kind of dog that everyone sees a ... more >>

You know that guy at the park or the vet's office who can't control his dog? That was me today. Rio had has yearly shots at the vets today. He was doing alright, but a big (and beautiful looking) male husky came in the waiting area and Rio just started howling at the top of his lungs. None of ... more >>

Our dog is 14 months old and is house trained. For some reason and she does this only to my husband, when he comes in the house after not seeing her for a while, she will pee. She only does this with him. I've told him to ignore her and let her come to him, in which he tried today and when she ... more >>

Made me wonder whose dog she was! When we arrived at the Beach, she got out of the car and ran down the hill barking her fool head off at a fellow with three dogs. I called her back - sternly - and put her in the car then took Bobby for a 2-minute walk. Went back to get her and she was fine. ... more >>

Hello everyone... I need some advice or suggestions about my 2 year old schnauzer, Sasha. She came to live with us earlier in the summer and she loooves my husband, but is very distrustful of me and even seems to hate me. The family who had her before had neglected her and, we suspect, had hit ... more >>

hi all, i have a 7 yr old american bull dog that ive had since he was 8 wks old.he is wonderful around all kids and others,has a super dispositon,but this naughty boy is trained not to pee in the house and for the longest time he didnt. but after my son was murdered he started peeing, now i dont ... more >>

I was hoping someone has some suggestions or referrals for trainers in the west end Toronto area - specifically the Mississauga area. We have an 11 week old Boston Terrier who is also deaf. We want to find a trainer that uses hand signals as speaking commands are of no use to us. PLEASE ... more >>

I would really like to get some recommendations of good Puppy Training Classes that we (me and my Westie) could attend. I know you probably can't post the names, because this could be seen as advertising, but if someone could PM me or maybe post which ones NOT to use...that would be very much ... more >>

has anybody here used clicker training, and if so, did it work well? i bought one tonight at training becasue he seemed to respond to it well when the trainer used it on him, so hoping it will work well when i use it ... more >>