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Posted July 13th, 2010 by nburik

Hi Aidan:

Introducing a new dog to our old dog

Posted July 3rd, 2010 by vanstrada
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We have 2 gorgeous female desexed Blue Cattle dogs . Chloe we have had since a puppy she is 17 months old and Lily we have had for a week rescued and she also is 17 months old . They could be sisters .We were told that Lilly was given up because she had food aggression and jumping up on people . When we bought her home she was a jumper but settled down very quickly . The first night we introduced them after 3 hours of separating them . They were fine and then suddenly it was on for young and old ! We separated them again and when they were introduced again,

Zeek doesn't like other dogs...

Posted June 24th, 2010 by gsdmom
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Hello.. I have a 11mo old German Shepherd he has been through basic 1 training and did pretty good .. we got him at 3mos and he was, and still is very nippy, and everytime he sees another dog (big or little) he goes crazy and wants to attack them, not sure why. we can't even take him to the dog park anymore because of this. When we are on a walk I have to stop and restrain him while other people walk by with there dog. he will even try to bite me to get to them...not sure what to do ...Bark Busters is to expensive right now.. and I'm afaid to go to a class with other dogs.. any suggestions...

2 year oldmale cocker spaniel

Posted June 19th, 2010 by beelinc
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Hi,
We have recently adopted a 2 year old cocker spaniel as the previous owner was moving house and could not care for him any longer.
He has been with us for 5 weeks and things are not going so well. He is well behaved at home with my self and my partner. But when meeting new people he is becoming more growly and snarly and barks - what seems to be aggresively. I am no too scared to take visitors near him,let alone pat him. He also will growl when we pass people in the street (mainly males).. By partners Dad tried to pat him and he lunged at him and barked growled.

Food guarding

Posted May 24th, 2010 by bdejong
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Hello...we have a situation that I wonder if we should correct. Our tiny toy poodle, 4 1/2lb, likes to keep a piece of dog kibble right beside her when she lies around the house. She will pick it up and take it with her when she moves. She has never been agressive toward any human coming near, but if either of our other 2 dogs, a Standard Poodle and a Bichon Frise, comes near she will growl and sometimes even snap. Neither of them are interested in her piece of kibble, but if they even come close she is agressive.

Aggression issues

Posted April 29th, 2010 by jackie05
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Hi,
I'm new to this forum. Has been interesting reading...

I have two australian terriers, a boy aged 12 and a girl aged 5. I got the boy when he was 8 and the girl when she was 5. They are generally great, however, every now and then have a rather vicious fight. It started originally as I used to let them sleep on the bed. I realised that I was the trigger there, so I removed myself from the night -time picture (no, they did not get the bed!).

Preparing to Adopt a Rescue Dog - Positive Training =YES, Crate Training = ???

Posted April 23rd, 2010 by Jeano

Hi,

I'm new here and don't even have a dog yet. But I will have one very soon, but we have to square away his adoption etc.

My question is should I crate train. I come from Australia and we don't seem to go for this as much as in the US.

I want to do everything I can to make my new dog feel secure and relaxed with our family. I have always associated crate training with confining a dog. Can you crate train an adult? Does this help settle rescue dogs by giving them a 'special place'?

Puppies

Posted March 31st, 2010 by gcpets
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A couple of puppy related questions:

* Would you "say" approx 15-20 mins of exercise (be it done by themselves or with me thru walking or playing chase in the yard etc) every 2-3 hours is enough or even every 3-4 hours ? Is there a good general "rule of thumb" exercise requirement for puppies ?

Asha - reactive behaviour?

Posted March 29th, 2010 by Voodoodoll
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Hi all, I'm looking for some ideas on how to deal with my dogs hyperactive behaviour. Asha is an 18 month old Maltese/shih-tzu. We also have a 12 month old female English staffy, Bella. We walk/run/bike/play frisbee with the dogs for 30-60 minutes a day.

walk from hell

Posted March 13th, 2010 by smoke143
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Hi. Our Husky is now a little over a year old. When i take him on a walk and if he doesn't like the way we go or if he wants to see another human or dog and i don't let him. He takes a hissy fit. I can not let him near humans,because our trainer says he doesn't trust people. He will snap at anyone that tries to pet him.
He jumps all over me,bites,growls. He literally attacks me. I have the marks all over me to prove it. I have tried to ignore him,make him sit. It doesn't work very well. I could really use some help on what to do?

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