As my kids say, 4 more sleeps until the new puppy comes. We will be picking up our new puppy on Friday and I am trying to figure out where to start and how to do it. We have been practicing with the clicker on timing with myself and the kids. We have contacted a clicker trainer in the area (waiting for a response). We will be crate training, but how do I introduce the crate to the pup? Do I do that first or do I introduce the clicker first? I'm thinking that training the pup to "pay attention to me" should be the first thing that I do, but how often can I train?

I have a 1 1/2 yr old male Border Collie named Justice and it was just brought to my attention by the local police department that my dog barks all the time when I am not at home. Apparently one of the neighbors contacted the police instead of letting me know about the situation. I have tried my best to keep him quiet throughout the day, he would only bark when someone came to the house. Now I am afraid to leave the house because if I don't keep my dog quiet and the police have to come out to my house I can get a citation.

Hi all,
I am new to this site and am excited to be on it.
Problem. I have a 9 month old Bichon, Renoir (Renni), who is much more yappy than his older brother,
Hi Aiden,
I got your email about the ebook you were recommended , 4 Secrets of Super Clicking Ebook. I ordered it but haven't been able to download. I've emailed the company but haven't heard from them. Do you know of anyone who has had trouble?
I'm disappointed and little worried. $49.95 is alot for me.
Thanks if you can help-Jen

Hi Aidan,
I have 3 dogs and all are unruly in their own way. I really need to reel it in before I lose my sanity but I don't know where to begin in a multi-dog household.
I don't have the time to train them all individually. Do you have any recommendations?
Thanks,
Naomi
Is anyone familiar with Jan Fennell and Amichien Bonding? I have an opportunity to go to a seminar about this type of interaction with dogs but am not sure if it's really going to be worthwhile. I'm getting good results with clicker training although still have a few things to work on :-)
Hi, My dog has been diagnosed with EPI in the last six months. For those that don't know it's a pancreatic enzyme deficiency which is controlled by introducing the enzyme in powder form over the dogs food. Since starting this treament my dog has re-gained his original weight, coat and disposition. My problem now is that every scrap of food I give to him has to have this powder on it or his body cannot digest it and we end up with stomach problems. Consequently I haven't fed him any treats since diagnosis because it just upsets his stomach.
Hi there, (great site!), I have two cattle dog puppies, both about 15 weeks old...we live on acreage and my partner and I work during the day so they just play with eachother all day. I have taken them to an off-leash dog park twice now, and on Monday they went pretty alright, but today I left almost in tears. The 2 of them were a bit snappy at the other dogs....they didn't bite anyone, but they seemed a bit aggressive...however i'm not great at determining the difference between dog play and aggressiveness.
Hi,
I've been working really hard training my 2 yr old kelpie dog. She is a reactive type dog who I socialized too much when she was a pup. I put her in situations she wasn't ready for. Anyway she is coming along well but she continues to confound me. She tires of any treat or toy very quickly even if it is kept away and "special".
I recently adopted a 2.5 yr old female bullmastiff. She is a great dog- house broken, create trained, solid on all basic obedience commands and very affectionate with her new family. Unfortunately, she is rather skittish in new situations and around new people - not exactly the fearless confidence the breed is supposed to project. She will often urinate if approached too quickly by a man (she's more comfortable with women) and will stop dead in her tracks if spooked by a shopping cart or other loud moving objects.
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