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How can I teach my golden retriever to pee outside? |
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Emilija - Macedonia |
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I have recently adopted a 6 year old Yorkshire Terrier. We are not
sure if he was abused or a puppy mill dog. My problem is his fears.
He is terrified of men and there are 4 in my home. He is afraid
of everything! I don’t think he has ever been walked. When
I tried he got off the leash and ran me around for an hour. I was
so scared he was going to get hit by a car! How can I help this
little guy? How do we make him understand that we are not going
to hurt him? How do we get him to enjoy a walk? We have another
dog Tito who is a 4 year old Maltese. We have 7 people living in
my home and there is a lot going on here and I don’t know
how to help Bart get over his fears. |
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Rose Ierullo - Ontario, Canada |
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How do you know when a dog needs to go to the bathroom and how to
I stop him from barking? |
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Billy Arnold - Arkansas, Mt. Plesant |
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I have a pitbull and a beagle mix dog that have taken up fighting
bad after having them for 5 years. I can't determine which one is
at fault. It starts with the beagle growling and then the pit attacks
her. I said I would put the pit down if she ever showed aggression
but I'm not confident she is the one starting it. I don't want to
make the wrong decision. Even their vet doesn't think it's the pitbull
starting but the dog that ultimately gets torn up is starting it.
I really need help to make the right decision and re-home one of
them or call the pitbull aggressive and put her down. Exactly how
do you define aggression compared to dominance aggression and what
exactly do I need to look for when the fight starts? |
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Marnie - Illinois, USA |
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I have been trying to get my dog to bark for weeks now. I've done
the whole "giving him food that’s out of his reach"
but he seems to lose interest after a while, and never even whimpers.
What should I do? |
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Ruthie - Modiin, Israel |
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My young puppy tried to eat dog excrement the other day. Is this
normal or is she missing something in her diet? She is eating dried
food. |
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Kate Wileman - Derbyshire, England |
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I have a 6 month old Yorkie. We just got her and we are in the process
of potty training her. I purchased this spray that is supposed to
direct the puppy to the spot that we want her to go. When I spray
it on her puppy pad she ends up chewing it up, tearing it apart
and not using it. Is her behaviour normal? |
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Jovie - Madera CA, USA |
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My puppy is about 7 months old and she is trained rather well. She
is really nice to me but is violent to her toys which I think is
just her playing. When my mom comes home she is really mean to both
of us. My mother and I don’t really get along that well. My
mom also pushes the puppy away when she wants to play or wants attention.
However my mom goes to bed or leaves and she is nice to me again.
How can I change this? |
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Kristin - Lee Illinois, USA |
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I have two dogs Beagle and Cronus. Beagle has this fascination to
nibble on what appears to be Cronus' cheek or whiskers. What is
the significance of this, is it harmful, and should it be stopped? |
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Jacob Vail - Minnesota, United States |
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How do I pick up my dog when he is being bad? By the underbelly
or by the neck? |
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Nathan Brown - Buncombe NC, USA |
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I have a 14 month old female Staffordshire Bull Terrier who urinates
on our bed. She used to do this as a puppy and hasn’t done
it for so long I thought she may have grown out of it. Last night
for the first time in months she did it again. I let her out of
an evening to relieve herself, she comes back in, we go to bed and
she's straight on the bed urinating. I had her spayed 3 weeks ago
and I also have a male Staff who is two years old and he has never
done this. I'm pulling my hair out and my husband will get rid of
her if we cant solve the problem. |
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Lorna - Kent, UK |
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My 9 year old Staffie bitch's behaviour has changed over the last
year. It started last July when she attacked my 13 year old boy
Staffie (they have always lived together in harmony) when old boy
checked out her food dish once they had finished eating, something
they have always done, ok I thought one off, so now feed then opposite
ends of the kitchen. Then she attacked him when he was digging in
the sand. I mean full on rip your throat out attack, and then again
over a toy, so no toys, bones, Kongs etc… Again a few weeks
ago when I was stroking old boy she attacked again but this time
I got bitten. In between times she is her old lovely self. I now
have my 12 week old grandson living with me. So far she has been
good with the baby (dogs and baby are never left alone) but I'm
on tender hooks. My dogs are well loved fed and exercised. What
can you advise please? |
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Kaye Minier - Hertfordshire, UK |
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We have a 7-month-old male whippet. Ever since we’ve had him
from 10 weeks of age he has cried/whined/scratched etc. when crated
at night and when we have to go out in the day. He is house trained
but once in the cage at night or during the day he will urinate
lots as if in fear. We have tried lots of things - toys, feeding
him in it, getting in myself etc. but nothing has made a difference.
We love him to bits and otherwise he is a good dog (if typical pup
still). But we are having complaints from neighbours and really
really desperately need to sort it out.
We
have also tried dog appeasing pheromones, valium type drugs from
vet etc. He is also very car sick when we take him out. He follows
me from room to room when I move around, but will lie quietly in
his bed whilst we are in the room. He knows when he is about to
be crated and I can tell by the way he looks that he starts to panic
and would run away rather than go into the crate. He will actually
go in the crate in the day if I am in that room and the door is
open. We have thought about not putting him in the crate at night
and just keeping him in one room i.e. the kitchen but I’m
not sure if its the crate he hates or frankly just being away from
me? |
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Sarah Leake - Cheshire, England |
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