Andrea: How to introduce a pomeranian to a german shepherd? Recently we got a 3 month old pomeranian and and one of my family members got a german shepherd about 1.5 years (not sure) from an animal rescue. We tried to introduce the two but the german shepherd growled and barked at our pomeranian. First […]
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How can I teach my Rottweiler to fetch a ball and be a guard dog?
Q: How can I teach my 7 month male Rottweiler to fetch a ball and to be more of a guard dog? He currently will sit on command, run to the ball half the time, and half time stay sitting in front of me. And the few rare times he picks up the ball, he would […]
What's the cost of having a dog trained as a service dog?
Robert: I want to know the cost of having a dog training as a service dog? I want to train my dog as a service dog and I’m wondering what the cost is of having a dog trained to be a service dog. I will remain the dogs handler. The training I’m interested in is […]
Will a Collie protect after a training course?
Mel: Will a Collie protect if I put it through a training course? The Collie is the most beautiful dog I’ve ever seen but I also need a dog for protection. I know a collie will not protect if it’s not trained. It’ll alert me to danger but it won’t do anything about it but […]
New Dog Books by Darlene Arden
Darlene Arden is an award-winning writer on pets behavior and training. She has written hundreds of articles and columns for all of the major dog and cat publications, as well as newspapers and general interest publications. Darlene is especially known as the author of The Irrepressible Toy Dog, and The Angell Memorial Animal Hospital Book of Wellness […]
How can I train my pitbull?
h2gj87: How can I train my red nose pitbull? Ok so I would like to train my 5 month old Pitbull, I don’t know if age matters when training a dog. He’s really playful but I would like to teach him to stay off the couch and off the beds and also the basic dog […]
Can I crate my Schnauzer puppy while I'm working?
Q: Crating my puppy need opinion? I have an 8-week old Schnauzer I got her about a week ago and I would like to get your opinion on this. Okay, I just got a job and start tomorrow so I got a crate to keep her in while I am working, which will be 7 […]
What if my dog hates other dogs?
Nadine W: My dog hates other dogs!? My dog doesnt bother other dogs when im walking him, but if dogs come up to him,, just to sniff, he will go mad, bark growel, and try to bite the other dog. Once he had a fight with this little dog, and it ripped a piece of […]