• Well we took him to the pet store and fitted him with a prong collar. The improvement was HUGE and instant. And he actually pays attention to us now so hopefully we can work on some commands. I really must say that I'm very impressed with this ...
  • Our 6 year-old German Shepherd, Ali, keeps running down and killing deer. She's a great dog and always obeys our voice commands, except when she spots a deer. Do any of you have any training tips on how we can break her of this terrible habit?
  • If clicker training is a purely positive training method, how do you stop unwanted behavior. I don't mean when the k9 doesn't perform exactly as you would like. I am guessing that you will tell me that if the dog has been taught "sit, down, leave ...
  • When I give my shepherd the command to "stay" at a distance, she always wants to come to me. If I give her a "sit" or "down" command at a distance, she obeys. Probably sitting or downing at a distance is better than standing, but in basic ...
  • I'm beginning to worry that Maui will never be trained completely. I am constantly trying to reinforce his skills and obedience but he still doesn't always listen. I am looking into getting some training assistance (in addition to a second class), ...
  • does anyone else have a problem with being able to do one but not the other? i read. a lot. i do research. i'm extremely observant and an intuitive learner. i've read a dozen good books (and a hundred web sites) on dog training, taken several ...
  • Katie is a 6 year old ESS which I got from the local shelter 2 years ago. She is a great dog. Very friendly with everyone, knows her commands, and is the best tennis ball fetcher around! She will NOT however play or have anything to do with other ...
  • I have a 3 year old Nova Scotia DT Retriever. She is a very sweet dog, and wants so hard to please; but she is very dumb. I have taught her to sit, down, stand, stay, take, heel, and come. Come, take, heel and stay she is fine with; but she does ...
  • Could someone tell me some main sheepdog commands in Irish or Scots Gaelic? I.e. what in English are "Away to Me", "Come Bye", etc. Cheers! John
  • I posted months ago about Buddy eating a bandage off his foot, well yesterday he was munching on a bunny, I am not sure how much of it he ate or even if he killed it but when I stopped him half the rabbit was gone. So my questions are, could he ...