dog training

I have an 11 month old MAS. We’ve done group training at one facility since he was 5 mo old. He’s currently in agility classes and no longer doing obedience (my choice, he’s got a solid foundation) since he got his CGC. I very much enjoy it there but feel like my dog isn’t getting any better...

Just wondering what training methods people on this sub prefer to use when it comes to teaching recall to your dogs. How old was your dog when you taught them? How long did it take? How effective is it? Do they come 10/10 times? Does it work in every environment with other dogs around? My...

He’s nearly 11 and has been gradually losing his hearing, but it is officially gone now, I have brought him to the vet to see if he had an ear infection that somehow made it worse, but it’s just age. I’m heartbroken. He’s the kind of dog where you tell him “hello” and his tail furiously wags...

Our 8 month old Cavalier is in her first heat. She started on 4/9 and is still in the bleeding phase. She’s bleeding enough to where we are having her wear diapers in the house (we have 3 kids, 3 cats, and an older dog so anything to minimize extra clean up is necessary lol). anyways, our...

What to do if dogs just ignores commands of one person and listen to other one, No matter the gender, it might be woman and he listens to her while much stronger men is ignored. Is there way to fix that?

My wife and I brought our 4 year old dog G to her parents house to quarantine. He went after their dog L today, about an hour after we got here (they had been playing together and hanging out previously), and then snapped at her again a couple hours later. Way worse, G snapped at her dad later...

We live on my in-laws rural property, with 3 rescue working dogs. We have our girl Snow, 6th old Kelpie x Border Collie, G, 4yr old Kelpie x Dingo, and D, 2-3yr old bull breed x hunting dog. Snow is our dog, G and D are my in-laws. G is very well behaved, he was a dumped sheep dog so he has...

My husband and I brought home an 11 week old puppy yesterday. While I've trained puppies before, I've never seen one this disinterested in the world around it, and food. I have a vet appointment scheduled for her monday morning, but until then I was going to try and get her some socialization...

TLDR: 11 month old Lab mix w/ separation anxiety that seems to have just recently come outta nowhere- I’ve tried a lotta stuff; nothing is working; she’s hurting herself & she’s wrecking our home. Any advice is welcome! So we have an 11 month old Lab mix- we got her as a puppy; and up until...

So I have a 1 yr old basset hound named M, 2.5 yr old son and a 8 yr English bulldog named O(he was surrendered by a visiting family member a couple months ago). 3 very sweet boys but there’s huge problems with how they all play with each other. M problems: our basset M initiates rough house...

Hey, I’m a new user to the group. I got a pit bull from his previous owner about 2 months ago. He’s not a bad dog, super social and smart, haven’t had any real issues with him. There are some things that I am trying to get together though. He is my first dog and he has started pulling on the...

Puppy is pomeranian-mix female, 4 months, ~2.6 lbs or approximately 1.18kg. Her vet recommended food is: https://www.royalcanin.co.uk/products/dog/size-health-nutrition/x-small/x-small-junior/ It has 412 calories/Cup Based on their feeding guide it states she needs around 33g of food/day or...

My German shepherd puppy keeps chewing up anything I give her to lay on. She's put a big hole in my older dogs bed and is always putting her nose in the hole pulling out more stuffing..she is kennel trained but she destroys any towel or blanket I put in for her. She has left one bed alone ..my...

Hi all - 1.75 y/o mixed breed (pittie/boxer/shepherd/border collie/great pyrenees/staffy (she's a mut). She spent the last 45 min with a frozen enrichment bowl (e.g. frozen peanut butter, strawberries, kibble, a little bit of water), and then was relaxing on the couch. I went over and sat next...

Looking for guidance here... I have a 6 y/o Border Collie (Shiloh) and a 12 w/o Greater Swiss Mountain Dog (Magnus). They play really, really well together most of the time, but Magnus doesn't really have an off switch when it comes to rough housing unless I give him an enforced nap. There have...

I adopted a roughly one year old dog last Thursday. Breed is unknown, she looks like a lab in a dalmatian costume. If it's quiet, nobody else around but us, she is pretty reliable about doing the job outside. Treats and praise every time when she does. I've got pads and nature's miracle for...

Hello All! Bit of background to how we got to today: A friend of mine, we can call Shelly was in a tough spot with a jerk landlord, with little notice which did not afford her the time to save to move. I had known Shelly for 3 years (we met through work) and she had watched my house and dogs...

This is super random, but I thought I'd ask everyone if they think hide n seek is a good game for dogs. I just learned that my aussie really likes it! She's 2 yrs old and super smart. I told her to sit and stay in the hallway, so that she couldn't see me. And then I went into the living room...

Its finally happened, a permaban for linking to aversive content. My crime? Reccomending a puppy book to someone asking for puppy books to read. Southend dog trainings puppy book. About the most aversive thing in there is saying don't let your puppy out of a crate when they whine (if you know...

I would like advice, please! I have seen gentle leaders mentioned in a few posts and I want to give it a try. I have 3 dogs: 1-husky mix 65 lbs 4 years old. She used to pull a lot, but as she has aged, she is better. However, she is not very biddable and under the right circumstances, she...