dog training

Someone at the dog park lent me their prong collar to see if it helps my dog from pulling. My dog still pulls with a martingale collar and freedom harness. Do you have any advice/tips/considerations on its proper use on a 2 y.o. Rottweiller Huskey Mix (neutered male)? The long story (for those...

I'm looking for any additional tips, advice, suggestions for our new living situation. We currently have a 25 lbs 8 month old male dog (Z). He is young but he is full grown. We got him when he was 2 months old. He's very sweet tempered, playful, loving. We just adopted a 2 month old male puppy...

This is sort of a one-off question for this sub, but here it goes. I recently visited Amsterdam, Rome, and Paris. Everywhere I went, there were lots of off-leash dogs behaving very nicely. Even on crowded streets in these big cities, off-leash dogs would stick right next to their owners. When...

Hi, I hope this isn’t a repetitive comment. But we have a miniature golden retriever (King Charles spaniel and golden mix). We got him as a puppy at one month old, now he’s about 11 months old. For the most part he is a really good and chill dog. He’s fully potty trained, had one puppy obedience...

Hey guys. This is gonna be a long post but its for context. tl;dr provided. ive had my dog for about 4.5 years now. Shes 5 now (turning 6 this year) She is a rescue husky x great dane x lab mix, and before yall say "you need to give her exercise!!" i most definitely do, i take her ti the park...

Hi everyone, happy to be part of this community! I am a Dog lover and also a author, me and my partner Robert, Dog Trainer with ten years of experience, decided to write a book to help people to train and raise their dog in the best way; our new book will be published on Amazon in a few days...

My fiancé "F" and I adopted a then 11 week old beagle/lab mix whom we named "N". F and I already have a 6 year old golden retriever, "L", whom I purchased from a breeder and subsequently raised to the age of three before F moved in. I assumed, having been through puppyhood with L, that I was...

Hi all, My partner and I adopted a 1 y/o feist 1.5 months ago and love having him. He bonded very easily to us and is super cute, especially when he’s tired and calm. Unfortunately, he is very rarely calm and can go from 0-100 in a few seconds. He has a lot of energy. We live in a city and...

I got a mini educator for my frenchie and I’m slowly trying to find his working level. I haven’t seen a reaction out of him and I’ve been as high as 25. I worry about going any higher because I don’t want to traumatize him. I hear everyone else talking about being at level 3, 4, 5 and maybe as...

Hey guys, I’ve got a female Golden Retriever that I’m planning to get a 30 foot long line leash for. Seems like a lot of people like the 3/8” width, but it just seems so thin. Should I go for 3/8” or 1/2”? Thanks!

Hi all, Currently, 7 month old GR/cocker knows her obedience commands, sit, stay with duration, stay in place w/ dropped leash, heel in familiar routes, and recall (always working on this to solidify). Is it ok to start introducing e-collar and collar condition? The e-collar would be my...

Hey everybody. I’m in need of help. We just adopted a Rottweiler puppy at 3 months. She’s on the timid side. Our problem is that she is more concerned with getting our Pitt’s approval than ours. We’ve tried separating the two of them and doing basic obedience training so Rotti can focus, but...

I used work a 100% work from home job. So I got to watch my dog all the time. But I recently started a new in-person job with a dog friendly office. Today was the first day I brought him in. I thought he would love sitting by my desk. But instead, he starts barking every time someone walks by...

Hi--throwaway account here, but long time lurker! I am looking for a trainer who would be open to a longer board & train (~6 wks or more) for my people-loving small breed 2yo dog to get her to crisp obedience on- and off-leash as I hoping to get her hospital therapy dog certified (eventually)...

He has had this since he was 6 months, I’ve tried to do things like bend at the knee and pet under his chin instead of on top of his head. But it doesn’t matter if he’s excited enough to see me he pees. It gets on my shoes or clothes sometimes, and he does it to my friends too. It’s become a...

My household is no stranger to rescues as this fella is now pack member #5. He fits in great with our Great Pyrenees (F2), Aussie Collie (M3), Malinois (M1), and Pit-Boxer (M11). He’s great with our 7 & 9 year old as well. Backstory: He came to us after being owner surrendered to be euthanized...

I have 2 medium-large-ish sized dogs, and life issues and not being in the best of mental state have made it difficult to cope, hence why I let things slide. I’m embarrassed. I’ve really f*d up, I know that, so please be nice. I also have no support system, no access to support, so I don’t know...

Hi all, my boyfriend and I just moved in together. For the past couple months my dog (G) has been with my parents while I’ll sporadically stay a couple days then go to work or with my bf as we slowly we’re moving in together. During that time, my mom has taught him bad habits, giving into his...

Rant incoming. Delete if not allowed pls but I don't see rules against it. Feeling a bit defalted after having a comment removed from another sub for suggesting someone try a balanced trainer before behavioural euthenaisa for their reactive dog after unsuccessfully spending thousands on...

Yesterday I used silent signals to ask our 5 month old standard poodle puppy to sit on the rug and wait patiently for his lunch. After he ate, I spied my 3 year old daughter who is somewhat intimidated by his size using the same signals to back him up on the rug to sit down again. And he did it...