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My Dog Won't Poop!

topknot_dear wrote in dogsintraining Jan 13, 2015 22:12

So I adopted a chihuahua/terrier mix a few days ago. The place we adopted her from used piddle pads near the door that lead outside to where they where let out to use the potty, but we're not sure how often. Here at her forever home our landlord doesn't want us using piddle pads because he has a two year old in the house. So this leaves us taking ( Read more... )

potty training

Body Language Study.....

phee wrote in dogsintraining Sep 06, 2014 04:22

I thought I'd share this photo and see what you guys think is happening here.

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body language

My boy winning into grade two agility!

bunnyphone wrote in dogsintraining Aug 08, 2014 16:40

Just wanted to share this, am so proud! Fudge is my first agility dog and at our second competition we won out of grade 1 :)

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agility

Photo of Foster dog

dragonflymuse wrote in dogsintraining Jul 30, 2014 16:54

Thanks to everyone who took the time to give me advice and encouragement working with Oliver. As promised, I have a photo of the wee man, who in no uncertain terms let me know he hated having a camera on him. Hopefully this will suffice in sharing his cuteness :)

( Ollie )

Treat Dispensing Toys

icelore wrote in dogsintraining Jul 30, 2014 02:20

Hi all, I'm looking for some opinions and recommendations on treat dispensing puzzle toys.

I'm looking for some good toys to keep my younger dog busy. On a whim we bought the Hol-ee Treat Ball today as our first attempt at a puzzle treat toy, and while it was a super success in that my dog was very interested in it, is was also a big failure in ( Read more... )

treats, toys, play, mental stimulation

Positive Direction with the Foster pup

dragonflymuse wrote in dogsintraining Jul 26, 2014 13:03

Surprise milestone with Oliver last night. After settling the other four dogs to bed with me, I was playing on the iPad when I heard this god awful howl of sadness, from Oliver, who had been set up in the foyer with food, water and a pillow and towel for the night. Simon and Faith flew off the bed, Wes started barking, it was a scene. After five ( Read more... )

Breakthrough

dragonflymuse wrote in dogsintraining Jul 24, 2014 21:44

Tonight we had a small but significant step in the right direction with the foster dog. I had been trying giving treats everyday, rewarding him if he didn't run when I walked by or for sitting quietly in the foyer. He never took the treats; I thought maybe he was just really shut down and was ignoring the treats. Well, turns out he just didn't ( Read more... )

New Foster Issues

dragonflymuse wrote in dogsintraining Jul 22, 2014 19:20

Hi. I have been fostering dogs for a local rescue for about a year, and up until today, my fosters have been happy, loving dogs. Even the dog that had been locked up in a shed for four days (presumably for him to die, according to the local rescue where he originated) was a goofy delight ( Read more... )

2014 SPARCS international Conference on Dog Behavior (free live stream June 20-22)

dividingcanaan wrote in dogsintraining Jun 20, 2014 12:05

Since continued learning & the scientific method are great assets to dog training, I just wanted to point out that there's a free stream of the #SPARCS2014 (The Society for the Promotion of Applied Animal Research in Canine Science) canine science conference going on right now ( Read more... )

Harness Question

lavenderspark wrote in dogsintraining Jun 09, 2014 22:30

Can anyone recommend a good, escape-proof harness? My dog is like Houdini or something. She has managed to slip out of every harness we have bought. The only one we haven't been able to try is the Sporne (?). It supposedly pulls their legs out from under them so they can't pull. But our dog is pretty good on two legs too, so I'm not sure that will ( Read more... )