Recent content by jhowell

Is it possible to keep him in a crate at night? That way he stays safe and sound. And you can keep the crate in your room.

I am interested in suggestions as well. I have been work for 4 months and sometimes I have luck and sometimes not. My dog is a mix but I am convinced that she has part hound because her nose is to the ground most of the time. I have tried many, many collars. The method that has worked best...

Yes, we take her for walks each day. Some days it is difficult because of our northern climate. But Spring is around the corner! And since she is a true mutt, I'm hoping she only has a little Border Collie in her:)

I really think it's more of a boredom thing. Perhaps playing ball isn't stimulating enough for her even though she likes it. There isn't a lot of excitement going on in my house. It's normally pretty calm. She has interactive toys (but they only last a few minutes and she gets bored). This...

Any suggestions on how to get a dog to stop jumping up (paws only) to the table/counter? She will get down after we tell her to or we use the squirt bottle, but I would prefer she didn't do this behavior to begin with.

A lot of people complain about their dog whining while they are in their crate or at night, but my dog is perfect in her crate. However, she whines during the day while we are there with her. Even when we are playing with her (which is about 100% of the time and exhausting) she still whines...