Recent content by dogsrmylife86

I call ginger: Ginge Gingie Ginger Ginger-Pie Ginner Boogie Booger Boog Boog-dog....and she comes to any of these!

Mine's probably not a particular trick, the funnest part about doing tricks, and then teaching them news ones, strengthening your bond with them. Allison

Ginger really was never motivated by treats. so i always had to go the opposite route. i got her into the down position, and then "pushed" her completely over, at the same time i said the verbal cue i use for roll over "roll over". after doing this so many times, she began to get it. from there...

thanks for all the suggestions, allison

**cringes, sorry guys, i only saw her say "dog" i didn't read close enough to see the "pup" part, pups are very fragile......allison

i'd cut it because some long-haired dogs that get their own hair stuck in their eyes. allison

i think brushing teeth once a week and such should help. dry dog food also helps cut down on the plaque in general. bones can help. allison

i recently took on a job training a young pup, does anyone have ideas on how to stop chewing? i've never personally addressed this. thanks in advance, allison

if all your dog wishes to do, after going to a couple lessons, talk with the instructor to see if you could have a corner of the arena to work with your dog one-on-one. keep his attention on you by jerking him back with the lead if it gets too out of hand. eventually, your dog will realized he's...

i'd say that it's okay leaving the dog outside, as long as you abide by some rules: 1. make sure that he's got a doghouse to take refuge in. 2. provide proper fencing, make sure he can't dig or jump out! 3. if he's teeny, make sure there are no local birds that can pick him up for a snack...

Your website is pretty cool, Emma (?Mrs. Lee?) The training "program" so to speak we had at 4-H, no offense to the trainers we've had, aren't exactly, well, you know. lol. they're volunteers so, i'd better not say more, it's a good help for those starting out though. Lol. Allison

Hey, creatureteacher, i'm a very young trainer, but, i've watched dog training shows, serfed the web and read many dog training books. i'd love to make my life filled with dogs by becoming a dog trainer but, i've feel as though i've been pulled to become a vet. so, in retrospect, i've trained my...

i have learned ALL of these tactics from world-known trainers, how do you think pups were scolded by their older leaders for this behavior? dogs have strong natural instincts as much as people fight this fact, they treat their dogs like humans. your dog will bond better when you communicate in...

all that really isn't true, dogs may understand the difference between two legs and four, but, your dog must truly respect you, you do this after you've established dominance, you haven't established true dominanace over your dog if he reacts crazily when you kneel down on one knee or all fours...

never put your pupl down when he growls or bites at you! he'll say hey! all i have to do is growl or bite and i can get my way! i must be alpha dog here! when he does this, spread your fingers out lick a claw and gently use your "claw" like a mouth and "bite" him on the shoulder, you can do this...