Question:
Hi. We have a 14 week old rough collie (dog) and although we have managed to house train him and he is generally very bright, he nips and bites everything including us.We have tried ignoring him and shouting at him and pushing him away but nothing seems to do the trick. We understand he is .. [
read more ]
Question:
HI..me and my family just adopted a 2yr old cocker spanial. He has just been neutered but jeeps humping peoples legs. It is very hard to get him to stop. What is the best way to stop this and will he ever stop doing this???
Please help!
Thank you
Melissa
ANSWER:
Hi Melissa,
How frustrating! And I bet he is the .. [
read more ]
Lisa sent in a three part question last week about her 5 month old, high energy Labrador asking for help. Her third question is about car rides!
Lisa wrote:
My third problem is the CAR!! He hates the car, I have him in a harness with a doggie seat belt I bought from ohmydog and well he .. [
read more ]
Lisa wrote in a three part question about her five month old Labrador Levi:
“My second problem is he will not stop jumping up at you, I think he thinks you have a treat for him, What is a good way to stop the jumping. I have tried turning away but he just jumps on your .. [
read more ]
Question:
I have a 5 month chocolate lab puppy that I have had since he was 6 weeks old. , I have just learned about this great website Ohmydogsupplies… well Oh my dog will not stop biting on the leash when I put it on him, he bites, tugs, pulls, flips around, all the way to .. [
read more ]
I don’t know about other dog owners, but there are times when I am walking my dog on leash and do not want her to walk, even if I am. An example would be walking down a slippery slope or wet stairs and I do not want any pressure on the leash that may pull .. [
read more ]
At this point, most of the training you have been doing has been probably been done in the kitchen or living room. Before moving your training sessions out of doors and into the real world of squirrels, cats, honking cars, and general chaos, try adding a few distractions to the controlled surrounding of your house.
Once .. [
read more ]
It has been a month now since you started working with your dog on the ‘stay’ command. By now he should have it down to a fine art but how do you know? Have you dropped the leash and walked away ten steps before returning? Have you dropped the leash and walked a 360 degree .. [
read more ]
Teaching your dog to heel can be a nightmare if you do not train him from the start or in the proper order. I tried for years to teach my first dog, a Whippet/Border Collie cross, to heel without first understanding the breed or understanding the motivation behind ‘heeling’ for the dog.
How many times .. [
read more ]
Question:
I have a 1yr old Aussie who is generally very sweet and friendly. However, he’s aggressive around lawnmowers. I broke him of the habit around my lawnmower by distracting him with food. Now he’s fine around it even without food. I thought the problem was solved but recently he while we .. [
read more ]