Kathy Diamond Davis is the canine behavior expert who answered reader questions at www.veterinarypartner.com as MrsGoodPuppy. She always joked that she should change her name to MrsHousetraining because the vast majority of training questions she received were about housetraining. It’s something we expect to happen quickly and naturally, but that’s not always the case; poor .. [
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What is the best type of reward to use during dog training? Verbal praise or treats?
You know I am not opposed to treats entirely but what I am opposed to is many trainers and training methods today say you should only use treats and that the only type of correction should be a withholding of .. [
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What is the best way to go about about introducing two dogs where either one of them, or even both, have a history of not always being the nicest of puppies with their own kind, and have been aggressive in the past?
There is a way I like to introduce two dogs and again, maybe to .. [
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A professional dog trainer who ran an obedience school for over 20 years, Carol Lea Benjamin is author of over 25 books, including such topics as dog training, selecting dogs from the shelter, dog tricks, the Rachel Alexander and Dash mysteries featuring a dog trainer, and children’s books (including cartooning for kids). Her most recent .. [
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Let’s talk about leash aggression. We have many readers who complain that when they are out for a walk with their dog on lead and the dog sees another dog or a person that they cannot control them. Whether it is that they are not using the right collar or the dog is just too .. [
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Many of our readers ask how best to work through out of control behavior or just plain bad manners when people come to the door. How do you train a dog to behave when company comes?
All lot of people seem to think they need to address these bad behaviors – the dog is jumping, the .. [
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