Can anyone give me ideas on how to get my 5 month old Aussie mix to do better when he is restrained?? He is nasty when restrained, growls and trys to bite. he's fine otherwise, very friendly and very playful. Please help Aimee

Sorry, pardon the ignorance, but I was wondering what the collars are for that have prongs in them. They look like they would hurt if the dog pulled or something... Many thanks, Chris

I have a black lab, Murphy, who is almost 2 years old. I exercise him daily at the dog park since I live in a city where dogs area only allowed in dog parks and I do not have a safe yard to play fetch in. Murph is pretty well trained. He listens well, heels offlead, can do remote sits, on the fly...

This morning my husband found one of his best friends dead in his home. Scott & Amie had gone to this guy's house Saturday night for the big Clemson v. Carolina game and all was well. Sometime between 9pm Saturday night and early Sunday morning, the man's boarder (my husband's newest employee)...

Yesterday there was a stray dog in David's yard, and since he didn't know if the dog was friendly or not he didn't want to let his dogs out, and in fact he couldn't really get out himself without either letting them out or the other dog in. He called animal control who initially said they...

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For the last 5 years my youngest daughter (I have an 11 year-old, and a 14 year-old daughter) was wanted a puppy, either a black lab or a golden retriever. Because I was in the Air Force and housing was cramped without adequate space for the animal, I promised her that I would get her a puppy upon...

I'm trying to explain "Don't allow that" to Reka's co-owner. who has no concept of the theory. It's bad wording. It's not even a theory.. it just "IS" Reka will sense her insecurities and lock up. The co-owner locks up, and tries to analyse Reka's problems. She's convinced that Reka needs...

today, Manu and i went down to the "Sirius about Dogs" festival in Seattle. this is the festival where i met him last year, leading to my adopting him a month later. we wandered around and took pix (not all bully breeds this time, i promise!), then we saw the CGC testing area. ok, i had planned on...

Tomorrow we're saying goodbye to our precious Sydney, who has been a member of the family for 14 years. He has kidney failure, and the vet is willing to attempt to prolong his life; but, the prognosis is, of course, bleak. We have never had to do this before and are terrified for him. Is there...

Hi - I've been reading along for a while and hope you all can help. The regulars here seem to know so much about training and temperament and dogs in general. I've rejoiced at Tuck's recovery, been amazed at the cool stuff diddy teaches him, marveled at gorgeous photos and victories, and cried...

"Sionnach" wrote: Thats all nilif is - consistency and rules. No, it's a bit more than that- at least in its "pure" form. In the form I present, it's all consistency and rules. Since the only complaint I get from people is, "You mean I can't give my dog love when she...

Hi folks, meet Rudy, a former student of mine. Rudy is a neat dog. His eyes are lovely yellow, his nose brown and his hair VERY soft, velvety. Photos below. What do you think Rudy is? http://www.bad-dawgs-in-ak.com/rudy.htm

....suitable chew toys for my babies :-) It's almost midnight and the Tempra is finally kicking in for Chris--he has stopped screaming and is finally falling asleep. Of course getting him to sleep would be easier if I didn't have my annual-fall-allergies-hacking-cough that keeps waking him up. I...

We have a 9-month-old Shetland Sheepdog that has learned to pee everywhere but outdoors, preferring instead to pee in her crate. My wife and I have spent countless hours with trying to train her. W have tried crate training, rewarding with treats, taking her out with the other dog hoping she will...

A friend of mine has a female APBT mix, about three years old. She got Cassie from the previous owner, who apparently would be beaten up by her boyfriend and that would make the dogs start fighting. Anyway... she's a very sweet dog, except for one major problem. Every once in a great while, she...

Hello, Im worried about my dog. earlier this year we cut down a few trees in our yard that my dog used as shade during the summer. Now that it's gone the only cool area my dog can hang out is under the car and it doesn't seem to be a very good place because its only going to get hotter from now...

Hi Guys~ Well Hallow's Eve is almost here and have the whole place decorated for the party! Got some pics of a few of the Brown Dogs. If anyone wants to see them just ask. : ) Anyway, hope you have a wickedly spooky HALLOWEEN!

A battle is brewing in our shelter about Sue Sternberg's temperament testing. I went to her site to learn more, and found this interesting page: http://www.suesternberg.com/00shelter.html (Be brave with your guesses. Your score can't possibly be lower than mine.)

My daughter's dog was euthanized yesterday. He was her best friend and her true enough Heart dog. You may remember him, he is Larsen, a 9 yr old Lab that had LP and had surgery for it months ago. He was having a tough time getting going again after the surgery. My daughter attributed it to the...