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Training out your dog's Separation Anxiety without inadvertentlyrewarding him by
Chris Harvey
My dog Axel has moderate separation anxiety. When I get ready to leave (put my shoes on, pick up my keys, etc.) his ears go down and he tucks his tail.. When I am gone, he displays NO destructive behavior, thankfully, but he does bark a lot. I can hear him begin to whine after I leave and my...
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Sometimes I Dispair..... by
Jo Wolf
of the US dog owning "public" {she says, tongue in cheek}. This week
I've happened to be nearest the phone at the dog training center during
classes, and have taken 1 or 2 calls during each class (3 classes so
far). But it was about the same last week.
"My dog is aggressive." "Oh. What is he...
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May 20th 12 11:00 PM
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Aggressive dog. Nature or Nurture? by
Alison[_3_]
Innate, trained, or a mix?
"Aggressive dogs aren't born, they're raised that way."
How many times have you heard this statement? Have you ever wondered how
much truth there is to it?
Owners of reactive or aggressive dogs frequently say, "I've had other dogs
before and none of them have been...
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May 20th 12 10:44 PM
by cshenk
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OT - Safe Way to....... by
Jo Wolf
escape the biting flies and mosquitos, and the dogs, too. This came
from one of our puppy kindergarden instructors, who also teaches
conformation handling, so has a long evening on the outdoor training
deck.
Simply pour some full-strength Listerine citrus flavor mouthwash into a
spray bottle and...
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Moving home with a spoilt Pom X Terrier by
rhiankadi
Hi there, this is sort of a complicated situation. We got our baby pom x terrier (not sure what kind), Buddha, 14 years ago. She is in good health considering she has been housebound for the last couple of years because my mum has been stalked and cannot leave her out for safety reasons. She has...
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What I love about Goldens... by
The Edge
You can kick and beat and torture the **** out them and they still ask
for more.
I just kicked the jaw of my golden retriever so hard his jaw broke. and
still he is here beside me begging for pets. he was licking for crumbs
on the floor and when he disobeyed my stop order I had to punish him....
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Lennox on Death Row- Final Appeal by
Alison[_3_]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17791311
A final bid to spare the life of a pitbull terrier-type dog will go before
Northern Ireland's most senior judges next month.
Lennox was seized by Belfast City Council dog wardens in May 2010.
The dog was assessed to be a danger to the public...
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strange behaior by
pomeranianmom
My pom is 12 years old and is acting very strange. She wants me to pick her up just so she can get right back down, then she acts as if she is in heat. She has been doing this for weeks now. she wants her sister to sniff her butt all the time, or she humps anything on floor. shoes, blankets, her...
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Please help I want my dog to play nice!! by
mumofSofieandBen
Hello Im new here but what a great site!!
I need help desperately. My 5 yr old rescue dog Benny is not coping when my best friend and her dog Zelda (boxer cross) comes to visit.
Benny is a kelpie / blue heeler cross and very sweet but not well socialised. We have had him for 3 years and he came...
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NI introduces compulsory microchipping for dogs by
Opinicus[_2_]
Northern Ireland introduces compulsory microchipping for dogs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17650514
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17643970
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Bob
http://www.kanyak.com
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Female Dog Aggressive toward Male dog? by
Kaygie0610
Sorry this is a little long, but I only included what I thought was important.
I have two yorkies, one is a 7 lb, 5 year old female (not fixed) the other is a 3lb 2 year old male(neutered). The male has been with us since birth as my mom is a breeder and we were living with her when he was born....
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April 22nd 12 06:27 PM
by cshenk
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New Dog Community by
sonofdog[_2_]
On Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:39:51 -0800, dog_how wrote:
Hi Guys,
I've been a long time lurker of these groups (and a couple of the more
active rec.pets.dogs ones) and thought that you may be interested in a
dog community I've set up.
It's at http://www.doghow.com and is a friendly...
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Semper Fi, Rex. Ooooo-rah! by
Dogman[_3_]
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2126495/Retirement-ceremony-military-dog-finally-reunited-Marine-blown-Iraq-fight-save-death-row.html
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Dogman
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The Perfect Dog my ASS by
Child
Anyone else horrified to see that Life Magazine insert in your newspaper
with the picture of the mutt on it claiming it to be "the perfect dog" with
the tagline "how the doodle became the new family pet".
I was so horrified that I threw the magazine in the garbage before I read
the article.
WTF...
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March 24th 12 12:56 PM
by murphy
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Ohio ends BLS by
Alison[_3_]
Well done Ohio!
*In February of 2012 after 25 years of breed discriminatory legislation in
the state of Ohio, Governor John Kasich signed HB14 into law ending breed
discriminatory laws aimed at banning pit bulls and other “types” of dogs
deemed “dangerous”. *More here...
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Self Defense - Pit Bulls - Why One Should Travel Armed by
Mark-T
On Mar 8, TimR wrote:
What about front guiilotine?
Front guillotine doesn't work on my dog, she's too flexible
and slides her neck out. *Then again, she's only 40 pounds.
And fast, wow! *Anyway, lose the front choke and you're face
to face, and a
dog's teeth are...
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March 9th 12 06:45 PM
by TimR
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Soft tissue growth under tongue (American Bull) by
ctops.legal
This has just showed itself and as the video shows it's a soft (not
hard) growth just under and to the right of the bottom of the tongue
I'm hoping the cost to get it lanced will not be so high that we wont
have any choice to euthanize the dog, anybody seen this...
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girlfriends pup...hyper protective, untrusting by
dogdallas
Apologize in advance for a long post.
Time has come for that me and my girlfriend want to move in. I've known her dog is skiddish on a good day but the issues are a bit beyond my Googling ability.
The dog is a about 8, and met me with growling and barking ina very offensive type posture. We...
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