When I go in to the dog pound for a volunteer shift in a few days, I expect to see a lot of new dogs. If this year is anything like last year, my local Animal Care & Control will pull dozens of extra dogs off the streets in the week following Independence Day. They…
(this is part two of a series. Here’s part one) OK. So now if you’ve been doing your home work, you’ve given your dog a job, and you’ve had your dog practice being separate from you, and not being glued to your side all day. (Really, that stuff is important. So no rushing ahead and…
Separation anxiety is commonly used to describe a dog who gets so stressed out when his owners leave him home alone, that he starts getting destructive and tearing up the house. However, a lot of the time people use this term inaccurately, saying that their dog has separation anxiety when the situation really be described…
If you’ve got a new dog, you’ve got a lot to think about. Your hands are full with training and socialization and vet visits and all that. I’m going to add one more “to do” to your list. Please don’t hate me. The thing is, this is an extremely important to-do. Especially if you have…
Crazy. Hyper. Out of control. Spaz. Stubborn little #*@!. All terms we like to use when referring to dogs who bounce off the walls, tear up the furniture, blow us off because they’re too full of energy, or just never seem to chill out. Whatever we call it, what do we do about it? The…
It is my humble opinion that the dog crate is the most awesome invention to hit the world of Dog Stuff since the tennis ball. They’re a great tool for keeping mischievous canines out of trouble, and for traveling. Crates make the dreaded housetraining process so much faster and easier, since dogs don’t like…
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So you’ve read this post, and you’re in the process of training your dog to wait at doors. Great! This is all well and good, but sometimes, the committed door dasher will still get out. Someone will accidentally leave the door open, and Rover will make a break for it. When he does: You call…
The Door Dasher is the dog who barges out past you when you open the front door, or who waits until your back is turned for an instant before running off shouting “free at last!” Sound familiar? How To Prevent Door Dashing “Come” is one of the most important commands you can teach a dog…
Here’s a quick tutorial for teaching your dog to wait. Not to be confused with the stay command, Wait is a useful command to have in addition to Stay. “Stay” means “stay in that position until I release you.” Wait means “don’t move forward.” Tomorrow I’ll post a how-to that follows up on this, for…
