Archive for the 'Behavior' Category
It’s been interesting living with a dominant pitbull. I’m used to my mutt Ace – a.k.a. the boy who pees like a girl and lets cats corner him. I always stress how important it is for me to be a leader to Ace, but it’s even more important to be a leader to Vixen, our foster dog.
In the last two weeks, Vixen and Ace have gotten into some minor scuffles. That’s to be expected. Vixen was st ...
Before agreeing to foster Vixen, I was informed about her issues with being in a kennel and left home alone. I know that in order to increase her chances of finding a permanent home soon, I need to work with her on kennel training.
If more people would train their puppies to stay in a kennel, a lot of behavioral issues would be prevented from the start. Many people make the mistake of letting their dogs have too mu ...
We had a friend over last weekend and Ace barked and charged the door. I did nothing to stop him, and Josh even yelled something like, “Get’m, killer!”
Well, no wonder our dog barks at the doorbell!
The doorbell rang yesterday and Ace stopped at the top of the stairs and turned to look at me for direction. Good boy! I had him sit and stay a few feet from the door when I answered it. He stayed until ...
I’m trying to develop a habit of complimenting people on their dogs’ behavior. Not their appearance, size or breed, but their behavior.
Like with everything else, people are much more likely to compliment or criticize a dog’s appearance rather than her behavior. Just take a Staffordshire terrier to the dog park and watch people back away because they see the “pitbull” rather than the cal ...
One of my goals for this loose-leash walking challenge was to be able to take my dog out in all situations without a pinch collar or Gentle Leader and have him under control. To me, under control means Ace is not pulling, whining, choking himself or fixating on another dog or person. Before this challenge, I walked Ace with his pinch collar on almost every day.
After working with Ace specifically on heeling for 30 da ...
I am living with a dog that is always hungry. We’ve actually nicknamed him the turd burglar because when no one’s looking he steals from the catbox. Then he tries to give me kisses with litter stuck to his lips and in his teeth. Talk about gross!
I want to teach Ace to stay out of the kitchen. Since he has been on Prednisone he has wanted to eat nonstop. He’s started tipping over the kitchen garbage ...
A few weeks ago I added the top commenters plugin to my blog. I set it so it will refresh every month. To encourage you to comment, I am giving away a copy of “The Ultimate Dog Lover” to December’s top commenter.
The book is written by Marty Becker, Gina Spadafori, Carol Kline and Mikkel Becker. The authors claim this book answers any questions imaginable about dogs on health, training, behavior and ...
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Ace has made great progress with loose-leash walking over the last 25 days. Here are some changes I’ve noticed with his heeling:
- When I tell Ace “OK!” he chooses to walk at my side. “OK” is Ace’s ...
Note: This is a guest post from Apryl DeLancey who writes the blog ...
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I don’t treat my pets the same. I live with three animals: my mutt Ace, my gray tabby cat Scout and Josh’s orange tabby Beamer.
Josh and I have not reached the point in our relationship where the pets are “ours.̶ ...
