By Lindsay Stordahl on September 18, 2009
Note: This is a guest post by Mary Ward. Mary is a freelance writer and likes writing about animal-related career topics such as how to obtain an online Vet Tech degree, job and education tips and more. There is a dog lover in all of us. But then, some of us are more aware of [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog food, Dog health, Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on August 30, 2009
Well I can add a new obsession to Ace’s list – golf balls. Nothing frustrates me more than when my dog is so focused on a ball that he won’t respond to the most basic commands like come, heel, sit. So last week while Josh was hitting golf balls in the back yard (we’re fortunate [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training | Tagged Ace |
By Lindsay Stordahl on August 25, 2009
Housetraining a puppy is one of the main concerns of new dog owners and one of the very first things we teach our dogs. A pup will have very few accidents and can be fully housetrained within a few weeks if trained correctly. If trained incorrectly, we make the housetraining process last months or years. [...]
Posted in Dog training | Tagged Sophie |
By Lindsay Stordahl on August 17, 2009
One of the ways I help rescue dogs is to bring them to adoption events. Sometimes some of the more “challenging” dogs do not get out enough, and that makes them even less likely to be adopted because they are not out in front of people. At adoption events, the dogs generally sell themselves as [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training | Tagged Sasha |
By Lindsay Stordahl on August 14, 2009
My tip for the day: Throw away the puppy pads and train your dog to pee outside. Puppy pads create an extra, unnecessary step in housebreaking. If the ultimate goal is to get your dog to pee outside, then why do people insist on training the dog to pee inside? No wonder so many small [...]
Posted in Dog training, Reviews | Tagged Sophie |
By Lindsay Stordahl on July 5, 2009
I went through some of my old posts and decided to highlight some of my favorite dog training blog posts. Best dog training blog posts 1. Kennel train your dog to prevent behavioral issues 2. How to teach your dog the touch command 3. How to stop your dog from barking in the car 4. [...]
Posted in Dog training | Tagged Sophie |
By Lindsay Stordahl on July 1, 2009
It’s your responsibility to teach your dog how to act in this confusing, human world. Your dog can walk nicely on a loose leash. Your dog can be friendly with other dogs. Your dog does not have to cry, bark or destroy furniture every time you leave. Your dog can leave the garbage alone. Your [...]
Posted in Dog training, Memoirs | Tagged Sophie |
By Lindsay Stordahl on June 24, 2009
Note: This is a guest post by Ty Brown. Ty runs CommuniCanine, a dog obedience and behavior modification business in Utah. He also owns and operates the web site Dog Behavior Online which is full of dog training tips and resources. I get a lot of flak for this in the dog training community, but [...]
Posted in Dog training | Tagged Ty Brown |
By Lindsay Stordahl on June 15, 2009
Two dog-training factors include socializing a dog and exercising a dog. Basic commands such as sit, stay, down, come and heel are necessary, but so is having a socialized dog. Too many people buy dogs and then refuse to spend any money on training. There are two reasons for this. Either the person truly can’t [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training | Tagged Elsie |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 22, 2009
Many dogs have issues with wheels – bikes, Rollerblades, strollers, wagons, scooters, motorcycles, wheelchairs, skateboards, even cars. The issues vary from dog to dog. Some act out aggressively, lunging and barking. Some would actually bite a person on a bike if they could. Other dogs pull frantically at the leash while trying to chase or [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training | Tagged Elsie, Sophie |
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