Archive for the 'hyper dog' Category
Ace’s tennis ball obsession was at its worst recently.
We were on a 45-minute road trip, and he whined the entire time in the car because he knew there was a ball in my bag.
When I finally took the ball out, he was so fixated it appeared he was having a seizure (he wasn’t). His head shook to the point where his teeth were chattering. He was drooling, staring and trembling.
Once we reached our destination, my dog ...
Note: This is a guest post from Dog Fence DIY, a website that helps owners install their own underground dog fence and train the dogs on the system.
Have you ever noticed your dog doing something that you never taught it to do, but that it did so naturally and with such focus that it made you stop and smile? Perhaps you saw your Labrador fetching something you threw away, a border collie nudging a small child as if ...
The following are some of my favorite dog behavior blog posts over the last year or so.
Best dog behavior blog posts
1. How to deal with a dominant dog
2. How to help dogs and cats get along
3. Tips for moving when you have a dog
4. Dogs with fixations
5. Dealing with a hyper dog
6. Dogs need more exercise
7. How to introduce dogs
8. Dog behavior issues are never the dog’s fault
9. Don’t let your dog mak ...
I often refer to the field behind our townhouse as our backyard. Really, we live right on the edge of a city-owned soccer field. My mutt Ace and I had this field all to ourselves from November through March. But now that it’s warmer, dozens of people run in that field each day.
We have a large, glass patio door that looks out onto the field. Ace has started barking every time kids, dogs, runners or soccer playe ...
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 ...
