Big time dog training tip in this video is — DOGS NEED TO LEARN HOW TO LEARN. The Dog Training Advice here, that most dog training courses fail to point out, is that dog training success is about focusing on and building the dog obedience learning mechanism, not what is taught or learned. Whether your potty training puppies, dealing on aggressive dog behavior, training older dog, or trying canine freestyle dancing, your ultimate dog training success is determined by your understanding of …

I have two dogs, a Shih Tzu (5yr old) and an English Bulldog (5 months old). When we brought our new puppy home 2-3 months ago, our Shih Tzu became extremely jealous and has been very aggressive towards him. Even with this agression, my bully kept on trying to become friends, every day. Now, as he’s grown to 35 lbs., he’s not so intimidated and simply goes nuts on the Shih Tzu every day. When I say goes nuts, I mean that he’ll try to wrestle and jump on the Shih Tzu like puppies do. My Shih Tzu is older, and doesn’t like to play so much, and when the bully jumps on him he just crouches down and growls and literally takes the weight of the pup. How do I get the pup to calm down around him, and approach him with some respect?

Both dogs are walked twice daily, 7 days a week, 1/2 mile each interval, and we play with them constantly. So the exercise is there… he’s just so determined to make friends with my other dog it’s crazy.

This has made my Shih Tzu reclusive!

Which trainer to hire? I am looking to get my dogs trained (two german boxers) but there are so many I don’t know which to choose. Right now i’m mostly looking around online but I am going to start calling and then meet in person, i want to ask the right questions. What do you think of these 2, they both have videos on their sites of their training

http://www.dopadogs.com

http://www.dynamicdogschicago.com

thanks guys!

So you have discovered evidence that your dog has these annoying little pests they call fleas, and now you have no idea how to get them out of your house and home, this article will talk your through the main ways to get rid of these fleas from your dogs coat and from your home.

Getting rid of fleas is no easy task as many other dog owners will tell you, but the chances are that fleas will happen through either another dog coming to play with yours or just picking them up from playing amongst damp fine gravel or sand where fleas like to live and breed.

So let’s take you through the easiest and best ways to rid of theses pests.

The first step is to take your dog or pet to the vet and have the fleas professionally identified to avoid giving your dog the wrong treatment, and get professional advice on possible new products that are on the market.

After this, the vacuum cleaner should come out. This is a very effective way of getting rid of many of the pupae, larvae or eggs that may be lurking beneath the surface of your carpet. Do this often and it will reduce the number of fleas quickly and easily.

The next step is to use household insecticide to clear your house of any flea related growths that your vacuum cleaner may have missed. Although I do not encourage insecticide and other chemicals near your dog or family this is one case where it is vital for getting rid of fleas. Always read the labels carefully and get a well known or professionally recommended product.

After the initial insecticide process and being careful to reach every possible area and corner you may want to insecticide your garden to ensure full removal of fleas, the garden could be more of a problem than the house, and could be where the flea problem began so be sure to target fine gravel or sandy areas where fleas may be living.

Your dog is the next obvious step and there are hundreds of products perfectly safe for your dog that will rid him/her of the annoying itchiness. Go to your nearest pet shop or vet and they should have sufficient products that will help.

After all this, you may think that the flea problem has gone forever but there may still be pupae that has survived the insecticide due to their protective cocoon, taking the same measurements as noted above two weeks later, should help the full removal of all things flea related and your dog will be able to sleep again.

If the problem persists, please contact your vet or other professional advice.

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Serious answers only please. Im in michigan and would like to train my dog for search and rescue. I only found one group in michigan, and they dont seem to be very organized. How should i begin to train her on my own now, and do you know of any groups in Michigan.

my dog get soo excited to see new people or new dogs that she jumps up all over them and if they try to ignore her and pay no mind she jumps up to there face to lick them, and she very excited to meet other dogs sometime soo good other times she excited to start playing and jumping all over them

A friend on mine lives in a very horrible area, extremely ghetto.
He has two dogs he wants to train to protect him. He’s been keeping the dogs with him 24/7 and they are only 13 weeks old.
He doesn’t like anyone touching them or giving them treats because he doesn’t want them to like other people. He loves them but is there another route to training them to be guard/protection dogs? I can tell he hates keeping them cooped up everyday in either his bedroom ( he is 17 ) or in the yard for bathroom breaks.

I want a dog that is a good family dog but can also be protective of my family/house. Ive looked into some of the more common guard dog breeds but then a new thought occured to me. We already have a 2 year old male chocolate lab who shows some signs of being protective. He sometimes barks when people knock at the door or enter the house and he barks and growls when people are in the/his yard. My question is what are ways that i can encourage these protective type behaviors? I certainly dont’ want to create a dangerous dog. But are there safe ways of teaching him some of this stuff without paying a fortune sending him to some protection dog school? thanks for the help