Recently a friend’s dog bit one of the children in the family, after seven years of living together without any aggression from the dog. The eight-year-old boy tends to be hyperactive and the dog tends to be nervous, and one … Continue reading →
Do you suffer with the annoyance of having a dog who barks when someone comes to the door or even when the phone rings? If you have multiple dogs, maybe more than one dog gets going. Barking at the Door … Continue reading →
Some of my dogs have had separation anxiety, and sometimes it has been a bit of a nuisance, but until I read a detailed article in Whole Dog Journal, I had very little idea what truly severe separation anxiety could … Continue reading →
Dog bites… Are a serious problem, especially with children. Can lead to unpleasant encounters with the law, dog bite lawyers, and all that. Can lead to a dog being euthanized, especially if he attacks more than once. Can create a … Continue reading →
Here are some tips for handling separation anxiety in dogs. You no doubt know if your dog has it. He may whine, pace, bark a lot, destroy things (including sofas and carpets) and so on, when you are gone. Even though he … Continue reading →
Pulling on leash is a common dog problem and various dog manuals approach it in different ways. The method that I have had the most success with is quite simple to explain: you and the dog are walking along together … Continue reading →
Dog aggression is scary. So scary that owners of aggressive dogs often go into denial about the problem until it gets worse… sometimes a lot worse. Better to catch it early, and by James O’Heare can help you do this. … Continue reading →
I’m reading a book called by Nicole Wilde, and learning tremendously from it. Nicole Wilde is a highly regarded dog trainer whose books and DVDs are top notch. Separation anxiety is a common canine problem, and it can be a … Continue reading →
After I wrote a blog post with tips on what to do if your dog shows aggressive behavior, it became one of the more popular articles here, so I made a Youtube video about dog aggression, based on that article: … Continue reading →
Dog aggression is one of those problems that can perplex us, worry us, and have serious consequences if we don’t deal with it. The statistics for the numbers of children who get bitten are horrendous. Some dogs are fine with … Continue reading →
How to stop a dog from barking? How many puppy and dog owners have anguished over this question! It comes up over and over, because dogs do bark and it does bother people. If it’s your dog barking and you … Continue reading →
Dog aggression can turn up in a dog you dearly love and may have had for years. There may have been some subtle or not-so-subtle clues that your dog might attack or bite other dogs or even people, or you … Continue reading →
We’ve been back for some weeks now from the road trip that we took for over two months this summer. It just occurred to me that since I’d written about LarryDog having separation anxiety, I might as well write a … Continue reading →
My husband and I will be going on a long road trip in a week or so. We’ll be gone maybe a couple of months, visiting family and friends around the western U.S. LarryDog will stay at home, as will … Continue reading →
Is stopping dog barking on your list of good intentions? It rose up my to-do list recently and I made some good progress. There’s no getting around it,our LarryDog is a barker, and he is impelled to defend his territory. … Continue reading →
