Recent content by katw

thanks for the advice. i notice to the "snap" then sit seems to work with my puppy. as far as rewards(treats) what kind and how many should i give? i give her milk bone and she LOVES them and they work great for training. i just get nervous to give her to many because they are kind of big. Any...

Totally agree with getting the other family members to follow. I have 4 children so it is hard to get them to stay on top of the training with the puppy. It is also hard for my children because the puppy is stronger than them so I have to keep close supervision at all times. You are right though...

My puppy is 7months old. I can not seem to break her from the biting and jumping on us. I have tryed ignoring her and she jumps more. I have tryed giving her time out but she comes right back for more. What is the best way to deal with this on the spot? She is doing great with her other...

Thank you for responding. I do take her out alot. I have been socializing her since we got her(8wks old) She is great with other dogs. She is somewhat timid when she meets new people. I will continue with her training, I know consistancy on my part is key. I just wanted to say, my sister has a...

Hi, my layla is 7 months old. I have had her since she was 8 wks old. She is really smart but very, very stuborn. I am in a little bit of a situation right now financially so getting her to obediance class is kind of tough right now. I have been consistent on my training with her and some things...

why does he do that? My Layla gets like this too. It is always when she is really excited and playing with other dogs. It must just be another boxer trait. The first time she did it I thought something was wrong with her. Now I notice it is all the time when she is excited, so I would'nt worry...

I am trying to train my 7mth this same thing. She is sooooooooooo stuburn!! May I ask you what kind of collar you find works best? I have only put collars on her for her ID tags(not for training) She has a harness for walks. The harness is not working at all with her staying focused? I was going...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on some good training books or videos for my boxer. She is 6 months old. She definatelly need some obediance training and more on housebreaking. Any suggestions I would really appreciate it. Thanks

Hi, my puppy is 4 months old now. I know she really wont get this potty training fully down for a long time, but I am confused and need some advice. She is totally crated trained. She will not pee or poop in her crate. She will go outside first thing in the morning after being in her crate but...

o.k. thanks. at least now i know this is normal.

she is eating her food at intervals. she has to play a while then eat, then play and eat. i have not changed her puppy food since i got her, so i don't think it is the taste, unless she is bored with this food. i do not want to switch her though because she is still too young. she is eating...

this is so weird. my 12 wk old puppy barks at her food all of a sudden. she has metal bowls. she will drink out of her water bowl but goes crazy when her food is in the metal bowl. she leaps and hops around at the bowl growling. so i decided to put it on a plate, she was fine for a couple of...

Anyone use "the gentle leader" for training their puppy or dog? I took my puppy to the vet yesterday and she HIGHLY recommended me using this. She said it is the best tool and non harsh for the dog. If anyone uses this, could you give me your opinion on it. Also, I would love to hear some advice...

Well we tryed again to bring roxy and layla together. Roxy does not seem to want layla invading her space or her house. She tryed to bite her a few times and snarlled at her as well. So, I guess they will stay seperated. I guess it is just a female thing.?

Thanks for the advice. I will be going back to my sisters tonight. So, I will try this again using some of your ideas(hopefully this works) as me and my sister are always together. It would be to bad if the dogs dont get along. My baby is doing good so far socializing with other dogs though...