Recent content by pricerj7

Trainers I am in Atlanta and have a boxer, Isis, who is now 18 months old. I took her to both the personal trainer as well as the pet smart classes. Unlike many of the people on this thread, I want an obedient dog. My ultimate goal is to be able to take her to the park off leash and while...

Isis sitting with Figi, a 3yr old maltese.

Losing control Hello, My Isis, who just turned a year old this month has had the same issue to a degree. For one, the puppy in her wants to play and greet the new person. I've learned to use it as an opportunity for a quick mini lesson. I started while she was a young pup when I would...

Doing the 'business' in the rain. My Isis, was the exact same way. I would take her outside and the first thing that she would do is run for cover. That included peeing on the porch. So, I put her on the leash and sat out in the rain with her until she went. After she went (about 10 mins or...

Eating 'droppings' Hello, My Isis, who is now 8months used to eat hers quite frequently. The vet told me that if I simply mixed meat tenderizer with her food, she would stop eating her 'droppings'. It will not cause the dog to stop eating her food or cause harm to the dog for eating the...

Petsmart training classes I first took my Isis to a trainer for individual training. I found this to be much more beneficial because he had the time to monitor how I trained her and made me better at it. As for petsmart, I took her there to get her some socialization. Although the trainer...

My vet told me that I may want to leave my Isis in her crate for 2 consecutive weeks and only take her out for bathroom breaks since I feed her inside of her crate (I started doing that to make her look at her crate as a place of comfort). Although it was very hard to do, my pup moved from...

I'm not sure if I went about it the correct way, BUT I tend to use those experiences as time for a training lesson. My Isis, who is 5 months old goes crazy when she sees other dogs and people. What I do is put her training collar on and put her in various positions. Using the distraction to...