Recent content by LindaRusiecki

Question: How do you know if your vet is ripping you off? When our puppy was eight weeks old (this was several months ago) he got leptospirosis and was in the doggy hospital for a week, on antibiotics, an IV and special food. They did several tests to find out what was wrong. After a week...

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In sand? Depends on how long they before they get distracted!

Except that I need him to be out of the way when I'm training his sister...otherwise she'd rather wrestle with him than learn how to roll over after a sit-stay. They're so co-dependent that it's nuts! Even when I took him outside right before her training, he was in there for about five minutes...

Oh...I read the whole thread on resource control. That's never really been an issue. They've always dropped anything we told them to drop, and we can take away their food at any moment's notice, and they don't get mad, they just stare at us. It's actually kinda funny. If any form of food...

control in the house So far, your advice sounds good...a lot better than the choke-chain yanking business. I'll try to take Mango back to play with her kin a little more often, and do what you said. Question: Since Jefe does know how to play nice with other dogs, is there any way that I could...

Boxer gas Okay...yes...every Boxer I have ever met is a farter, and their farts are REALLY REALLY stinky (but kinda funny). Someone told me to put a little vinegar in their drinking water and to elevate the water dish, so they didn't swallow as much air. It worked like magic! I can hear...

My male boxer, Jefe (11 months old) sleeps in his kennel at night. He LOVES his kennel, because he associates it with special treats and toys. When I'm training his sister, I'll kennel him with a bone to chew for awhile, so he doesn't distract each her. These are really the only times I kennel...

What kind of collar? I'm no expert, but maybe it's the collar? When our dogs were in their puppy collars, we tried walking them, but since the collars were so thin, we clipped the leash around the whole collar, since there was no metal loop to attach it to. For some reason, the pups would...

Certain Cities I don't know where exactly you live, but I learned something new this week about my city. In certain cities, it is illegal to have your dog off leash unless it is in a fenced in or designated "off leash" area. You can get fined for it. YIKES! So practice recall in the back...

I take back my advice. That's what my old trainer said to do...but we've been having a discussion on punishment-based vs. positive reinforcement in other threads, and Creature Teacher is suggesting better ways of training, and I'm really rethinking the way our trainer's methods. The reason...