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Thanks for your kind words. I didn't realize the effort,care, and responsibility it takes owning a pet and a bit naive to the training part. On the other side the companionship and unconditional love my dog offers is well worth it. I want to train with methods that feel right, and with the...

I think as an owner that's excellent that you recognize this trait of your dog and to know your dog's limits. You can only get this sense by spending a lot of time and observing your dog. Unfortunately not a lot of the "crate all day" owners have this luxury due to employment. My main...

As you all know I have been working patiently and determinedly with my dog on getting obedient. I'm reading and working on the exercises in the book titled Control - Unleashed. The on-leash fear agression issues are slowly fading but still remain a difficult challenge. Through it all there have...

I finally around to making a batch last nite - Picaso loves them!

Ah yes - the 180 turns will make you dizzy. I know how that feels. My dog loves to "creep" sneakily and I was 180 turns all the time (to the point of naseua) but my dog is quick an agile enough turn to my side that it wasn't getting the point across. I read about a 90 degree with knee up turn...

Congrats! I'm curious to know the process of the circle routine just for reference....maybe this information is posted in another thread as I will look for that.

Thank you - thats good to know.

I've noticed my dog when we are working will often perform a command correctly, i.e. a come and heel by my side which I will click, then treat. About 50% of the time I'm noticed that after he has consumed his treat he proceeds to break the heel and attention and go off and sniff or do whatever...

I've began to supplement my dogs diet with a powder product by Wysong called PDG. On the back there is a listing titled "Guaranteed Analysis" listing the crude Protein, crude fat, crude fiber etc----What does the "crude" part mean?

If anyone has traveled outside the country particulary South America and India one can't help but notice ferrel dogs that hang out together in the towns. They only naturally gravite toward establishing a dog pack. People in South America, Mexico (small town and city locals) and not the wealthy...

That is great to hear about your success. These fear agression issues can be tough.

I was using my description as familiar analogy - one that any reader might relate. I agree there are many anthropomorphics that might cloud the distinction between dog and human but dogs can be pretty darned intune with our feelings and express these in homo-sapien like fashion. I haven't...

Thank you Corgi - I appreciate you're understanding and your mantra I repeat in my head frequently. :)

You're right, and thats a good factoid to know. :)

Thanks Corgi - your experience marking and reactivity allows me to dismiss the connection. As far as working for treats in the comfort zone it depends on the distraction and the distance. Sometimes is all I can say. The biggest triggers are the white husky who he was wounded by 2 months...

Scent glands in the paws? I find that bit odd - especially since the main olfactory organ of the dog is it's nose. Just curius to know where you read that fact. Perhaps I should have opened another thread on this issue - I just presented the question after noticing his sniffing, growling...

I was wondering if anyone had any pointers when offering treats while marking behavior. As I understand it timing is critical from marking the behavior (click) and offering the treat (within (.5) sec of the behavior. Sometimes I find myself fumbling for the treat with my coat pocket. As...

territorial marking and pooping One tidbit I picked from a dog book regarded marking - peeing and pooping. These excretatory markers serve as reminders to other dogs in the area of perceived rank and status. I don't necessarily subscribe to this, I just read it. My question - should potty...

The tug toy is not increasing his state of agitation but is redirecting it - thats my gut feeling. I never let him take it away from me, and often I can hold him up in the air and he still has the bite on it. My dog is also careful not to hurt me - and he can distinguish my finger and...