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Thanks for the tips. I did let her play a bit more than I should have. I was giving her regular breaks again, and when we left the area, she wanted play with every other dog that we passed on the way to the car. This was very informal, and as for the weave, I wanted to see how she reacted to...

I got a call from the trainer we have worked with for a couple of months, and she said she was setting up an agility course at a local park. I decided to take Dami, the dog we've had for 3 months since she needed to burn off some energy, and I thought agility would be good for her, and more...

She has no interest in the lights. But, she does enjoy chasing the cat that chases the light. Since the cat is about the same size, they play together very well.

Hello all, We have had a bit of bad weather here, rain, wind, nothing major, but both of our dogs hate walking in the rain. Walks become more like me pulling them along the ground, and them digging their paws into the cement to try and get home. They are both fine going out to go to the...

That's how I learn. Try something, fail spectacularly, and then do it well the next day when I have had time to process what the muscles need to do and rest up. I was clicker training our new dog when we found out the older dog that we have had three years had been clicker trained. I did the...

Dami's favorite toy is a rope circle, with a fleece piece that goes through the middle. There is a squeek toy in it. (Not a great description, I know.) We can play tug and fetch, and if she wants, she can just chew on the thing. It's not stuffed, so she won't get stuffing all over if she rips it...

That's what I do. My neighbor's dog walks the length of our 70-foot fence, craps in our yard, then walks back to her house. When she does that, I grab a shovel, and pick it up and place it under one of my neighbor's car tires. I tried being polite, I tried being snarky, now I make as big a mess...

We tried one for our dog. She had anxiety attacks in it, peed in it every time, chewed on it, and kept pawing at the mesh sides. We were afraid she was going to rip a nail out of her paw. We bought a plastic crate with vents and a metal door, and she immediately walked into that crate and fell...

I'm not sure I could handle a walk like that, let alone my dog. I hope you can figure out a solution. I am taking my neighbor's dogs for a walk with our new dog (she has 2) before we head on vacation in a month. Our neighbor is our dog sitter.

We are working on this. The recycling has always been an open bin, we are getting an enclosed bin as soon as we can find on at a good price. Until then, we have placed a board on top of the bin. Our shoes are us being lazy, we don't put them on the shoe tree. Simple behavior change for us. We...

Two dogs: Jasmine: That was her name when she was dropped off at the shelter. We hoped to rename her, but she came to both Jasmine and Jas, so we just kept it. Damiana: Her name was Lemon when dropped off at the shelter, but she never answered to that name. The shelter named her Glenda because...

I bought an '06 Rav4 with the V6 engine. More power than I need, enough towing capacity to do tow materials for small house projects, and enough rear cargo area to hold the dogs' crates and our luggage. Mileage on long trips has been 27 mpg, with two bikes on the roof. I loved the old 4Runners...

I have a similar issue with our new dog. It only happens when she is bored, though. I work at home and take her for a food walk before I sit down and work. When she wakes up she wants to play, but I still need to work. If I do not have treats for her to find, or a Kong filled, off to the...

Oh, and she fears stuffed animals. Always has been afraid of them.

Our older dog did not understand toys when we got her. We bought a Kongthat she learned to bat around for the treats, and now 2 years later, she will only play with a treat that might give her a toy.

Lizzy, thank you. All that triggered what my trainer told me. It was a lot of info for one hour, so something was bound to get lost in my little brain. I will make sure I get her to play fetch before I take her for her next walk. I will likely need to walk the dogs separately for a bit so I can...

Hello, I went through the threads when I first joined a couple of weeks ago and saw a thread on dogs that pull on their leashes. This has been the main issue I'm working on with my dog, and now I can't find that thread. (I thought I bookmarked it, :() Anybody recall a thread that has good info...

Our Bichon hates water and moisture of any kind. She walks around damp spots on the sidewalk even on the hottest days. She used to stop eating about 24 hours before rain would start. Then she learned that she had to take walks even in the rain. Our Bichon/Shih Tzu mix does not care about...

Howdy all, Another newb. Have two dogs, a Bichon Frise named Jasmine, and a Bichon Frise/Shih Tzu mix named Damiana. Jas is about 10, we got her from a shelter a couple of years ago. Our (girlfriend and my) first dog as adults. She wasn't perfect, but about perfect for both of us. Doesn't...

Newbie here, and saw this and thought I'd post. My ideal breeds are larger dogs, Akitas, Australian Shepherds, German Shepherds, Huskies, but none of them work for me. Far too allergic to them. I have had friends who had all of these breeds, and they were just the greatest dogs. The Akitas...