Dog Attacking Another Dog When Excited

Dog Attacking Another Dog

  A dog attacking another dog when excited may be a common scenario in many multi-dog households. Many times, the underlying emotional state of the dog is not readily recognized, leading to dog owners assuming that their dog is attacking another dog for no particular reason. If your dog is attacking another dog when excited, … Read more

Help, My Dog Wants Outside All The Time

Dog Wants Outside

  If your dog wants outside all the time, you may be wondering what is going on in his head. If this is a new behavior that has started out of the blue, you may have to put on your investigative heat and start evaluating what changes may have occurred in your dog’s environment to … Read more

How to Exercise a Lazy Dog

Lazy Dog

  Learning how to exercise a lazy dog  may take a creative approach. You will have to find out ways to motive your dog to keep moving. While countless dog owners are often desperately looking for suggestions on how to cope with their hyper dogs, on the other side of the spectrum, are dog owners looking … Read more

Purpose of a Dog Management Plan

Dog Management Plan

  Dogs owners may sometimes wonder what’s the purpose of a dog management plan. When a dog trainer suggests management as the very first thing, dog owners may feel a bit confused and perhaps even a bit disappointed. Yet, management is often something that is deeply overlooked, even by the most attentive and dedicated dog … Read more

Help For Dogs Who are Reactive to Visitors

Dogs Reactive to Visitors

  There are many dogs who are reactive to visitors and dog owners seeking for help. One of the most important steps when dealing with dog behavior problems is preventing the dog from rehearsing problem behaviors. The fact is, dogs are good at rehearsals, the more they engage in a problem behavior, the more that … Read more

Help, My Dog Won’t Take Treats During Training

Dog Won't Take Treats

  If your dog won’t take treats during training or behavior modification how can you progress in your training or behavior modification program? This is a good question, but there are fortunately several solutions. If your dog is not taking treats during training, you will have to closely evaluate why this is happening in the … Read more

Social Anxiety in Dogs

Social Anxiety in Dogs

  Social anxiety in dogs is often depicted as dogs feeling uncomfortable when exposed to social situations. Often, dogs may feel intimidated when being around people or other animals. Nervous behavior may be exhibited by barking and growling when exposed to new people or dogs. This is often a distance-increasing behavior that means that the … Read more