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Which Dog Breed - Schnoodle or Mini Schnauzer?
I love to train dogs so I'm looking for an intelligent dog who loves kids. Can you recommend any other small dog breeds or good breeders of schnauzers or ...
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- H., I do have 4 children of my own 14-19 and I have done in home daycare for 19 years. In all these years I have found pugs to be the best over all dogs. They are sma...
- We recently added 2 mini schnauzers to our family. I have 2 girls, 2 and 5 yrs and the puppies are wonderful with the girls. Both puppies are very sweet and seem int...
- Go to the pound & pick up a dog that someone has dumped!!! All breeders inbreed, thats where health problems develop... OR, call a rescue, there are PLENTY of great d...
Dogs and New Babies - Need Advice!!
I would look into dog training that establishes you and your husband as the alphadogs in the house One such type of training would be a company called Bark ...
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- I had a young dog with similar problems at about the same age. After a year of trying behavioral solutions, I went back to my vet and asked him to humor me and run mor...
- it sounds like an attention thing. your dog was the baby for so long then the baby came and he now gets less attention. i would say take the dog out more often then yo...
- Is the dog neutered? If not do it asap. If he is, it seems he is marking his territory, telling the new member of the family he is boss. Keep him in his crate, until h...
How to Treat Potty Training Carpet Stains
I learned this while potty training my dog but it worked great with my two kids as well. I never had a stain or residual odor and it is very economical. ...
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- Hi B.,I have a couple products on my website I think you would be impressed with.Go to http://www.northbuffalo.jerkydirect.com then go to home care for engage organic ...
- Put regular table salt on it. PILE it on and let it dry (overnight) then vacuum it up. It will pull out all of the wetness so you don't have to worry about odor or m...
- When my kids were potty training I would pour about 1 cup baking soda on the spot. Or as much as it takes to soak up most of the liquid it is cheap so I keep a few ext...
Getting Dog Ready for Baby
I would like to add a couple things: 1) be sure to do some training at the dog bowl- meaning- test your dog's patience while he is eating- pet him, ...
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- We went through this with our lab mix & our Boston Terrier. Our friend had a baby doll that cried liked a real baby. We brought that home while I was pregnant & let ...
- We were in the same situation when we had our son. We tried to prepare our dog from puppy age to be kid ready. Even so, we were really nervous about how she would re...
- C., Begin by playing rough with your dog. I know it sounds mean, but when you play with him/her tug on their ears, pull the tail. Not enough to hurt, but to get them u...
Nippy Puppy
First off I hope you are the Alpha of the dog, and when the puppy nips you tell her ow that hurts and mean it! if it a child that is being nipped train the ...
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- I would find another home for the dog. Your child's safety comes first.
- Hi E., You need to nip this in the butt a couple of things you can do. First off I hope you are the Alpha of the dog, and when the puppy nips you tell her ow t...
- Dogs (all breeds) should be left alone while sleeping. You can try taking them to a trainer but just as we're grumpy when someone wakes us from sleep, so are dogs and ...
Dog Allergy or Just Irritation?...and Know Anything About Border Terriers?
17 Sep 2009 ... They do need good training though, as any dog does especially around young kids. Good luck! 1 mom found this helpful. Helpful? ...
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- My kids would have the same reaction to their daddy's kisses at that age! I used to fret over where those bumps came from and then they would go away. As I became de...
- My son had the same problem and it is considered an allergic reaction. As he got older he started getting itchy eyes when he was around certain dogs, or homes where t...
- I have a border terrior mix and he is 8 mos old. He is a real handfull! I have to walk him 2 times a day just to tire him out and terriors are known to be extremely hy...
House Training
I did crate training with my dog at night and when I was out of the house. ..... With the training issue - it just takes time. Some dogs train easier than ...
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- I've had several puppies over the years, and I just got another one last week. A 7 week old St.Bernard. I have her pretty much house broke already. Its me who is train...
- I didn't read all of the responses. I am sure you got a lot of good info. I did want to tell you that we have a terrier mix - yorkiepoo - that is just over a year. ...
- Do you have a dog crate? Some people think they are mean but our dogs love theirs. We have two small dogs that we got at different times, our dauchshound trained gre...
Does Anyone Know of a Good, Kind Dog Trainer in the Edmond/OKC Area?
Have never had a problem training my dogs before, but this one is beyond me. He listens only to me and will NOT be separared from me. ...
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- My husband has been taking our 9 month old german shepard puppy to classes at K 9 University on NW Expressway and County Line. They are very good there - it is all ab...
- I know Petsmart on Broadway has obedience classes, but I dont know if they address your issues. I'm sure they would know who could tho. :}
- I know of a dog obedience school. We really enjoyed it and had a lot of fun. At the time we went (10 years ago or so) they offered group classes and one-on-one as wel...
Seeking Ideas on Dogs for Children.
Which ever dog you choose, get the whole family involved in training the dog. And train the dog for life. BTW, animal planet is bringing Victoria Morgan to ...
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- I know you'll get a million responses, but let me throw in one for getting a Basset Hound! We have one and this is the absolute best dog in the world!!! They don't bar...
- Where are you located? I live on the East side of Cincinnati and I have a friend who works with people who have to get rid of their dog (maybe they're moving away or ...
- We got a shih tsu and she's been great. I have children that are 12, 12, 7, and 4. She's mellow but fun, easy to train, cuddly, doesn't wander away just wants to be ...
Question About Leash Training...
Our dogs were well trained and they learned to go potty on command. We used the command "hurry up" ... Training Our Dog to Poop in One Area of the Yard ...
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- Since she goes outside while off leash you can teach her a command for potty. When you let her outside to go give her the comand go potty, or whatever you want to use...
- Try taking the dog to your backyard on a leash to go to the bathroom. Encourage her to go and be patient, eventually she will understand that she is to go to the bath...
- Our dogs were well trained and they learned to go potty on command. We used the command "hurry up" which sounds inoffensive in public! They were able to use the small ...
