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What is wrong with my dog

What is wrong with my dog

Understanding your dog actions is the first step in dealing with dog's behavior. Unless some irregular or aggressive behavior as a response to a medical treatment, most probably, your dog didn't turn bad overnight. Most dog's behavior issues start small and grow out of control as the behavior is continually reinforced. If you want to learn how to train a dog to behave, look back to when it all began and ask yourself a few simple questions.

These questions will help you analyze your dog's behavior. You will be surprised how easy it is to turn your rebellious dog into a good and disciplined animal.

• Does a specific behavior occur only when certain people are at home?
• Is it only happening in specific parts of the house or particular areas outside?
• Are there any objects that stimulate your dog to take action?

• Does your dog do it constantly or occasionally?
• Does he do it when he's triggered or any other time?
• Did he ever change his behavior in response to something you did or say?

Rewarding bad behavior can be destructive.

In most cases the answer for the question what is wrong with my dog can be solved if only we knew dogs tendencies to repeat rewarding behaviors. A bad behavior can quickly grow out of control and the more your dog behaves wrong, the more likely he is to do it again. If you forbid his bad behavior, you will be able to break this cycle and stop the problem before it gets worse. Remember, it's always easier to acquire new good behavior to your dog than replace a bad one.

Make your own choice.

I know, it's frustrating to find your dog's poo on the living room carpet or your brand new shoe chewed up. So when you helplessly standing and asking yourself what is wrong with my dog, remember that controlling your dog's behavior is in your hands.. If you manage to succeed, you can avoid unpleasant situations such these, you'll have less negative emotions and stress, you'll appreciate the dog more and more and obviously yourself.

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Housebreaking tips for puppies

Housebreaking tips for puppies

So your kids finally convinced you to adopt a small puppy, or just felt like you need some company. Puppy housebreaking can be a great fun.

The best housebreaking tips for puppies I can give you are:

Family business. Don't be the only one in the family who's taking care of the puppy. Growing a new puppy should be a family task.

Coordination. all family is synchronized on the same training methods. Coordinate your reactions to the puppy behavior and even commanding words.  it's important not to confuse the young puppy as he's on a new learning curve.

Care. Do not neglect your puppy and give him enough attention.

Borders. Restrict your puppy to a small room in the house until he's trained. Make sure you take care of all his needs, food, water, and a crane.

Educate. If you don't catch your puppy doing it, then don't punish him for it! Educate by praising him when he does in a proper place and don't forget to provide him such one, it can be a crane or in a later stage outside. Use an enthusiastic tone. With repetition, your puppy will associate the correct behavior with the reward.

Odor. Puppies tend to eliminate in the same spot again and again because they sense the smell. Deodorize the spot so he will stop recognize it.

Feeding. The feeding regime you use can help or disrupt housebreaking. Soon as your puppy grows, you'll find out that your puppy-dog need to go out after he wakes up in the morning and after food. Do not skip it if you like your living room clean.  It's also very important for your puppy to acquire such habits since dogs are habit animals.

Housebreaking puppies can be great fun. One of the most important housebreaking tips for puppies that I can give you is that you be very patient. never lose your temper or even get excited. Remember you are on a training process.

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Question about a German Shepherd dog?

I just turned 22, self employed right now, and i'm gonna go find an apartment soon. When I do, I will be buying a German Shepherd. Fortunately, the apartment I want to move to allows pets. The unfortunate thing is my family does NOT want a dog --- mainly cause my dad has allergies.

I'm going to buy him as a puppy. ANd i will do my own training. I been watching a lot of "It's me or the dog" on animal plannet. I think I picked up some goods tips on there about how to train dogs. And I don't think a German Shepherd pup will be hard to train because GSD are considerably smart breeds. Right?

Here is the thing. The lady at the apartment where I'm gonna go to said when you train them you can buy a shocker. I thought that was a good idea, but then later on I feel that was a mean thing to do.

Here's the thing. If my german shepherd does SOMETHING that I DON'T like, I won't give it a treat. For example, if i tell him to sit, and he runs, I won't give him a treat. If he sits on the command "sit", he gets a treat. I will reward my dog when he does something i like after I tell him. I don't think it's nice to shock him for every wrong thing. I have too much respect for these dogs, and I wouldn't want to shock them. My GSD will be partner for life and i want the best for him and he will get the best from me.
Is there, however, any other methods to discpline them other than a shock or not giving them a treat? I want my training to be successful.
Brooker, can i talk to you ? Can you IM me on yahoo messenger - gmanzari0038

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How do I train my 6 month old shepard doberman mix from chewing, and using the house as a bathroom?

I have a 6 month old Germand Shepard Doberman mix puppy that continuse to chew up anything and every thing in her way, and It's driving me nuts. I've tried a few things, and she still continues to do this. Also she keeps using my house as a bathroom. I'll take her out to go potty, and she'll come back in, and go to the bathroom in the dinning room. I'm tired of scrubbing stains out of the carpet. Does anyone have any goood suggestions? Please help.

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Training a great dane that does whatever it wants?

I have no clue where to start. How can u teach a great dane that if its not given to him, its not his. he's a puppy (21 months) but he's already stolen 3 WHOLE dinners, including a thanksgiving dinner which would of lasted more then one day. he ate better then us. the people i live with think thats funny. he steals food at any oppurtinuty its like you have to fight him to have your own cuz hes so huge. to him its worth it cuz he gets yelled at, but he still gets the food. (u can be yelling at him as hes still taking it so that shows 100% that he dont give a damn) so i try & take it to the next level after he stole off my 1 year old daughters tray and not give him any treats but give the other dog in front of him & they get pissed at me about it. its not my dog but i am a person so i am over the dog & im doing what i can do to work with him bc hes behavior is unacceptable. i dont feel like any dog should be liked to much to get trained and he is spoiled way past rotten & the food isnt the only thing he acts up with.
really 1st answer, its all that? this isnt my dog & the problems are over welming but theres only so much i can do, i cant take him out of the bed that he sleeps in with his mommy and daddy, so yes he thinks he is king.

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What to do about a bad behaved Great Dane?

My boyfriend and I have a 8 month old Great Dane. She is a very whiny, bad behaved dog, that after months of training, still bites people, still pees and poos in the house, runs around like a crazy dog, runs straight in to people and objects, and is just all together not a well trained dog. She has her moments, rarely, where she will behave for very short periods of time.

I am almost 12 weeks pregnant, and I can't have my dog acting this way. And once my baby is here, more importantly, she will not be able to act this way. Right now there is NO way I can afford training classes. My vet recommended obedience training, but that is way to expensive for us right now. I really don't want to have to sell my dog, but she can not keep acting this way.

Can you tell me any training tips?
What could I do to help?

Also, is there some type of medicine or anything I could give her to calm her down? She is WAY to hyper. I know she is a puppy, but she is a huge puppy that stays in the house, and jumps on people, and breaks things, and I need something to calm her down. She gets plenty of exercise, so that's not the problem.

Thanks for your help!

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German shepherds names

German shepherds names

Picking a name for your German shepherd can be a very complicated task. I remember when I got my first German shepherd I spent days looking for the right name. I went through forums on the internet, went to blogs and dogs sites, I asked all of my friends and in the end I came up with a list of the best German shepherds names and then I sat down and erased the names that weren’t good enough. In the end I was left with 12 names and I asked all the members of my family to pick the best 3, I counted the votes but it still came down to 3 names that I had to choose from and then I just threw a dice and came up with Zeus.

With the years I understood that the dog makes the name as much as the name makes the dog and I am very happy that I chose Zeus. So for all of you still searching for the right German shepherd name here is my list that I started with and I hope you'll find it useful. I think it can go for any large breed dogs:

Apollo

Hooch

Redneck

Attila

Hulk

Roman

Avalanche

Jabba

Rugby

Barbarian

Jaws

Samson

Big

Jumbo

Samurai

Big Boy

Jupiter

Sarge

Big Foot

Jurassic

Sasquatch

Big Shot

Kahuna

Saturn

Big Time

Kilimanjaro

Seismic

Bismarck

King Kong

Sergeant

Boomer

Kodiak

Shamu

Boone

Kong

Shark

Brawler

Lincoln

Sky

Brawny

Lurch

Stallion

Bruno

MacGregor

Stallone

Brutus

Mack

Sumo

Buffalo

Magnum

T-Rex

Bunyan

Majestic

Tank

Burly

Mako

Tanker

Butkus

Manley

Terminator

Chewbacca

Marlboro

Texas

Chubbs

Marmaduke

Thunder

Chubby

Max

Tiberius

Chunky

Maxi

Titan

Dakota

Mighty

Denali

Moose

Tracker

Dragon

Muscles

Trapper

Duke

Nemesis

Trojan

Frankenstein

Nevada

Tsunami

Freedom

Nietzsche

Tundra

Genghis

Ninja

Ulysses

Gladiator

Outlaw

Voyager

Godzilla

Pachyderm

Walrus

Goliath

Pharaoh

Whopper

Gorilla

Quasimodo

Wookie

Grizzly

Raging Bull

Wyoming

Harley

Rambo

Yukon

Hercules

Raptor

Zeus

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Best puppies food

Best puppies food

Puppies grow much faster than older dogs and thats why nutrition is so important at this stage and why you should give your puppy the best puppy food. It is mostly recommended to feed your puppy 4 times a day and then only 3 times a day until its about 6 month old and requires only 2 meals a day. Its also best to feed adult large breed dogs twice a day so your puppy would be ready for life with this plan. You shouldn’t let your puppy feel that it can eat whenever it wants so dont leave any food after the meal, if your puppy didnt finish his food after twenty min just take it until the next meal time that way your puppy will know that there are certain times in which it must eat.

The best puppy food is the one that will make your puppy pop brown, firm stools. If you see that this is not the case change the diet, if you gave it only moist food try switching to dry food. But keep the kind of food you chose for a while so your puppy will have the chance to get used to it. Your puppy gets used to his food very fast so dont replace one food with another too fast. Buy food that was made for puppies but dont waste your money on those over priced foods; just go with recommendations from friends or your vet. The best foods are based on chicken, rice and corn. As your puppy grows it will prefer drier foods so make sure to let it try them once in a while and see what works best for him. If you are looking for quality foods which are also cheap and if you want to get the best price I truly recommend that you'll check out Dog.com. I wish you and your puppy a healthy and long life together.

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Benefits of feeding a dog higher quality dog food? And large breed question.?

What are the benefits to feeding a dog higher quality dog food. I have read they have fewer health complications, is this actually true, anyone have experience with this?

Would feeding my puppy higher quality food allow him to grow bigger than he would on Alpo?

I have a german shepherd, should i feed him large breed dog food, or does that really matter?

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How big will a pomeranian grow?

I'm thinking of buying a pomeranian, but i want a dog that will stay small. And do all pomeranians have a fluffy coat? Can you tell if it will have fluffy fur when it is a baby? Or is it a 50/50 chance? Please help so i can love my new puppy even more.

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What is a good name for a female maltese?

I have a new puppy coming in a week and I am at a loss for names. I already have a male maltese and his name is Crumpet. I would like their names to have some sort of relation to eachother but, it doesn't matter if they don't. I also like really unique names for dogs so any ideas?

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any tips on housebreaking 13 week old Pomeranian?

My female Pomeranian had puppies 13 weeks ago. I was not planning on keeping any of them but we could not sell the last one. So, we decided to keep him. I have the father as well. I am loosing my mind trying to housebreak the puppy. What is even worse is my other dogs are now thinking it is ok to potty in the house. Any suggestions?

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About how much does an average female maltese weigh when born?

I'm getting a maltese in a month, and my hired breeder has two female malteses. One is heavier than the other, and I'm going to check them out tomorrow. I know that you shouldnt get an underweight puppy because it may not survive, but i dont want an overweight one either.

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How to train a 1 year old neopolitan mastiff?

My brother has a one year old Neopolitan Mastiff that never got trained as a puppy. He's now a year old and will not listen. Any suggestions?

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How big should a great dane’s dog house be?

My husband is planning on building our dog a dog house for outside. We have great dane mix puppy only about 5 months old, he's far from being full grown so i'm not sure what his full grown measurements will be. How big should an average great danes dog house be? we've looked at a few designs and we want to build one with a door on the front left side and inside it has a little half wall kind of thing so he can go to the right side and be blocked from the wind and rain and everything else. any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Rescue Member - STOP JUDGING... anywhere in my question did i say i lock him outside all the time? No i did not. I love my dog and he is a great companion. did it ever occur to you that when i do put him outside on occasion, that i would like him to feel just as loved as if he was inside with me? have you ever had so much company that you want your dog outside so he doesn't bother them? i don't want to just put him out in my back yard, this house is for him to be in when he just can't be inside with me! Thank you for all your help!

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what is the best large breed dog i can get as a pet?

i want a puppy a big dog but i want to know what kind of breed i should get and why?

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Does anyone know how to teach a German Shepherd puppy from biting?

I have a 4 month old German Shepherd and she just loves to bite! No matter what I have tried I can't seem to get her to stop. I know part of this is the puppy in her, but, she is growing fast and I need to correct this before she's 150 pounds!

Any advise would be greatly welcomed!

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What should I do If My Mastiff Bites Me?

I have a 3-year-old Neopolitan Mastiff named Baxter, and he keeps on biting me! I really don't want to get of Baxter, but I have holes all up and and down my right arm from that dang mutt. Should I take him to an animal trainer, or take away his Beggin' Strips, or what?
I don't want to try biting him back. I really don't want to hurt the thing. He's still basically a puppy.

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How much would petsmart charge to groom my Pomeranian?

I have a 9lb pomeranian. I want to get the full service groom. Bath, haircut, nails.
Not a puppy. He's 5. I know it costs more when the dog has a lot of hair. Anyone ever taken a pomeranian there?
I know I could ask the store....I wanted to hear from people who have gone there.

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How much money does a pomeranian cost?

How much money does a pomeranian cost? What is worth more a yorkshire terrier or a pomeranian. What is a better show dog? Who started the yorkshire terrier? Is 600.00 a good price for a puppy yorkshire terrier.

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What to do with our German Shepherd puppy during the day?

We have a 7 week old german shepherd and she has generally been a great dog so far. The only problem is I work during the day and my wife works 3 nights a week as a nurse. So we don't know what to do with the dog during the day. She's fine in her crate at night but by 7 am she's is ready to be out and she cries the whole time if we put her in there. My wife has to sleep during some days so what should we do?
Those of you that follow the current trend in dog raising are clearly off base which makes it hard to consider your answers. Regardless of the popular opinion, there is still argument as to when the best time to get a puppy is. Many argue that it is more difficult to housebreak a dog at 10-12 weeks. Our vet who has 30 years experience says it is fine. Socializing the dog is key and that needs to be done regardless of the age and can be done regardless of the age.

As for our schedule, it actually works out fine past these beginning weeks. The dog is fine at night as we take it out like anybody else would. My wife has 4 full days off a week which is way more than most and the days that she sleeps she wakes up at 2-3 and I come home for lunch to let the dog out and play with it.

My questions was simply what to do with her for the 4 hours shes alone which compared to other dog owners, probably most of you included, is rather short. I apologize for not being clearer before.

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How heavy is my doberman puppy supposed to be?

Is there any online site that tells me how heavy my dobie puppy SHOULD be (month by month would be nice!)? My pup and I went to see his vet yesterday, who told us that he needed to put on a little bit of weight. Hes almost 6 months old, eats 3 times a day, and seems average to me. However, I've been trying to feed him more to help "fatten" him up. Does anyone know how heavy a 5 1/2 month Doberman pup should be?

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What is the best large dog breed in your opinion?

My husband and I are looking to get a dog (we are looking only for large breed dogs) in the near future and both of agreed that we want a large dog. We want a breed that is playful, friendly, smart, easily trained and really, really big. We have the yard for a big dog, we have no children at the moment and I am a stay at home wife, so I have the time to train a puppy. All we need is to find a breed we like. Any information is helpful and links to websites with pictures is also appreciated. Thanks a lot.
Kate C, I did mean giant breeds. Thanks.

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How will a Great Dane be with a person using a walker and wheel chair?

My aunt is 71, home bound and uses a walker. She does not want a Great Dane in the house. She thinks it will knock her down or stand in her way and not move. Is this a valid concern?
My aunt is 71, home bound and uses a walker. She does not want a Great Dane in the house. She thinks it will knock her down or stand in her way and not move. Is this a valid concern?

She is a large woman and it would be a puppy we are getting. There is three other adults in the house that will actually be responsible for the puppy.

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How do I teach my pomeranian to fetch?

I want my pomeranian to learn how to fetch like all large breed dogs, so that he will be active, and loose some energy. I know pomeranians aren't drived to fetch, so is there a way to teach them? How did you teach your dog?? He is only 4 months old, but he is smart, and already knows how to sit, stay, lay down, and come!

Thanks
I also want to teach my puppy to leave it, and drop it? Any ideas?

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