Category: Dogs

What ate some good dog training books out there? »

Unreal Blog Physics, Philosophy and Money My one year old maltese needs some training in some areas, and I wanted to try to train him myself instead of behavior classes because they are SO expensive. What are some good books that helped you or that you know of? Also, what is a good way to [...]

How to keep a dog from running out of the gate? »

We have a dog who is almost 11 months old. Whenever someone gets home they have to open the gate drive the vehicle inside that gate then get back out and close it so the dog doesn’t escape. The problem is if there’s no one home to hold the dog while the driver does all [...]

How do I stop my dog from barking constantly at other dogs? »

When I walk my dog, she scampers and whines looking for other dogs, but then when she sees other dogs, she barks constantly with snarls sometimes.

What causes a clean dog to briefly smell bad, after returning indoors? »

Dog is clean, and smells good. He’s taken outside for 10 minutes, and returns indoors, smelling like a stinky outside dog. The odor only lasts 10-15 minutes or until the dog cools down, then the normal clean smell is back. Anyone know why they smell bad for the short period of time?

How to get my cat and dog used to each other? »

I’ve had my pomeranian for almost 4 years. She’s extremely jumpy and playful around other animals, and so most animals don’t like her because she gets on their nerves. I’m getting a cat in a few days, and I brought my dog to see her. The cat kept swiping and hissing if my dog got [...]

How to make my dog smell better but without giving her a bath? »

My dog smells, but not like a problem with her ears or anything more like a really dirty dog smell, I gave her a bath a week ago, but we’ve been taking her out a lot like outside and she smells like dirt and like a "dog", what can i do to improve her smell? [...]

What effects how long an individual dog lives? »

I’m not talking about breed, I mean in terms of life style. I’ve heard that well taken care of dogs can live much longer than dogs that are not so well taken care of. But what exactly makes a dog well taken care of? I want to make sure I’m doing everything I can to [...]

How do you train a dog on how to walk with a leash? »

My dog had a puppy and I recently got it a cute little collar, but today as I was trying to take it for a walk it refused to move it sat down and pulled it’s body back as I was trying to pull it forward. My dog Bubbles who gave birth to the puppy [...]

A fluffy dog good for an apartment also is okay with traveling if needed? »

I really adore fluffy dogs, but living in an apartment really knocks out a lot of dogs. SO a rather small dog, friendly with babies and is a loving companion, grooming period isnt an issue nor is its exercise. Ill do all it takes to keep it up to shape. But what are some good, [...]

How many dogs have you raised in your life and when was the first time you started to have dog? »

How many dogs have you raised in your life and when was the first time you started to have dog? And what gave you the idea to have dog?