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When Is The Best Time To Begin Puppy Training?

Leave a Comment / Before You Buy a Puppy - Essential Reading List, Buying a Dog, Newsletters, Puppy Stuff, Puppy Training, Puppy Training / By

The earlier, the better is the short and simple answer. It depends is more accurate.

Puppy training falls into two entirely separate categories.

1. Obedience
The Forming Of A Stable Temperament During Critical Imprint Period (Three to Twelve Weeks of Age +/- 1 week.)

How you move forward depends on two things:

1. It depends on your dog’s breeder investment in your puppy before you picked up.
2. It depends on who you hire to guide your puppy’s obedience training.

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Cane Corso Aggressive Towards Elderly People Only

Leave a Comment / Cane Corso (Italian Mastiff) (Molosser Breed), Molosser Breed, Newsletters, Podcasts / By

Thor (Cane Corso) does not care for elderly people in the least though, and I, along with a couple of trainers, do not know why or what it is. You can usually tie a behavior towards a specific set of people towards things that happened in the past, but we got him at 12 weeks. He has always had a dislike of the elderly, (people 70 plus) and I am thrown by this.

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Retrospective Study On Hypersensitivity-Hyperactivity Syndrome In Dogs: Long-Term Outcome Of High Dose Fluoxetine Treatment And Proposal Of A Clinical Score

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I suspect that the number of spelling and grammatical errors found in the paper below is indicative of its legitimacy. However, it’s an opportunity for me to express my opinion regarding my suspicions regarding any diagnosis that suggests a dog suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. I cannot say that it is never the case,

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No Evidence For Detrimental Effect Of Chemical Castration On Working Ability In Swiss Military Dogs

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Type: Paper Personal Comment: This is the first study of castration effects on the working ability of dogs. ABSTRACT Hormones influence the social behaviour of dogs. Castration of male dogs induces a reduction of testosterone and has been shown to affect social behaviours associated with aggression and reproduction. Changes in social behaviour could be critical

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Multiple Dogs In The Same Household - Aggression

New Dog In A Multiple Dog Household – Aggression

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We have 3 dogs a Golden, German Shepherd Mix, and a St Bernard Mix. Last may we took on my sons Australian Shepherd while he deployed for the Airforce. Everything was going really well until about 2 weeks ago when she has started getting very aggressive towards our St Benard Mix, which we think has

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When Should You Put An Aggressive Dog Down (Euthanize/Euthanasia)

22 Comments / Aggression, Aggression Towards Children, Children and Dogs, Dog Behavior Miscellaneous Articles, Newsletters, Trainers and Training / By

When you have a dog that is continually threatening to bite and/or is biting or is only not biting because of owner diligence and precautions and the behavior is unrelated to physical health issues, you have four options. It is more of a funnel really as one leads to the next.

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