I have a nine-year-old male dachshund who is very mean. To date he has bitten five people, sending two to the hospital and two others being family members living in the home. We are now expecting our first grandchild in January. I was wondering if there is a medication that would help him. I don’t […]
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My 8-year-old pitbull Nala started to become extremely fearful of thunderstorms and fireworks a few years ago. Every summer after the first few storms and fireworks happen she turns into a nervous dog. She doesn’t want to go out past 6 pm. She is constantly looking around “waiting” for something to happen. She starts shaking
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The first few times I heard someone refer to a dog as a ‘fur baby’ or themselves as a ‘pet-parent’ I found myself scrutinizing the person for signs of mental illness. It seemed such an odd thing to say. I then remembered quite a few years earlier, someone sending me a letter, taking me to
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Our Cane Corso (named Tito) is about 14 months, and he is just a very powerful stud of a dog. He is extremely playful and well tempered, he responds to commands extremely well for a 14-month-old ball of muscle with extremely high energy, however, after adding a 2nd into the family pack Tito has become
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We rescued a 10-year-old Irish Setter. It is believed that she was left outside with other dogs. The issue we have is getting her to “do her business” in our yard. She is holding it and only lets go when we are at the dog park. Have you got any helpful hints for getting her
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This is an excerpt from a booklet (What Are The Different (and best) Puppy and Dog Training Methods) I put together for people wishing to research beforehand the best approach to training their companion dogs so that they can find the right trainer to help them with their dog’s future. The purpose of the chapter was
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