unfortunately, what’s natural for puppies isn’t always what’s safe and for you, your family, and other dog friends. there are a number of safe and humane ways to help your puppy understand what’s a-okay (and keep him from) around 7 to 10 days after your puppy has received his full series of puppy vaccinations, plan some puppy play dates, sign up for a puppy class, or head to doggy daycare for a chance to spend time around other playful pets. …

you might want to watch the replay of our free virtual workshop help! in this case, just taking some time to patiently leash-train him may solve the problem entirely. in this case, the behavior you want is that when the leash is clipped to the collar, he ignores the leash and walks with you, trotting merrily along, peeing on fire hydrants or whatever. you don’t need or want to get rid of the tugging behavior completely. with a long toy …

both of my dogs are getting on in age and i have an insane yearning for a young dog to play and compete with at the moment. not all dog trainers are created equally, and it is important to find the right trainer, and method for your puppy. i know of a local well known and unfortunately successful dog training company in my area that regularly puts 8 week old puppies in prong collars. the signal “marks” the exact moment …

besides their incredible intelligence, they are blessed with quick learning skills and if you want your border collie to be obedient for rest of his/her life you must train them at a very young age, because at that time they learn fast and remember that their entire life. every border collie dog would need proper obedience training and guidance which is not easy because of their over-enthusiastic behavior and because of that it takes time to train them well. for …

a top pick for a number of circumstances is an oral flea treatment for dogs. you don’t have to worry about this kind of flea preventative rubbing off—or getting licked off for that matter! and many oral flea treatments act fast, killing adult fleas in the same day that it is administered. if your dog has fleas, one go-to oral flea treatment for dogs is capstar flea tablets for dogs. it is safe for adult dogs as well as pregnant …