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Puppy Socialization Related – Why Wolves Are Forever Wild, but Dogs Can Be Tamed

January 23, 2013 Anxiety
Puppy Socialization with John Wade

Puppy Socialization is Important – One of the topics I’m most passionate about from an educational perspective is puppy socialization so I keep my eyes peeled for new research. I found this recently: Jan. 17, 2013 — Dogs and wolves are genetically so similar, it’s been difficult for biologists to understand why wolves remain fiercely wild, [...]

Crate Training the Dog That Hates Crate Training

August 17, 2012 Anxiety
Crate Training the Dog That Hates Crate Training

Crate Training Gone Wrong Dear John, For the first 3 months my 7 month old puppy Amy was crated at night and while we were out. She has suddenly became extremely resistant to the crate. When we return home we find her frantic and covered in her own saliva. Recently in the course of 45 [...]

Car Sick

August 8, 2012 Anxiety
Car Sick Anxious Dog

Car Sick or Fearful of Cars? We just got a 7 yr old Maltese that gets car sick. She just doesn’t ride well in a car. She pants and starts to shake and whine. We’re particularly worried as we drive to Arizona and back each winter. How can we help her from becoming car sick? [...]

Puppy Socialization Workshop With John Wade

June 18, 2012 Aggression
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On the Next FREE – “Build the Best Puppy” Puppy Socialization Workshop With John Wade RSVP July 10th – Aug 14th – Sept 11th – Oct 9th 7PM Learn in this for “two legged only” free puppy socialization workshop how to create a great temperament, make your dog healthier and smarter as well! Help your [...]

Paw Licking Golden Retriever

April 27, 2012 Anxiety

Paw Licking Not Always An Allergy We have a two-year old, male golden retriever that about once every four or five months licks his paw until it is balding and slightly red. It always heals over but we are puzzled by what is causing this paw licking behaviour. He gets exercise and plenty of mental [...]

Jealous Great Dane

March 15, 2012 Aggression

I have a 4 months old jealous great dane. At home he’s great but can be a little timid. I had him to puppy training to learn some simple tricks and try and socialize him. Now he has some jealousy issues when other dogs are around and is starting to growl at men who come [...]

Dog Is Scared of Thunder Maybe But Very Very Smart

March 8, 2012 Anxiety

My dog is scared of thunder. She is a 5-year-old Border CollieX that hides under the bed when the weather gets bad. I came home from work last Wednesday, and called for her. The weather had been bad, so I gave her a few seconds to get out from under the bed; I called, and [...]

Driving Miss Crazy – Car Rides Column

January 1, 2012 Anxiety
Dogs and Car Rides

My 2 year snoodle loves to go for car rides but by the time we have gone half a block she goes nuts. She wants to be on the drivers lap, she howls and barks and carries on and is extremely distracting and embarrassing. My family lives out side the city and Maggie loves it [...]

When does the rescue stop and and the rehabilitation begin?

December 10, 2011 Anxiety

I have a problem with my little 2 year old rescue dog. He came from a crack house where he was tied up and kicked down the stairs. He was already 9 months old when I got him so I don’t think the trauma will ever leave him. At first, when I reached toward him [...]

Dog Scared of Hot Air Balloons and Is Afraid to Go For Walks

November 16, 2011 Anxiety
Bulldog Balloons

Fear of Balloons Hi John: Our dog was frightened by  hot air balloons flying very low. However, two weeks ago whilst out on a walk she came practically face-to-face with a balloon about to take off and since then I can only describe her behaviour as verging on paranoid. The situation is now rapidly deteriorating.  Over [...]

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