Hi John: I phoned my vet’s office today, at my wit’s end. I have a puppy, born 10 weeks ago and I’ve had him for 2 weeks. I think I am doing everything wrong that can possibly be done wrong, and I’m afraid he will never be housebroken. I’ve wasted a lot of money on […]
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Dear John, Our Great Dane is a year old puppy that weighs 170+ pounds. He is a loved family member, along with our other animals (2 cats, 1 parrot). Monk has great respect and compliance for my finance Bob, but he has issues with myself and my step-children. He continuously challenges our pecking order in
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Hello John, We are feeling as though we are at a loss with our 6 (1/2) month old Silky Terrier. He has had training at one of the box store pet supply places, as well as a new franchise in the area. They sent someone to our home that sounds similar to your approach. They
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Dear John, I read your columns in the Toronto Sun faithfully and always think you give good advice, now I need some myself. We have an 8 month old mixed breed female, she is wonderful and has taken to training very well. Her only fault is she chews constantly, she has chewed up two of
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Hi John, My friend has a 13 year old Schnauzer named Sammy. Sammy has always been a rather highly strung dog. Since she moved into a new home in April of this year, Sammy’s behaviour has gone from bad to unbearable. He has virtually destroyed anything and everything he can get his teeth into, even
Dear Mr. Wade: Dear John, My dog Bailey has taken to peeing in the house when I am not here. We’ve had a fair amount of change in the last year. My husband and I moved another city with our cat and other dog. That was half a year ago. Three months later our other dog