Behavioral Science Turns to Dogs for Answers By Julia KochFor a long time, domesticated dogs were seen as just the slobbering, dumbed-down ancestor of the wild wolf. Dogs, though, have learned a few tricks of their own through the millennia — and can teach us a lot about ourselves. Guinness the border collie loves the […]
The Beautiful Balance – Dog Training with Nature’s Template™ – For Professionals This lecture will be of interest to conference organizers catering to veterinarians, veterinary technicians, dog trainers, dog breeders, rescue employees, animal control officers and any other professional association interested in dogs. We’ll looks at dog training from an ethologist’s perspective rather then the
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Hi John Why is it so important a dog heel during the entire walk? Why should the entire walk be at your feet? Dogs are curious, it’s a big, wide world out there. Why do people feel the need to force everything to conform to what they want without giving anything? My dog completely freaks
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Dear Mr. Wade, I am writing you today to inquire about my 8.5 month old pure bred chocolate Labrador Retriever. She’s a beautiful dog in every sense of the word with a few annoying exceptions. Is there anything I can do to curb this chewing as she has decided she would like to now chew
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Hi John. I recently purchased a golden retriever puppy who will be around 13-14 weeks now. I have two children aged 9 and 4 both rambunctious boys. My problem is that the puppy is still pooping and peeing in the house and in his crate. He hates going into his crate and we have to
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Dear Mr. Wade; In July I adopted a 5 year old chihuahua that was being given away because the previous owner’s children “terrorized” the dog (her words, not mine) and the poor dog was constantly having to hide from the kids. It took close to 2 weeks before the dog was comfortable being handled by