How do I get my labradoodle to stop wimpering loudly when on a walk and we approach another dog. Then when we get closer she growls/barks madly?

I have a five month old puppy who can't seem to control his bladder whenever he gets excited. Is there anyway to help him though, or is it just a matter of him growing out of it?

How do I get my shihtzu/pom puppy to quit biting my nose????? The word "no" means keep on biting to him! HELP!

My clumsy 3yr old boxer can't seem to figure out where his feet are and keeps running into/stepping on my 8mo old crawling baby. How do I help him to be more aware of his feet?

I have a 3 year Cocker Spaniel that goes crazy when ever he hears our guinea pigs. Then he will stand beside their cage, and whimper, and bark. Is there something I can do so he knows they are family, and not food?

I have a 7 month old golden/lab mix that will start barking, jumping, and even mouthing at me if I tell him no or take something away from him that he wants. It's almost like he is a two year old throwing a temper tantrum! The only way to get him to stop is to give him a different toy, but then I feel like I am rewarding that behavior. I don't know what to do!

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I have a 1 year old boxer who HATES his kennel. We've tried feeding him in it, crate games, medication...basically everything. When we leave him out he destroys the house, so that's not an option either. What can I do to not have him be a soaked to the bone (in slobber/drool) mess every time I get home?

I have a schnauzer poodle mix that likes some men but not others. She will bark and try to herd men but others she likes. She has exhibited this behavior both in our house and at Petco. I have tried to get the men at Petco that she was barking at to talk to her and sit at her level and not stare. I dropped the lead (within distance of being able to step on the lead if necessary) to let her make the decision to approach or not - no luck - she continued to fear bark. Other men in Petco could walk by say hi and pet her and she was fine with them - didn't matter the age. Any ideas?

I have a boxer pup named Indy...is that not alone enough to win the prize. Our Boxer chews up and eats anything soft we put in her kennel so she has to lay on the hard plastic. Is there a way to correct this behavior? She goes in her kennel without a problem, but if there is something inside, it is getting destroyed and eaten.

I have a 3 year old golden retriever that is very allergic to grass, but how can i get him to stop eating it?

I have a 5 yr old Border Collie named Rose who gets repeated GI obstructions (yes, the white one in Scott's competition agility class). Last year she was hospitalized at ISU and caused a great deal of internal damage. Despite keeping everything in her environment picked up: rocks, mulch, sticks, bones, random pieces of plastic Rose was hospitalized again last month. This time she had a bone chunk that'd she'd dug up stuck in her pylorus and had a 3 hr surgery. The vet said he thinks she's run out of chances. Is there a way to keep Rose from killing herself? I'm already shopping for a basket muzzle for her.

Why does my dog snort when excited? Sounds like she's hyperventaling or something. My 2 dogs sit and bark at each other until one nips at the other. How can I stop that? Also how do I keep them from running out the door loose? Sorry I have a lot of questions! I have a 1 1/2 year old laso jackapooo and a small dog that was a stray not sure breed or age

Our 2 year old Springer Spaniel NEVER has accidents in the house unless we forget to shut our bedroom door. He'll sneak out and potty during the night? WHY and how do we stop this? THANK YOU!!

My dog gets in the pond at the Ankeny Dog Park and will not come out. The only way to get him out is to be lucky and catch him. This is hard when he runs 35 mins a hour around a huge pond. :) Or he swims to middle. I don't let he in by choice he got in because someone was not paying attention and let him in. I have done lots of research on this and have some ideas and some training ideas. I would enjoy hearing your advice Renee. Thanks For Your Time, Beth

I have a 13 year old Boston terrier/ German shorthair mix, neutered male that always attacks the door knob when people try to leave our house! He was rescued from ARL when he was 1 yr old. Any help would be appreciated!

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We have a mini schnauzer who is afraid of everyone epically children. I am afraid to take her anywhere for fear of biting. She goes to doggy daycare and is fine there as far as we know we just want to be able to take her everywhere we go. Tried all training methods possible. She has had training at your facility. Thanks!

I have a 1 year-old Corgi/Jack Russell mix who is always jumping on people - even ones she knows. How do we get her to keep all four paws on the floor?

2 years ago I bought a 4 yr. old Shetland Sheepdog from a breeder who told me she was housebroken and didn't bark. After "Liza" stole my heart I learned the breeder had her "bark softened" and in deed she isn't housebroken. In fact she is scared to be outside and when I take her out and stop she hides beneath my wheelchair and has only by accident peed outside. Luckily she does all of her "business" in my bathroom and I have learned to never go in without checking first. A year ago she started going out to the living room and my roommate, who cleans up the floor checks and sure enough she has left a mess. Our veterinarian has said she will probably never be housebroken because even though the breeder wasn't operating a puppy mill, "Liza" didn't have the attention she needed. Any tips?