Asma
How would you correct a Pomeranian knowing that you cant use a prong collar or choke chain considering how tiny he is? My pom is a male/ 2yrs old & not neutered. He obeys commands when he knows there are treats but he would blow me off if he knows there are no treats coming, & I dont wanna use the crate to teach him that he’s being punished for something he’s done wrong coz I wanna keep it as his safe space.
Mike m
Hey Robert love your videos, I just got a Belgium malinois puppy he is 10 weeks old. I just started training him and he has sit and lay down. My question is I have 2 young kids which when he is out of his cage wants to play with them and jump on the couch and go after our cat which I understand because he is a puppy but I want to know should It just be training and back into cage and repeat or let him out sometimes or not until he is really trained? Thank you
Tom
I have two dogs who both know off lead heel. Dog 1 goes on my left and dog 2 on my right. I prefer this so I can grab both dogs easily if needed rather than having both on my left, where the outer dog is harder to hold in an emergency. Both dogs also know the commands left and right, so for Dog 1 heel and left mean the same thing, and for dog 2 right and heel mean the same thing. Moving the dogs into heel from a front position using the heel command could be confusing for the dogs, as could asking them to go left or right. What would you teach when heeling 2 dogs, for clearest communication
Darius
Hi Robert and Janet! Question about my 13 weeks female Mal. I know about the nipping and mouthing, but sometimes she seems to be out of control and behaves like a little devil. “Aggressive” growls, hard holds on the skin/ clothes, almost as if she’s playing tug. She’s getting better at the “enough” command and sometimes stops mid jump from biting, which is nice. Just wanted to make sure if the “aggressive” nipping is still a puppy thing and nothing to be worried about? I know I’m looking for reassurance that I’m doing the right thing, rather than a solution to a malinois biting haha
Matthew
Recently adopted a 2 year old female Mali, the previous owner had lost control. I’ve developed a great relationship with her over the last few weeks. Training is going at a steady pace and we are slowly working through your site.
I previously raised an Akita and when my children where young I claimed my Kids as my property which helped set boundaries and pack structure. My question is, now my children are older, Son 13, daughter 14 is it safe for my children to develop their own relationship with her, taking for walks alone, tug, training ect or will this lead to future issues, cheers
Julie
I was observing a dog training class and in the class was a 1.5 yr old neutered boxer. He was extremely reactive to the other dogs. Lunging and barking- he would climb the leash and bite at it and even put his mouth around the owners arm. He had a prong collar on and an ecollar. The dogs neck was red from the constant pressure/pulling of the prong. How would you handle this? Thank you for all your help!
Jack
Howdy, Robert & Janet!
A sad story caught my eye. A LEO K9 officer was left in a car and died from apparent heat stroke.
This seems to be a good time to remind people that a dog should never be left in a closed car on warm days.
Sorry to be the bearer of negative news, but it would seem even K9 handlers need to be reminded to be vigilant.
All the best,
Jack
Kelly
I have a 12 week old BM. He was traumatized during travel locked up in a small crate for more than 8 hours with layovers. (Never again). Needless to say, he has PTSD. I follow all your videos. He loves his crate until the door locks. I feed him in it, play with him, allow gnawing treats only to be enjoyed in the crate, so he goes inside his crate and chills with the door open or closed but never locked. Yelping won’t stop when the door is locked. Help. Thanks
Gina
Hi Robert, thank you for the advice to crate Donato when guests come over to teach him to settle amongst the excitement. We worked on it this week. I don’t have the crate out daily only when people come, and I have him going in w/a treat and coming out for short periods, putting him back in if/when he gets too excited. Is this right? Also you mentioned transitioning him to a place after the crate. He knows “bed” I didn’t teach him place, is there a difference? Should I teach and use place vs telling him to go to his bed? Thank you for your help with this!
Zaid
Hi Robert and Janet. Firstly I’d like to thank you for all the hard work you are doing.
I have an almost 7 month old female gsd. I made the mistake of letting her get pet by lots of people and meet lots of dogs during her socialization. She is extremely friendly with both humans and dogs. However she loses her mind (pulling and jumping) when she sees dogs on walks or if people give her attention (she gets that a lot as she is one of the cutest gsds out there). I’m afraid that all of this might turn into aggression due to frustration. Any tips would be much appreciated.
