I’ve had my dog for about 4 months now. He’s a year old and I adopted him from an animal rescue. He was abused by his previous owner and is pretty skiddish although he does trust me. He’s been coming along great except for with his potty training. He still has accidents, I’d say about 1 a day. I take him out as much as possible and he knows to go outside. When I let him out he often goes. The problem is, if he needs to go when he is inside the house, he doesn’t even alert anyone or “ask to go out” he just goes somewhere in the house. It’s very frustrating and getting hard to live with. We have another dog who doesn’t have problems but he isn’t learning from watching. He also isn’t the kind of dog who marks his territory. When he goes, he goes a lot. It’s not like he will just go a little bit and then come inside and go some more. HELP! I am running out of patience!

started clicker training my GSD puppy about a month ago…hes 13 weeks now…the thing is all this while ive been teaching him only the”sit”..”down” and “shake”…hes doing pretty good. now im trying to teach him his name and instead of looking at me when i call him he stares at my hand with the treat in it. doesnt look anywhere else!!!…and another thing is he doesnt do what i say if he doesnt see a treat…i cant even get his attention!!!..very frustrating..i realise that i used the treat as a bribe instead of a reward..how can i correct this????..how do i make him do what i say without showing him that there is a treat available?? and have i stayed too long on these commands??

Okay, my dog keeps on biting me! I watched videos of “Train your Dog to Stop Biting” and they said when your dog bites you. You yelp or say ouch and they will stop. But when i did it to my dog he started to jump on me and started to bite me more. And i said Ouch again and he started to bite me on my legs and thighs. And then i started running back inside my house. Please show me links or advices how to make my dog stop what he’s doing wrong.
I know he thinks im playing with him, BUT IM NOT. he keeps on biting me on my leg mostly.

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So I asked a question a couple days ago about socializing/training my dogs, and after looking around and reading some books I already have, I’ve come up with a list of books that I am going to try and get and then read them to help me with my dogs.

My list of books so far is:

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We’ve all been there so just follow along – You’ve just picked up your new puppy, you thought of the perfect name for him, you bring him and home you think he is just the cutest thing in the world.  Now after a day or two it really kicks in that you are going to have to train this little pup and fast!  Dog obedience training seems like a big mountain to climb but it really isn’t and it’s not as complicated as it may seem.  Continue reading below for a few of my favorite dog house training tips.

Now I understand a few of the dog house training tips may be difficult to always follow because of your work schedule but just try to do the best you can!

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My 4 year old German shepherd was a rescue and she is terrified of most everything. Ive had her for 2 years and she is getting better slowly, but she is still extremely nervous around strangers, and sometimes even runs away from me when I get home. She paces constantly, and is very scared of new situations.

I have heard that giving a dog a “job” can help them to get more confidence. My dog is fast, super smart, a quick learner (when shes not too scared) and loves to run, so I thought maybe agility training would be good for her. We wouldnt compete or anything, but maybe just have some fun and show her that she is good at things.

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I’ll sum the situation up like this: Maggie (basset/beagle) is 5 and Jeanine (border collie mix) is about 4. In the past 2 months Jeanine has attacked my dog (Maggie) twice, resulting in $400 in emergency vet bills and weeks of recovery. Both times I noticed it was because Maggie was near Jeanines “treats” or food and she goes nuts on her.

Will obedience training help her? What are my options?? Neither of the girls have ever attacked our small boy dogs.

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going to start clicker training my dog. any tips or websites that can help me with techniques to get the best results??
reason for clicker training is no other method works, he is afraid of learning, I’ve talked to dog trainers and everything they say clicker training is my best bet

So my dog is 5 years old and is a German Shepard mix. Most of his life he has only occasionally gone on walks and I regret never taking him on walks but before you accuse me of being a bad owner it was because I was young and couldn’t handle the dog when we first got him (sorry I had to say that). I am so sad that I never got in enough walks but within the last 4-5 months me and my friend have been walking him and I know he’s in the habit of tugging on leashes (not as bad as he used to) and getting a bit reactive around other dogs (never biting or attacking). I’m patient and I know it’ll take some time for him to be behaved but if you have any tips for training I would be grateful!

Me and my wife just got a cute cocker named Huey and he is always biting at our fingers and tearing up the carpet, eating cardboard, chewing the wood on windowseals, even eating and tearing up the puppy pads….will the training classes at PetSmart stop him from doing that or will they just teach him treats and such?