dog behavior

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Dog running the fence... how do I get him to stop?

sillyaggie83 @sillyaggie83 (22) • United States 7 Apr 11

My dog keeps running up and down the fence while barking at the neighbor dogs. How do I get him to quit?

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My Dog is aggressive, what can I do to stop this?

candyfairy21 @candyfairy21 (2039) • Philippines 26 Apr 10

I have a jack russell terrier mixed with Japanese Spitz, she is very loving to me but to some people in the house and visitors she is very aggressive. Ever since day one she is always angry at our house boy. Whenever she sees him...

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Does your dog eat it's own poop?

wildcatsthree @wildcatsthree (289) • United States 24 Jan 10

As disgusting as it sounds to us, it's very common for a dog to eat it's own poop, or dip into the cat's litterbox. It's a natural behavior that they learn from their mother, who will eat the puppy's feces to keep the den clean....

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My dog likes my clothes

rg0205 @rg0205 (2636) • Hong Kong 10 Nov 09

I just wanted to share given I have nothing else on the brains right now. Call it a brain drain, if you may, because I've been working and I'd spent time participating here. I have a Pomeranian. Well, I have more than one dog...

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neighborhood dogs

theivorywolfe @theivorywolfe (42) • United States 18 Jul 09

I am a dog lover. I never allow my dogs to bark at the neighbors as long as they are not in our yard or bothering us. I go out of my way and teach my dogs what is ok and not...this goes for barking. My neighbors decide to sit and...

Do your dogs know what you are saying?

mermaidivy @mermaidivy (15394) • United States 12 May 09

I think dogs are very intellegent animals, they seem to understand what human says and what our behaviors mean, partly is probably because they are used to the common that we use to them and the sound and I think they do know our...

dog understanding

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Dog Tails of Destruction

loveyevi @loveyevi (513) • United States 31 Jan 09

Does anyone else have a dog whose tail gets in the way of absolutely everything? And have you found a way to train your dog from wagging his tail? Lol. My dog has a very long strong tail and he knocks over everything, hits my...

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My gardens have been destroyed

di1159 @di1159 (1580) • United States 3 Dec 08

I have two Rottie puppies male and female, ages 7 month and 5 months. Like all other pups, they are quite active and require a lot of attention. My problem is that they are tearing up my gardens. The female especially loves to...

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proud owner... haha!!!

jairgirl @jairgirl (2877) • United States 5 Sep 08

when i first arrived here in mylot (actively) i have posted a discussion concerning our dog's behavior who seem to be getting worse each time and it just breaks my heart. now, after 5 months he sure show a huge change and that...

breaks my heart

unpredictable dog

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Anyone else's dog do this type of behavior

anyabecker @anyabecker (98) • United States 26 Aug 08

Alright... so i have a golden retriever who is 5 years old, and we recently got 2 new kittens... The kittens are around 9 months old and our Golden Retriever has started licking the male kittens ear. It is quite annoying and he...

golden retriever

How do you teach a puppy to stop biting?

deemazing @deemazing (395) • United States 19 Jul 08

My boyfriend's family just got a new puppy. It's a Golden Retreiver. She is only about 2 months old but she has this horrible habit of biting. She was raised with many other Golden Retriever puppies and I think she is having a...

golden retriever

golden retriever puppies

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Bad Dog Behavior

ejb217 @ejb217 (41) 4 Nov 07

We adopted a 4 year old dog from the shelter about a year ago. His name is pete and he's part Tai Ridgeback and part Huski. He sometimes gets a little snappy and has already bitten a few people, but not severely. He's mostly a...

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Canine Behavior

sukumar794 @sukumar794 (5040) • Thiruvananthapuram, India 3 Jul 07

How does you pet dog behave when he is being fed ? Will it growl at you if you try to touch the food that is being offered to him/her ? As far as my beloved pomeranian pet dog SOOSIE , she would not make even a simple attempt of...

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Song and Dance For the Dogs

edgarblythe @edgarblythe (14) • United States 8 Apr 07

My dogs get a bit testy when I feed them. This, because I make them listen to my little song first: "You're the fattest little puppies That I have ever saw. You're fat fat Fat fat fat Fat fat fat fat fat." Giving them a...

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dog behavior

jastiger @jastiger (21) • Australia 16 Feb 07

i have a rotweiler cross kelpie female dog thats about 3 years old.most of the time when i go to see her out in the back yard she jumps up on me,i have tryed yelling,smacking,pushing her off,&lifting my knee up to stop her.she is...

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Is your dog overactive? are you the Pack Leader or is your dog?

painturguy @painturguy (177) • United States 22 Jan 07

Sometimes bad behavior in dogs is caused by boredom and lack of exercise. I took my dog billy to the beach this morning. After spending time sniffing around and running, a group of ducks about 20 yards out were swimming in 40%...