Her Dog's Aggression Is Worse After In-Kennel Training

A Bull Mastiff owner wrote me, with the following question: My problem comes in a 147-pound package. Mack is a 15 month-old Bull Mastiff. He has been in and out of training since he was 10 weeks old. He was starting to show dominance aggression at around nine months, so I found a training facility that would in-kennel train him. He was there for seven weeks. When I got him back he seemed to have a...

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Dog Breeds Articles

Dog Breeds: How To Choose The Perfect Dog Breed For You!

If choosing dog is such a straight forward process, and it is, how come so many puppies find their way into adoption centres every year? Well one reason is that people choose the wrong dog breed. Don’t...

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Choosing the right breed of dog for your family

There comes a time for most families to add a four-legged friend to the household. This decision is not one to be taken lightly. Choosing the right breed of dog can be the difference between complete...

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German Shepherd - The Most Sought After Dogs

German Shepherd dogs are beautiful animals and are some of the most sought after dogs around today. However in most cases they are not being sought after for household pets. You will most likely find...

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Lesser-Known Dog Breeds

Have you ever seen a beagle? Sure you have. What about a basset hound? Of course! How about a Polish Owczarek Nizinny? Didn't think so. Its one of many unfamiliar breeds of dogs roaming the Earth and...

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Choosing a dog breed

Copyright 2005 Dave Markel Buying a new pet, especially a dog can be very exciting. It is worth considering your lifestyle choices and those who live with you before choosing a dog breed. Choosing any...

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How to Stop a Dog from Barking

Perhaps one of the most aggravating things to your neighbors about your dog is your dog's barking. If he tears up your home, that doesn't affect your neighbors too much. But the constant barking day and night will end up with neighborhood disputes and calls to the police. The biggest goal of the domestication of the dog was to provide a companion to guard and warn. Barking is how they do this. To overcome this inborn characteristic, you must train your dog to stop barking. Such training to stop a potentially barking dog should be done when the dog is a puppy before barking becomes a problem. Barking...

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Obedience training and your dog

Obedience training is one of the most important and most effective things any owner can do for his or her dog. A properly obedience trained dog is a happy, productive and safe member of the family, while a untrained dog can be destructive and even dangerous. Dogs are designed by nature to follow leaders, and to look for that leadership. As pack animals, dogs naturally follow the directions of their pack leader. In the absence of a strong leader, the dog may assume this role itself. Dogs that think of themselves as the leader of their human pack can become uncooperative, destructive and even dangerous....

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