Common Dog Behavior

How many times have I heard fellow dog owners say, I hate it when my dog barks non stop or he utterly embarrasses me when he mounts people’s legs. Dog owners usually have no problems to fill in tons of their dog behavioral problems into the above statements. What they should be doing, though, is…

House training an older dog is not an impossible task. Although it is generally easier to housebreak a puppy, any dog can be housebroken given the proper techniques. First, before you begin, you must know how a dog thinks. I would say that a dog thinks 80% of the time with his nose and the…

Does your dog seem to be constantly licking himself?  As a dog owner, should you be concerned about this? To stop your dog from doing something, it’s important to understand why he’s doing it.  Here are five of the most common reasons why some dogs constantly lick themselves.  The solutions to correct the habit follow…

Separation anxiety is also known in the dog training world as owner absent misbehavior.  This is one of the most frequently encountered problems with dog owners. Separation anxiety can manifest itself in many different ways. Chewing, destroying the owner’s property, excessive barking, self destructive behavior and inappropriate urination and defecation are all signs.  Fortunately, there…

Some dogs are very possessive of their food and toys.  It’s theirs and they do not want to share with anyone, including you!  When a dog is possessive of his food and toys, it is referred to as resource guarding.  This is a bad habit that needs to be stopped right away so that it…

My backyard looked like a colony of groundhogs lived there.  I tried filling in the holes but within days they would be dug up again.  It was a never ending battle that I was fighting with my dog.  If this sounds familiar to you, keep reading.  I am going to share how I got my…

It’s common for dog owners to share stories of their dogs when they get together.  You will hear them telling many stories of their cute, amazing and talented pets.  You’ll also hear the stories about the dog that got angry at his owners for leaving him home alone and became destructive.  But is the dog…

I used to dread meeting people when I was out for a walk with my dog.  And it wasn’t because I was being anti social, it was because I was embarrassed.  The problem was that my dog got so excited when he saw people that I just couldn’t control him.  He would pull on the…