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Ask an Expert - Dogs and Kids

How to stop your dog from chasing and nipping children. more
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Five Quick Tips to Stop Your Dog From Pulling on Leash

Ask Inger Martens Q:My Rottie, Hayley, pulls and pulls and pulls on walks. How can I put an end to this supremely irritating behaviour? Please help make walk-...more
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Ask an Expert - Door Darting

Advice for Houdini-like hounds that dart to the door everytime you open it! more
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Ask an Expert - Calming hyperactive behaviour

Five Ways to Calm a Hyperactive Dog more
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Ask an Expert - Rewarding Bad Habits

Are you inadvertently encouraging your dog's bad behaviour? more
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Doggie Boot Camp: Reform school for dogs

Think of it as a “doggie boot camp,” whereby the dog’s issues, rather than being addressed piecemeal, are instead dealt with farther up the behavioural stream. More often than not, bad behaviours are symptomatic of a larger issue; one related to the dog’s self-perception, its environment and history, and the way it is treated by its owners.more
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How To Read Your Dog's Body Language

What is your dog trying to tell you? Dogs have a language that allows them to communicate their emotional state and their intentions to others around them. Although dogs do use sounds and signals, much of the information that they send is through their body language, specifically their facial expressions and body postures. more
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Training for Off-Leash Walking

How do I teach my dog to walk off-leash beside me? The street kids where I live always seem to have the most well-behaved, street savvy, leash-free dogs. more
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Keep Your Dog Off the Couch

My dog is not allowed on the furniture but the minute I'm not present, she's up there lounging. How do I stop her if I'm not there to catch her? more
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Is My Dog an Alcoholic?

When I have a party, my dog, Top Jaw,
tries to knock beer out of guests' hands and then drink it. Is my dog
an alcoholic or just a bad host? more

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