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How to Bring a New Dog Into a Home Already With Dogs
If you’re a dog lover, then there’s a good chance that at some point, you’ll be bringing a new dog into a home in which there are already dogs. In essence, you’re initiating a new dog into your “pack.” This can be exciting, but it can also cause apprehension in your dogs if [...]
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Should You Use Selective Ignorance to Help Train Your Dog?
One mistake that many people make with dogs is that they let the novelty of a dog’s presence take over their better judgment. While it’s fine and healthy to treat dogs with affection, this isn’t always the greatest way to train them. Instead, you’ll want to learn to be selective with your affection, [...]
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How to Get Your Dog to Come When Called
People face a variety of problems with their dogs, some problems far more severe than others. Usually these seem like problems of simply obedience, but there might sometimes be root causes that go deeper than a simple “lazy” dog. If you’re going to raise a healthy and happy dog, you’re going to have [...]
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Does Your Dog Have “Stage Fright”?
Once they’ve housebroken their dog, pet owners sometimes run into a new problem: dogs are just as timid going to the bathroom outdoors as they are indoors. Why is this? After all, you simply wanted the dog to avoid going on the carpet or on the floors; doesn’t it understand that going [...]