Puppy Biting – How to Stop Puppy Biting
by shibashake

Puppy biting is normal canine behavior. However, for the safety of all, we must teach our puppies not to bite on people. Here are some common techniques on how to stop puppy biting.

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The Dominant Dog – Dealing with Dominance in Dogs
by shibashake

What is the dominant dog? Some people attribute all bad dog behaviors to “dominance”, while others do not want to use the “dominant dog” label at all. We examine dominance in dogs and present techniques for handling this issue.

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Train Your Dog to Stop Biting on the Leash
by shibashake

Dogs leash bite for a variety of reasons including boredom, frustration, over-excitement, and redirected energy. We consider the different types of leash biters and what are the different techniques for stopping this leash biting behavior.

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The Squirrel Instinct – Can it be Retrained?
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All dogs have some amount of prey drive or what is better known as the Squirrel Instinct. When my dog sees a squirrel, cat, or some other prey, all thoughts of food and safety fly from her head and she is only interested in that bushy tail. Here, we consider a dog’s prey drive and how we can effectively deal with a powerful Squirrel Instinct.

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Should I Get a Dog? –
10 Things to Consider Before
Getting a Dog
by shibashake

Should I get a dog? Dogs are extremely cute and cuddly, and they can make life a whole lot better. However, timing is very important. Getting a dog at the right time and for the right reasons will make everyone happy. Getting a dog at the wrong time and for the wrong reasons will end in a lot of tears. Here are 10 things to consider before getting a dog.

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Stop Food Aggression, Stop Resource Guarding
by shibashake

Food aggression and resource guarding occur when a dog associates people coming near his food and resources as a negative event. The best techniques for food aggression focuses on helping our dogs re-associate people with something good and positive. We examine a variety of techniques for dealing with food aggression and resource guarding issues.

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Pack Leader To An Aggressive Dog
by shibashake

It is especially difficult to become pack leader to an aggressive dog because we will naturally fear our dog’s aggression. Here are some techniques that helped me conquer my fear and become pack leader to my aggressive dog.

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Resource Guarding – “Mine!”, Says the Shiba Inu
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Shiba Inus are known for having food aggression and resource guarding issues. In fact, all dogs can get protective over their food and resources if we inadvertently teach them the wrong lessons. We consider why dogs become aggressive over resources and how we can prevent resource guarding.

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Dogs and Children – How to Prevent Dog Attacks
by shibashake

Dogs attack more than 4.5 million people each year. Those who are most vulnerable in a dog attack are young children. Therefore, we want to teach our children how to properly meet dogs, and how to deal with free-roaming dogs. This will help reduce the chances of a dog attack.

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Dog Vengeance Poop
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A conversation with my dogs about separation anxiety and why they left ‘vengeance poop’ all over my carpet. My dogs explain why they get anxious when I leave them alone at unexpected times, and why the vengeance poop is not a pay-back at all, but rather a symptom of anxiety.

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