Adam's Dog Training Tips

Submissive Urination

DPTrainer1 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:14:16 +0000

Dear Adam: I have a mixed-breed puppy (German shepherd/border collie mix) which is 4 months old. It’s very friendly with people but when it approaches people it urinates all-over. The same happens when I come home in the evening. It becomes very excited and urinates on the carpet.

Submissive Urination With a Young Dog

DPTrainer1 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:13:28 +0000

I have an eleven month old English Springer Spaniel “Rio”. For the past nine months I have been using clicker training, the gentle leader, and various other methods with no success. The trainer who was helping me told me our dog was untrainable, which I didn’t believe because she is so smart.

Dog Wets When She Gets Excited

DPTrainer1 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:11:23 +0000

I read the book. Here’s my question. My dog wets on the spot when ever she gets excited about seeing someone. Every time I or my daughter go outside, she wets herself as she is trying to greet us. She’s potty trained and knows where she needs to go eliminate. My friend owned her. She was an indoor dog that ended up being an outdoor dog.

Urinating In The Kennel Run

DPTrainer1 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:10:29 +0000

A dog owner named Ellen writes: I have a 12 month old golden retriever. When I am at work during the day she is in an outside kennel. The kennel has a concrete floor that is slanted to allow for drainage. I live in Wisconsin and when the snow melts, drainage is an issue even though I keep the kennel shoveled out.

Some Insight Into Your Dog's Submissive Urination

DPTrainer1 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:09:08 +0000

Greg asks: My dog is a 5 month old boxer/shepherd mix who pees submissively/excitedly upon greeting friends or anyone really who arrives home.

Occasionally, even if he has been calm inside his kennel cage, he will pee in the cage when I go to greet him to take him out.

Leaving a Puppy Loose in the House

DPTrainer1 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:46:35 +0000

Kava is a good dog, very smart, and basically obedient. Thank you for the wonderful training information. Kava will soon be a good doggie citizen. In the last two weeks, he has displayed behavior that relates to “Separation Anxiety”.

Is Doggie Day Care Bad for Puppies

DPTrainer1 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:45:27 +0000

“I recently started taking my puppy to daycare and thought it was a godsend. Our 4 1/2 month old puppy comes home tired and ready to nap & love on our laps. After a 12 hour work day it was just the thing. But our trainer who is helping us says she’ll develop separation anxiety if we take her there everyday and won’t be able to stay alone at home and be happy. She suggested only letting the puppy go 2-3 times a week and then having her walked other days.

When is Your Dog Old Enough to be Left Unsupervised in the House

DPTrainer1 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:44:04 +0000

My dog is seven months-old. He hasn’t destroyed anything in the house in several months. Is he old enough to be left alone, unsupervised? Thanks, Kay Dear Kay: It’s an issue of maturity.

Puppy Excitement

DPTrainer1 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:43:18 +0000

Puppy Energy

DPTrainer1 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:42:20 +0000

I have a question regarding a specific dog behavior that I’ve seen in Gizmo and other dogs that I have owned. It occurs at a fairly young age and I describe it as “sheer exuberance” usually centered around a new toy, a new freedom, and the dog’s owner. The dog tucks their rear down and does exaggerated runs often changing directions like its playing tag with the owner.