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Loose lead walking, no pulling
Dear Darcie, Can you please tell me the best way to teach a dog not to pull on the leash? Thank you. Ero Merkati, Athens Greece Dear Ero, Yes, I’d be delighted to help. Loose leash is the same t… more →
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Loose lead walking, no pulling
Darcie wrote 1 day ago: Dear Darcie, Can you please tell me the best way to teach a dog not to pull on the leash? Thank you. … more →
Training a full body shake
Darcie wrote 1 day ago: Dear Darcie, Do you have any articles on training to shake? I have had some success by labeling the … more →
Dogs walks into a collar (video)
Darcie wrote 2 days ago: Dear Darcie, Would you take a minute to tell me how you taught your dogs to walk into their own coll … more →
Clicker training more than one dog!
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Darcie wrote 4 days ago: Kelly asks, “How do I work with three dogs clicker training without a problem?” Dear Kel … more →
Why feed dogs Tripe?
Darcie wrote 5 days ago: Dear Darcie, My wife and I met you a while back outside a local pet store. We were arguing over pet … more →
Watch your dogs during the cold.
Darcie wrote 6 days ago: I’m staying home today! I can work from here. It’s 8 degrees in Nebraska today. Burr urr … more →
Icy, Icy! Fender benders everywhere!
Darcie wrote 1 week ago: I had to go into town today even though it’s icy and 9 degrees. On the way I called my first a … more →
Rottweiler peeing in the house. Help!
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Darcie wrote 1 week ago: Dear Darcie, Help. I just brought a large rotti rescue into my home. Big problem is that no matter h … more →
WalkyDog makes dog walking fun!
Darcie wrote 1 week ago: Dear Darcie, Great advice. Just in case the owner isn’t physically up to the walking/jogging routine … more →
Bad dog goes wild!
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Darcie wrote 1 week ago: Dear Darcie, We have an 18 mo old Beagle/Rhodesian Ridgeback mix. He is VERY smart,VERY athletic and … more →
Biting puppy. Dominate or trained to bite?
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Darcie wrote 1 week ago: Dear Darcie, I have read your articles for puppy biting and anxiety and trust. My problem is we bred … more →
Snow! Snow! Snow! (pics)
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Darcie wrote 1 week ago: We are supposed to get over 10 inches of snow today and through Wednesday. It’s not unusual fo … more →
Counter surfing and Baby
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Darcie wrote 2 weeks ago: Hi Darcie! Thank you for your awesome articles. So here’s my question. We have a 17 month old son wh … more →
Clicker training. It's sweeping the dog loving world again!
Darcie wrote 2 weeks ago: Darcie, OK…I bought SitStay’s Getting Started Clicking Kit for my Newf…she’s … more →
Sound sensitive dog? You can clicker train!
Darcie wrote 2 weeks ago: Dear Darcie, I took your advice for my dog who was afraid of loud sounds so much that I thought I co … more →
Clicker Training works better than shocking. Shocking!
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Darcie wrote 2 weeks ago: Dear Darcie, My wife and I can’t get over what clicker training has done for our dog and our f … more →
Cesar Millan ish type child rearing?
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Darcie wrote 3 weeks ago: Hi Darcie, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your gang! I couldn’t read all of this article that w … more →
Service Dog Scam revisited
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Darcie wrote 4 weeks ago: So many of you read my original article on the Service Dog Scam online. You were kind enough, and br … more →
Safe treat and food dispensers for dogs
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Darcie wrote 1 month ago: Darcie: I read this article about how to create a less boring day for your dog by providing food typ … more →
