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Exercise Doesn't Make Your Dog Happy, PLAY DOES3 comments

thespiritdog wrote 1 year ago: Don’t Confuse a Dog Being Tired For Happiness. Exercise is good, but only if it involves play … more →

Tags: Dog Behavior, free dog training, Dog Play, dog exercise

An Alpha Dog is like John Travolta1 comment

thespiritdog wrote 2 years ago: Alpha Dog Behavior For those of you who didn’t see the comedy movie ” Get Shorty ” … more →

Tags: Aggression, Spirit animal sanctuary, nervous dogs, dog bites, dominant dog, spirit dog sanctuary, dog alpha

Fear Aggression is Normal Behavior2 comments

thespiritdog wrote 2 years ago: In all probability you may think you have done something wrong, if your dog continues to display agg … more →

Tags: Aggression, Spirit animal sanctuary, fear aggressive, my dog bites, fear aggresion, Socialization

Fear Aggression : Why Our Dogs Fear Strangers3 comments

thespiritdog wrote 2 years ago: Fear Aggression with People Our dogs can display fearful behaviors, which can lead to growling, lung … more →

Tags: The Mind Of a Dog, Spirit animal sanctuary, Aggression, fear aggression, fear biters, biting aggression, my dog bites people, sanctuary photos

Dog Dominance Myths7 comments

thespiritdog wrote 2 years ago: I was recently reminded how inaccurate most of today’s dog behavior information in regards to … more →

Tags: Dog Training Myths, Aggression, Boston Terrier, dogs humping, dogs mounting, dogs dominance, Japanese Chin Dog, Pit Bull Mounting

Why Dogs Walk In Front Of Us, The Answer8 comments

thespiritdog wrote 3 years ago: You want answers ? You want the truth ? You can’t handle the…………..oops … more →

Tags: Breaking our bad teachings, my dog walks in front, Dog Walking, excited dogs, how fast dogs, four legs vs two legs

Wow, Top Animal Behaviorist Say's It OK To Use A Shock Collar, Go Figure5 comments

thespiritdog wrote 3 years ago: I don’t know how many times I started writing a post about all the debates surrounding this wh … more →

Tags: barking dogs, no bark collar, veterinary behaviorist, Cornell University

Should Your Dog Be Grateful ?6 comments

thespiritdog wrote 3 years ago: Well, that depends. On what your definition of grateful is. Feel free to tell me what you think your … more →

Tags: The Mind Of a Dog, Anthropomorphic, your dog is grateful, unacceptable behaviors, intelligence level of a dog, acts like a dog

"Stay", Is A Redundant Dog Training Command5 comments

thespiritdog wrote 3 years ago: Ya Heard Me Dawg !! “Stay “, be stupid !! Here’s the thing, we humans, the sometim … more →

Tags: Breaking our bad teachings, Dog Training Myths, About Dog Trainers, SIT, down, stay, dog training commands

Why Do Dogs, Lie On Top Of Us ?45 comments

thespiritdog wrote 3 years ago: Lets see how much you know about canine inherited behaviors. Now I want you to think for yourself on … more →

Tags: The Mind Of a Dog, Dog Training, Dog Behavior, dog behavior quiz, dog lies on top of you, dogs lay on me

A Word About Canine Separation Anxiety10 comments

thespiritdog wrote 3 years ago: Separation anxiety is one of the more challenging behavior modification problems you can run across … more →

Tags: separation anxiety, Dogs, Behavior, canine separation anxiety

Breed Specific Thought Processes Affect Your Own Dog7 comments

thespiritdog wrote 3 years ago: This has to do with how our own breed prejudices can have an adverse affect on how we think our own … more →

Tags: Breaking our bad teachings, Behavior, Pit Bulls, Golden Retrievers, barking, BLS

Dogs Don't Understand Choke Chains : The Dogs Mind7 comments

thespiritdog wrote 3 years ago: Choke collars or choke chains are one of the most ineffective and on rare occasions dangerous, train … more →

Tags: your dogs safety, choke chains, choke collars, dogs choke on leash, walking dogs

The Point Of The Previous Behavior Post4 comments

thespiritdog wrote 3 years ago: The point of the previous behavior post, is, many dog owners are taught that eating before your dog … more →

Tags: Breaking our bad teachings, dog bites, alpha dogs, aggressive dogs, pack leader

Do Alpha Dogs Walk in Front of Their Pack ?8 comments

thespiritdog wrote 3 years ago: The leaders of the pack (alphas), don’t necessarily lead or follow, they just are. And I will … more →

Tags: Breaking our bad teachings, dog video, alpha dog behaviors, Dog videos, pack leaders, walking dogs, behavior video

To Play or Not To Play Dog Stuff2 comments

thespiritdog wrote 3 years ago: Well, play of course !!! It is far more fun to play, than not to play in your dogs mind. Your dogs w … more →

Tags: Dog Behavior, The Spirit Dog, dog emotions, Dog Play

Dogs Are Not Stubborn3 comments

thespiritdog wrote 3 years ago: Dogs are not stubborn, being stubborn is a human trait or learned behavior that can be exhibited whe … more →

Tags: The Mind Of a Dog, commands, dig, intelligence, Play drive, prey drive, proofing

Eight Golf Balls, Two Testicles Removed from Rottweiler3 comments

thespiritdog wrote 3 years ago: Did you see this ? I recently saw this in The Poodle and Dog Blog, over on Typepad. Ya gotta check t … more →

Tags: What dogs can eat, beagle dog, Cane corso, Golf, The Spirit Dog, vet office

The Socializing of Bella Bear5 comments

thespiritdog wrote 4 years ago: These dog photos, will show our normal routine for socializing new dogs here at the spirit dog sanct … more →

Tags: Spirit animal sanctuary, Aggression, dog body language, The Spirit Dog, social dog, socialize dogs, happy dog emotions


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