Dog Behavior Quiz : Why Do Dogs Love Squeaky Toys ?

So what’s the deal with dogs and squeaky toys ? Why do dogs get so excited when you start squeaking that brand spanking new squeaky toy ?
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To Play or Not To Play Dog Stuff

Well, play of course !!!
It is far more fun to play, than not to play in your dogs mind. Your dogs whole life revolves around you. So if your little or big guy (dog) wants some attention or more to the point wants to play with you when you come home from work or school, [...]

Dog Life Saving Tip

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Dog Lifesaving Tip Of The Millennium
The very first time that your dog or puppy does anything that you don’t understand and gives you any reason for concern, hire a dog trainer or whatever. I say “or whatever” because everybody that works with dogs will say they deal with all sorts of behavior issues [...]

How Does Your Dog Show Jealousy

I’m writing a post about jealous dog behavior and I am curios as to how your dog displays his or her jealousy to you. It would be a great help if you can share some of your little or big guys actions.
Thanks
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Dog Behavior Overcoming Fear Aggression

Having a happy go lucky dog that just loves every dog or person they meet is nice to have, but is not a prerequisite for proper dog ownership. Some dogs prefer to keep to themselves.
Depended on the degree of fear aggression or nervousness in a particular dog, some dogs the best you can hope for [...]

Dog Pack Hierarchies Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Α Β Γ Δ

Contrary to popular belief, in Wolf or Dog packs there are no pack hierarchies. And it is not an altruistic society that looks out for one another. To the untrained eye a dog that is constantly picking on other pack members, most likely will be categorized as the alpha of the pack. When in reality [...]

Excited Dogs Will Fight or Bite

Happy dogs that live together can fight if they get too excited.
Some dogs when they get highly excited will start fighting with any other dog that happens to be in close proximity to them. This includes and is not limited to dogs in their pack and this is not a dominance issue, it’s a moron [...]

Is This Food Aggression ; Dogs

Can this be considered food aggression, or is this dog just a moron ? And before you answer this question, take into consideration that if you tried to take this dogs rawhide away you would be bit. So what do you think this is, food aggression the good old fashioned way of saying it.  Resource [...]

Dog Body Language, Playful and Not

Yet some more indisputable proof that a Wolf is nothing more than another breed of dog. I have said it before and I’ll say it again, no dogs come pre-domesticated, it is somebodies job in that household to teach domestication to your puppy dog. Regardless of what breed or type of dog it is.

Any dog [...]

Is It OK For My Dog To Sleep In MY Bed

The Question : Is it a show of dominance if my dog tries to sleep in my bed ?
The Answer :  Not only is it not an attempt by your dog to show dominance, but your dogs mind couldn’t even remotely conceive of this as a dominance issue. Let alone trying to show dominance in [...]

About Fear Aggressive Dogs

When people talk about dogs they had to put down. Usually the common thread when describing why the animal had these particular behavior problems are, bad breeding, some sort of abuse, or some kind of mental deficiency. Fortunately or unfortunately none of those reasons have any real bearing on the specific dogs behavior. Fear [...]

Outside Dog Kennels Good or Bad

Keeping Dogs Outside “Outside Dogs”
Can you explain this one to me, with some sort of rational thought process. The only semi acceptable reason for not allowing your dog to live in your house is, well there is no acceptable reason.
There is no point in getting a dog if he’s only going to live outside, no [...]