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May 19, 2011
I'm interested in training my Police K-9 for FEMA certification. I'm having some Focus-related problems that I know are handler error. Can you help me?
Ed,
Thanks for the Basic Obedience tape. I have been working with Law Enforcement K-9's for about ten years and you have by far the best no nonsense tape on the market. Thanks.
It has made my two dogs outstanding working members of the family who can be totally enjoyed anywhere.
I'm interested in taking one of my dogs up a notch in his training centered around urban and rural disaster search. Particularly FEMA certification. I'm stumbling on some basic stuff which I b...
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May 18, 2011
My 14 week old GSD is doing well with the training. The only problem is the dog's inability to walk on the street especially when cars are passing by. In fixes for this?
Hi Cindy,
You probably recall me ordering various DVDs training last June. My 14 week old GSD is doing well with the training. The only problem is the dog's inability to walk on the street especially when cars are passing by. He is so stressed out that he pulls the leash and wants to go back home. No amount of encouragement or treats works. He is okay to walk in the park or in our back garden but becomes a problem when we take him out on the street. I wonder if you have a suggesti...
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May 18, 2011
My dog minds when he has a prong collar on, but not when it is off. Do I need an electric collar?
I would like to start by thanking you. I purchased your video Basic Dog Obediance and it was wonderful. I did what you said on the tape and my dog realy responded will to it. I have to say that when my pup was little he was very good at home, but just awfull on a leash in public. Now, after your video and a pinch collar, he is very good out in public and on a leash, but just awful at home. He is now eight months old and my problem is that he will be well behaved as long as you have his le...
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May 17, 2011
I was going to order Cesar Millan's Illusion collar but my friend recommended I get your prong collar. I read about how some dogs got out of the prong which scares me.
Hi Cindy,
I have two dogs - west highland terrier and pit-bull-coon hound mix (88 pounds). I use the gentle leader and pretty much it works and one time he got loose I think because my husband didn't attach it right, fortunately it had a second mini leash that connected to his collar and I held on to it. Because of that I always have this fear now and it makes walks torture. The little dog Snowflake, gets Bear more excited by her behavior. He does occasionally try to lunge at the c...
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May 13, 2011
I have a Pekingese, would the Pug-nosed cloth muzzle cover the dog's eyes?
I have a Pekingese that may need a muzzle because he is starting to bite at times. This (pug-nosed cloth) muzzle looks like it covers the dogs eyes... Is this true?
Thank you,
Odallys
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May 13, 2011
We have a 6 year old Male Lahsa Apso. We need to find a muzzle to fit him so that we can bring him to the vet. Any advice as to which would be best for us?
We have a 6 year old, Male Lahsa Apso, 22 lbs that we rescued 2 years ago. We need to find a muzzle to fit him my wife has purchased 2 and they don't fit. When we took him to the vet on saturday they have insisted that we have a muzzle on him next time we bring him in. He hates anyone going near his face. They finally had to sedate him to examine him. He has bitten us several times since we rescued him. But my wife refuses to put him down, she thinks there's a good dog in there. We...
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May 13, 2011
I have a 13 year old female GSD that has recently been digging up and eating dirt from the yard. Do you have any suggestions as to the length of muzzle I should get?
Hi there Ed,
I have a 13 year old female GSD that has recently been engaging in some bizarre behavior. She has been digging up and eating dirt from the yard. It is not just in one particular area, but from several areas (it is quite a large yard). It is also quite a sufficient amount of dirt she has been consuming. She has a diet of Nutra chow supplemented with lean chicken and fresh, cooked vegetables. This has been her diet for many years, but this behavior is quite recent. I am not sur...
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May 13, 2011
We have 3 dogs and 3 cats. The pitbull won't stop trying to kill the cats. Would an electric collar work? Or a muzzle?
Hi There.
I found your website while trolling for ways to control or train a new to our house Pitbull. We rescued her a few days ago and she is slowly putting weight back on, just skin and bones when we caught her, which wasn't hard!
We already have three house/garden dogs and three cats. The Pitbull, now named Harley, just won't stop trying to catch and kill the cats! How do we control Harley as we do not wish to have her put down? Would an electric collar work? What about a muzzle?
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May 13, 2011
When we walk our 8 month old dog she pulls us down the street when we get near a house that she knows there is another dog at. Can a HALTIE solve our problem?
Hi. I have a problem while I walk my 9 month old dog Annie. I do not want her necessarily to heel the whole time I just want her to walk on a loose lead. When I walk her because she knows where the dogs in the neighborhood live she will pull harder near a dogs yard until we get there then she will bark at the dog. Then when I finally get her away from the dog she pulls until the next dogs yard. We live on a street with many dogs so there is no avoiding them. She basically just wants to sa...
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May 13, 2011
My 2 year old Golden still bites. Is there anything we can do to stop it?
Hello Ed,
Our Golden Retriever who is almost two is still biting...we have tried everything! Sometimes it seems as though she is very serious and uncontrollable. In addition, she hates to walk. Whenever we attempt to go on walks, she jumps up over the leash and bites at our hands and refuses to walk as we try to fix the problem. Also, she is very timid around other people and especially other dogs. She does not show aggression, but puts her tail in between her legs. When attempting...
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May 11, 2011
My dog is extremely sensitive to any correction. I'm reluctant to do serious training with him. Do you have any suggestions?
I have some basic to intermediate experience with dog training. I have never tried a remote electric collar before, and just purchased one locally, made by SportDog (I have no idea if this is a decent product or not). I just found your website, and would really appreciate some advise as I have a very unique dog. I am a veterinarian, and this dog came in on emergency one night after being hit by 2 cars. The history on this dog was minimal, he was seen by someone in the town being hit in th...
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May 6, 2011
I've sent in 2 sets of xrays to OFA on my 3 year old GSD and gotten back 2 different results. Do you have any advice?
Mr. Frawley,
I have inherited a working lines GSD male dog. He has excellent blood lines and is a tank of a dog.
I have no doubt his hips are fine, but have sent them to OFA twice, about five months apart, after having them xrayed by two different veterinarians, and they have come back with different results both times. The first time he was mild on both hips, the second he was mild on the left right was normal.
Now, I didn't see the first set of films, they were not ...
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May 5, 2011
Our female GSD was diagnosed with pannus about 7 months ago. We are worried about the steroids the vet recommends. What do you think? Do you have experience with this?
Hi Ed,
Our female GSD was diagnosed with pannus about 7 months ago (we live at almost 7000 feet).
The vet said in order to prevent her getting blind we have to put one drop twice a day of "neomycin and polymyxin B Sulfates and Dexamethasone Ophtalmic suspension" in each eye for the rest of her life. We are worried about the steroids. Please let us know what you think, if you have any experience about that disease.
Thanks so much,
Steffi
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May 3, 2011
Our pup is so sick, we've been to the vet 3 times in the past 2 days. Do you have any ideas of what could be wrong?
I have a new lab puppy that is sick with diarrhea and vomiting. I've taken her to the vet 3 times in the last 2 days. She has had parvo and parasites tests. All came back negative. The vet gave her a shot for vomiting and two different injections under the skin to rehydrate her. She's 8 weeks old, but I got her at 6 weeks. The breeder told my husband and I that she was 7 weeks old and that she could eat normal puppy food, so we immediately began feeding her Purina Pro Plan puppy food for ...
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April 29, 2011
I've had the Innotek automatic bark collar and had a bad experience with it. I'm worried a remote collar will lead us down the same dead-end road. Is the Dogtra 175NCP the right one?
This email is in two parts... sorry for the long winded nature. I put my questions at the top (cause I am sure you don't have time to read everything) and our story at the bottom.
Questions...
I am writing to ask you about what I feel is our last option. I think it is time to start training with a remote collar. My only worry is that after a bad experience with the Innotek automatic bark collar (see below) I am worried that a remote collar would lead us down the same dead en...
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April 28, 2011
My 4 year old dog bit me this morning. Would training classes or getting him fixed help? I don't want to put him to sleep.
Hi,
I was bitten by my dog, Chili this morning. He is a 4 year old, 1/2 Rottweiler and 1/2 greyhound. I have had him since he was about 8 weeks old. He has never been beaten or abused. We have 2 other dogs also. Popeye, a 8 year old Chihuahua and Toby, a 4 year old pit/basset mix. All 3 are spoiled. Chili has really gotten aggressive since he went to the pound a couple of years ago, for a 10 day quarantine for biting a man that came on our property and kicked him. He has shown aggr...
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April 28, 2011
I am deciding between the Dogtra Electric Collar and the Tri-Tronic. What is the real difference? Do they not accomplish the same thing?
Mr. Frawley,
Let me first commend you on such an informative and well thought out website. This website keeps me occupied for hours, I just flat out love it.
I am new to dog training but have been around dogs for a while. I am a 20 year college student and I own a pit bull, but let's get back to that in a minute. I recently bought your e-collar DVD and I have purchased the Dogtra 1900 ncp collar (I got it because I saw it was one of your favorites on your web site. I have no...
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April 28, 2011
Does back yard play biting and chasing between my dog & my son’s dog contribute to more aggressive chasing?
Hi Cindy,
I have just ordered the DVD on training with an E-collar and hopefully I'll be able to use that to answer part of my question. I have a well-trained yellow lab/husky mix (the dominant dog), and introduced my son's 1-1/2 year old stray (very little training) into my home. Both dogs are 60 pounds, get along well, but engage in chasing and play-biting behavior, running around and nipping at each other's necks and legs and mouthing each other. No one is getting hurt. Is this ...
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April 26, 2011
I have a 12-month-old Boxer who's dominant towards other dogs. I want him to be able to play and run at a dog park? Do you think this is possible?
I have a 12 month old Boxer (neutered) who is extremely dominant/aggressive towards other dogs. I have just watched your DVD on this matter and am anxious to start applying your techniques. I have a prong collar (which I found out I was putting on the wrong way) although he still accepted it well. I also just received the dominant dog collar from you. Here is my question. I am a small woman and my Boxer is about 55 pounds but seems like an elephant when he sees another dog. The prong help...
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April 22, 2011
Our 2 year old short-haired pointer has begun to get aggressive. I do not want to put him down, what can we do?
Our two-year-old German Short Haired Pointer has begun to get aggressive. We brought him home from the breeder at 8 weeks. He has been a wonderful gentle loving dog to me my wife and 10 and 13-year-old sons. At 6 months we put him on an electric invisible fence, which has worked perfectly. He has been a wonderful family pet. If we had any problems it was his ?over-friendliness? - jumping on and licking all guests.
A few months ago we noticed he was barking at joggers running by the...
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