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Diamond In The Ruff -- Meet The Cairn Terrier
The Cairn terrier hails from Scotland, as do its close and outstanding relatives, the Scottish terrier and the West Highland terrier. Much like another cousin, the Welsh terrier, the Cairn is probably an underappreciated breed in the United States, while ...
Great Danes - Their Origin And Temperament
The origin of Great Danes, like that of many other varieties of dogs, is so obscure that all researches have only resulted in speculative theories, but the undoubted antiquity of this dog is proved by the fact that representatives of a breed sufficiently ...
Shih Tzu - Does Your Shih Tzu Chase Cars?
One of the most serious, and unfortunately most common, problem behaviors among dogs and shih tzu is that of chasing cars. Dogs must be trained as early as possible that chasing cars is not acceptable. That is because shih tzu that chase cars eventually ...
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Robin asks:
I'm wondering if you could tell me why-- when I'm walking Yogi through some grass-- that he smells something and the next thing I know, he's stuck his head on the ground and starts to roll his body over the area he was smelling. On two occasions, he coated himself in another dog's poop. I've been asking vets and laypersons to explain this behavior but no one seem to know. Thank you so much for listening.
Very Sincerely,
-Robin
Dear Robin:
This is a hold-over instinct from before dogs were domesticated. They would roll around in a heavily scented object to mask their own scent, when hunting.
This behavior can be stopped by telling your dog, “No.”
Sounds easy, right?
Well, if that hasn’t
worked, then you can bet that your, “No” command doesn’t have any meaning to your dog.
Here’s what you’ll need to do:
1. Establish yourself as the pack leader.
2. Leave a training collar and tab on your dog, so that you can start consistently associating a “negative” with your verbal “No” command.
3. If your correction is motivational, your dog will get the picture, fast. Dogs simply do not continue to do a behavior that does not feel good.
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Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer!
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