training

I got Luna as a puppy five years ago. She has been and is the joy of my life. I never thought of having her as a service dog because I had no need of a service animal. All that changed when my blood pressure became a huge health issue. With the help of a professional trainer, and because of...

Fainly is 2 now, and the happiest and healthiest he's ever been, but he has some serious holes in his training. He has a huge vocabulary but usually obeys when he wants to, or is sure there will be a tangible reward (food!). We also have not been able to get him to stop going crazy when he's on...

I an a new dog mom of two sheltie/rat terriers who I absolutely love and adore but man did it open my eyes to a new world of dog behavior etc! Finley and Harley are sisters from different litters. Finley is a year old and Harley is 7 months and I got them both when they were 8 weeks old! When...

Looks like at a little over five months old, our Toby is beginning the throes of adolescence :nailbiting: We are finally finding solutions (albeit slow ones) to: Barking at Everyone Outside and Chasing ALL the Cars. His second favorite games. Though distracting him with a treat usually does the...

Our little guy is basically three months now. According to the AKC and a few other sources I've found, they are recommending only 5 minutes of walking per month of age? But there's no way only 15 minutes are going to tire this pup out. After a 15 minute stroll (the second of the day, at his pace...

My puppy won't want to be outside if it's over 75 outside. If I bring him out to go potty, he will just charge at the end of his leash to try and get back into my apartment. When I put him in the grass, he immediately does this so it's hard for me to believe that it's because he's extremely hot...

Today my sheltie ran outside in the front yard which is normal and she started to run behind the tree I think for a rabbit. I tell her with the deep stern voice to come inside, which is the command to go inside—-she knows this command very well.... so instead she goes off running in the parking...

So, I have enrolled Liam in another CGC class. He did complete the class last time but did not take the test as he would not let anyone touch him. It is a really large class... 12-13 dogs. He did terrible again in the first class... was scared in the second class too. Brought him early and it...

I have to begin by saying how proud I was of Baron getting his CGC title. We have taken a break over the winter as I can not really train indoors or outdoors in the winter. That said, I took him for a 1.5 mile walk the other day (no snow and clear sidewalks) and he was fine until he saw two...

Hello All, My name is Brandon and I am the proud owner of a gorgeous blue merle Sheltie. Mila is a blessing to my girlfriend and I. I love the affection and the strong connection we share with her. Mila is 1 yr and a couple months old now and will be starting agility training this winter. I...

Hi, I just adopted a 3 year old sheltie, and I'm looking for some advice. My dog (named Dug) is very sweet and gentle. He barely barks, and is for the most part very friendly to everyone. However, when someone comes to the front door, my dad knocks on my room door, or he hears someone outside...

I recently purchased a 3 month old sheltie and I have had her home for almost 2 weeks. All is going great with training her with one exception. When I take her outside I have to keep her on a leash for now because she does not yet respond to her name and I am afraid that she will run off. The...

Hey, all. I'm posting this in the General Thread because I'm hoping for a wide viewing "audience," but if it's better in another section, Mods, please move it to where it should be. Thanks. I'm hopefully, probably, possibly, maybe getting a Sheltie puppy in the next couple months. Yay! While...