Date archive for December, 2008
Common House Training Problems
Written by Pitbull Guy on 12/21/08, with no comments
House training is one of the areas of dog ownership that’s most subject to misunderstanding, confusion, and just plain dread! Today’s artilce is going to deal with two of the most common problems surrounding the issue of house training: Submissive/excited urination Scent marking Common house training problem #1: Submissive / excited urination What is it? [...]
Neighbors Grumbling About Barking?
Written by Pitbull Guy on 12/18/08, with 2 comments
Neighbors can get pretty nasty when it comes to barking complaints. I understand wanting your dog to stop barking period. After all, your neighbors probably think that a good dog is a quiet dog, and the only time that barking’s permitted is when there’s suspicious persons clad in robber-like attire are trying to sneak into [...]
A Crate is Not Punishment
Written by Pitbull Guy on 12/15/08, with no comments
Yes, you can put your pitbull away in his crate when he is getting out of hand or loses priviledges. However, a crate is NOT just something to punish your pitbull with. I believe ALL pitbull’s should be crate trained. It’s a huge part of training in general. A crate can also be a safe [...]
Important Obedience Command: Come
Written by Pitbull Guy on 12/11/08, with no comments
The “Come” command is one of the most important commands in obedience training. Why? Because this is a command that can help keep your dog safe. This command is one that you need to teach your dog to obey in EVERY situation. In our home, this is one of the few commands that we give [...]
2 Causes of Pitbull Aggression
Written by Pitbull Guy on 12/08/08, with no comments
$40.00 A common problem pitbull owners have is their dog showing aggression. Before you can effectively address the problem, it’s important to understand where the aggression is coming from. Here we cover 2 possible Causes of Aggression. Pack Structure Problem: Dogs are pack animals. This trait is still very strongly genetically programmed in any dog. [...]
