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commented question Tips on house training a newly adopted adult dog?

Treats she showed us were hotdogs cut in very small sections and baked til crisp.

commented question Tips on house training a newly adopted adult dog?

long lione and teach them the following one areas for poddy. you should walk them. leading is done outside or inside. a long 5' line that have several break hold( knots ) to catch if it slipps. treat and rewards when they reach these goals. sit , down stay come are important. classes reccomended.

commented question Tips on house training a newly adopted adult dog?

Crating will keep the mess off your floor.I would crate until trained. I would reccommend you take her/him out often and give them treats WHEN they go outside. It would be no different getting a dog who has been tied outside all their lives. Leading depends on the dog.. what we were trained to do is

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commented question Any tips on how to get dogs to play nice with each other?

each other- just like a new family member- sometime you may have two who just do not like each other. they just may need to be separated. if you have many you introduce one by one. Most ill respect each others space.Since I was young we have done this.

commented question Any tips on how to get dogs to play nice with each other?

had an issue. We had Bonnie and Clyde when we brought home puppies Shadow and Lady, they would growl, but in time they would be ok. we had 4 dogs and 6 cats,lol. We added Ginger , when the others passed on.. we just added two cats when Missy passed on. It is rare for them to not eventually except ea

commented question Any tips on how to get dogs to play nice with each other?

whenever we introduce a new family member is is gradual.I never allow anyone to fight. I have introduced dogs, cats, horse, sheep bovine etc.all this way. the trick is to never spoil one over the other, or give extra attention to the other.supervision is a must until they except each other. never ha