Dear Alecia, Today, my dad dropped off a load of garbage at the dump and came away with a puppy that someone had left behind. Our best guestimate is that the puppy is about ten weeks old, and we think she is a Border Collie. Fortunately, we have livestock and room for her to run, …
Today we have a guest post from trainer Dave Cugno: Dogs jumping on people when entering the house. A very common behavioral issue that dog owners deal with is their dog jumping on people when they come in the house. You can stop this from happening in two steps. Why do dogs jump? Jumping is …
Today we have a special guest post from Alecia Evans who writes our “Ask Alecia” column. Along with being the inventor of the Walk In Sync system, Alecia is a holistic dog trainer and soon will be teaching a three-week course titled 6 Secrets Your Dog Wants To Teach You To Unleash Your Greatest Potential. …
Dear Alecia I have a 5-year-old min pin. Whenever he sees a squirrel or bird in the back yard he will run to the door and bark like crazy to be let out. But whenever he has to go potty, he goes to the door, stands quietly without making a sound. If we don’t hear …
Dear Alecia, I‘m in need of some help. We got Diesel, our blue heeler, when he was 3 months old. Everything was going good and then right before I had my daughter he started acting different. He stopped listening and his behavior has gotten pretty bad. He’s now 10 months old and he barely listens …