Archive for 'Dog Behaviour'

Play Tug-of-War at Your Peril!

23 July 2007

I’m not saying you can’t play tug-of-war with your dog, because it’s a great game that you’ll both get a lot of fun out of. What you mustn’t do is let your dog win!
Why?
Well, in a family situation, the dog sees himself as part of a pack - the pack instinct is still very […]

Control a German Shepherd? Whew!

11 July 2007

In this case we’re talking a German Shepherd bitch.
Chelsea was a handful, there’s no doubt about that. She was very strong, very playful but unfortunately unaware of her own strength. That could have caused problems when children were around, so it meant taking some stern action to keep her in control when kids were around.
While […]