training an adult shiba
Its been 10 days since we adopted Kira and even though she is house trained and went through obedience training with her previous owner, i would still like to do some training with her. She understands...
View ArticleHow often does your Shiba listen to you?
So I know that Shibas are independent, and their recall is sort of on their own terms, but I'm a little curious, how frequently *does* your shiba typically listen to you? I saw a lot of posts about...
View ArticleTraining Frustration? Feeling like a Failure? If so you are not alone ....
So this past week has been a not so great week for me. I tend to put a lot of pressure on myself to make sure I do things right, but with dog training there is a lot of variables that can influence how...
View ArticleCrating Issues
Do any of you crate your shikoku's when you are out of the house? If so, do any of your shikoku's have a problem with being crated?Nikkei can not stand to be crated (except in the car). At day care,...
View Article*mutter* Picked the wrong trainer
Well not wrong. Debbie at Petsmart is pretty good. But if you've been following the Dog Park Etiquette thread, you know I went to a puppy socialization class tonight at Opportunity Barks training...
View ArticlePuppy fearful of collar and harness?
When I first got Hamlet, he was fine with his harness and I could put it on/take it off easily. Now, he tries to get away from me if he sees me with them. He screams when I put them on him, but he's...
View ArticleMy shiba rubs her neck into poop
I've had my Kaya for about a year now and this has occurred 4 times in that time. She will go outside to use the bathroom and end up rubbing her neck into poop. I believe its another animal's feces too...
View ArticlePuppy vengeance after getting hurt
Pebbles is almost 5 months old, and lately we have noticed a trend that seems to be... unhealthy. A month or so ago, she got stung by a bee, and now whenever she sees one, she goes after it. A couple...
View Articlemuzzles
I was talking to a JA owner in town the other day and I was telling him about how we have to muzzle our AA. He said that I was giving the breed a bad reputation by doing so. I posed the same question...
View ArticleTesty at Three Years Old?
Quake will have his third birthday on August 22. Lately he has been getting a little more stubborn and testy such as listening to me less, wanting to control walks more, and in addition escaping into...
View ArticleAre terrible two's real for Shibas? Help?
I read http://nycshibarescue.org/shibas/is-a-shiba-right-for-me/ that at 18 months up to 3 years, Shibas can start challenging their owners again. I'm not sure if this is true or not - but I think I...
View ArticleI love their guard dog instincts!
So my fraternity had a bbq this weekend at one of the local parks and I brought Kelly. My other fraternity brother brought his pitbull/boxer mix. They didn't really get along. The boxer was extremely...
View Articleoff leash
yesterday while taking our daughter to the park to feed the ducks, would have brought kiba but he doesnt do well with ducks, at least when my daughter is trying to feed them.we came across a beautiful...
View ArticleWant to learn more about canine behavior and training?
I would like to start a thread with links to public accessible articles about canine behavior and training. You can pretty much get all the information from a well-written book on the subject, but this...
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biting leash and jumping up on me during walks
my ninja is now 6 months and everything is going great! my parents wonder if he's really a dog sometimes. :D but we do come across a problem once in a while: there would be a point during our walk when...
View ArticleDealing with boredom
In another thread it was suggested that Kai was bored. Hence his attempts to dig thru a hardwood floor. But how do we stimulate him when we can't take him for romps in the park cause he lacks his...
View ArticleEverything is his
We are having some training issues. Our 9 mo, old male thinks everything is his. When he gets something of ours and we try to get it from him, he will growl and try to bite us. Does anyone else have or...
View ArticleAttention problems?
I've really been getting into training Shiro some new tricks. Such as down, paw, crawl, and come( he sits on command pretty well) but I'm having trouble with him concentrating on me. I know we should...
View ArticlePuppy to Shiba Inu
Was curious when people started noticing some more Shiba Inu like traits an less puppy traits. Woody is 16 wks, I've had him since 8wks, an he seems to be really testing his boundaries. I am with him...
View ArticleBest way to train stair climbing (up and down)
I live in a high-rise downtown, so Keiko has become a master of the elevator. However, if we have a fire, I'm going to have to walk her down four flights of stairs. So...Best way to train on stairs?...
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