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8 Easy Ways to Train Your Puppy to Be Obedient in Short Time

8 Easy Ways to Train Your Puppy to Be Obedient in Short Time My neighbor's kid has a dog that sits at the kitchen door and waits every single time. Doesn't beg, doesn't whine, doesn't lean on your leg. Just sits, with a tennis ball at his feet, until somebody opens the door. I asked her how long that took. She said it started with him being a bad dog. I got the story later over a beer, and the short version is that it took about eight months of the boring kind of work, not the showy kind. Nobody filmed any of it. Nobody posted a thirty-second video of the dog going from wild to perfect. It was just a kid in a garage with a bag of treats and a dog who did not care about the bag of treats. That story has been sitting in my head for a month, because it's the honest version of a title like this one, and the honest version is more useful than the promise. Before we get into it, I should say what "short time" actually means here, because I think it gets misunder...
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Why do dogs keep peeing at home when they are in heat?

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 Why do dogs keep peeing at home when they are in heat? Introduction It is important to understand what is happening in your dog's body when they are in heat. Hormones rage and there are changes in their behavior. The smell is stronger. When dogs are in heat, their scent glands become more active and they begin to secrete a stronger-smelling substance. This is why you may notice that your dog smells more strongly than he or she normally does. The smell of urine is one of the main scents that triggers sexual attraction in dogs. When a female dog urinates outside, she leaves her scent behind on the ground or furniture. The male dog can detect this odor even when it's faint—even when there's another female present who has also just urinated nearby! He'll find it hard not to follow wherever she went since he wants to know what she has been doing (and whether she needs help with anything). They want to attract males and the urine ensures it reaches them. It’s also possible t...
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