About the only thing that would have helped with this is neutering the dog at the age of 6 months before the marking behavior started. Unfortunately, now that your dog is 10 months old, it's possible that he's now got a lovely habit that will be near...

Heh even in a breed that is bred to be a companion dog, there are dominant personalities, and submissive personalities. Quite a few people have domineering Cavaliers, and they're also companion dogs. But you're right, thats why I said you would have ...

the 8 to 13 week old stage in dogs is when they learn things that are permanently ingrained. So yes, it is important to expose them to people, that's also why it's the best time for a puppy to be taken into a new home. This is also the time period i...

That's called an 'exercise' pen, and it can be very handy. I'm personally against putting dogs on the couch or beds, because it can upset the social pack order, IE, the dog thinks that because it can get up on the couch, it is higher ranked than per...

I would say NO to a chihuahua repeatedly. Yuck. I'm sure I'm not the only one. However, just from her post, this isn't a breed she'd be interested in getting anyway.

This is a dominance related thing, your puppy is trying to establish his dominance over your children. Not a good thing. Have you looked into taking him to puppy classes for beginning obedience training? Do your children help out withfeeding him and ...

Heh I know you love your boyfriend but if he is gone so much, and you're going to be the one staying with the dog, find a hypo allergenic dog YOU like and go with it. Aren't I cruel? BTW if you didn't know, many burglers and criminals are detered ...

All breeds should be both inside and outside dogs at the very least. However, it is true that some breeds of dog are more comfortable spending most of their time outdoors. Alaskan Malamutes, for example. While it is cruel to leave a dog outside tied...

I think fleas live anywhere that it is warm, IMHO. Go ahead and try the flea medication, it can't hurt. Even in this cold weather. No other suggestions for the ears I'm afraid. Other than maybe cleaning them once a week with cotton balls and alcohol...

If the lab gets most of her hot spots during summer I'd strongly suspect a flea allergy. Some dogs are so sensitive to fleas jsut touching them can cause reactions, even if you never see fleas on the dog. If you aren't using a flea medication, try f...