Helping Dachshund Improve Her Aim

by Sam Mazzotta

Dear Paws4Pets: I have a 9-month-old Dachshund, “Betty,” whom I have trained to use “wet pads.” She has been very good, with one exception: When she has to urinate she gets her front paws on the pad and starts going, and the urine ends up half on the pad and [...]

National Train Your Dog Month

Hundreds of thousands of dogs are turned into animal shelters because their owners don’t know how to deal with behavior problems and couldn’t find a reliable resource to help them. We at the APDT (www.apdt.com) think it is long overdue to dedicate a month where we can bring awareness to the importance of socialization and [...]