http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Adam+Katz Pets Adam Katz Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=67517&ca=Pets I was having a conversation with a friend of mine and I thought I would quickly send this out to you, before I leave for the weekend. We were discussing how to keep your dog's mind stimulated. Remember: Bored dogs cause problems. If you don't keep your dog's mind stimulated, chances are that he'll f... Pets Adam Katz Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=68841&ca=Pets Dear Mr. Katz, I have a two year-old female Boxer named Amber and a six year-old female St. Bernard named Crystal. My question is regarding the Boxer, Amber. Whenever my husband and I sit down to eat dinner, watch TV, or when company comes over, she incessantly barks at us. She doesn't want to play... Pets Adam Katz Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=69166&ca=Pets To recommend a good dog breed to someone, you need to know two things: 1. You must have an in-depth and personal experience with many different breeds. And more specifically, you must have multiple experiences with each breed. When you've been training dogs professionally for about 10 years, you've... Pets Adam Katz Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=69169&ca=Pets This was a last minute e-mail I sent to a friend in California, who contacted me only a few hours befote she was leaving to pick a puppy from a breeder she's been researching. (EMAIL FROM ME, STARTS HERE) Actually, everything looks really good - for a show breeder. And even better, what I really lik... Pets Adam Katz Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=66858&ca=Pets Want to know how to stimulate your dog's mind? Play games with your dog. I've written before about different games to play that will help keep your dog from getting bored and help to stimulate his mind. Here's another great game to play: The Shell Game. Here's what you'll need: - Three small, identi... Pets Adam Katz Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=66854&ca=Pets Dear Adam: We recently purchased a 9 week-old puppy and are having some difficulty keeping her crate clean due to her defecating inside of it. According to your input and so many others, they are not supposed to have accidents inside their dwelling place. What am I doing wrong? I have been diligent... Pets Adam Katz Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=66850&ca=Pets I really don't have a problem with the clicker, itself. It has it's place in more advanced training exercises and for tricks. But not for basic obedience and behavior modification that is the result of a fundamental lack of respect from the dog to the owner. And not for behaviors that can be fixed i... Pets Adam Katz Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=66848&ca=Pets Hi Adam: I enjoyed your website, but still need help choosing the right collar for my hard headed Jack Russell. She does go swimming to chase and catch my ducks in our pond, she chases cars, and she sometimes sneaks up behind visitors and bites them on the leg. She does not listen at all when she is... Pets Adam Katz Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=65880&ca=Pets Dear Adam: I absolutely loved your book and videos! [To read about what she's referring to, take a look at this: http://www.dogproblems.com/newsecretsvideos.htm ] My dog is seven months-old. He hasn't destroyed anything in the house in several months. Is he old enough to be left alone, unsupervised?... Pets Adam Katz Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=65885&ca=Pets A poster from our discussion forum asked: "I have two dogs- - a Pit Bull and a Boston Terrier. I have read that you should not use the dog's name and [the word]"No" together so that the dog does not associate negative feelings with his name. So how do I tell one dog "No," without both feeling like t...