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Ask Crystal: Food Guarding

Dear Crystal,  We adopted a 3-year-old male hound mix a couple of weeks ago. He is a very sweet dog and we love him very much. We are having a few issues that we would love to get some help with. The shelter told us that he has shown…

Ask Crystal: Runaway Pup Problems

Dear Crystal,  I adopted my dog when she was seven weeks old. She used to listen to us so well when she was little. Now she is 10 months old and she is so stubborn! She never wants to listen when we tell her to do something. She keeps getting…
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Ask Crystal: Destructive Adolescent Dog

Dear Crystal,  My dog is 8 months old. He will walk in and out of his crate all day long. I’ll leave the doors open he will lay down for a while, but he likes mainly sleeping on the floor during the day. At night he will fall asleep on…
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Ask Crystal: Chewy 101

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page! Dear Crystal,  I have 9-week old puppy who is so gorgeous. But he wants to chew everything…

Ask Crystal: Day Time Crating Tips for Your Puppy

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page! Dear Crystal,  I have a 5-month-old puppy that we brought home at 8 weeks.  I can't seem…
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Ask Crystal: Leash Walking Tips

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page!   Dear Crystal, Thanks so much for your excellent class. My dog now walks nicely on…
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Ask Crystal: Hiking Manners

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page!   Dear Crystal,  As the weather warms up, I have been thinking about taking my dog hiking…
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Ask Crystal: Counter Surfing Dog

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page! We recently adopted a dog from your organization two weeks ago. She does well with us at home, but…
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Ask Crystal: Puppy Crate Training

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page! Dear Crystal, I recently adopted an 8-month old puppy from the shelter. We have had her for about…
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Ask Crystal: All Chewed Up

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page!   Dear Crystal, I have a 5-month old rescued puppy. I was wondering how you stop a puppy…