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Problem Behaviour

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Guide · 5 min

Dog Won’t Let You Touch It – 10 Scenarios with Solutions

If your dog pulls away from touch, pain, trauma, or lack of socialisation could be the cause.

Miriam Schäfer 9. Aug 2024
Guide · 6 min

Help, my dog is snapping! 10 scenarios with solutions

Your dog suddenly snaps at your hand, at other dogs, or when being petted – and you do not know what just …

Miriam Schäfer 7. Aug 2024
Guide · 3 min

Helicopter dog owners: when care becomes an obstacle

Helicopter dog owners control every step of their dog out of excessive care. This overprotection makes dogs insecure rather than secure.

Miriam Schäfer 15. Jun 2024
Guide · 5 min

Small dogs: aggression and its causes

Small dogs are not genetically more aggressive – they learn it through incorrect training.

Roger Klein 21. Mar 2024
Guide · 4 min

When the dog steals: On thieving magpies among our dogs

Why dogs steal and how you can successfully stop this theft behaviour using proven training methods.

Miriam Schäfer 8. Nov 2023
Guide · 4 min

Submissive Urination in Dogs – 6 Steps to Success

Submissive urination – many owners know this: you come home, bend down towards the dog, and suddenly the floor is wet.

Miriam Schäfer 12. May 2023
Guide · 3 min

The Matter of Dominance: Active and Passive Submission in Dogs

How we see it today (as of 2026): This article describes concepts from older dog training literature (dominance, hierarchy, “pack leader”).

Miriam Schäfer 24. Feb 2023
Guide · 3 min

When the dog marks: what is behind it and when is it too much?

Marking is canine communication – but not everywhere is it welcome.

Miriam Schäfer 24. Feb 2023