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Yvette is an award winning pet writer and pet behavior columnist. She also is the author of Meeting Milo, a North American dog bite prevention program to reduce the approximately 2 million children bit by dogs annually. She is the owner of AwesomeDogs.ca and works as a behavior consultant in London, Ontario.

This column was originally featured in The Londoner
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Yvette has 2 dogs of her own, KIKI and KAYA. Take a look...

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   Our recently acquired dog is afraid...

   Dear Yvette, Our recently acquired dog is afraid of other dogs. We have tried to let him play with other dogs, but he just tucks his tail and runs. Then the other dogs chase him, which makes things worse. How can I get my dog around other dogs without making matters worse? Ben Free play is not... [more]

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   I have given Sammy, our puppy his...

   Last week we took a look at timeouts as an effective strategy for attention based behaviour problems. They are so effective that Barbara, who submitted the original question, wrote this after two days. Dear Yvette, It is working!!! …I have given Sammy, our puppy his “quiet time” twice and he su... [more]

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   My Pug Jack Russell is going on...

   Dear Yvette, My _ Pug _ Jack Russell is going on 11 weeks old and loves to bite at anything, as my hands and wrists will evidence. I have said 'no' and tried to grab around his nose but his snout is so short (the pug in him) and he wriggles away. It is fine for him to bite at his toys, but not good... [more]

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   My wife and I recently got a purebred Cock-a-poo...

   Dear Yvette, My wife and I recently got a purebred Cock-a-poo. My wife insists on carrying the pup. She cuddles it like a baby. I think she shouldn't because the dog is going to get dominant. Please settle our dispute. DJ I am a firm believer in finding a common sense approach. In my opinion... [more]

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   Our dog has to wear a cone around her head...

   Dear Yvette: Our dog has to wear a cone around her head while an injury heals. Cadence hates it and struggles while we put it on. Then she keeps pawing at it. Can we teach her to like it? Does she really have to wear it? She is not fussing with her stitches. Bret Getting a dog to like anythi... [more]

7. My dog is a pest at the dinner table...

   Dear Yvette, My dog is a pest at the dinner table. We have really tried hard not to feed people food, but it doesn't seem to work. When my mother-in-law comes over, the dog is right in her lap. Of course, my mother-in-law won't listen to me. Things are getting worse and worse. We get drooled o... [more]

8. Our new puppy has accidents...

   Dear Yvette Our new puppy has accidents when people come over to the house. What can we do to stop this? She even does this when we are pretty sure that she doesn't have to go. The more people try to be nice to him, the worse it seems to get. Bart Imagine for a minute that you are the size of ... [more]

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