how do we get our female dog to stop barking at night?

we have 2dogs , male and female. both are fixed. well for the past 3 days the female dog would start barking ALOT at night. it usually starts around 11pm and ends around 4am. why does she bark? and how can i make her stop barking? because she’s keeping everyone up all the time. oh and the male dog doesn’t bark only the female dog.
theyre both 2 years old and are both shihtzus/bichons. if that helps..

How can I train my dog?

I have a Bichon who is 3 mnths old. She is not a good dog so far. She bites everything!! Rips up her tee tee pad and just gets into EVERYTHING. If I put her in the crate while I am at home she crys like someone is beating her. She does #1 and #2 when ever she feels like it. If I take her outside sometimes she will do her business but then other times she will play/smell then she will come inside to do her business. I am loosing my patience with her and I feel so bad b/c she is so cute but just doesn’t listen to anything that I say. I have been on the internet reading all about potty training and biting tips and nothing is working. I start the Petsmart training course next week and she will probably do good in the class but when we get home it is a totally different ball game – she gets WILD!!!
I need some help – PLEASE.

Dogs and pregnant, one paticularly wild one!?

I just found out I’m pregnant, yeay! I have three babies but they are my puppy dogs. I have a shepherd who is well trained, a mini dachshund who is still young but learning, and a shepherd/hound mix who is wild. I have trained and trained her and she is so stubborn, I have to repeat commands over and over again before she will comply, and then she will try again in a few seconds. She flops around and has scratched me pretty hard, unintentionally of course but I really need to get this dog under control. I have done obedience training, I have worked with her for hours, and I feel I am well-versed in most basic training. So I’m at a loss as to what I’m doing wrong and how to fix her behavior. I love her to pieces but she can’t be like this with a baby! Thanks, all you dog trainers for any help!
We’ve had her about a year and we estimate her age to be about 3 or 4. She doesn’t seem to recongnize that her paws do damage and paws fiercely. I have managed to break her more than my husband, but it’s still not where we need her.

I have an important question about a puppy…english mastiff?

I know I posted this earlier…but more advice wont hurt

Ok. So we might be buying a 4 month old mastiff pup. (She said that she expects him to be 180-200 by the time he is 3)
This pup has lived outside his whole life. Will it be really difficult to get him used to living inside? What should I look out for? I am going to crate him until he is potty trained and I can trust him in the house.
Will potty training him be really hard?
Is there any other advice you could give to me? Anything and everything is appreciated!

and yes he is UTD on shots and everything. she says he has a great temperament.

so @ 4 months I would be able to get him neutered then right? I know some people say different things…but whats the general healthy age?

I’m going to enroll him in obedience of course and hopefully do CGC

we have an almost 2 yr old spayed female great dane with hip dysplasia (which we are getting treated) and we have a 4 year old spayed female boxer/airedale mix. both are great dogs.

and we feed candiae als. is that acceptable for him? and do gentle leader head collars work well on pure bred mastiffs? if he is about 4 months old…what size crate should I use?

thank you all!!
I dont have him yet. I just wanted to plan ahead
just a pet.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff41/hotelcali2202/left.jpg

he is the one on the left
he’s 10 weeks in that pic

how can i housebreak my dog?

I have an 8 month old female pug that still isn’t housetrained. This was mainly my fault but recently ive been putting a lot of effort towards trying to housebreak her but i think she has gotten too used to the idea of going whenever and wherever. any helpful tips? Mind you she is not a little puppy anymore nonetheless still a young dog

How can I train my dog in agility at home?

So, I recently discovered that my dog who’s around a year old would be perfect for agility.
I don’t want to enroll in classes and I would like to do the training myself. What do I need, what are some tips, what do I teach it, and how?