Early Socialization And Ongoing Training Are More Significant Than Dog Size When it Comes to Child Aggression Hi John, I always enjoy your column. I was somewhat surprised to read that dogs need to be socialization to children. Perhaps I have largely been around dogs that were socialized at an early age to kids, but […]
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Hi John, I need you to get onto animal rescue shelters and the mistakes THEY make with far too many adoptions. So many are horrible judges of dog’s temperaments or maybe they just want to save and adopt out at any cost and the heck with temperament testing. I board dogs, do some behaviour consults
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Hi John, I have purchased a Miniature Australian Shepherd, co-owning, with the breeders, as they want to breed her but have too many dogs at their house. They want her to be with someone that can give her attention. The question I have is: They have said that they want to breed her in her
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Hi John, My husband and I rescued a male Bichon/Poodle mix that we named Trace. He’s 13 months old and we’ve had him for about 6 months. I know he was neglected and abused. I am starting to see bad behavior in him. I have another dog that is very gentle and so sweet. We
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I would like to ask about introducing a puppy into a household where I have a 6-year-old Golden Retriever. Ema (my golden) is healthy, active and very friendly. I am concerned how she will react to a new member of the family. Ema has been my companion for 6 years but 4 years ago I
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Hi John, We have a new cat about 7 months old. Is their anyway of discouraging, train or controlling his jumping up on counter tops. Nothing seems to work. To no avail we’ve tried water spraying, lifting down quickly with a stern “No!” etc. It is amazing how fast he can jump from the floor
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