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Things to Know About Owning Guarding/Aggression Breeds While They Are Still A Puppy

Leave a Comment / Aggression, Breeders and Breeding, Cane Corso (Italian Mastiff) (Molosser Breed), Companion Dog Training, Dog Behavior Miscellaneous Articles, Dog Trainers, Mastiff, Newsletters, Presa Canario (Molosser Breed), Rottweiler, Tips / By

The Cuteness Trap Specially Recommended for These Readers: Breeders of Guarding/Aggression (By Design) Breeds (as a resource for puppy inquiries and buyers) People Interested in Owning Guarding/Aggression (By Design) Breeds Dog Trainers Working with People with Guarding/Aggression (By Design) Breeds Puppies Veterinarians with Less Aware Clients That Bring In Guarding/Aggression (By Design) Breeds Puppies People […]

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Name Calling and Shunning

Leave a Comment / All Positive AKA Force Free Dog Training, Dog Behavior Miscellaneous Articles, Dog Trainers, Just Dog Behaviour for Dog Trainers, Newsletters, Podcasts, Trainers and Training / By

I read a blog post today in which psychology professor Robert Sutton at Stanford University was quoted from his book as advocating shunning in an academic setting. The book “The Asshole Survival Guide”. For reasons I’ll elaborate on shortly, I can’t say I’m tempted to read it. It did get me thinking about dog training

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Fur Baby and Pet Parents

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This column is a response to a comment made on one of my other columns where I was taken to task for what was described as “The contempt you seemingly have for the “fur baby” type is offensive.” You can find the column and the comment here – https://www.askthedogguy.com/second_dog_good_idea_or_not/. I don’t think you need to read

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Healing the Heel

Patrolling Cane Corso

Leave a Comment / Aggression, Cane Corso (Italian Mastiff) (Molosser Breed), Dog Behavior Miscellaneous Articles, Leash Specific Aggression, Mastiff, Molosser Breed, Newsletters / By

Thanks, in advance for taking the time to read this if you do get to it. I currently have a 14-month-old very large and beautiful brown male Corso pup. I call him a pup because I know until they are three they are ever changing. I’ve had experience with the breed before but been about

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Bichon House Soiling

Leave a Comment / Anxiety and Fear, Bichon, Dog Behavior Miscellaneous Articles, Fear and Anxiety, House Soiling, Newsletters, Separation Anxiety / By

I am at my wit’s end, love my 4-year-old Bichon so much but he pees and defecates at will. I always thought you had to catch them in the act, but lately, I have been scolding and punishing anyway and I hate it because I don’t know if he understands or not. we are an

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