Hi John. I have a 6 year old Labradoodle, probably the alpha male. He was quite difficult to train at doggie school, wanting his own way even when a pup. He recently became more protective of our front door and backyard gate, to the point of snapping at friends, workmen or kids. When someone approaches […]
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Dear John, I adopted a now two-year old cocker spaniel/poodle mix and he’s just wonderful, loving and full of life for me, my husband and most people. There is, however, one problem I am having and that’s with small children. I don’t know if it’s just that he’s rambunctious or what but I have some
Dear John, My min schnauzer, Olive, has increasingly become fearful of various noises – fireworks noises in particular. She pants heavily, will not settle down, and her whole body shakes. Her shaking and panting became so extreme that I thought she might have a heart attack. Any suggestions on how to resolve this problem? Eve
Dear John, We own a 3 year old male neutered German Shepherd, named Loki. We adopted him at 11 weeks old. During the course of his life, my brother from Toronto and his two dogs visit on occasion. All the dogs and people get along very well, In the past few months, my brother has
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Hi John, I adopted an abused dog from the humane society in April and tried a couple of training classes but it wasn’t specific enough to her needs. She is approximately two years old and was rescued from the states. She is ok with my kids but not with myself or other adults and children.
Dear John, We have a 2 year old Shih Tzu that we took to to obedience school. Never the less, she growls at children and is very fearful and timid. The younger the child, the worse she is, it seems 3 and under. We have an almost 3 yr. old grandson and another on the
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