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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 John "Ask the Dog Guy" Wade

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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Does Breed Matter?

3 Comments / Children and Dogs, Dog Behavior Miscellaneous Articles, Mastiff, Molosser Breed, Newsletters, Rottweiler / By John "Ask the Dog Guy" Wade

Does breed matter? I think so and elaborated why on a dog training Facebook group recently. I had posted some images on a dog training group of a dog I was booked to go see. The owners had been told Boxer crossed with a Mastiff. They were told or had assumed English Mastiff but based

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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 John "Ask the Dog Guy" Wade

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 John "Ask the Dog Guy" Wade

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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Beware of Rescue Mills More Than Dogs

2 Comments / Dog Behavior Miscellaneous Articles, Mastiff, Molosser Breed, Newsletters, Rescue Mills / By John "Ask the Dog Guy" Wade

I just received a letter from an unfortunate 70-year-old man who was sold by a “rescue” an alleged Belgian Malinois with known aggression issues. We had talked last week about working together on those aggression issues. He informed me of what he described as, and what I’m sure was ‘the painful decision’ to return the

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