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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Resource guarding is how dog trainers often typically refer to aggressive behavior by a dog when it is in possession (or proximity) of an item that the dog perceives as an especially valued item and displays aggression when approached. Most people associate the prized item with the dog’s food, a treat, a found sock, etc.
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As many as a half of all short-nosed dogs such as pugs, French bulldogs and bulldogs experience breathing difficulties related to their facial structure. Science Daily Article Summary No simple way of predicting breathing difficulties in pugs, French bulldogs and bulldogs from external features Research suggests that there is no way to accurately predict from
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I recently read an article by Beth Clifton in Animals 24-7 titled “The Rottweilers In My Life” in which she reflects on her experiences with the four Rottweilers she has either owned or lived with and concludes that “keeping a Rottweiler is not worth the risk, trials, and tribulations that come with the dog” and
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Cane Corso Considered Aggressive and Unadoptable Rescued by ‘Rescue’ and Rehomed I just adopted a one yr (approx.) male Cane Corso who was on the kill list at the shelter. He was considered aggressive and unadoptable. He came to the shelter as a stray, adopted out twice, supposedly they were told no other dogs could
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