We have a three-year-old Female English Cocker Spaniel that is aggressive with larger dogs, Rottweilers and German Shepherds in particular. The last trainer we went to literally wanted our dog to respond to our thoughts with no other direction. Needless to say, this did not go well. Thank-you D.K. Dear D.K. I swear the dog-training […]
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Aggressive Kitten All Attitude and No Fun We recently brought a cat into our house when we got him he was 5 weeks old he is now 8 month old very aggressive kitten. We got the cat fixed when he was 6 months old as advised from our veterinarian. The cat has a very dominant
I would like to ask about introducing a new 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
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Re: territorially aggressive Australian Shepherd Cross Our family has an incredibly difficult 2 year old territorially aggressive Australian Shepherd Cross (Lab) named Bones, that we have had since he was about 6-7 weeks old. We began private puppy lessons and then group lessons when he was a little older. He learned quickly. For the next
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Child Aggressive Puppy in Need of an Exorcism Hi John, We have a ten month old puppy and a seven month old granddaughter; the problem is our dog is very jealous of our granddaughter and shows aggressive behavior in the form of non stop barking, jumping up and trying to nip her. Cedric wants her
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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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