John, My daughter and her husband have a dog (probably about 2 years old) that demonstrates a lot of aggression, particularly when confronted about taking objects. He has been briefly around their nephew (age 1 year) and growled at him. My daughter is pregnant, due in January. We had the dog at our house this […]
Hi Mr. Wade, I have a 1 year old male Maltese and Yorkshire Terrier mix. We neutered him in March this year, he was around 6 months old when he was neutered. I have made that decision because I thought he could be more healthy in the future and become less aggressive. For the last
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Hello John We have a one year Labrador Retriever which although adorable has acquired a very bad habit which so far have defied all efforts to change. She is fearless and very aggressive towards other dogs and for that reason she is a menace to both herself and other dogs if. Is there a cure
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Hi John, I would like to ask a question about my 2.5 year old chocolate lab. He is considerably calmer than his puppy days and very sociable and friendly with humans and other animals. Unfortunately he has developed a strange behavior when being fed. When his bowl of food is routinely given to him, he
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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