Dear John, I have an annoying walking problem with my 3 year old Jack Russell. She has been to puppy obedience school and passed. No matter the collar she will give up the opportunity to breath just to pull. She has figured out that if she makes her neck rigid she can still pull. It […]
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Fear of Balloons Hi John: Our dog was frightened by hot air balloons flying very low. However, two weeks ago whilst out on a walk she came practically face-to-face with a balloon about to take off and since then I can only describe her behaviour as verging on paranoid. The situation is now rapidly deteriorating. Over
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Good Afternoon John: My daughter has two large 18mth old male Labrador Retrievers. Tanya lives on a street with heavy traffic. The boys have been to obedience classes however; these guys have a thing about birds, squirrels, cats and anything else that moves on all fours and are in motion faster than they can be.
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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 am a triathlon coach and would like to talk to you about dogs. I’m not sure if you are aware but dogs can be a very serious threat to athletes as they are out in the country training. I have a number of athletes who have some very serious issues with dogs.
Hi John. We have an adult German Shepherd/Lab mix. She is a great dog when at home and is trusted to be free all day in the house. She is people friendly and great with kids but if you try to walk her, she walks you. If you stop, she will run right back
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