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Puppy Dog Play Fighting

April 30, 2012 Aggression

We have two male Australian Shepherd Pups (5 months old). They are brothers from the same litter. They are scheduled to be neutered next week and to begin obedience school the week after. The problem we have with them is their puppy dog play fighting. It is driving us nuts. They nip and tackle each [...]

Paw Licking Golden Retriever

April 27, 2012 Anxiety

Paw Licking Not Always An Allergy We have a two-year old, male golden retriever that about once every four or five months licks his paw until it is balding and slightly red. It always heals over but we are puzzled by what is causing this paw licking behaviour. He gets exercise and plenty of mental [...]

Aggressive Chihuahua

April 24, 2012 Aggression

Last week we adopted a 5 year old aggressive Chihuahua who had been surrendered by its owner who could no longer look after him due to working hours. Jasper had been a parent’s dog who had passed away. He had him boarding at a shelter for a couple of weeks before we adopted him. No [...]

Why is my dog aggressive?

April 17, 2012 Aggression

My 13 year old daughter has a 2 year old border collie. I am divorced from her mother and did not live in the house when the dog was adopted as a puppy. The dog always barks excessively when I am in the house or yard. Over time, I’ve managed to get the dog to [...]

Fairly Aggressive Cane Corso

April 16, 2012 Aggression

I have a fairly aggressive Cane Corso. He is a 14-month-old, 140 pounds and is otherwise a highly energetic, affectionate  dog. An obedience school trainer told me he would not benefit from obedience school and would have a better chance with someone like you. He has never bitten anyone, but has snapped at a few dogs, as [...]

Aggressive Australian Shepherd

April 14, 2012 Aggression

Hello, Our family has an incredibly difficult dog. He is a two year old aggressive Australian Shepherd x 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 year he [...]

Options for an Aggressive Dog – Part 2

April 7, 2012 Aggression
Options for an Aggressive Dog – Part 2

Regarding your column: Options for an Aggressive Dog You really are crazy! I’m a Veterinary Technician. Don’t ever say Euthanasia is one of the options for an aggressive dog! Its not. And it shouldn’t be one of your four ridiculous so called “solutions”. I don’t hope to ever see your ridiculous scenarios in your column again. Your title [...]

Options for an Aggressive Dog

April 2, 2012 Aggression
Options for an Aggressive Dog

We have a 3 year old German Shepherd. One throw of the rope and she’s a friend forever, if you’re an adult that is. When she gets near a toddler or a small child, she gets very aggressive. Our neighbourhood has a lot of young families and I’m scared to death that if she gets [...]

Golden Doodle Aggression

March 28, 2012 Aggression

We are the owners of a 4-year old Golden Doodle. She is an incredibly smart dog and we are very ‘tolerant’ owners. She has the ability to be very well behaved but we have not displayed the commitment to training her in a consistent manner. Many of her foibles seem minor but her reaction to [...]

Samoyed Aggression – Resource Guarding of Toys

March 22, 2012 Aggression

I am emailing you about my 3 year old female Samoyed named Inca. She has always been an overly friendly dog with no aggression problems, and I had no issues with her until I got our second dog Sunny (a female pug around the same age). They get along very well. The only issue is [...]

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