Hello John, Could you please help me figure out why for the last 3 years my 12-year-old mixed black lab refuses to drink out of a bowl and now even a flat platter. She approaches her food bowl with fear as well. If there is even the slightest bit of noise or if her food
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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
Dear John, My min schnauzer, Olive, has increasingly become fearful of various noises – fireworks noises in particular. She pants heavily, will not settle down, and her whole body shakes. Her shaking and panting became so extreme that I thought she might have a heart attack. Any suggestions on how to resolve this problem? Eve
Dear John, We own a 3 year old male neutered German Shepherd, named Loki. We adopted him at 11 weeks old. During the course of his life, my brother from Toronto and his two dogs visit on occasion. All the dogs and people get along very well, In the past few months, my brother has
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