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Eliminate Aggressive Dog Guarding Behaviors
Dusty, our diminutive eight-pound Pomeranian, grabs a chew-hoof and darts under the coffee table with his prize. Tucker, the 75-pound Cattle Dog-mix approaches, eyeing the hoof covetously. Dusty curls...
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Upper-Level Management
Every day, dog owners ask me questions in person, on the phone, and online, how to stop their dogs or puppies from doing something. The variations are virtually limitless: “How do I stop him from going...
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Living with a Difficult Dog
“She’s a wonderful dog at home. But I can’t take her anywhere because she simply goes crazy when she sees another dog.” “I was asked to leave my agility class because my dog kept barking and lunging at...
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Causes of Reactive Dog Behavior and How to Train A Reactive Dog
About 85 percent of the time, my Scottish Terrier, Dubhy (pronounced Duffy) is laid-back and phlegmatic. He methodically solves every training challenge I give him (although I don’t expect him to break...
View ArticleDog Growling: 5 Steps to Help Your Dog
Dog growling is a valuable means of communication, something that we humans need to appreciate and respect rather than punish. Of course, we don’t want our dog to growl at us, but neither do we want...
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Unwanted Dog Food Guarding Behavior
Resource guarding may be a natural, normal dog behavior, but it’s alarming when your own dog growls – or worse, snaps – at you over his resource. Resist your first impulse to snap back at your dog....
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How to Manage Your Resource-Guarding Dog
RESOURCE GUARDING OVERVIEW 1. Manage. We cannot stress strongly enough the importance of managing your dogs’ behaviors to prevent the triggering of over-threshold guarding behavior. 2. Be observant....
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Trading With Your Dog to Combat Resource Guarding
It’s important to be able to ask your dog to give something to you, especially something he is not supposed to have, and especially if you’re frequenting public places where he might pick something...
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Solving Your Dog’s Behavior Problem Crisis
One of the most irritating – and common – phone calls I receive in my capacity as a professional dog trainer is when dog owners urgently ask me to help solve their dog’s behavior problem immediately –...
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Resource-Guarding And What To Do About It
The term “resource-guarding” sends a chill through most canine behavior professionals. This is because they understand that the aggression a dog displays when guarding a valuable resource can lead to a...
View ArticleThe Resource-Guarding Warning Signs
When a dog snaps or bites, the behavior is often described as “coming out of the blue.” Dogs are masters of communication, but there’s a definite language barrier between dogs and humans. As a result,...
View Article5 Reasons NOT to Free-Feed Your Dog
Taking responsibility for sharing your life with a dog brings many choices: How to train, what equipment to use, what are the best toys? When it comes to feeding a dog, the options are just as varied:...
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