Q: I have a beautiful German Shepherd.  He's very smart, but I still have problems with him being very mouthy.  It's improving, but the first thing he does is puts him mouth on people when they pet him.  He doesn't bite down, but thinks Read More »

Q: Would it be better for me to get my eight-month-old dog trained by professionals or buy a book and train him myself? I taught him how to sit but it took a while and he doesn’t listen very well.

Q: My daughter and husband rescued a male puppy -- he looks like a beagle, but he is getting taller that any beagle that I have seen. He is now six months old and they need to know how to train him to do his business outside rather than in the house. He now understands sit and stay but only for a short time.

Q: I have a one-year-old Boxer/Rottweiler mix. She is very headstrong and hyper. She will not allow anyone to touch her paws to cut her nails or she will bite you; she hasn't yet but sure acts like she will!

Q: I have been dating my boyfriend for over a year.  He likes animals but doesn't have any of his own.  I have a three-year-old Boston Terrier and she seems to really like my boyfriend.  She follows him around, is always trying to play with him and even hears his car horn when he locks his car and waits for him by the door. 

Q: My roommate and I adopted a four-year-old German Shepherd/Akita mix, Gypsy, from the humane society. She's got some little quirks but she learns quickly. The problem lies in my three-year-old German Shepherd, Riza.

Q: My Louise is so scared. I adopted her about six weeks ago and she has warmed up to me, my daughter and my mother, but that's it. She runs from my husband if he walks into the room. She has pooped on herself a couple times when he has petted her.

Whenever there is a pup or adult dog under the same roof as children, we are inevitably going to have a conflict. All too many times the pup is going to nip, pull at pant legs etc. in turn the child is going to cry and the result they are going to be afraid. Of course we are going to yell at the pup! That’s how pups play! They all have some degree of prey and play drive. They naturally chase things that move! Reprimanding the pup by yelling “no”, striking the pup, grabbing them, only confuses them and widens the bond you should be forming with them. 

Q: I have a pit bull mix that is almost a year old. My son rescued her when she was seven weeks old and she has been a nightmare to train. However, with lots of love she has become a wonderful dog. Except I have not been able to break her from bounding to the front door and jumping on who ever comes through it!

Q: I have a six-year-old male neutered poodle who is acting aggressive. I found out the lady who adopted him from me at seven week beat him with shoes and other things. Once he was back home he was OK for a while and decided to become top dog. Of course I am Top Dog and he knows it, but as time goes on he is getting worse.