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You need to take into account that young dogs go through a fear period in adolesence. I think you need to slow this down and rethink the way you are socialising Max . Every dog is different and he has his own nature, if he is that fearful , he might never really like strangers. I would work on intro...

A dog diets can also affect it's behaviour . Some have additives and colourants that can cause a dog to act hyper.

Oh thats good news. Well done !

:lol: I have a fridge magnet that says I used to be indecisive not I'm not so sure. :lol: When I'm on walks with my OH at the park, it goes like this - Me to OH "what way to you want to go now." OH to me "I dont mind . What way do you want to go " ME to OH " I dont mind eith...

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What sort of questions did the OP ask?

You could be over thinking this and worrying about it too much. Give leadership a try if you like but dont worry if decide to carry on as "normal" .

Thats brilliant and I'm very impressed with Gracies progress. Well done to you and Gracie .

Thanks for the update.

Thanks for the update.

I dont think you could have done things differently so dont beat yourself up about it.
Glad the neutering has helped.

Brilliant. Well done you !

I hope you will keep us updated on Lola's progress.

Great idea. I think if you could get chatting first and then bring it up , they might listen . It breaks my heart to see dogs being over- corrected , usually with men its because they have been watching CM on the telly but often its becauser the owners dont know hot to train and get frustrated at th...

I'm glad to say In the Uk assistance dogs such as hearing dogs and guide dogs are taught using Positive reinforcement.

Sorry to hear this . How long has it been since you walked Buddy? Try not to panic,! Changes upset dogs and cause them to revert to previous behaviour but hopefully ,you should find that it wont take as long to bring him back to his good behaviour . BTW I blame your husband too! I would follow him t...

She's not been spayed yet ? Dogs do go through behaviour changes at 2 to 3 as they mature but generally they calm down. Guarding her toys could be hormonal.

It sounds like she is resource guarding your daughter and father. Do they feed her titbits at all? What you could do is drop treats when you approach your daughters room , dont say anything to your dog or look at her. Pretend shes not there and pass by the room dropping small treats. Once she become...

As has already been said try to train Tilly with Buddy in another room. You can buy clickers that have different tones so that each dogs knows when she is being clicked . Also You can teach Buddy , Not you . When he comes running up give a sign such as a wag of a finger ( not in a threatening way ) ...