What should you do if your dog growls at you? A friend asked for advice about their adolescent dog that sometimes growls at the kids when they try to play with him. What should they do? Does scolding, threatening, or even punishing him help? I’ll get to what to do later, but here’s what not […]
Your Dog’s Adolescence – Part 2
Keep training your teenager! I sometimes wonder if we should include an alert in our Puppy Essentials Class for puppies up to five months of age and the four and five-month old puppies who take our Basic Manners Class. It would be something like this: You know how responsive and trainable your young puppy is? […]
Your dog’s adolescence – Part 1
When teen behavior rears its ugly head. I recently read an article in “The Whole Dog Journal” entitled, “Canine Adolescence: The Great ‘Unconsidered’ Life Stage.” Both the title and much of the text made me smile. To quote: “… few people talk about the phase of a dog’s life that humans find the most challenging […]
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