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Hi Pat, With sibling issues it is imperative that you have a good management solution that you can rely on when you are not able to watch your dogs, even for a short period of time. You want to avoid what is called the "rehearsal" of the behavior. If they are constantly on edge and periodically...

Hi Monica, I have a lot of information on my site that can be helpful. The keys to keep in mind is that you need to make sure that you keep Leroy in his "comfort zone" and avoid putting him in situations where he is comfortable and slowly get him accustomed to more situations. If he constantly...

Hello, I have a two-year-old female dog and I just adopted a four-month-old male pup. They get along pretty well, and my first dog has been getting better at sharing her toys and stuff with him. However, she doesn't seem to be able to get over her food issue. She's from a shelter and she's...

With aggression is it important that dogs do not rehearse the behavior. If Ni-Night ends up getting aggressive around dogs or Josh time after time, then the behavior will definitely continue and probably get worse. What you need to do is desensitize him to the situations that currently cause him stress...

My ex-boyfriend and I rescued Ni-Night about 3 yrs ago now, he's a black lab/American Pit Bull mix. The vet mentioned he was around 2 yrs of age at the time of his rescue. Prior to rescuing him we had Jewel, a female Pit Bull/Rottweiler mix around the same age. She was the definate Alpha of them...

Welcome to the community and thanks for your question. As far as your dog aggression issues, I would recommend that you start by listening to my radio show on aggression to get your feet wet. The main points to keep in mind are to go slow and to prevent putting your dog into a situation by being too...

Welcome to the community and congratulations on your new family member. It is quite common that dogs that are otherwise calm can have dog aggression issues. I answered a similar post that can be found here . Please read that (if you haven't already) and let me know if you have further questions....