There is nothing more disconcerting than realizing your dog has aggression issues directed at children. This can be highly problematic if your dog lives in a home with children or in an area with a high number of children. Every…

There is more than one reason for a dog exhibiting aggression towards other animals like cats, livestock, birds, and small animals. The most common reasons include: • Prey aggression: This is where the dog is exhibiting aggression towards another animal…

Most dog owners are totally caught off guard the first time their dog shows any level of aggression towards anyone. While a dog showing aggression isn’t a good thing, it isn’t always the tragic end of the dog. There is…

Aggression in puppies is a rarer segment of the discussion on aggression. Basically, you don’t ever want to see true aggression in a puppy….or you could be headed for real problems in the adult dog. Puppy time line While every…

The good news is that for most cases of aggression, there are ways to prevent the aggression in the first place. Ideally, we should always use prevention methods to try and avoid allowing aggression to develop. There are two main…

In our world of the internet, reality television, easy access information, and instant gratification, we like to fix our problems quickly and on our own. Medical websites help us diagnosis what is wrong with us without the doctor (or do…

When encountered with owning an aggressive dog, just about every owner wants the dog to stop what it is doing and with good reason. A dog that growls, barks, and bites just isn’t pleasurable to live with, plus it’s also…

Boarding and training is not always the best option to stop aggression in dogs There is a whole crop of trainers that believes they can end all aggression in your dog, RIGHT NOW!, if only you sign up for a…

Once a dog has already gotten to the stage of showing signs of aggression, part of the treatment or behavior modification is often labeled as management. What management means is that you are helping to create a situation or environment…

Many dogs have problems when being around new people. This is most commonly seen within the dog’s own home, but it can occur in new locations as well. Similar to other types of dog aggression, stranger aggression is often rooted in…