Comment from a Reader With an Aggressive Dog

Here is a very instructive comment from a reader of our free dog training tips at http://www.artofdogtraining.com

Hello

Thanks again for the article on growling

We have been doing everything as advised and written

Its all a matter of trust and I believe fear

A long process, but Winnie is starting the understand through commands and praise

what is good and what is not.

He is very good with other dogs. Sweet and playful. Children as well.

I have taken him out of our bedroom completely and he sleeps in his kennel

in the room next to ours.
We eat first & go out the door first. When he plays outside (where he is off leash) we make

sure we stand together and play with him. If he misbehaves we ignore him or turn our backs.

Patience and more patience is key in our home. I had the opportunity to give him back to the breeder just weeks after buying him, but we decided to work with him. How could we have known what

we were up against.

I also believe all of his bad habits stem from the breeder. Although it was pretty

hard to recognize at the time. Winnie seemed fine in her home, happy and playful. However,

looking back in retrospect there were

signs that I just didn’t see.

Have a great day

Thanks for all your e-mails

Will keep you posted.

Regina