Dear Alecia, I have a standard poodle. I also have four children under the age of 6. I am supervising all interactions and trying my best to positively train him. He does like to go under things…he hangs out under my desk, under my table instead of on his dog bed. He is social, he …
Dear Alecia, Please help. We have rescued our third abused dog. We have successfully rehabilitated our first two. They were both one when adopted, a year apart. Now, a year later, we decided that we should rescue another. We went to a second chance shelter, and adopted a border collie mix. He is 4 months …
Dear Alecia, My 1-year-old Golden Retriever mix (we are quite sure she is a mix but are not sure with what breed) named Goldy is very loving and kind to us at home, though she gets nippy at time (any solution?). However, she gets very aggressive and barks a lot whenever she sees a stranger …
Dear Alecia, My 100-pound lab has broken out of both crates I have bought for him. I try to make it a happy place for him, and at night while I’m in bed I leave it opened so he can just lay in it and chill out. I don’t lock him in it at night, …
Do you share your heart and home with a Chihuahua? This pint-size pooch is the love of many but several of our readers have written to us with a frantic plea: my Chihuahua is aggressive! We’ve turned to both a professional dog trainer and an animal behaviorist for help! My New Chihuahua is Snapping at …