hello everyone,
I need advice: my daughter is visiting us for 1yr, while her fiance is in Iraq. she has a 6mo. old border collie named Dinah, she is very sweet & gets along well with our 2 dogs, however, she is fearfull, shy, submissive. I go to the dog park every day with mine & she's been bringing Dinah, so far the few dogs she's met were fine with her, her tail goes down at fist, when the dogs come to smell her, then she's more comfortable, but what can I do if she should meet up with a dog whoes more agressive-not mello, how can I "protect" her, should I go in front of the dog & address it, or have Dinah stay close to me? I've not had a shy dog like this one around before, she does love to come with us & run, so since I go with my friends & their dogs, I don't want to leave her behind & most dogs I know are friendly, I know of a few who I had to get away from my dogs, but, my dogs also know how to deal with it & Dinah may not. thanks for any advice you can give.

As Ceasar suggest, lots of walking,at least an hour a day. And what he does with his hands, using them like a paw, gently hitting the hand with fingers in the claw position, down on the dog several times saying "sh...sh...sh.." Do this everytime the behavior you want stopped, stops. Watch Ceasar better yet. Woof...

Hi Denise (#3): Yes, you need to "claim" the fence and "claim" the car as your posession. Stand in between the fence and the dog, face the dog, and walk towards him while he is barking and lunging, making him move backwards away from the fence. You have to have an attitude like you are in charge when you do this. You are the boss. Not aggressive, just strong and firm. What I do is actually stand up straight and tall and very confident -- the action of standing up straight like a soldier gives me more confidence, automatically.

In the car is a bit trickier because I would assume you are driving while this is happening. One thing would be to put the dog in a crate or get a doggie seatbelt. There is an episode of DW where Cesar rides in the car with the woman and her two Shelties -- that would be a good one for you to watch. It is the same segment where the Shelty is afraid of the toaster.

hey everyone,
I could use some advice on how to deal with people. I have a 2 year old akita and my boyfriend's roommates never practice very good leadership with him. They think that the best thing to do for a dog is to let it run around, do whatever it wants, and they think I'm "mean" and "cruel" for giving my dog limits on what he can and can't do (ie, they think the Cesar walk is cruel, and that when I correct my dog I'm abusing him).
Should I just not bring my dog there anymore? I've tried talking to them, but they just tell me, "well, that's not how i treated my dog growing up, and he was fine."
Any suggestions would be helpful.

I have questioned my decision to get another dog in the past because I know what I am ultimately in for down the road but I wouldn't trade the years of love and companionship for the world. At first, I miss the former dog more than I love the new one, but in time, the scales will eventually balance until I love the new friend more than anything. My past companions will allways have a place in my heart but will never let it interfere with my commitment to my present one.
Sincerely,David

I was so touched by the segment with Holli because I, too have a 3 legged dog. And I am massively protective. Unlike Holli, mine was born with her front leg deformed and unusable. It doesn't touch to the ground so it's a little easier for her than Holli.
Unfortunately, mine was also born to a bad people where 20+ dogs were stuck in a house fending for themselves without food, so she is very, very scared of people. We deal with many issues, but mostly the fear issue. As Ceaser said, they don't know their disabled and she doesn't.
I would like to note however, that Holli may be running on a leash because of the momentum she needs with the 3 legs. My dog cannot walk, she has to skip and skip fast to keep from tiring. It's a struggle to take one step at a time. Going up the stairs is in one felt swoop. If she stops or goes slow, she couldn't do it.
The unfortunate part of having a 3 legged dog is they will usually tear the ligament in their back knees. Mine has already had one reapaired and is waitng for the other surgery.
It' a tough surgery because they aren't suppose to use the leg and that means on a 3-legged dog, you have to carry them for 6 weeks.

Much blessings to family of Holli. It's hard to not have guilt about what happened but after a while, you won't even see the disability.

hello,
we have a new puppy who is extremely shy and scared of people. he is a shelter pup, and we adopted him at age 5 months. he is pretty good with other dogs, but terrified when people approach him. he is also scared to walk on a leash, and most outside noises scare him (car doors shutting, people talking, strollers, etc). he will walk the block in front of our house and one other block, but if we try to take him further he protests by sitting down with his back to us. we have tried to ignore this behavior and just wait until he is ready to walk, but this never happens. then if we give in and turn around to head home, he pulls all the way back to our house. he is a very good dog, otherwise. but we would really love to be able to take him on longer walks, hikes, and runs and for him to feel comfortable with other humans. we think that he is a coon-hound/shepherd mix, but are not sure. we are excited to watch the banjo episode when it comes on again so that we can see what cesar did with his shyness. thank you for any suggestions.

Hi there,
I have a boxer with somewhat the same problem in the car as Denise. In my case, my boxer will let one person in the car, usually me, without a problem. After that, anyone who gets near the car gets an earful. My boxer barks and growls and if the windows aren't up, I really am afraid it will attack whoever is outside the car. The big problem is that if I have another passenger, they can get in the car with my boxer first and all is well. But, then I am the stranger when I try to get in the car second. It doesn't seem to matter that he knows me. I am able to have him let me in the car, but if it's anyone else, I fear for their safety. I am getting a little worried here because I can't calm my boxer down when this happens. He looks ready to turn on me if I try to stop the behavior. The obvious answer seems to be get a dog seatbelt, but my boxer is perfect in other areas and ideally I would like to correct the behavior rather than completely restict my boxer. He has been easy to train in other aspects, and I have had boxers before, but this is new and I would like some advice. Thanks

I have new golden retriever puppy about 5 months old male(Shylow). Shylow was given to us by a friend at My husbands work, that knew we were looking for a golden Retreiver. I don't know if he was badly abused or if he had not had much human contact? He shutters to the floor and tries not to move, any time someone in the room. I read an article that said his breed does not like to be outside and away from their family. So I made him a bed in the house. I thought by bringing him into the house and giving him alot of treats and toys that it would bring him out of it. We have had him about 4 weeks he has came out of it alittle. But he still stays on his bed in the house and does not move as long as someone is in the room. We have a big family (four kids, my husband, and I) so somone is always in the room?? How do I make him function as a normal dog?

Hi everyone,
I have a 2 year old male yellow lab, he is neutered, I got him in March of this year. HE is the best dog at home, but when I take him for a walk and he sees another dog he goes into another world. he whines, barks, and lunges for the other dog. I dont know if hes being aggressive or just wants to play with the other dog. I would love to take him for walks and to the pet store with me and not have to worry about this problem, any advice would be greatly appreicated.
THanks

I need some advice. I recently adopted a 10 month old hound mix who has spent her entire life in the shelter. The shelter staff only have limited amounts of time to spend with all 34 dogs in an average work day so from a young age my dog Oreo was not exposed much to people. Oreo Is great with other dogs and cats but she is scared to death of people. When I first got her she would not go in the back yard at all if one of the neighbors were out in their own yards. She has since gotten over that. Now I can not walk her because if someone else is on the street she panics and hauls butt back to the house. I have gotten her a pinch collar for her walks and I correct her trying to run away by giving a tug on the leash and giving her a firm "No" and "sit" command. I have her sit until she settles down before we continue the walk. I also give her a treat and praise her once she has settled down. I have been doing this for a few weeks now and I it seems I have not made any progress with her. I know this will take a lot of time but is there anything I may be doing wrong or could be doing differently? should I be taking her to parks and the beach to help her getting use to being around strangers. Oreo is not to the point where she will growl or bite out of fear and I am trying to prevent her from getting any worse I do not want her to feel people are going to harm her. I'm afraid she may end up being a dog that is a fear biter. Any suggestions would be wonderful Thank you for your time
Andrea K.
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Oreo

I have a new 4 month old pup she is very shy and I don't know what to do I need help to make her part of the family!