hi everyone from "THE DOG WISPERER"

thank you sooo much Cesar,Ilusion Christina,Melissa,Shelia,Mails,chris, roho,Brien Nick& Matt.I hope I didn't forget anyone. thanks to every single person who was envivled in makeing the show. i loved it soo much i have to admit i was kinda nevers & excited about it.

The show but it came out sooo perfect!! :)
I feel truly blessed by this experience
May God bless Cesar&Ilusion & the whole "DOG WISPERER" crew!

Much
Love
~Maureen,Unclesam & Chloe Brooklyn N.Y.~
xxxxx000 :)

Great Job Cesear for taking your time to help out the lovetro family! You Rock Man!!

This episode was one of the best! Maureen is a beautiful girl, and what a wonderful family she has. Sam and Chloe walked along with Maureen as if that was always their goal. Amazing that Cesar spotted Sam as her guide dog, that little dog looked so important doing his job.

Hi I would like to know the name of the rescue organization that went to Mexico. What a wonderful service they provide to save such sweet animals. I would love more information. Thank you

I really need some help and I am willing to take any advice.
My Mom is 77 years old and is starting to need our help and to most likely move to our home. She has an 11 year old poodle "demon with curls", but she is a bad only child that has never been treated like a dog by my mother. The dog has a very short list of dogs that she will accept, the list includes only one dog which is my male yorkie, Harlan. If Harlan were my only dog it would be o.k., but I have a female yorkie who was a rescue from a puppy mill. Shirley and Harlan have a lovely pack relationship. When my Mom moves in with us I am very afraid. Cocoa "the demon with curls" has attacked Shirley repeatedly. She goes in for the kill. I have to take care of my Mom, but I don't know what to do with the poodle and yorkie wars. I have always been there to protect Shirley, but I don't know what would happen if I were not close. I really need help, I love Cocoa and bought her for my Mom and I want my Mom and the dog to be happy. PLEASE HELP ME !!!!!!

I've learned so much from the dog whisperer show. Cesar is awesome.
Perhaps I've missed espisodes, but I've never seen Cesar help an owner with a Jack Russel Terrier. JRTs aren't perfect so that can't be the reason. Is it because JRTs (in particular of the terriers) too "difficult" for even the dog whisperer to deal with in one visit to a home and so is unable to film a session with a JRT for a TV show?

May I most respectfully note to the webmaster that in the statements regarding the description of service dogs, the wrong version of the word "phased" is used? The appropriate word here is "fazed", which means "to disrupt the composure of, disturb, bother". "Phased" refers to a particular stage in a phenomenon, or cyclic occurrence, as in "phases of the moon". I'm sure it was an oversight, but for a moment, it confused me, and could do the same for others.

My dogs name is Star. She is part chow and lab. She is a well behaved dog most of the time but every now and again she chews on our carpet and creates a hole. I'm not sure why Star does this but it is at the point to where my boyfriend wants to get rid of her because of it. we vacumm almost every day but she continuse to sniff the carpet and lick it whitch leads to nawing at it. What can I do??

Hello, my name is Krista and I am the PROUD owner of two American Pit Bull Terriers. I am also a single mother of two young children. My main distress and the reason for this post is that I do not know what to do with my boys. I have two male pits which I have had since they were pups,one was with his mother until he was six weeks old the other was taken away and given to me at 2 weeks old. I bottle fed him and raised him as he was one of my own. The other I also raised as he was my own however he was pyt out on a chain at eight months old because my ex said he had to be...wait i'm rambling.My problem is that they are both my world along with my kids which they are both great with but are not with each other. So now they have to live in the backyard on a chain which breaks my heart, I know they could live togther in the back yard but do not know how to get them to stop fighting. One of them broke his chain one night and they were out playing all night until I came out in the morning and when they saw me they started fighting. They were out there palaying long enough to get the chains tangled up and not fighting until they saw me, so I know they can get along. I would love nothing more than my two boy to learn to get along and live togeter in one yard with me without fighting. Due to the fact that one of my boys is close to 85lbs and the other is only 40lbs. ( not fair!!!) I don't want them to hurt each other but I don't think it's fair to have to live on a chain your whole life either. Can you please help me? I have also enclosed pictures of the boys for you to see. I can be reached with my e-mail address or @ 903-669-9181. Thank- you

I have a four year old vizsla who has always been very feisty. Lately he has not been himself at all. It is like he has and an onset of fear. I have been investigating to determine what might be causing this fear. After demonstrating this fear for an entire week (shaking, hiding, wanting to be close at all times, refusing to move), I sent him to my parents for a night to see if he would act this way there. He appeared to be more like his normal self. Within 12 hours of returning home, he is once again acting strangely. Does anyone have any advice as to what I should do. There does not seem to be any particular thing in the house that he is scared of.

I NEED HELP!!!! I HAVE A 1 YEAR OLD WIRED FOX TERRIOR. I LOVE HER TO PIECES AND SHE IS PART OF THE FAMILY. BUT SHE BRINGS ON STRESS THAT I NEED HELP WITH. SUCH BEING...SHE GETS LOOSE THEN I CAN'T CATCH HER. SHE BITES AND BARKS AND CARRIES ON WHEN I TRY TO TAKE TRASH OUT...AND THERE IS NO LEAVING HER IN THE HOUSE IF YOUR GOING OUT OR SHE WILL BITE YOUR LEG...I HAVE TRIED TO GET HER TRAINED BUT I AM NOT CAPABLE OF DOING IT I GUESS CAUSE I DON'T WORK....PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!
EMILY

HI guys,

I need some major advice...haha.

OK.

So, my dog is MAJOR RED ZONE DOG AGGRESSIVE. I can't walk her because sometimes we have loose dogs running around, and I can't risk a dog fight. So, I've been getting her on the treadmill...thing is that she is always lagging behind, her paws nearly falling off.

She gets on and off the treadmill no problem, matter of fact, when I'm actually on the treadmill I'll invite her on and she jumps on with me..lol. OK, anyway. I can't seem to be able to teach her to stay at the front....moving forward.

She does this weather she's walking or trotting...I don't know what to do...PLEASE HELP! =[

Hi Ceasar and Dog Psychology staff!
Wow what a difference your show and DVDs have made for my husband, father and myself! My dad and I discuss Friday's episode every week. My father and I have always been obsessed with dog's and educating ourselves about them. We have both read your book! My dad has always had labordors and has a chocolate lab (Zoey) right now and has trained her as a therapy dog. My husband and I have always adopted (Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue) English Bulldogs, one that has past away and one currently (Joe). I am a very social person and had often used to bring my dog Oscar everywhere. Currently, we adopted Joe from a family with teenage sons, mother, and father. Joe was purchased when the father was grieving over the death of his mother. At any rate, they did not socialize him nor train him. He was put back in their backyard unattended often. He developed some predatory habits like hunting h is #1 nemasis "squirrel". He would also escape and attack other dogs. I have taken him to classes at Petco (which helped him tremendasly- so I know he can learn- food motivated!!!!) We also have talked to a dog behavioralist who has helped as well. To make a long story short....he is very aggressive towards other dogs and lunges at lunges and challenges guests (maybe to initiate play or dominance). Your methods have been the most effective for him. My dad who absolutely loved our previous dog has never been able to enjoy the pleasure of Joe which kills me. I know through you, that we have to be dominate but he occasionally challenges us. I am making a wishful (hopeful)request that Ceasar or staff come to Seattle area (or we could bring him down there to Dog Psychology!) and help Joe (4years old) be tolerant of other dogs (hopefully play with) and be a the angel we know around guests! If not your shows are still so helpful and fun to watch. Thanks! Ceasar Help!

Hi my dog is only 4 years old and a Bichon Frise. He always sleeps and i was wondering how i can get him more active because he is getting really fat. please help me thanks.

My 33 year old, single, daughter with beautiful eyes is arguing with my husband and I whether or not dogs feel embarassment, because we are looking to have our Brittany sheered for the Vermont summer. She thinks he will be embarassed and have to run around modestly all summer. So do dogs feel embarassment? Please respond soon because the snow is melting quickly. Thank you. Yvonne Woodcock

Hi Cesar Millan,

I only saw your show once and I think you're brilliant. I would like your help on my dog's long time problem.

I have a 2 year old Akita that I have force fed since he was six months old. The problem started when he was sick. He had a liver problem and would not eat for a week. Once he was discharged from the vet, he no longer had the desire to eat at all. Even till this day, he will flip the bowl or hide it just so he won't eat. He's been checked out by vets and nothing physiologic is wrong with him. We tried his dry dog food with liver, canned, gravy, etc on seperate occasions but none of these methods enticed him. We tried to starve him as suggested by the vet but on the third day of the hunger strike, he was vomiting already so as a last resort, we decided to force feeding. I soak his kibble in hot water and mold it into egg sized balls and force it down his throat daily. I know it sounds cruel but its what has kept him well all this time.

I would like to know how else I could encourage him to eat?

Dear Cesar:
I am writing you today concerning mostly my German Shepard, Trent.A few months ago Trent was hit by a car and was severly injured. The vet informed me he had a ruptured ear drum, and possible nerve damage in his shoulder with the likely hood of amputation. The vet also told me there is very little that can be done medicinally for nerve damage, and to wait a few months to see if there would be improvements in his condition. At first his condition was so severe that he would only consume water from my hand. Now he is up and walking putting little weight on his injured leg. This has been an extreme emotional and physical life experience for both of us. I feel that his condition physically has improved tremendously but not fully. My main concern for both of us is our spirits. Though he is improving I feel that his spirits are low and is as concerned as I about as to whether or not he will be fully balanced again. I've tried my best to possess a positive view of this healing process, but my doubts are inevitable. On top of this situation my brother bought a new puppy (chocolate lab) and is unable to care for him so I assumed the responsibility. Also, another family member of mine is enduring a rough time and has been else where for sometime now. I have been chosen by his dog Rudy, a Red healer!!! Dingo...HELLO! All of this responsibility has lead to chaos among the pack and myself. I have very little alone time with Trent and I feel that this may affect his healing process. On top of being constantly annoyed by a new male puppy. It has been deemed impossible to care for Trent, train a puppy, and tame the damn defiant dingo. Jake will not listen and has chosen to learn from Rudy who sets an extremely bad example. For instance, Rudy enjoys having the upper hand, she will climb you like a cat climbs a tree. She not only likes to climb people but jumps and climbs on top of my new car. Hopefully Jake will not learn all the dingo trades. My life has gone to the dogs.

Hi Dog Lovers:
Tomorrow is San Diego Day for Cesar, and I am excited about going. I have two "girls"- my twin Yorkies, Katie and Alice, who are nine years old. I love to take them places with me, and would like to take them to the Sports Arena where Cesar will be, but I don't know if they allow dogs. Has anyone gone to one of Cesar's appearances and know how they go? I would feel horrible if I make the hour long drive to the "show" without them, and then find out that they would have been allowed in.
Thanks.

We have a very sweet Golden Retriever, Oscar, who is normally relatively passive and obedient. He will run when an opportunity arises. He loves to chase squirrels and to romp in the woods and water in a nearby creek. He has a pretty stong hunting instinct. I would love for him not to run when off leash so he gets plenty of running playtime. Is it possible to break a dog of this bad habit or will he need to be leashed all his life ?
Thank you !!
Gail

I have a wonderful 2 yr old rescued pit bull named Dixie. She is wonderful with me, has never barked at me, not even the first time I met her, and minds fairly well. Mt problem is that she can be mighty intimidating to others. Following Cesar's advice, when a stranger enters the house, or even someone not quite a stranger, he or she is told to completely ignore the dog. Do not respond to her desire to have your attention, ignore her as if she is the least important object in the room. Within about 1 1/2 mins she is pushing her nose under the visitors hand trying to be petted. However, at times she regresses to a very aggressive barking at visitors, overnight visitors, in my home and she makes me concerned that she has a potentially dangerous unstable psychiatric problem. I will say that I have no fear of the dog myself. She has never postured like this with me and there is no doubt that I am the leader. What is her problem with others? She seems to love children (I would never totally trust an animal with a child and would leave them alone together). She does not seem to like to see adults come close to children and envelope them. It's almost as if she thinks the child is in danger. What shall I do to curb this behavior. ANy ideas?

Hi!
I have a darling 1 yr. old female Westie who only has one problem, but it's a biggie! It's her voice. We handle the problem with a shock collar up to a point. It works well when she is outdoors, but the REAL problem is that she WATCHES TV all the time and reacts to EVERYTHING (not just animals) with barks, growls and running like a maddog all over the house. I just leave the TV off mostly during the day; but when my husband gets home from work and wants to rest -- forget it! I have never seen a dog pay so much attention to a TV. This only started at about nine months. Does anyone have any ideas? We have tried spraying water at her face....doesn't help. Thanks.

I have a 7 month old Female, Miniatre Pinscer. Who when I first got here we already had a male, Miniatre Pinscer and let a friend watch after her. After I was finally moved in our house we took her back in our house and for the longest time both dogs got along. Now our male has finally reached full adult hood and won't stop humping or lick her is there any way I can get these two to stop. I have cage trained them because I'm a busy person but I enjoy letting them both out as much as possible. Well with in the last month she has started to use the restroom in her cage and I can't get her to stop weather she is in there for a few mins or few hours how could I get her to stop and hold it longer while I leave the house.

I was just wondering if you will ever do a show on how to properly teach a dog to eliminate outside. Your show has been very helpful with adult dogs and behaviour issues and re-training people to take a leadership role. I'd love to see a show on how to make that bond right from the start!

I love this show! We have learned so much from Cesar. Although our dogs are not purebreds, they still have their issues, which have for the most part been corrected. We're still working w/our Golden Retriever mix, Daisy, to walk properly on leash. At just over a year, she still wants to tug and walk us instead. She follows commands for a short while, then seems to "forget". Does she perhaps have doggie ADD? LOL! I really wish Cesar could come to WV and do a show ;)

I have a question about a 60 pound mixed Beagle mut. We got her when she was a puppy and my daughter was 2 years old. She's a very friendly dog and loves my daughter (and everyone else). I now have a 14 month old son and Bonnie (the Beagle) is not nearly as friendly with him as she is with my daughter. Bonnie has snapped at my son several times even when he's simply standing next to her. He loves the dog and likes to throw toys for her (with our help). Bonnie just doesn't seem like my son at all. My daughter can rough house and play and lay on Bonnie and Bonnie loves it, but if my son comes anywhere near her, her demeanor changes completely and she looks quite intense and will snap at him at any given second. Can you offer any advice as to why this is happening or what I can do to prevent it please?

I also wanted to make a point about house training.
If anyone is having trouble house training their dogs I suggest picking up a book about potty training toddlers. The concept is basically the same.

They eat.. take them out until they go, they drink.. take them out to pee until they go... they sniff around the house nose to the floor.. take them outside until they pee or poop. In addition to that.. until they GET IT RIGHT, you take them out every couple of hours. When they can hold it all night long, you know they have the bladder control and can make it for longer periods.. so only go out when you see the signs, or every few hours instead.

If you don't have time for all of this... perhaps an older dog already trained dog is right for you.
If you are in the situation already.. I suggested using the same basic system used to potty train children.

It's NEVER ok to hit another living thing for ANY reason, least of all making mistakes.

If your dog poops or pees on the floor, I'm sorry, but you are just obviously not meeting their needs, and that is CERTAINLY not their fault and no reason to punish the dog. Why punish them for something that YOU have actually done?

hi Cesar.

this letter is for maureen with CP, I have spina bifida and I was glad to see a person with disabilies on this show. I think your a pretty lady and would like to e-mail you but i'm not sure if you would read this. I'm a second degree green belt in tai kwon do and 32 years old so like you i fight for my goals. i would like to someday teach peoples with disabilies the art of tai kwon do. well i hope you acheve what you want in life. hope to hear from you on this blog.

bye and god bless
Pat gorski from michigan

Hey can u help me plez??!!
my dog was abused befor my aunt got her and then she gave her to us because me and my sister wanteda dog;but she is a frade of mexican people and stuff and she pulls u when u take her for walks she doesnt lisson to her name and she use to jump up on the bed and that would tell us that she needed to go out side and she doesnt do that any more she just goes down stairs and does itthere and my mom is saying if we dont train her she will give her away and she had asked a lot of people so far and i dont want my dog to go some to some ones house if i can never see her agian because my and my sister ashley really grew to like her. AND THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM SHE BARKES AT AND I MEAN AT EVERY THING;FOR EXAMPLES AIR PLANES CARS SHE GOT OFF HER CHAIN A CUPLE OF TIMES AND GOT HIT AND THE CARS JUST DROVE OFF AND SHE MOSTLY DARKS AT EVERY LITTLE OR BIG THINGS THAT MOVES.SHE TAKES U FOR A WALK IN STED OF U TAKING HER FOR WALKS.SHE HATES BLACK TRASH BAGS. SHE GETS IN TO OUR FOOD IN THE BARBAGS SHE DOES A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF AND MY FAMILLY IS GETTING TIERED OF HER BARKING EXPECIALLY MY GRAND PA CAUSA HE WORKS NIGHTS SO CAN U PLEZ PLEZ HELP ME BECAUSE ASHLEY AND I DONT WANT TO GET RID OF MAGGIE OUR DOGGY THAT WOULD BE THE WORLD TO US!!!!
SO PLEZ HELP OUR DOG BEFOR WE HAVE TO GET RID OF HER

I am looking for help. I never miss the show and watch all the reruns at least twice! I have a 7 month old Standard Poodle, Hobo. He is so smart and fun but we are having a few problems. He seems to be afraid of everything and barks at everything and nothing. He bites us alot, playfully but he is getting big and we can't get him to stop. And the last thing is that all mannors go out the window if anyone comes to visit. We have been trying to become the leaders of the pack, but I think we are failing!!!

4-15-07
Hi Cesar, I am the owner of an unmanageable 41/2 year German Shepard. The Sheriff will be knocking on my door within the next couple of days with a dog bite report. It will be the 3rd such report I've received and they will request I put him down. My husband bought the dog 4 years ago, but died last summer, leaving Champ with me as alpha person. I am not doing so hot and I can't control the dog. He's actually bitten about 10 people, but only 3 have been reported. I've tried some of your techniques from the show, but am still ineffective. I don't want to put him down, but feel I don't have any other alternatives. As this point, I'm tired of paying for doctor bill's as a result of his bites. Please send me information to apply to have him on your show. Thanks.

I would appreciate any help! Two weeks ago my husband brought home a little cocker spaniel that he had rescued. He was so mal nourished he could not stand much less walk. He looked like a bunch of bones with some skin draped over him. Had a terrible infection from being in a small wire cage in his own feces. Ears infected, hair falling out and the smell would knock you down. An immediate trip to the vet, shots, and lots of antibiotics and loads of food and lots of TLC,6 baths later you can breathe in his presence and he is thriving. He weighed 13 lbs and has gained about 10 lbs now. His normal weight should be about 35 lbs. He is a great little dog, about 5 yrs. old and so sweet except when he gets around our other little dog and he just wants to jump on him and it is a terrible row. We have to separate them. We have tried again and again to let the dogs interact but to no avail. I want to keep this little cocker spaniel but I have to find a way to fix this problem. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Barb

When is Ceasar coming to East Texas???? I have a 5 month old Boston Bulldog that I raised on a bottle. We also have cows,horses,and other dogs. She is getting out of control, I dont understand, she has never been shown anything but love, she is starting to bite me when SHE thinks its time for her walk, she is attacking the other dogs, chasing horses, she recently chased my neighbors pet geese, where she ended up in their pond, and they werent very happy about it. As soon as she decides to attack her eye glazes over and she starts yapping and biting anyone or anything in reach. She gets walked about 5 or 6 days a week with the other dogs, when we first start I put her on a leash to protect the other dogs, she seems to get madder when I take the leash off. I am at the end of my rope with her. Sometimes its just easier to let her go wild and pray she grows up

I am experiencing the same problem i had some 15 years back with another dog (boxer puppy), now my Male Pomeranian is doing the same thing...

since the day i got him he was friendly with averyone around that was new and he was not affraid of anything or anyone, except me. I have stayed away from him so that i do not aggrevate his feelings but he reacts by crying when i pick him up or tell him not to pee in the wrong place... now i have trained many other dogs and my style is welcomed... again i do not know what to do and have consulted with many experts of wich they say he must have had a bad experience... negative, he has been with us since his birth...

how do i train a sensitive dog that cries very much?!?!

help!!!

Def dog:

I am looking into adopting a 2yr old pit bull terrier, she is white with blue eyes she is also def, I have had other dogs over the years but never a def dog it is a little scary for me and my husband on how we would handle such situations that are normally handled with just call there name. I would also like to know if it possible for her to be socialized more, we have 3 small grand doggies that come around every so often and my sister has a Doberman pincher I would like to think we could all become a family. Can some one give me some advice on some of the situations I may come across?
Thank you in advance for your help.

I'd like to see a segment on livestock guardian dogs and their problems.

How does one correct obsessive behavior in a dog who was raised with goats, lives most of his life with goats, and shares less of his life with humans? Although my 2 year old Great Pyrenees is well behaved in all other ways, he has chosen a goat to obsess on to the detriment of the poor little thing. He constantly humps her, and mobs her shoulders with mouth or paw till she's bald there.

I am perplexed as to how to correct this behavior, as he is the pack leader in his herd, and not me. Although outside the pasture, I am indeed the pack leader, and he behaves wonderfully.

Would you consider a segment on this type or working dog?

thanks so much for your wonderful show...you're a gem!

rebecca
Twisted Creek Farm

To Mary G - If a check up at the vet gives you a clean bill of health on your maltese, trying putting him back in a kennel at night at the foot of your bed... and nothing to drink 2 or 3 hrs. before bedtime ???

I hope someone can help me. I've got a spoiled Golden Retriever that I've had for almost 3 years. I got him when he was 8 months old and he has always been an "inside" dog, I've NEVER had a problem with him, he's housebroken and hes inside while im at work, when I get home he goes out and does his buisness, I let him out 4 or 5 times a day and hes comfortable with that. Heres the problem ,,, the person who lives with me just got a short hair Collie mix. Both dogs get along fine !!!! The problem is that eventhough my roomie knows my dog is an inside dog he keeps the back door open and lets them come and go as they please. When I had my dog ( before my roomie ), when it rained , snowed etc ,, I'd wipe his paws when he come in. The owner or the new Collie keeps the back door open all the time and lets the dogs come and go as they please, They like being outside and inside , but prefer the indorrs so they can lay on the couch or the bed. Hes told me that their both inside and outside dogs, since they sleep inside I've told him their inside dogs and the door should be kept shut until their ready to go out and do their 'business', and when their ready to come inside let them in. Someone help , with him keeping the door open, not only do we lose air and heat, the new one digs and theirs mud everywhere in the house. Is their dogs that are both inside and outside dogs ?? They eat, sleep and lay on the couch when we watch TV. I know their inside dogs who love the outdors. .

thank you,
keith

Hello! My husband wanted me to send an email to see if you could give some advice for our dog. We have a 7 month old female Australian Sheperd named Maddi. We got her when she was about 5 months old. She seems extremely scared of everyone including us. When we talk to her she turns her head and runs away from us. She will not allow us to even pet her without us us chasing her. We keep her outside in our fenced in dog lot. She runs away from us and will not even eat from us when we offer her food. Maddi was not given much attention from her previous owner due to having so many dogs. We have tried everything we can think of. We would love to be able to keep her but, she is making it hard. We want her to able to interact with us and others. We got her for our 4 year old daughter. We love the australian sheperds, we already have two. Any suggestions on getting her to come out of her shell and being able to play with her. Thanks, Amy Linkous

Gday to Ceaser, his family, his pack and all the shows crew.
I am from Australia and my partner and I love your show. We have learnt so much just by watching. We have a 9 month old English Staffy and we are slowly starting to use the "pack leader" approach and has worked remarkably. We just need to keep teaching our 7 year old.

Just like to thank you so much. Best Show ever. Have opened our eyes to the mistakes we were making.

Thank you
Vicki (Australia)

Hello,
We have a Blue Healer Mut how is scared to death of the wind to the point where I get scared that he is going to snap at my 19 month old son. He will run to the part of the house that has the most people just so that he can hide between the people, the only way we can get him to go outside while it is windy is to go out with him and then he will not leave you side. What should I do about this issue, the family loves him as long as it is not windy.

Thank you

Britnye

hi i just got the dog i always wanted but i got a bunny like 4 months ago i just got my dog 2 days ago and i was wondering that if you can help my dog and my bunny to get along.. i think that my dog cookie just wants to play with my bunny misty but my bunny is scared so my dog chases my bunny if you can help me that would be the best thing ever or if i cant fix this problem i either have to sell my bunny or my dog witch i don't want to because i love them both..
sincerely Stephanie villasenor!

I have a one year old pittbull/lab mix who is just too physical. He is almost 100 pounds and he is out of control. He knocks people over, scratches them with his claws, steps on people, and attacks most anything that is mechanical including the vacume cleaner, lawnmower, bikes, etc... The other day we had to work with a chainsaw outside and he was trying to attack that - it is starting to be a dangerous thing for him and others. We cant walk him because he goes crazy and drags us everywhere. He also has an obsession with our cat, one where he wants to eat the cat and I am very scared that he is going to one day. He is very stubborn and just does not want to listen to us. We really love this dog but it is starting to get to the point where we dont know what to do with him anymore.

We have a 9 1/2 week old female Labradoodle for two days. I have purchased and read most of the "Dog Whisper" and "Ceasar's Way" books. However, I have not found help for my problem. We want to begin correctly, exercising Maggie first thing each morning. However, she will not budge on a leash. No matter how I encourage, turn my back, offer treats, she either sits or lies down. We have not had a dog in seventeen years and we want to do this thing right. We have time to work with Maggie, my husband is 68 and I am 58. We are still very active, so we will devote time and want to be patient and train this little puppy correctly. Please help!!

Thank you.

Hi Stephanie,
about your bunny & dog,
we also have a bunny and a cat, we had to get one of our dogs plus, my daughter's dog, who visits to get along with them. we did the same thing with the bunny as with the cat. we put the cat in a carrier on the couch and made our dog not look or pay attention to it, after he was able to ignor the cat, we took the cat out and put her in my lap, and again went thru the process of making him not look at it by saying "no" and making a sound, when that was mastered, we let the cat wonder around the living room using the same method, all this took about 2-3 weeks, now they get along just fine. my cat is a "fraidy" cat, so when she does run, or is smelled intently, she does get scared, but i make the dogs get away from her. The rabit is aggresive, so now she will attack if played with. All of this plus the foundation of being a pack leader realy worked. hope this helps.

yes, i have a problem and i feel there is noting i can do. I just recently got a new dog and am wanting to get him loved by everyone in the family. The only problem is that our older dog can't stand to see him. what can i do so that they will both get along and play around together.

I have a Pit Bull that will be four (4) years old July 10th. He has the best temperment that I have ever seen on any dog. He is not aggessive and is gentle with all animals and people of all ages. However, I am at my wit's end with his submissive/excitement urination. He gets excited when we arrive home, anytime anyone comes to visit or sometimes during play. I actually told his veternarian that I did not think I could take it anymore as I am constantly cleaning the carpets with the Bissell Little Green Machine carpet cleaner. We asked if he could help us re-home him because it is exasperating. He stated that Pudder is the nicest and happiest dog he has ever seen and made numerous suggestions. Among those were ignoring him when we come home, removing him from the room when guests arrive, homeopathic drops for his water, etc. None have worked to date or even minimized the behavior. As soon as you decide to talk to him he just urinates. If I make him lay or sit before someone enters he trembles with such force it sounds like tremors and he is unable to calm down. If we lock him in the room when guests visit, he urinates when we let him out. He often hides behind things when we come home or people visit and acts shy, he then warms up to you after about 15 minutes. It is not only annoying, it is downright impossible to deal with anymore. It is also embarrassing when he pees all over people. Please someone help!!!

Dear Mr. Dog Whisperer,
I’ve had Sasha since I’ve been in 2nd grade. I’m now in 8th grade and am in jeopardy of losing her. Sasha is a black lab and is now approximately 7 years old. The problem is that she randomly wants to attack certain small dogs and has now attacked my neighbor’s dog.
All of my life I had begged and begged and begged for a dog, but my parents have always been forced to say no because I am very allergic to dogs. But one day something amazing happened. My mom was a teacher at Eisenhower Middle School and one day the staff at her school spotted a young black lab running around the campus. They then caught the dog and brought her into the office. The dog immediately bonded with my mom. From there my mom offered to bring her home until the owners of the dog are found.
After school I walked home and got ready for my mom to pick me up from my dad’s house (my parents are divorced). At the time one of my neighbors had a black lab. My mom knocked on the door and I immediately answered it. I was shocked to see my mom with a black lab. I said “Mom, why do you have the neighbor’s dog?”
“This isn’t the neighbor’s dog, honey. This is a stray dog I found at Eisenhower,” she responded.
My mom let the dog loose and it came up to me and gave me a big lick on the face. From there I fell in love with the dog. My mom and I took the dog home and fed it and walked it. So far I had no allergic reaction to the dog. Then I decided to name the dog, I decided to name her Sasha. That night I fell asleep next to Sasha. I woke up to snow and Sasha and I played in it. I had found out that I was strangely not allergic to Sasha. This was the first dog I wasn’t allergic to.
Next, my mom and I decided to try and keep her. But, in order to do it legally we had to post Missing Dog in the newspaper. If after a week no one claimer her she would be legally ours. After a week no one claimed her so we decided to keep her. She was the sweetest dog we had ever seen. She never barked and was perfectly behaved. (except for jumping on us to greet us, which she eventually stopped) Also, she would sometimes try to run out the door to play and would run away but she always came back. Sasha had a lot of dog friends that she played with at the nearby school.
A few weeks later Sasha began to randomly bleed. We then immediately took her to the vet and the vet said that Sasha was pregnant. Since she was probably only about a year old she could possibly get very sick. A few weeks later the puppies began coming out of Sasha. Seven puppies were born, but half of them died because Sasha was so young.
Sasha became very sick and threw up a lot. Of course, we took her to the vet and she thought Sasha should stay with the vet for a while. Later, the vet told her Sasha needed very expensive surgery that would cost around $3900. My mom does not get paid very much as a teacher and has to have multiple jobs; there was no way she could pay this. Luckily, my mom’s friend saw how much I loved this dog and that I couldn’t be without it. He decided to pay the $3900.
We visited Sasha often at the vet and she was always locked in a kennel with a lot of other dogs that were constantly barking. Sasha just looked at us and cried. We felt so bad for her.
A couple weeks later we were able to take Sasha home. It seemed like she had lost a lot of weight. We were so thankful to have her back. She eventually gained her weight back again. And we were able to find homes for her puppies.
About a year later I my mom and I moved from a duplex to an apartment. From there Sasha seemed to get stressed out at times and bark loudly, especially in the car. Sasha one time ran into a nearby neighbor’s yard that had a dangerous dog and Sasha nearly got attacked. Sasha began to bond with our other neighbor’s pit bull Rosy.
Unfortunately Rosy would often bully Sasha and often Rosy would come outside, throw Sasha to the ground, and then run back inside. My mom and I felt so bad for Sasha. Rosy was the only dog in the neighborhood that Sasha could play with and she bullied her.
When my mom lived there she would often take Sasha for a walk around a lake with her friend. One day a true tragedy occurred while my mom was taking Sasha for a walk around the lake. Suddenly a big rottweiler appeared out of no where with a very small person walking it. “Sasha’s not very good with other dogs!” my mom explained.
But the lady didn’t listen and suddenly she let the rottweiler go and it immediately started attacking Sasha. My mom’s friend threw the rottweiler off and picked Sasha up. Sasha was bleeding everywhere around her stomach. My mom and her friend immediately took Sasha to the vet and she continued to bleed. Sasha was given stitches and for the next couple weeks was very sad and weak. From that time Sasha became quite a bit different around other dogs. She became stressed out whenever she saw another dog.
A couple years later my mom and I moved again. Sasha at first was stressed out at the new house but she eventually adapted to it. My mom met a new friend that had a pit bull. Sasha and the pit bull, Feisty, became good friends and Feisty never tried to attack Sasha at all.
But, Feisty had a problem. Sometimes she would see a small dog and randomly attack small tiny dogs. A couple of times Sasha saw Feisty attack smaller dogs and Sasha began to think that that’s what bigger dogs are supposed to do. Sasha and Feisty stayed close friends.
A couple years later my mom and I moved into a smaller and fancier Condo. My mom decided that Sasha shouldn’t live there because of all of the other dogs and the smaller area. Therefore, Sasha moved into my dad’s house where I stayed half of the time.
That summer Sasha and I became very close. Every day I would taker her for a 30 minute walk that she absolutely loved. I fed Sasha, combed her, everything. She truly became my dog. Every night she slept in my bed and throughout the day she would continuously follow me around. It seemed like Sasha was at her all-time high.
One day my mom came over to my dad’s house to visit Sasha. My mom and I took Sasha to Eisenhower for her to run around without her leash. Sasha was having the time of her life. Sprinting back and forth, back and forth. Suddenly a small dog with an owner appeared out of no where and I instantly tried to grab Sasha. But she got away and went sprinting towards the small dog. Sasha immediately chases after the dog growling and barking. I was shocked! Sasha was trying to attack the dog. I soon caught Sasha. It was then that I realized Sasha had become a dangerous dog.
For the next few months Sasha was back to her normal self. As sweet as can be. Then my relatives came to visit. I was at school when they arrived but I heard what happened. While my relatives were trying to bring in all of their baggage one of them left the door wide-open (unfortunately a very dumb mistake). Sasha waited next to the door but suddenly saw my neighbor’s small dog across the street. Sasha sprinted to the dog and immediately she started attacking her and shaking her around. It was nasty.
My neighbor’s took their dog to the vet and she ended up ok. But my dad decided Sasha could no longer live at his house, even though he also fell in love with her.
At the moment Sasha is living with Feisty at my mom’s friend’s house. But unfortunately, it can only be temporary because he’s only allowed to have one dog at his house. I’m very depressed about not having Sasha, I’ve had her since I was 8 and I have become extremely attached to her. Some nights before I go to bed I just think about her and start to cry. It hurts so much not to have her. She is the sweetest dog I have ever met, she just snaps whenever she sees a smaller dog or any kind of dog.
I’m not sure what we can do. Most shelters won’t take her because she’s attacked other dogs. The only ones that will are ones that will most likely eventually put her to sleep. At my mom’s house we now have a small puppy so Sasha definitely can’t stay there.
Maybe if you could somehow change Sasha so that she’s not violent around dogs she could once again live with me. Or at least we can find a good home for her if she no longer attacks dog. Please, my family really needs you to help Sasha. If there’s anything you can do that would be fantastic.
Sincerely,
Anthony Mickelsen

We have a 13 month old black lab, she is our second, and has quite the more dominant personality than expected. She is very good and into her training for retrieving and very playful. She use to run in our back yard up and down the fence with our neighbors lab and the 2 shnouzers that visit frequently. Recently however, the shnouzers charged the fence at our Nelli and she charged back getting a hold of one resulting in 20 stitches and $200.00. Ever since this incident she continues the same reaction to these dogs and we now are afraid to have her loose because when she sees any little dogs it is like a light switch is flipped and she becomes ferociously aggressive and ready to attack. The other day at the fence she even went at their lab. She is fine with our other lab but we are very afraid to take her out or to the vet and are wondering if this can be changed and the switch turned off again.
Sincerely,
Stacy and John

Hi there,

I have a Westie that is a year and a half old and is still not fully housebroken. I have gone from using wee wee pads, to crating, to now getting a dog walker. I take her outside to potty about four times a day, and she still is having accidents. Lately, she has started pooping in her cage consistently. What to do?

Hello my name is Corey Jackson and I own two dogs. I have heard nothing but good things about Cesar but unfortunately we do not have cable and are unable to watch his show. 7 year old black lab and a 4 year old yellow lab. Both are good dogs when they are around me and others that they see often. Our problem is our yellow lab Cooper. He is your average friendly lab at home. He has shown some aggression since he was a pup but it has gotten much worse. We were recently at a fundraiser walk and there were alot of dogs there. Cooper tried to tear apart every dog that came within five feet of him. This was more than a little snap every once in a while. He was up in the air, spit flying and everyone looking at me. It was embarrassing. It seems as though he has a split personality. Does this have anything to do with our raising him? We have both grown up with dogs and neither one of us has ever had to think twice about our dogs around others. Our concern is growing as we are getting older and more of our friends are getting dogs not to mention there are babies on the way also. I hate to think about what we might have to do if this problem can't be solved. Please help us so we can be at peace.

Corey Jackson and Amy Rossman
Mound, MN

hello dog whisperer blog! i'm in a bit of a dog behavior emergency, and i realize that in all likelyhood this request will not be answered, but i had to take a chance.

as of this posting i have 9 days to get a boxer (the problem pooch) and a heinz mix (mostly staff terrier, probably basset as well) to be friends. the heinz was rescued from a local shelter and is submissive, polite, playful and sweet. he's even allowed my younger sister's chihuahua to be alpha to him- but the boxer is another story.

at first the boxer (bowser) wags his tail and seems playful with stitch. then he lunges (he is kept on a leash for this) with no provocation and tries to attack the mix (stitch). stitch has tried to play with bowser several times and bowser either tensely ignores him and attacks later, or bugs out his eyes and stares fiercely.

the problem is that while bowser is simply a jerk, stitch is a rescue from being bait in a dog fight pit- so when bowser attacks and bites him, he bites back more franticly to get away. while bowser only succeeded in drawing his own blood by biting his tongue, stitch left a nick on bowser's paw.

both are great dogs, but unless at the end of 9 days the two can get along, stitch gets returned to a shelter and will probably eventually die there. i strongly believe the boxer feels threatened by a new dog in the family (although he didn't do this to my sibling's dog, nor to our uncle's dog) and is being a real drama queen about it.

as i said, i realize that this will almost certainly be overlooked due to the time constraints...but i had to try. stitch is just too sweet a dog not to give the chance.

as of this posting it is 05/23/07, shortly after midnight.

Here is my problem. I have two pugs age 3yrs. and two bulldogs age 9 months. All four are female and spayed. My biggest problem lays with one of my bulldogs named Sydnee. She is very aggressive with Hannah my other bulldog. She constantly starts fights with her but totally leaves my pugs alone. I have been bruised, scratched and accidentally bitten (twice). Sydnee has never been aggressive or hurt anyone on purpose. I am concerned though that someday she may accidentally hurt someone else and I just can't have that. I love her very much but have tried several techniques to resolve this such as a load noise, putting a blanket over her, putting my hand on her neck and flipping her on her side (that one is tough but I do it)until she submits to me (which she does quickly)the second I notice she is about to attack Hannah. Hannah is a very lay back dog and Sydnee often attacks her when she has a chew toy or sitting on my lap. Please HELP me. I don't want to give Sydnee up. I know if someone can advise me and give me and Sydnee good direction we will all be happy especially Hannah.

Dear Mr. Dog Whisperer,
I’ve had Sasha since I’ve been in 2nd grade. I’m now in 8th grade and am in jeopardy of losing her. Sasha is a black lab and is now approximately 7 years old. The problem is that she randomly wants to attack certain small dogs and has now attacked my neighbor’s dog.
All of my life I had begged and begged and begged for a dog, but my parents have always been forced to say no because I am very allergic to dogs. But one day something amazing happened. My mom was a teacher at Eisenhower Middle School and one day the staff at her school spotted a young black lab running around the campus. They then caught the dog and brought her into the office. The dog immediately bonded with my mom. From there my mom offered to bring her home until the owners of the dog are found.
After school I walked home and got ready for my mom to pick me up from my dad’s house (my parents are divorced). At the time one of my neighbors had a black lab. My mom knocked on the door and I immediately answered it. I was shocked to see my mom with a black lab. I said “Mom, why do you have the neighbor’s dog?”
“This isn’t the neighbor’s dog, honey. This is a stray dog I found at Eisenhower,” she responded.
My mom let the dog loose and it came up to me and gave me a big lick on the face. From there I fell in love with the dog. My mom and I took the dog home and fed it and walked it. So far I had no allergic reaction to the dog. Then I decided to name the dog, I decided to name her Sasha. That night I fell asleep next to Sasha. I woke up to snow and Sasha and I played in it. I had found out that I was strangely not allergic to Sasha. This was the first dog I wasn’t allergic to.
Next, my mom and I decided to try and keep her. But, in order to do it legally we had to post Missing Dog in the newspaper. If after a week no one claimer her she would be legally ours. After a week no one claimed her so we decided to keep her. She was the sweetest dog we had ever seen. She never barked and was perfectly behaved. (except for jumping on us to greet us, which she eventually stopped) Also, she would sometimes try to run out the door to play and would run away but she always came back. Sasha had a lot of dog friends that she played with at the nearby school.
A few weeks later Sasha began to randomly bleed. We then immediately took her to the vet and the vet said that Sasha was pregnant. Since she was probably only about a year old she could possibly get very sick. A few weeks later the puppies began coming out of Sasha. Seven puppies were born, but half of them died because Sasha was so young.
Sasha became very sick and threw up a lot. Of course, we took her to the vet and she thought Sasha should stay with the vet for a while. Later, the vet told her Sasha needed very expensive surgery that would cost around $2,200. My mom does not get paid very much as a teacher and has to have multiple jobs; there was no way she could pay this. Luckily, my mom’s friend saw how much I loved this dog and that I couldn’t be without it. He decided to pay the $2,200.
We visited Sasha often at the vet and she was always locked in a kennel with a lot of other dogs that were constantly barking. Sasha just looked at us and cried. We felt so bad for her.
A couple weeks later we were able to take Sasha home. It seemed like she had lost a lot of weight. We were so thankful to have her back. She eventually gained her weight back again. And we were able to find homes for her puppies.
About a year later I my mom and I moved from a duplex to an apartment. From there Sasha seemed to get stressed out at times and bark loudly, especially in the car. Sasha one time ran into a nearby neighbor’s yard that had a dangerous dog and Sasha nearly got attacked. Sasha began to bond with our other neighbor’s pit bull Rosy.
Unfortunately Rosy would often bully Sasha and often Rosy would come outside, throw Sasha to the ground, and then run back inside. My mom and I felt so bad for Sasha. Rosy was the only dog in the neighborhood that Sasha could play with and she bullied her.
When my mom lived there she would often take Sasha for a walk around a lake with her friend. One day a true tragedy occurred while my mom was taking Sasha for a walk around the lake. Suddenly a big rottweiler appeared out of no where with a very small person walking it. “Sasha’s not very good with other dogs!” my mom explained.
But the lady didn’t listen and suddenly she let the rottweiler go and it immediately started attacking Sasha. My mom’s friend threw the rottweiler off and picked Sasha up. Sasha was bleeding everywhere around her stomach. My mom and her friend immediately took Sasha to the vet and she continued to bleed. Sasha was given stitches and for the next couple weeks was very sad and weak. From that time Sasha became quite a bit different around other dogs. She became stressed out whenever she saw another dog.
A couple years later my mom and I moved again. Sasha at first was stressed out at the new house but she eventually adapted to it. My mom met a new friend that had a pit bull. Sasha and the pit bull, Feisty, became good friends and Feisty never tried to attack Sasha at all.
But, Feisty had a problem. Sometimes she would see a small dog and randomly attack small tiny dogs. A couple of times Sasha saw Feisty attack smaller dogs and Sasha began to think that that’s what bigger dogs are supposed to do. Sasha and Feisty stayed close friends.
A couple years later my mom and I moved into a smaller and fancier Condo. My mom decided that Sasha shouldn’t live there because of all of the other dogs and the smaller area. Therefore, Sasha moved into my dad’s house where I stayed half of the time.
That summer Sasha and I became very close. Every day I would taker her for a 30 minute walk that she absolutely loved. I fed Sasha, combed her, everything. She truly became my dog. Every night she slept in my bed and throughout the day she would continuously follow me around. It seemed like Sasha was at her all-time high.
One day my mom came over to my dad’s house to visit Sasha. My mom and I took Sasha to Eisenhower for her to run around without her leash. Sasha was having the time of her life. Sprinting back and forth, back and forth. Suddenly a small dog with an owner appeared out of no where and I instantly tried to grab Sasha. But she got away and went sprinting towards the small dog. Sasha immediately chases after the dog growling and barking. I was shocked! Sasha was trying to attack the dog. I soon caught Sasha. It was then that I realized Sasha had become a dangerous dog.
For the next few months Sasha was back to her normal self. As sweet as can be. Then my relatives came to visit. I was at school when they arrived but I heard what happened. While my relatives were trying to bring in all of their baggage one of them left the door wide-open (unfortunately a very dumb mistake). Sasha waited next to the door but suddenly saw my neighbor’s small dog across the street. Sasha sprinted to the dog and immediately she started attacking her and shaking her around. It was nasty.
My neighbor’s took their dog to the vet and she ended up ok. But my dad decided Sasha could no longer live at his house, even though he also fell in love with her.
At the moment Sasha is living with Feisty at my mom’s friend’s house. But unfortunately, it can only be temporary because he’s only allowed to have one dog at his house. I’m very depressed about not having Sasha, I’ve had her since I was 8 and I have become extremely attached to her. Some nights before I go to bed I just think about her and start to cry. It hurts so much not to have her. She is the sweetest dog I have ever met, she just snaps whenever she sees a smaller dog or any kind of dog.
I’m not sure what we can do. Most shelters won’t take her because she’s attacked other dogs. The only ones that will are ones that will most likely eventually put her to sleep. At my mom’s house we now have a small puppy so Sasha definitely can’t stay there.
Maybe if you could somehow change Sasha so that she’s not violent around dogs she could once again live with me. Or at least we can find a good home for her if she no longer attacks dog. Please, my family really needs you to help Sasha. If there’s anything you can do that would be fantastic.
Sincerely,
Anthony

I am having a problem with seperation anxiety, when I leave my home. My dog shows signs of stress and fear that I am not coming back. What can I do to assure him that I will be back? This would be a great show! PLEASE HELP!

I have a 6 yr old lab/pit mix. 4 months ago he began having seizures when exposed to other dogs. The vet put him on phenobarbitol but it didn't eliminate the seizures. The vet is perplexed and says "he just gets too excited." I took him off the drugs. I have changed his diet to a gluten free diet, but I'm afraid it's behavioral, not diet. I know there has to be a way to eliminate this excitement but I cannot find the answer. He is a very social loving animal and it breaks my heart for him not to be able to go for walks for fear of another dog greeting him. I don't want to lose my dog in the street or have his personality altered because of seizures. What can I do?

My near 11 year old Chocolate Lab (male) was diagnosed with diabetes in February 2007. Now, in July 2007, he is almost 100% blind (diabetic cataracts in the pupils of his beautiful gold eyes). My vet says that in his familiar surroundings he will be just fine for the rest of his days. I wanted to know if there was something I could do to make his remaining time a little easier, less disconcerting!! I have one other dog (a female mix - age 10 yrs approx.) who can be a little "fractious" but is otherwise a sweet, loving little girl! My sweet boy, Grizzly (named for his size, not his attitude) thinks he is a lap dog, although the only thing he can put in your lap is his big, old head. Also, his littermate (brother) was just dianosed as diabetic the end of June. Any advice you could offer to ease my sweet boy through this time and make his remaining time a pleasant experience would be sincerely appreciated!

Thank you for your time,

Sincerely,

Kristi Awtrey

I have two german shephards 1 8month old female and 1 4 month old male. I can not have them together they always play fight or end up fighting. I want to be able to have them in the house so that they only go outside to go potty outside or play. I have to feed them seperately because the female will growl at the little one if he tries to eat. The female is very agressive and the male waits for her to eat. They are not spaded or neutored. They are not related, my kids dad wanted to breed I just want to have one dog, because two are to many because they can not behave together its too much work with taking them out seperately and feeding them seperately and having them in the house seperately what do I do?

Hello I need HELP!
I have two 8 month old yorkies a male and a female. Both adorable! But I am having major problems with the male not listening to my commands and one major problem is with him re leaving himself all over the house even though I take him out side to do his duty. My adorable little girl always listens and relieves her self out side. What can I do to stop him from doing so?

hi everyone

I need some help! I have an 18 month old great dane named Molly that is extremely dog aggressive. She has been in many fights and is considered a red zone case by the trainer. I have been training her since she was 4 m/o and can't break her of it. The trainer I have, who is great and is the whisperer of massachusetts, has met Cesar and uses his techniques but he seems to think that her aggression might be genetic. Could this be possible? Molly is very powerful and I have considered putting her down because all the other trainers didn't want to take her on until I found the one I have now. I have not been able to walk her and her excersize is limited to the yard. She is very sweet with people but when she sees another dog she goes beserk, even if the dog is far away. If it's genetic she may have to be put down and it would devastate me. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. If molly could go to the psycology center cesars dogs may help her. tnx for any help

greatfully,
Tanya

I am pregnant and I am having problems with my rescued Greyhound Lucy peeing in the nursery. She has done this 3 times now and never can we cathc her in the act. She has always been so well behaved and used the doggy door to go outside and I am not sure how to make her stop this nonsense! I give her, and my husband especially gives her TONS of attention so that shouldn't be the issue. We are starting to paint the nursery and it makes me so sad to see her pee in the room I am creating for my son. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!

I own a handsome yellow labradore retrieve that is now 17 months old. He has a fear of stairs and getting him into the car is always a challenge. Along with this, he has a continuous discharge from one eye. I have been told that Argentum Nitricum is a product that will cure both issues. My dog trainer, which cost me $1500, was not successful in training him to go up stairs and I am now desperate to get him "normal" since we like to travel and take him along. Appreciate your answer asap!

Hi all. I have a fox terrior, who is generally a friendly dog with people, but i have started to notice if there is food especially meat being carved for dinner and there are too many peole around he will start biting peoples ankles, is this because he feels threatened by lots of people around food that hes hoping to get (i never give him scraps from the table, it always goes in his food bowl and thats if he get any at all depending what food it is), hes good when i'm at home alone and i feed him his dinner as normal. We also went to a small gathering and i let him off the lead of which i dont usually do, he sat guarding a plastic bag in the rain that we later found out belonged to one to the girls we were in (it had food in) and when we tried to take him away from the bag he started to bite peoples ankles, could you please explain and what it is i should to, many thanks

P.S. MY BASENJI HAS CAME VERY CLOSE 2 TIMES NOW OF DIEING ONCE WAS BY BEING HIT BY A CAR , HE RAN OUT OF THE GATE ! THE 2) TIME WAS WHEN HE GOT A HOLE OF A (aa) BATTERY AND BIT A HOLE IN IT AND I HAD TO NURSE HIM BACK TO HEALTH!!! THINK GOD THE ACED DIDN'T GO TO HIS STOMACH!, BECAUSE IF IT DID HE WOULD OF NEEDED SURGORY AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THAT BECAUSE I LIVE ON A TIGHT BUGET WITH A HANDYCAP DAUGHTER!!

Please can you help me? I have a 1 yr. old Boxer neutered. He has been very good lately with any noise, etc. but the other night I don't know what happened he was lying down snoozing and all of a sudden he jumped up and came running in another part of our house (he was in family room). He seemed scared to death and continues to be afraid of something. He looks outside in the front yard and is afraid. Now even when airplane goes overhead he runs to hide which he never did before. CAn you tell me what could have happened. One more question?? how do you stop him from jumping on people when they come to visit. He has been in two puppy classes and for some reason the trainers never helped him in this situation. Some answer would greatly be appreciated. Thank you.

please help

my dane has become aggressive with small children. She has not bitten yet but I'm scared she might. I keep her away and will not let kids approach her. She was gentle with people but very aggressive with other dogs and now it's getting worse by being aggressive to small children. Older children she is fine with. I am continuously in training group with her and we can't break her aggressiveness. She is confined to the house or back yard because she is very strong and if I walk her she can get out of control if another dog is around. this is no life for any dog, but it has to be for her, so she doesn't hurt someone or another dog. Then I would have to put her down. She is so "unbalanced" that I don't think that even Cesar could help her to be balanced. All of her trainers have said that she is the toughest case they have seen and made them work hard for their money. They still have yet to calm her. I don't have a video camera and I couldn't put anyone in danger to film her habits. I wish there were other ways to get Cesars help. If anyone knows what I should do I would be greatful.
thanks

My siters dog is locked in a kennal for 13 hours minimum. is this good for the dog. he is starting to eat everything in sight. rugs earasors money. they dont let him eat when he wants. he gets to eat at 9am and 7pm if he does not eat then he gets no more food for the rest of the day. give me some tipes on how to fix all this. I cant make my sister change her ways because Im only 11. shes 20. HELP THAT POOR DOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hi i have a 3yr old male choc lab that is a therapy dog with the delta soc. And i have a big problem, mozart like to pull me with his leash when we're going to therapy,lso rush up to the residents that we're visiting and barks,and this scared the residents. I have pro.trained him and walk him 2-3 miles a day. I also have looked for local help,but nobody is free at the moment. I have stop going to therapy for this reason. this solution really dose not work he love's it to much,and misses it greatly.Please help me iam sorry i don't know how to work a camcorder otherwise i send you a tape. thank you for your time sincerly laura jaremko

I REALLY NEED SOME ADVICE!!

I have this new puppy her name is Fenway and she is about ten months old, she is having her first period and i dont know what to do, i did go out and buy her a mesh crate thing and she sleeps in that on my bed at night (where she usually sleeps) i never have to put her in a crate except for when i go to school but since she is on her period i have to put her in a crate, and i hate doing that cuz she doesnt like to be alone and she doesnt like to be locked up, when she is not in a crate she spends alot of time with me (mostly walking all around the house) since she is on her peroid she leaks every where and i have to clean up alot after her, but some times its hard to keep up with her and i dont let her onto the rugged areas because she has ruined my rugged floor already... my dad doesnt like her... and she has caused alot of damage to our beautifull house, i have corrected her on alot of her chewing issues and her potty issues and she is an awsome dog, but now that she is started her period my dad hates it and wants to get her fixed. my mother and i want to have her have atleast one litter of pups before we fix her... im not sure what to do but im very limited on my choices, i want something thats going to make every one happy.

plz help me in any advice that you can give!!?? thanks
P.S if this doesnt make any sence plz ask me any questions

I need advice. Has anyone experienced this? I adopted a 1-year-old half chow half golden retriever. I had no experience with dogs. My last one had been 40 years ago, and my father trained her.

Bennie is a male (altered), and he was abused in his last home. We have gotten past that. We have gotten past almost everything Bennie could think of to maintain alpha dog status. I just watch the Dog Wisperer or go online and get my counter behavior, and he responds. We have been together 7 years and are almost settled.

Problem: He has begun to stop. We will be walking along, and he will dig in his feet and refuse to move. He isn't pausing to smell the daisies. He isn't in pain. He is just pushing me around. I know that look by now. Eventually, I have to pull him - sometimes all the way home. I am 57 years old and 5 feet tall, and he weighs over 60 pounds.

Can anyone give me any kind of counter behavior for this one?

Hello Cesar, My husband and I were avid admirers of your series, until suddenly, John, my husband, died unexpectedly April l0, 2008. We have two other family members who love you very much too. My husband's dog, Columbo a basset and my Dachshund, Stinger. Both dogs are going through a grieving period. They neither one want to leave my side for fear I won't come back. They are extremely anxious when before they were carefree happy little tail waggers. I'm so worried about them but at least they are eating better now. I took them to the vet and he just shrugged as if there was no problem and they would be alright, not to worry. Cesar, how long do dogs grieve and will it leave a permanent imprint on their characters? I love them so much and really feel sorry for them because they can't express their emotions like humans. Or, can they? Any advice will be greatly appreciated. I want my babies happy and healthy again. They were both well adjusted but now they are in need of doggy psychology. I take them for long walks everyday and it seems to defocus them from their grief. They are getting better adjusted now. We had to move from NM to Washington State two days after John's death. I thank God for your love and expertise of our best friends. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Respectfully, Susan Lawson