My dog Luci is a big sweet heart she is a white lab, chow, pitbull mix and she is VERY strong. When she gets around people that she hasn't met before, she goes into a rage. She even scared me once by charging my very young cousin. Being unaware of her rage against people that she doesnt know, i wasnt sending her bad vibes, i seriously thought that she would be happy to meet new people but she wont stand for it. she is usually on good behavior with my other dog Bear, who is a black lab, colley mix and is almost 10 years old, she only knocks him down every once in a while when she gets excited. Bear is fully trained and a big baby, Luci has not been professionally trained and can be a bit of a hassle. I still want to have her guard our house but im scared that she may do something to someone that would force us to put her down. Do you have any suggestions at all on how to train my little luci-fer?

Cesar,
I have watched your show for several seasons and have picked up on a some things that I can use to have a better relationship with my bassett hound. His name is Dude and he recently turned three years old. Since his birthday he has become for lack of a better word "snappy". My veterinarian recommends that I have him neutered. I know that its partly my fault because I live in an apartment and Dude does not get the exercise he really should. Other than these, do you have any other suggestions?

In response to Mary with the 1 1/2 yr old shih tzu, I would say your problem is that you have a "potty" area in the house, Only allow your dog to go to the potty while outside and this behavior will stop. Unless you leave the dog alone for many hours with nobody to take her outside, which you should not do, there is no reason to have an inside potty for her.

My family adopted a two year old female Chow name Topaz from a family who's son went off to college and the mother could not take care of her. We noticed that Topaz would hang around the kitchen we it is our dinner time. She would sometimes climb up on us while we are at the table. We then noticed she would get food off of the stove. She once ate chicken that was on a plate at the back of the stove. At night she would go down stairs and look for food. We have her food in the garage. She does not always go when we fill her bowl. We were thinking about moving her food a the foyer by the kitchen.

hi
i have a 3yr old choc. lab.that is a therapy dog through dela soc. My promblem is that mozart like to
rushes up to people and like to pull at the leash. This is the only time he will do this, and he has been pro. trained, and i walk him along with my other dog 2miles a day. Any suggustions
will be welcomed