• Hyper-reactivity (other dogs, people, stimuli)

• Previous Abuse/ Neglect

• Lack of / Under-development

• Aggression/ Overly Assertive/ Dominance

• Non-responsive to Commands

• Overt Territoriality

• Destructive/ Violent Separation Anxiety

• Aggressive Possessiveness

• F!ghting in the Ranks (Multiple Dog Homes)

• Human Attack/ Bite History

• Anti-social Behavior/ Withdrawn

• Confidence Building

• Tolerance Training

• Proper Leadership/ Structure in the home

• Fears and Phobias

• Separation Anxiety

• Abnormal Repetitive Behaviors

• Aggression

• Fear-related Aggression

• Possessive Aggression (Resource Guarding)

• Play Aggression

• Redirected Aggression:

• Irritable/Conflict/Impulse Control Aggression

• Aggression Toward Other Dogs

• Territorial/Protective Aggression

• Predatory Aggression

• Pain-induced and Medical Causes of Aggression

• Maternal Aggression

• Treatment of Fears, Phobias, Anxiety, and Aggression

• Hyperactivity

• Destructive Behaviors

• Eating Disorders

• Elimination Behavioral Problems

• Housesoiling

• Marking Behavior

• Excitement, Submission, and Conflict-related Elimination:

• Other Elimination Disorders

• Aging and Cognitive Dysfunction

• And more...

• Are You a good match with your dog? Not every dog is the right dog for every home. Take the American Kennel Club's short survey to find the right breed for You. 

• Is your dog spayed/ neutered?  Intact animals, especially between late puppyhood and mid-adult age, are interested in reproducing, not learning calm, confident obedience.

• Is your dog up-to-date on all appropriate vaccinations? Keeping dogs UTD on vacc is the #1 method of preventing transmittable canine diseases. 

• Is your dog in good health? Free from current injury or disease? Unlike humans, dogs consider poor health a weakness/ vulnerability. To compensate (self preservation), dogs will exhibit overtly territorial behavior. This behavior is typically mistaken for "aggression".

• Is your dog provided healthy food and clean water? Just like us humans, dogs are what they eat. Providing a controlled healthy diet and a constant source of clean water  is to align them with the fuel they need to be obedient, calm, care-free.

• Is your dog kept at a healthy weight and exercised regularly? Paired with a healthy diet, proper weight and exercise assures our dog vitality and long life and the confidence needed to be obedient social calm and well-rounded.

• (For the multiple-dog home) Is equality practiced in the home? Dogs, a naturally competitive species, can be wrongly set up to fail in a home that demonstrates favoritism or other dynamic that promotes a competitive environment. Put a dog in a position that it feels it needs to compete... it will. 

• Is your dog provided a stable, calm living environment? Dogs tend to mimic / react to their environment...especially calm and quiet. Dogs also thrive within routine. Providing both sets a dog up for success when we ask for calm and stable behavior from them.

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