In January we adopted an older dog from a pet rescue out of state, we quickly found he had many behavior issues from abuse. Although small, he is extremely aggressive and frantic with a “fight or flight” survival instinct. He possessively guards and attacks us. Due to his severe biting, he is not a candidate for re-adoption, if surrendered or returned to a shelter or rescue, he would be euthanized. Even with all of his issues, we wanted to keep him, we love him and feel he can be saved.We immediately researched local dog training companies, we found out quickly that dog training is an unregulated field and there are trainers out there who lack even a basic understanding... read full review
April 2023
In January we adopted an older dog from a pet rescue out of state, we quickly found he had many behavior issues from abuse. Although small, he is extremely aggressive and frantic with a “fight or flight” survival instinct. He possessively guards and attacks us. Due to his severe biting, he is not a candidate for re-adoption, if surrendered or returned to a shelter or rescue, he would be euthanized. Even with all of his issues, we wanted to keep him, we love him and feel he can be saved.
We immediately researched local dog training companies, we found out quickly that dog training is an unregulated field and there are trainers out there who lack even a basic understanding... read full review
April 2023
In January we adopted an older dog from a pet rescue out of state, we quickly found he had many behavior issues from abuse. Although small, he is extremely aggressive and frantic with a "fight or flight" survival instinct. He possessively guards and attacks us. Due to his severe biting, he is not a candidate for re-adoption, if surrendered or returned to a shelter or rescue, he would be euthanized. Even with all of his issues, we wanted to keep him, we love him and feel he can be saved. We immediately researched local dog training companies, we found out quickly that dog training is an unregulated field and there are trainers out there who lack even a basic... read full review
In January we adopted an older dog from a pet rescue out of state, we quickly found he had many behavior issues from abuse. Although small, he is extremely aggressive and frantic with a “fight or flight” survival instinct. He possessively guards and attacks us. Due to his severe biting, he is not a candidate for re-adoption, if surrendered or returned to a shelter or rescue, he would be euthanized. Even with all of his issues, we wanted to keep him, we love him and feel he can be saved.We immediately researched local dog training companies, we found out quickly that dog training is an unregulated field and there are trainers out there who lack even a basic understanding... read full review
In January we adopted an older dog from a pet rescue out of state, we quickly found he had many behavior issues from abuse. Although small, he is extremely aggressive and frantic with a “fight or flight” survival instinct. He possessively guards and attacks us. Due to his severe biting, he is not a candidate for re-adoption, if surrendered or returned to a shelter or rescue, he would be euthanized. Even with all of his issues, we wanted to keep him, we love him and feel he can be saved. We immediately researched local dog training companies, we found out quickly that dog training is an unregulated field and there are trainers out there who lack even a basic understanding... read full review
In January we adopted an older dog from a pet rescue out of state, we quickly found he had many behavior issues from abuse. Although small, he is extremely aggressive and frantic with a "fight or flight" survival instinct. He possessively guards and attacks us. Due to his severe biting, he is not a candidate for re-adoption, if surrendered or returned to a shelter or rescue, he would be euthanized. Even with all of his issues, we wanted to keep him, we love him and feel he can be saved. We immediately researched local dog training companies, we found out quickly that dog training is an unregulated field and there are trainers out there who lack even a basic... read full review