Rehabbing an Aggressive Australian Shepherd

Just about everything to a puppy is a toy. That is why either very careful watching or puppy proofing a yard and house is very important to keep a new puppy safe. Accidents can happen easily, so by minimizing either what our pups are exposed to either by confinement of some kind, or the puppy proofing their allowed area, can reduce the occurrence of such accidents. Most of us don't want our dogs to be poisoned. But, all sorts of household products can easily poison dogs. On the other hand, …

Christian came to us at seven and a half weeks old. A friend picked her out for me, and I had only seen two pictures of her before our introduction. My trainer, Shelley, had offered to travel with me to pick her up.When we arrived at the house where she was, we were greeted by our friends and three puppies. We sat on the grass in the fenced front yard and greeted everyone along with the puppies, watching the pups play and petting them when they would run over to greet us. They were beautifu …

Apparently I was mislead. I have been recently notified by Decker's previous owner that they never wanted to put him down. They knew that they did not have the skills needed to help him, so they desperately sought other resources. They wanted to do right by the dog, but were also very concerned about their liability of keeping him, due to his previous biting, but nonetheless, they were trying to be responsible. Fortunately they were able to place him with me, and I was able to rehabilitate h …

Decker has now been in his new home for a day. Its quite a bit quieter here now, but he is missed by all three of us girls. I have not heard from Heidi yet to see how he is doing. But I know how fast dogs can move on and accept their new living situations.Yesterday when I was explaining what he eats, and what behaviors he knows and the commands for them, he was out playing with Tam. Of course he had no clue what was going on. When it was time for Heidi to go home with him, we put him i …

Decker has found a new permanent home. Now that he is balanced, he is ready to move on. He has been a challenge, but a friend of mine will be taking him, and I will be able to monitor his progress and his life. I have invited my friend, Heide to come to the Wednesday dog group and it sounds like she will. I explained how the group along with all of the activities there has really helped my submissive Kate come out of her shell. I further explained that the reason I still come every week to …