Preventing Overly-Territorial Behavior
Have you ever noticed how hindsight brings such a clear vision of things you wish you had realized earlier? Dogs behaving in ways that are overly-territorial is one of the most common times we see hindsight at work. This problem, while easily prevented before it starts, can be difficult to alleviate once underway. One of the things that makes this so difficult is that very often, pet owners who adore their pet find it difficult to imagine that their sweet puppy could ever turn out to be aggressive in any way. If they see small signs of such behavior developing, they don’t worry because they figure that it will never turn out to become a real problem. Other times, people think they want their dog to be aggressive and protect the home, but later realize that biting their children’s friends or other invited visitors was not what they had in mind. For years, I’ve been telling people not to encourage or accept any aggressive behavior from their pet at all. Most of the time, peop
