Professional and certified
Serving the entire tri-state area
and they will teach
and they will tell you;
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thing and the breath of every human
people wait too long to contact us. Every
week I see people whose dogs have in-
jured someone, often more than once. By
that time, solving the problem frequently
requires weeks of hard work and hundreds
of dollars in training fees. When families
cannot take on such an intensive program,
they face heartbreaking decisions. Few
people want to take in a dog with serious
problems. That makes euthanasia for
behavior problems the number one cause
of death amongst dogs under 3 years old.
escalate over months or years. Aggres-
sion, for example, starts with growling,
escalates to snapping, then to lunging, and
intervenes early on, we can usually solve
the problem quickly and easily. By the
time most dogs have bitten or remodeled
the house in a fi t of panic, however, we
might have a serious project on our hands.
ALWAYS be addressed immediately. Ask
your veterinarian for a referral to a profes-
sional with the education and experience
necessary to handle serious problems.
Standard obedience training can often ex-
acerbate these kinds of problems, so make
sure that you see a qualifi ed professional
like a Certifi ed Dog Behavior Consultant,
a Certifi ed Applied Animal Behaviorist, or
a board certifi ed Veterinary Behaviorist.