And How a Professional Trainer Fixes It. Resource guarding is a serious issue in dogs, but with the proper training and reinforcement, your canine companion can learn to be a team player. You reached down to take a chew away from your dog and he froze, stiffened, and growled. Maybe he snapped. Maybe you got lucky and pulled your hand back in time. Now you're walking on eggshells in your own house — avoiding his food bowl, not picking up dropped items near him, telling the kid

Your dog is fine with people. Fine with kids. Fine with the cat. The moment another dog enters the picture, whethere you are on a walk, at a pet store, in the vet waiting room, he transforms into something you don't recognize. Lunging, snarling, snapping. Maybe he's already made contact. You're past embarrassed. You're scared, and you're not sure if this is fixable or if you're managing a liability for the rest of his life. Dog aggression toward other dogs is one of the most

You let your dog off leash at the park and he takes off. You call his name. Nothing. You call again, louder. He glances back, makes direct eye contact, and keeps running. You're now jogging after a dog who has decided that whatever is over that hill is categorically more interesting than you. It's embarrassing, it's dangerous, and it has nothing to do with how much your dog loves you. Off-leash dog training is the most misunderstood skill in the average pet owner's toolkit. M