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One day you wake up to your four month old puppy, always sociable and friendly, suddenly growling and barking at strangers on the street. Or maybe your young eight month old dog, categorically refusing to climb the stairs to your apartment and cowering in fear. It can happen just like that, out of the blue. Before resorting to drastic measures, like obedience training or do-it-yourself solutions, let’s consider that it might just be a developmental phase. It's important to fi

Many dogs need and prefer a reasonable amount of space around unfamiliar dogs. Some dogs need a lot of space with unfamiliar dogs. Planning and selecting a walk to match the needs of a Dog In Need Of Space (DINOS) is a great start to setting the walk up for success. Sometimes on the DINOS walk an unfamiliar off lead dog may appear. If the unfamiliar dog has good social skills he will be able to pick up on the DINOS body language and will naturally respect the dog's space.