Most of the calls I get about fighting dogs fall into a handful of categories, with some overlap: 1) two female dogs are fighting, 2) a third dog recently joined the family, 3) a puppy has joined a family where they already had a senior dog, 4) the youngest dog has recently turned 2 (e.g. reached social maturity), 5) the senior dog is old enough to have less accurate vision, hearing, and perhaps has arthritis, 6) the dogs aren't really fighting, they are playing roughly but i

I sometimes refer current or even potential clients out to specialists in certain situations. Specialists might be trainers with specific certifications, skills, or facilities, or they might be the psychiatrists of the dog world, veterinary behaviorists. Veterinary Behaviorists There are many issues that might be best served with a visit to a veterinary behaviorist (VB). Note that some trainers erroneously refer to themselves as behaviorists; there are just a few high-level d