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[Joaquin]

I'm in the Dearborn area of Michigan so any recommendations for trainer would be welcome.

Again, I appreciate all the responses but for some reason have a hard time getting into this site. Try many times without success.

Hi there, what kind of trouble are you having exactly? Trouble with the site showing up or logging in? Also, with the other behaviors you mention like the digging, I think obedience class is a must. Unfortunately I can only strongly recommend our local trainer but we are up in Saginaw but classes are also available with her in Frankenmuth.

[Cheri]

As far as the digging, have you tried the dog poop method? Fill the hole back in, and put his own poop in it. You want it to be near the top, no more than an inch or two below the surface. If he tries to dig in the same spot, he gets a yucky surprise. Granted, this doesn't stop them from digging a new hole, but they often return to the same places, and it seems after finding enough poop in their favorite places, they give up on the whole yard. This has worked for me and for several other people I know.

[chris295]

Got the blood work results today. Everything is normal.

I am sorry you are having some problems, hopefully with the suggestion's given will bring some help.
If you haven't already done it, I would also suggest a health work-up to rule out any medical problems that may be causing some of the aggression, such as thyroid, liver problems, etc.
Please keep us posted.

[chris295]

Will have to try that. Hot pepper didn't work. He just dug next to the hole that had it.

As far as the digging, have you tried the dog poop method? Fill the hole back in, and put his own poop in it. You want it to be near the top, no more than an inch or two below the surface. If he tries to dig in the same spot, he gets a yucky surprise. Granted, this doesn't stop them from digging a new hole, but they often return to the same places, and it seems after finding enough poop in their favorite places, they give up on the whole yard. This has worked for me and for several other people I know.

[chris295]

I have this in my favorites and when I try getting in through there, everything freezes up. If I do a search, it's no problem getting in. Talked to my daughter today. She felt the trainer she had for her dogs was pretty good. So I think I'll go talk to him, let him know what's going on and get Shadow and me enrolled.

Hi there, what kind of trouble are you having exactly? Trouble with the site showing up or logging in? Also, with the other behaviors you mention like the digging, I think obedience class is a must. Unfortunately I can only strongly recommend our local trainer but we are up in Saginaw but classes are also available with her in Frankenmuth.

[Joaquin]

I have this in my favorites and when I try getting in through there, everything freezes up. If I do a search, it's no problem getting in. Talked to my daughter today. She felt the trainer she had for her dogs was pretty good. So I think I'll go talk to him, let him know what's going on and get Shadow and me enrolled.

Well my first thought would be to delete the link in your favorites, do a search and get to the site the way you are able, then recreate the link in your favorites. It's possible your link was to a page that was referencing expired cookies or something. Give that a try and let us know.

Good to hear about the trainer, I think it's a good idea for anyone but especially to build a good foundation relationship with a social climbing alpha wannabe.

[Diana]

Got the blood work results today. Everything is normal.

Glad to hear the bloodwork is all normal, that is always a relief, thanks for the update.