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Otis is about 10 months old now. At first, it was a challenge to get him to walk on his leash for even a block, but now he loves his walks. We regularly go on 2-3 mile walks since it's nice and cool this time of the year. The only problem is he is constantly pulling really, really hard. We...

Thanks for the suggestions. Now that it is finally warming up, i think the dog park is a good idea. He probably hasn't been around as many dogs as he should of this winter. Is Porkie's agression really random? With Otis, it is literally only toward other dogs in the hallway. We could see...

Thanks! That's a good idea, he was around lots of dogs last fall (on walks, dog park, training, etc.), but since winter in Minnesota hit we've been cooped up inside most of the time. I think there are some indoor play groups that we could try out or maybe the dog park when it's not freezing.

We're planning to get one soon, just seeing if anyone had suggestions until our first session. He's not aggressive at all if another dog is outside, just when he happens to see them in the hallway. Once with a neighbor's dog I brought him inside for a minute, then took him back out and he was...

Hi! I've been reading this forum for several months now, but this is my first post. Otis is about 8 months old now, he's potty trained, knows all the basics and we love him tons. We live in a condo and recently he has started aggressively barking and lunging at other dogs if we see them in...