Tyler Muto is a genius when it comes to developing a solid family dog. A large portion of developing a solid member of your household is teaching the dog to walk politely on the leash. This information is covered in Tyler's Loose Leash Walking DVD and online course, as well as his online course, Obedience and Behavior Foundations-Part 2.

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We have a 4 month old puppy that displays uncontrollable aggression to other dogs. We socialize him at pet stores, horse shows and with kids at every opportunity. I'm concerned because he's going to outweigh me when he's mature and he has already lunged at my friends dog and his teeth nicked me in the thigh when I got in the way.

You can read this to get our definition of socializing. You may see that what you believe is socialization may actually be causing more problems in the long run. We want our puppies to be comfortable but indifferent to people, places, animals...this is all done through keeping the puppy engaged and focused on us and protecting them from potentially scary situations or experiences.

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