Freeport Animal Shelters Missy Video

I would like to introduce you to Missy,  a young female American Bulldog that had a little to many aggression issues that made it impossible for the Freeport Animal Shelter, down on Long Island to safely adopt out.
So after contacting us about a month or so ago they drove Missy up from Long Island yesterday.
I [...]

Dogs Jumping Up, Dominance or Greeting ?

I think I mentioned somewhere before that a dog that jumps up on you, your family or friends is not trying to show dominance in any way, shape or form over humans. This is one of those myths that who knows how it got started, but unfortunately it did.
Because of this ill advised and inaccurate [...]

Cesar Millan The Dog Whisperer, Proof that this Guy’s a Putz

You just can’t make this stuff up.

Below is the time line of the dog whisperer, discussing everything that he was doing, and everything the dog was doing.
Listen in Cesar’s own voice as he proves just how little he knows about animal behavior and how to communicate with dogs.
link to video ( when you reach the [...]

The Alpha Dogs Rules

Alpha rules in the animal world are real simple, the animal with the most attitude usually gets his or her way. The alpha is not always the biggest or strongest animal. Regardless of the species, this rule applies across the board.
Everybody has seen this rule in action, and I’m not talking about something you have [...]

The Socializing of Bella Bear

These dog photos, will show our normal routine for socializing new dogs here at the spirit dog sanctuary. Little Bella Bear the brindle terrier mix was pretty comfortable meeting some of our other dogs.  Even for the dogs that were described to us as having dog aggression problems, our introduction process is the same.
It’s ( [...]

How to stop Extreme Food Aggression or Resource Guarding Dogs

OK, a lot of people just can’t deal with this stuff. So the easiest fix for food aggressive dogs is hire a dog trainer (not a behaviorist) that’s experienced in poison proofing.
Poison proofing a dog, simply teaches a dog that they are only allowed to eat in one specific area or only out of their [...]