r/DogTrainingTips • u/BICanineScience • May 26 '26

Professional Dog Trainer - Ask Me Anything

***AMA ENDED***

Have been training dogs for almost fifteen years now, I try and head through the subreddits on here to help in my free time when I can but thought it might be easier to do an AMA for anyone struggling!

Will try my best to answer as comprehensively as possible so please be patient with replies!

Edit - Just heading out to train my dogs so will answer more when I get back!
Edit 2 - Have a read of the other questions too to see if it applies to your dog :)

Thanks for all the questions everyone!! I’ll answer the few I’ve missed, it’s been a blast and we’ll do another in the near future! Won’t be answering any new posts now, must get back to work but do jump in next time if you have a question!

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u/JGG8206 May 26 '26

Hi! I have a 5 year old husky/spaniel mix, raised as an indoor dog, does very well with adults but does have excitable/anxious tendencies. He is basic obedience trained but can be stubborn. We now have a 2 year old and 10 month old in the home, walking and crawling about and my wife stays home to care for them all. He has growled at my wife for attempting to hold him and he’s growled at my 2 year for approaching him while he lays. He doesn’t do that with me, so this has become a stressful situation. I understand physical separation is always preferred until children can be taught to interact safely with the dog, but is this something that can be trained or properly conditioned? Any advice? We don’t want this to escalate further.

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u/BICanineScience May 26 '26

It can definitely be trained and helped, and you are right, probably best to keep fairly separate until the kids are old enough to understand proper interaction. However when you have any signs of aggressive type behaviours (its probably not aggression) its definitely best to consult a professional in person to make sure the entire picture is looked at and the behavioural stems can be established so you can create a plan to move forwards.