“Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks?” I have two Sharpei's, one male and one female, and we moved in with my new family, husband and three children which was not just an adjustment for the humans, but a big adjustment for the dogs..... For two years my male dog has threatened my husband by growling and barking at him out of the blue. One day they would be friends, and the next he would go into attack mode at him, which was very scary. Unfortunately my dogs witnessed and suffered themselves from an abusive relationship, so I always assumed that the reaction from the dog was simply a flashback to a moment when the dog felt threatened and he reacted. The problem was that my husband has never threatened my dog, nor has he treated him badly. After my husband could not enter the house one night because my dog would not allow him too, the options were not looking good - find him another home or have him put down! This is when I made the call to Spot On Dog Training and Neil came to the rescue! Neil started at the beginning! He explained the structure of our household and that part of the problem was my lack of assertion and my dog's confusion about his purpose in our new family. After three sessions with Neil I have regained control of walking both dogs in a way that I am not either dragged through the walk, or have to stop 20 times in the hour to smell everything along the way. Our feeding time is not a frenzy time and that they actually listen to my commands now. The most important outcome though is that my dog now knows where his position is in our family - no more attacks - and the surprising outcome is that the dog is a much happier dog. I could not be more grateful to Neil for helping us. My dogs have been with me for five years now, and it the options before discovering Spot On Dog Training were unconscionable. I have been recommending the Spot On  training services to all of my friends. I never thought we would be able to achieve the outcomes that we have. Thank you. Theresa and Nigel R. Salisbury.