whether you’re working on slightly “annoying” behaviors, or dealing with a more extreme behavior such as fear or aggression, the basis is the same: the behaviors your dog is displaying are simply a physical manifestation of what they have going on inside their heads. if we can’t understand what our dogs are saying to us, what do they think we are saying to them with our actions? what if, in our inability to “speak” to them, they make the assumption that we are just agreeing with the behavior? that their behavior is acceptable. sometimes these behaviors start out small. in some cases, these behaviors can escalate until the owners are pulling out their hair, or worse, someone gets hurt. it should never need to come to that, but even if it does, it’s never too late and the dog is NEVER too old, to change the behaviors 100%. the first dog that i had experience in changing behavior in years ago, was a 16 yr old dog-aggressive female. one of my favorite rehabs was a VERY human-aggressive 14 yr old female. as soon as i started giving her the peace and safe feelings she needed, her behaviors started to change immediately. she was a great one to rehab. i had a fun time figuring out inventive ways to teach an old, blind and deaf dog to come, heel, sit, stay, etc., without the use of vocal or visual commands. she was then adopted out to a retired couple with another elderly dog, and lived there VERY happily until her time came to go to that big park in the sky 
no dog is too old, and no dog is too far gone as long as the human in the relationship is willing to put in what they’re expecting to get out: respect and love.
so, take a look around the site, and hopefully you’ll find some great tips, if not the solution you’ve been searching for. if you have any questions, feel free to email me. good luck!
jamie mueller
