Sadie

Question
I have a labradooble spayed female puppy that is around 7mo old and is the most hyper dog you will ever meet. She is intelligent but thinks she can push others aside and that doesn't work because we have a minitaure poodle also who Sadie justs tramples over. We have tried to get her to stop trampling over the dog and chasing the cat but nothing seems to work. She goes for walks irregularly (long walks)and gets lots of attention.
What can I do to break her of this?

Answer
The key to most behavior problems is approaching things using the dog's natural instincts.  Dogs see all the people and dogs in the household as a pack with each having their own rank in the pack and a top dog.  Life is much easier if the 2 legged pack members outrank the 4 legged ones.  You can learn to play the role of top dog by reading some books or going to a good obedience class. A good obedience class or book is about you being top dog, not about rewarding standard commands with a treat. Start at http://www.dogsbestfriend.com/  For more on being top dog, see http://www.dogbreedinfo.com./topdogrules.htm