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Naughty dog in house

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Question

Alfie with a stolen to
Hi.. My dog Alfie is a 2 year old British Bulldog X Staff and such a handfull!
He cant seem to cope with more than one person being in his company, at this moment he spends most of his time locked in a different room becase he will constantly jump at people, bite people (playing) and steal things and chew them.. ( i have been through 2 phones so far). He is just constantly after attention and will only be calm if someone is scratching him. we did get him neutred thinking this would solve the problem and unfortunatley it has not made any difference to his behaviour. if he is just with me in the house he is great.. he will just do his own thing, but as soon as there is more than me in the house he goes mad. He is such a lovely Dog i just want him to be normal!

Answer
It just sounds like Alfie needs some real good exercise, the kind that leaves him panting and collapsed on the floor. A tired dog is less apt to offer bad behaviors. At that point you can start some basic obedience with him to get his mind focused. Select a trainer you feel comfortable with.

Cute picture, by the way.
Good luck,

Josh Abrams
Founder, Dogasaur.com