Dorothy Christiansen, National Sheltie Rescue coördinator, sent the Sheltie Rescue list a wonderful article about making sure that the right individual(s) is/are in charge in a house shared by humans and dogs. The immediate topic of the article is ensuring that your dog(s) are more relaxed, knowing that you are firmly in charge of the pack, and that he or she doesn’t need to worry either about the pack not having a leader or about having to fill that role himself/herself.

You can find the article at “Nothing in Life is Free“. After you’ve read the article, click on the “Home” link; on the home page, you’ll find links to several very useful articles that can help with a variety of behavioral issues with dogs. (Yes, surprising though it may be, even Shelties sometimes have behavioral problems !)