Alex & Claire, could you send me a contact number privately to info@gsdrescue.org.nz and I will forward it onto my Hasting's rep, with your permission, who could be johnny on the spot for you.

Hi everyone, we had an interesting day yesterday with our big furbaby. My mum came round to drool over her latest grandson and Mac nutted off. Mum came outside with me and sat at the table ,I praised mac like mad when he didn't growl or bark at her, in the end he sat next to me at the table and went to sleep.What can I do to make him not so possessive of us when people call in for a coffee e.t.c??????
Claire:)

Alex & Claire. A lady called Gail will be contacting you to come and observe the situation to give her insight - I have filled her in on the background and given her your number. Sometimes an outside eye picks up on little triggers.

Thanks Denise,Mac is such a lovely dog ,we would really like for this to get sorted. I took him for a walk this morning with my 3month old son in the front pack without any drama.He doesn't get bothered by other dogs or people when we are out walking.It just seems to be when we are at home.:)

Hi Denise, Gail is coming around tomorrow to meet Mac and to see how things are when people call in. Thanks for putting her onto us and our situation.Have a greta night.:)

Hi Alex & Claire. How are things going with Mac - how about an update.

Hi Denise,our new boy is doing wonderfully well.We had to attend a function in Rotorua on the weekend and Mac couldn't come with us as we could not fit all the kids ,gear and our big boy. We put him into the Cloverdale kennels and he loved it. The guy that owns it was fantastic ,he picked him up and dropped him off. Mac was so excited to be back home with us.He has helped us to heal over the loss of Kohl and has really completed us a family.As for him being protective he is soooo much better,gail gave me some awesome tips in dealing with him and it's working ,he is great now with visitors calling in,he stays on his mat and goes to sleep.Mac knows that i can protect myself and he doesn't need to stress out about us or me.Thank you for all your advice and encouragement.

Excellent news Alex & Claire. From what Gail told me Mac just needed to know where he fitted in the family rank as far as YOU were concerned and not as far as HE was concerned. Taking the decision making away from him is obviously make him a lot happier so he can now relax and chill out. He has previously been the only one to protect his kennel and run but now he doesn't have to do that anymore. I look forward to continued updates on good progress.