Hi Kristen, we do feel lucky to have an off leash beach available and there are only two off leash beaches in Southern CA but both are about 30 to 37 miles away but gas is cheaper now so we are living it up at the dog beach! : )

I will be honest, it took a lot of time for our dogs to learn to behave or rather it took a lot of time for us to learn how to work with their very different personalities. Our tri color is the alpha so we had to really work at her to make her a nicer dog. She is still a work in progress but a lot better. Our red and white is very easy going; however, he is extremely noise sensitive (airplane noise is the worst for him) and we needed professional help in order to help him. We worked with a dog trainer when they were 10 weeks old and stopped when they turned 5 months and from time to time, we will call her back to help us when needed. Have you ever watched “It’s Me or My Dog” on Animal Planet? The dog trainer, Victoria Stillwell is great and I watch the show so I can learn more from her.

Good luck with the aggressive behavior and Victoria Stillwell has covered that issue a lot on her shows.

Welcome! Glad you can join us!

Thank you so much Kristen,,thats so sweet :o)