[Donna]

I have the same issue and have watched the video below many times. I feel like a training video specifically focusing on how to correct a dog who is inappropriately protective would be extremely helpful. I have a 3-year old high-drive male mal who is neutral on-leash when walking past people and dogs and very easy to train. He receives loads of exercise and I am the one who is consistent with him and trains him. He adores all 5 of us in our family. However, if my teenage son arrives when I am in the room, the dog will run around, growling and try to nip him. He adores my son and will go to him for affection otherwise. I do not think the dog is protective around me because I am a weak handler, as described. I think it is the relationship between the two of them. How can I correct him (the dog) so that he behaves appropriately around other people without training the other people? (teenage boy we are talking about here!)