By the way, I've been trying to recondition Zeke to not attack the mail carrier every day, but he always beats me to the punch. I've tried lots of things, like leaving treats for the mail carrier to give him, distracting him ahead of time, etc. But the dog across the street starts barking whenever she hears the mail truck park up the street, so he's always cued in. I've pretty much given up and keep the doggie door closed from 9-12 a.m. About 30 minutes ago he was going ballistic on the couch, snarling like he was killing something, just cuz he saw her out the window.

I don't think I'll ever change his mind about the mail carrier, unless I can convince HER not to walk straight down the sidewalk from my mailbox to the next house (IOW, to go back to the street the way she came), because he thinks he's chasing her off. It's too ingrained in his brain, after 4 years of success!

So, I'm sympathetic to your plight.

Karen