Question: I work for the state police and I'm by the animal shelter fairly often. I recently rescued a young German Short-haired Pointer of about twelve months of age. He is a very nice dog, but he's hard to control. He's also taken to jumping over my fence that's around my yard and about a month ago, was hit by a car on one of his escapades. After several hundred dollars in vet bills, he's back to normal. I'm not sure if I can train him to be what I want. What do you suggest I do?

John C., Saginaw.

Answer: Set up an appointment and bring him to me for a two-week evaluation. At the end of he two weeks, he will either be well on his was to being a trained dog, or he'll be washed out an designated to ‘pet only' status.

Charlie Linblade

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