[quote1324139757=acamper] [quote1324109580=Crnosrce1] Alan, Ofcourse DA can be trained up or trained down in a dog. Mel is a very knowledgable and skilled trainer who will be able to tackle those issues when they arise. It is an inherint trait, it is also due to nature/nuture. [/quote1324109580] Thanks Mike, I'll look out for the DA. At THIS point my boy Butch loves EVERYBODY but NOW I've resorted to keeping him from being friendly to MOST people and dogs due to the fact that I socialized him THOROUGHLY from abput 2 months and now I want him to try to detect friend versus foe. So at this point nurture has been taken care of, I don't know about nature. I do know he has NO fear of being in crowded places or around other dogs he'd rather PLAY than fight at THIS point so I'll keep my eyes open. [/quote1324139757] u know whats interesting when i think about it.... my youngest male (4 yrs)...he is basically dog friendly....i inever tried to socialize him with other dogs. in fact i kept him away from other dogs because i was happy him and my male got along i didnt want him learning any new behavior from other dogs which could in turn have him behave differently around my other male and possibly trigger fights so i was like if it aint broke dont fix it...well i think this may be why he is dog friendly as the only experience (until recently) he has had with other dogs were the ones he was raised with which were nice to him. and now when i have exposed him to other friendly dogs they get along great. so im guessing maybe never experiencing another dog be extremely aggressive or attack him may be why. he only knows wat he has experienced which is friendliness..i could take him to the dog park even but i dont