Please be patient with Max. This is a dog to dog situation. Max sees the problem, but unfortunately being only human, you don’t understand.

For example, every day my humans take me for a walk. I’m out in the sunshine, smelling awesome stuff, being admired, generally loving life. Every day, however, we pass the house of my arch enemies- Big Dog/Little Dog Combo. One is a big, brindle bitch. The other is a small ball of fur who barks and barks the most offensive stuff. Sometimes they lie in wait and attempt to ambush me. Talk about downers. Anyway, they say mean and untrue things and when i try to defend myself the humans get angry at ME…..can you believe the injustice? I get told to stop and get my lead tugged. Not fair at all. I don’t blame my humans though. It’s not their fault that barking is way more complex than human-speak and they cannot understand it. Be kind to humans…it’s not their fault.

My dog Max (a kelpie) is always barking at the dog next door. They don’t seem to get on. Any idea why they don’t get on? Can I do anything to improve the situation?

Thankyou for the compliment.
I’m good looking and modest, both attractive qualities, wouldn’t you agree? My secret is walking, working, training. Good genes also help. In terms of my general awesomeness, well, it’s a mixture of self-belief, good grooming and animal magnetism….enough said .
Cheers, Brutus.