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Annie - Thank you so much for the input. I have been reading until my eyes are crossed and I have decided my dog also has a dominance issue. My husband allows him to jump up on him, go out the door before him and down the stairs. I am trying now to retrain both of them. How did you ever get your dog to stay on her sofa when you have visitors or the bell rings? I took Max to obedience training during his first year, but have not done a very good job of following up on all that we learned. Today when my son's friends were here, I put him on a short leash and made him sit. When one of them that he knows very well, tried to approach him and pet him, he started to growl. I am so worried that he has developed an aggression issue with age and lack of being reminded of his place in the pack. My fear is that we are past a point of no return.