When a three-month-old Great Dane puppy started knocking over toddlers and terrorizing a blind senior dachshund in an Indiana household, the Messman family turned to Nathan Lowe for help. “People sometimes are hesitant to correct a little puppy,” Lowe said. “Well, a three-month-old Dane is a big puppy. And it was a very pushy puppy.” Lowe said the most common mistake new puppy owners make is believing that love alone is enough to shape a dog’s behavior.

Pet Pals TV host Patty Spitler and WISH TV news anchor Pam Elliot were joined by The American Dog Whisperer, Nathan Lowe, to talk about training your dog and mistakes pet owners may be making in the process.