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07-14-2009, 08:21 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Barnesville, Ohio United States
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| Need help with AGGRESSION!!! So my lhaso-apso/shih-tzu Bunz has had a major aggression problem for about a year now. We had him to an aggression trainer and we thought we had a good start at tackling the problem but it seems like he responds better to my fiance and whenever I'm trying to show the dominant position he gets in his aggressive mode and growls, snaps at me, tries to bite and lunges at me. He has bit my nephew at least 2 to 3 times(never broke the skin but has showed his teeth and bit him), we can't even let him arouind him anymore. We live in a large apartment complex and we're close with pretty much all of our neighbors and even the children in this building cant go around him because he does same thing around them. Hes also bit my dad and mom but still never broke the skin. But whenever I try to be dominant to the dog, my fiance comes in the room and starts saying "what'd you do to make him mad??" and its like wow, whos the owner in this situation, me or the dog??? I cant stand the way he babys Bunz and tries to act like I did something for him to react like that towards me. Our aggression trainer showed us a way to do a gentle take down to show our dominance but whenever I do it, my fiance gets mad and says that he doesnt deserve to be overpowered like that and he did nothing wrong. I don't know what to do about his aggression anymore and I don't know what to do with my fiance's (for lack of a better word) ignorance? I love Bunz but I am getting to the point that I dont even like him and I'm starting to wonder how I will ever be able to have children of my own if he constantly snaps at kids.
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07-15-2009, 04:39 AM | #2 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Satellite Beach, FL
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| Honey, from what you are saying, your fiance is showing a passive/agressive behavior....but that is not the issue right now. YOU need to be in charge of that pup & need to teach him that YOU are the boss. My Sophie has show agression to my Keegan so she goes on her side until she settles down. We went from 4-5 times a day to one every few days, in about a week! Yeah. If you have DVD or TIVO tape Dog Whisperer...he makes sense. Also get his book Cesars Way, read ALL of the sections on aggression then you can work on the rest. The key is to divert attention BEFORE he attacks. When Keegan was young he showed aggression toward DH...so we crated him at night...I hated it BUT he found out that he was not the leader of Kevin & changed his attitude. Please don't give up on him. It takes a little time & a LOT of patience but you can do it!!!! |
07-15-2009, 05:53 AM | #3 |
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| Ceaser would say that your fiance is the cause of your dog's behavior. Ask your other half if he would like to see this dog PTS. If he bites someone and they sue it's goodbye. Plus you certainly don't want anyone bit especailly a child. You will never be able to be Alpha if your fiance does not cooperate. Very frustrating for you. If you truly love this dog than it's your fiance that needs training first. It's like having children and fighting over who get's to reprimand them when they do something wrong and being scolded by your other half for doing so. The child will side, of course, with the one who does not reprimand them. The two of you must work together, think together and support each other's decision in training this dog and keeping him safe. It's up to you to see that your fiance cooperates and if not I would say it's him or the dog. One has to go. IMO. Check out Ceaser Millan's CD. He talks about this on his show. Both partner's must work together as a team or it's a lost cause. I wish you good luck. |
07-15-2009, 07:31 AM | #4 |
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| No .... this kind of behavior will not do You have a dog that is a danger to you and your family The dog is protecting itself when you come at him trying to show dominance he is thinking you are threatening him so stop the dominance stuff as a family you need to get on the same page when he gets into that mode ... all attention stops you say NO! if he's on the couch OFF! if he has a ball it is taken away
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07-15-2009, 02:06 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Barnesville, Ohio United States
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| Thanks everyone for the advice. The trainer we took him to does the ceasar milan method and had us watch tapes of the problems we had and how he corrected them with other dogs. I'm starting to think he will always be aggressive forever. I just hope that our yorkie Lola doesnt pick up his bad attitude.
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