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09-02-2014, 09:00 AM | #16 | |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Fayetteville, NC, USA
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My Zeus does bull kick as I said before, not just at potty time. I do not think he thinks he is dominate over me, however, with a male another male dog in the house right now I have had to really watch him. he often does his "Bull Kick" at the other make dog . both are neutered also just to add. In this case, I strongly believe it is a problem. Especially when the other male dog is about 5 times bigger then him at least......lol. I can not allow him to keep showing these acts of dominance over another dog int he hosue. It could very well start a nasty fight that could be very dangerous. So yes, I do and will continue to correct the behavior when I see him doing it in situations lie that. I gues my fear is, because I have seen it happen so many time before. That people get in the habbit of thinking of stuff like this as being cute, and then dont think about dangers it could present to their baby in the future when in the wrong situation. No, I dont think its wrong to let your dog spread his sent as all dogs do, an jsut "be a dog". But when it gets to the point of trying to show thier butts to another dog and the start of aggression, then its a problem. I think people should consider that an not let it happen too much, and then say"Oh well it was cute, but isnt now, after its too late to do anything about it because they got in the habbit of doing it. Last edited by R-Teddy; 09-02-2014 at 09:04 AM. | |
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09-02-2014, 10:14 AM | #17 |
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| Sorry - I just zeroed in on the fact that you'd said something like stopping the behavior of bull-kicking because the dog that did it seemed to be thinking or showing that he was the "master of the house" and to me, that smacks of a dog thinking he's in ultimate control of the human - that's the only reason I focused in on that aspect. My take - and it sounds like it's yours as well - is that dogs do many acts of potential provocation to other dogs during the course of the day but in a well-trained, happy pack with a strong but gentle and loving leader, it usually doesn't result in harsh responses as all the dogs know they are expected to live peaceably with one another or I step in. My dogs have always allowed one another to bull-kick over waste or toys, mount one another, put a paw on each other or whatever without undue upset but I have worked hard at teaching them to accept each other, my ways, the rules of the house and be happy with only one of us dispensing discipline as I was always going to keep them in control and safe. I desensitized them to accepting one another's doggie actions and behavior as long as it wasn't bullying or harsh. But they all knew that if a problem looked like it was developing, both the provocateur and the responder got a stand-down and a "talking to". And extra work with each of them for the next two weeks or so to remind them what was acceptable and why that was the better, much more rewarding way to go. haha - These little doggies keep us on our toes, don't they?
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09-02-2014, 10:21 AM | #18 | |
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lol they do indeed. and yes that is my outlook on it as well. Also, I often have to remind myself and sometimes others, that not everyone is as knowledge about dog training and what is good behavior and ok to do and what isnt as others may be. Some people just simply do not realize or know how to tell the difference to even know when they should step in, an when they shouldn't. Often bad training isnt due to people not caring, but simply for ignorance . They just simply dont know any better. | |
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