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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  I agree the bite was self-defense & not personal. Look at it like this - if your GSD rushed at you & you thought she was attacking, you would knock her to the side or hit out at her, defending yourself from this "attack", which you don't understand. She wouldn't take your self-defense personally. From the dog's point of view, when she's in survival mode & you try to stop her from defending her life, you are "attacking" in her mind. She doesn't understand that you are trying to stop the fight. So don't take it personally, thinking she doesn't still love you or anything. She's just acting out of instinct as you would. |
I agree with this theory above....I am not qualified so I will not give any advise on training...I dont think your dog was "attacking" YOU....I think she was caught up in the moment, her adrenalin was rushing thru-out her body, and she was in "fight or flight" mode...she felt pulling on her collar, and she bit at that annoying deterrant to her immediate goal at hand...neutralizing that small dog. I am a huge proponent of "avoidance"...."if you cant stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen" mindset....therefore, I do not take my dogs out in public, off leash...we do not frequent dog parks....I like to be in TOTAL control of any situation I put myself or my dogs in, so I simply avoid the possibility of dog fights, run away dogs off leash, etc ....we all just stay in our own little corner of the world, my large yard. I do not trust training when a dog is taken over by instinct....I believe they will throw caution and any education or training they have ever been subjected to, to the wind and act like maniacs, driven by base instinct. Only after the initial frenzy, when they regain a modicom of their senses, will they even HEAR you yelling commands, which they MIGHT then obey, if they have managed to get past that initial surge in their system. I did learn something from the trainers on site here! Grabbing the hind legs and walking in circles, putting them strictly on their front legs, is brilliant!