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07-01-2006, 01:16 PM | #1 |
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| Assistance with aggression Penny has some issues with aggression. From what I've researched so far, I believe it is territorial/protective aggression. She is 2.5 yrs old now. She goes nuts when someone comes to the door, when there's activity outside, noises, etc. = territorial aggression. Oh, and she now marks when we go on walks. She also tries to "get after" people when we are on a walk with her or standing outside the house with her. She struggles to get to them, barking her head off, same with other dogs. Now as a puppy, she would only strain to get to them and then shy away when they tried to pet her. As she's gotten older, it's turned to barking. And she hates bicycles (unless DH or I are the one on the bike). = protective agression Last night on a walk, she pulled and barked at someone in the neighborhood. Since he was in our community, we stopped to say hi. Usually after a moment, she will sniff their legs and settle down. Not with him. She actually jumped up and snapped at him, of course just as we were telling him not to worry, she won't bite. So, we are discussing getting help for her aggression. I do not want this to become a bigger issue as she gets older. We plan to have children in the next few years (and many of our friends already do) and we can't have an aggressive dog. When she's at home, she's the most loving dog in the world. So where do we start? Books? A trainer? I know she is under-socialized. She picked up at-home training so quickly, and they didn't have puppy classes in our old town so we never took her. We'd appreciate any suggestions to nip this in the butt. |
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07-01-2006, 07:29 PM | #2 |
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| I don't think its ever too late for training. If you are in a new town maybe you can find training classes or training books if classes aren't available. I have read some good books but don't have them anymore. Some say they are just not confident enuf. Maybe somebody else might have suggestions.
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07-04-2006, 06:08 AM | #3 |
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| I am having an IDENTICAL issue with Scout. In fact, I was going to post on the same subject. There are some excellent people with behavioral knowledge on the board. I hope they will come out and post for us! I am almost afraid to talk about it, because I was one of those "my dog will never act like that" people...that's what I get Scout has always been a bit of a mommas boy, but since he turned a year old he is doing the same as Penny. What used to be shyness is now agression. Toward strangers, little kids especially I literally have to pick him up and walk the other way when I see little kids. The door is an issue, he goes CRAZY when there's knock at the door. I tried Cesar Milan's method of leashing him and having my kids go around and knock on the door-correcting him as soon as I see him start. I am at my wits end as well. He's the sweetest boy with us-he just doesn't want to share us with others. Something especially strange I've noticed is that I can take him to crowd events and he does FINE! He doesn't bark at people...he trots along right beside us...it's weird! AND he did do classes as a puppy and has been socialized with other dogs. He's fine with big dogs, he's mean to my sisters baby yorkie/dachshaund mix. I can't figure it out.
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07-04-2006, 03:24 PM | #4 |
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| I would definately contact a trainer but make sure it is someone who has experience and/or a degree in animal behavior. There are different types of agression - fear, dominance, etc. and also it may not necessarily be agression. Someone who specializes in animal behavior would be able to pick up subtle signs you may miss. For example, you wouldn't want to "correct" a dog who has fear agression - it will make them more fearful. Even if you have to travel you may only need to travel once or twice for an evaluation and then the trainer can give you things to work on at home. Good luck!!
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