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Agression towards very large dogs :aimeeyork Uma is becoming aggressive towards larger dogs. She lunges at them snarlsing, growling, and barking. Very hard to control on the leash when she sees one, otherwise she is good on the leash. She has no problem with smaller dogs,and makes many friends. I am hoping this is just a phase? Uma is 8 mo. old. Thank goodness I use a harness, otherwise she would hurt herself on a collar with all the lunging she does on these encounters. Any suggestions?:aimeeyork |
I have the exact same problem. The bigger they are the worse he gets! Buddy was friendly, I made sure of it, with all the dogs in my complex. He has today labs, pits a sharpae, hounds all large that he has no problem with , however he has known them since he was a puppy. Any new comer in the neighborhood drives him into a frenzy. I really think he thinks they are on his turf and is protecting me. I have tried treats, cheese, chicken whatever to calm him when I see them coming and cross the street, dosen't matter. I was thinking of getting a trainer but they are so expensive here. I went through this with with a terrier mix and said I would never go through it again and here I am. He actually broke loose from me one day and went after a Husky I almost fainted. The Husky just looked at him as he was attacking it's feet! I was lucky that day, that's when it started. He was 1yr old. Sorry I can't help you because I have been going through the same thing for 2yrs! Good luck and let me know if you find an answer! Vets, groomer he is fine around other dogs. |
Daisy is like this too she wanted to go after a 130 pound bull mastif at the vets a while back Thank God I was holding on tight. she has no problem with my big 93 pounder but just strange dogs. |
its pretty common for small dogs the smaller they are it gets worse its very scarey for a tiny dog to be up agaist this HUge monster see it for there point they need to protect themselves i never push it with my boys i did when austin was little he was great with big dogs one jumped all over him and that was the end no hes scared i think the best you can do is teach them quiet around them when there good praise and treat them |
I have this too.. and I've researched it.. and I believe it's fear too.. fear causes aggression.. but they say Don't pick them up, that's rewarding them.. yeah HOW do you NOT do that.. this one book says .. let them work it out. they have to find their own place in the pack... yeah right.. :rolleyes: Bailey acts like this too any dog BIGGER than him. |
:aimeeyork Hopefully she will outgrow it. Juju is under 3 pouunds and has no probs. with any dogs. Uma at 4 and a half scares the bejeezes out of me she is so aggressive to the larger dogs. The man with the very large mix had the mix laying down, and Uma was so spastic I could barely control her! She triples her pulling capabilities she gets so worked up. Finally the big dog could not handle it any more and lunged up. The owner quickly got him under control and reprimended him, meanwhile Uma is STILL going nuts and wanting to take him on. Juju is just calmly watching all of this as if it is a program on TV!!! Finally I picked her up, as it was very clear she was NOT going to calm down. I told the man that I thought my puppy was going to end up aggressive,and he agreed. Oh I hope not! This attitude could get her killed. It does make me feel better to know she is not the only one with this problem.. |
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I think it's important in these situations to differentiate between a dog who is lunging and barking and a dog who is truly acting aggressive. The former may be saying "I'm excited. I want to meet this dog." Or, "Danger, danger! I'm going to protect us, Mom" or "Hey you big Oaf. Stay away from me; I may get ugly if I feel threatened." There really is nothing wrong with one dog telling another that he won't tolerate the dog getting close to him (provided the other dog has the sense to back away at that time or his owner has the sense to get him away). In these instances, the dog is feeling threatened and yelling at him or otherwise disciplining him will only make him feel more threatened. Instead, place yourself between your dog and the other and project your confidence that YOU are in control of the situation. If he's saying he doesn't want the other dog to come any closer, respect that. On the other hand, a dog who is lunging, snarling, and snapping at another dog who has not entered "his space" is another matter. This is a dog who may be looking for a fight rather than trying to avoid one. This situation warrants help from a professional. It's way beyond the scope of this board. |
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