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Originally Posted by gracielove Obviously the MinPin has it's own issues. Your dog apparently has some ingrained issues of his own. Spraying the dog in the presence of the dog that attacked him is not going to change that issue. Most aggressive dogs are dealing with either fear or dominance. I can''t tell you which you are dealing with without knowing the dog but I can tell you your dog should not be exposed to other dogs until the problem is completely dealt with. Putting him in a carrier when going to the vet or other public places would prevent more altercations until he is more stable.
Sounds like you need a true animal behaviorist that can help you sort out what your dogs issues are. You can still work on obedience at home. There are many good books available such as the one YORKIETALKJILLY swears by. Sometimes when a dog has been properly trained by the owner the fear or dominance goes away because they feel secure in the presence of the owner. |
On our 2nd session, well let me say this first. This is how all sessions start. There are 3 chairs set up on the training floor. Usually the minipin is there before me, so they are in one chair, trainer in the other and one for me & Cody. The chairs are appox.15 feet apart from each other, this is for the dogs to chill out before the session begins, and the trainer talks to us. When I get there I see the owner of the minipin showing the trainer the basic commands her dog was taught that week. Now on the 2nd session as we are sitting there Cody is facing that the trainer sees his face, the trainer tells me Cody is just staring at the minipin, she says that's a sign of dominance. I can't see his face so i don't know what that stare looks like. I live in an isolated area no dogs or very few dogs are walked, so Cody doesn't see any dogs at all. He's never around any dogs. He doesn't know how to react with other dogs because of this. I think he wants to be friends but doesn't know how to approach them. He gets so excited when he sees dogs and that's how he wants to approch them, in an excited manner, which another dog can interpret this as aggressive. He obeys commands at home, there are no distractions, but he is very good at home. I can't train the lunging at home because there is none, he needs more exposure to other dogs. I have to work on getting the time and places to do this. If it is necessary to get a dog behaviorist I will see if my vet can refer me to one, I will do what ever it takes to help this baby. This has to be very stressful on him, and that's not what I want for him. Thank you for you input.