Anyone who has ever witnessed the horrifying experience of interdog aggression and seeing their dog attacking another dog knows all too well the terror of the moment. Interdog aggression is displayed towards other dogs and not toward people. Even though the dog displaying interdog aggression may be acting out of a sense of territorial protection, the owners of the “offender” are plagued with many conflicting emotions as a result of their dog’s “crime.” On one hand you, the dog owner, feel Read more [...]
Her Dogs Previously Got Along… Now They Show Dog Aggression. Here’s What To Do
November 29, 2012 by
Skipdogwalker wrote to me about how to handle dog aggression: Hi: I have 3 dogs (Kona, male pit mix 3 yrs old) (Sur, male pit mix 18 months old) (Sierra, female boxer 7 yrs old) all spayed and neutered. Kona was the first dog… we have had him since he was about 6 months old. Sierra came next and has been with us for over a year and gets along with everyone. Sur came last has been with us about 6 months, he had a severe case of mange when we got him but it is now cleared up. Dog Aggression Read more [...]
Stop Dog Aggression When People Pass By
September 11, 2011 by
Corie writes to me about territorial dog aggression: Our rescue husky/heeler cross dog is 1.5 years old. I’ve made a lot of progress with him with your suggestion of the pinch collar and leash and boundary training. He is a nervous dog that is really afraid of everything and when people come up to him his fur goes us and he is on edge. He will not bite, he just backs away. I give people treats to give him and that helps. But when people walk by our yard and I don’t have him in a stay position Read more [...]
Rescued Miniature Poodle with Dog Aggressive Behavior
September 11, 2011 by
Martiwise writes to me about her dog’s aggressive behavior: Hello…. We “adopted” an 8 year old minature poodle at Thanksgiving….. from a home in which he was neglected (therefore abused to me). The house contained 30 dogs and 1,000 rats when it was highlighted on TV new program. He was the oldest dog and the stud dog, father to a lot of the other dogs in the house. He wsas never outside…. never groomed…. food was “dropped off” at the house… He was the last to be removed from Read more [...]
Dealing With Dog Biting and Aggression
September 11, 2011 by
Vellsworth writes to me about dog biting and aggression: There is no consistent ‘mitigating pattern’ to his dog aggression – first time he jumped up and drew a drop of blood from a man’s inner thigh, a man with a leg prosthesis (other dogs also went for this ‘wounded animal’ – Skippy was immediately leashed and made to walk around the park with the man for about 20 minutes – never another problem). 2 other times, men were walking away from him (trying to get their attention seems a bit out of Read more [...]
Dog Growling While Being Fed
September 6, 2011 by
Nikki writes to me about her dog’s growling: “Dear Trainer, I have a 4 mth. old Rott. and Lab mix male, more Rott. then Lab. I am the main care giver and trainer. I am a small women. We do very well together except in one very important aspect. When I feed him and pet him at the same time he growls at me. I have fed him entire meals out of my hand for a few feedings that went ok. But this dog aggression behavior continues with the bowl. I spit in is bowl as instructed I have his pinch collar on Read more [...]
“Our Dog Bit, So We Got Rid Of Him”
July 29, 2011 by
By Lynn – What kind of excuse is this? Is this some kind of blanket statement for dogs that really do have issues, or is it more the problem of the owners? Let’s take a look at both. I’ve been hearing this a lot lately, mostly from people who got rid of one dog and want to immediately replace it. And sure, while wanting to have another dog isn’t a sin in and of itself, but few people take the time to really investigate why the event occurred and what could have come of it. Of course, the Read more [...]
Your Dog Is A Snapper
July 27, 2011 by
By Suzi Jones – She was non stop woo woo woo woo just not bark bark bark. But what did work hella is body blocking as in the case of my husband. He enters and every time she tries to come into my zone I walk into her and block her. This seems to quiet her an awful lot as this is me taking ownership over him. My friend Christa did something weird with her dane Yankee years ago ( 7 to be exact), he was acting an ass while out walking one day and she stood in front of him, put him in a sit and Read more [...]
