happytux
Dog Kichi
Dec 6, 2004, 7:58 PM
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Re: [janesaw] my dog is getting more and more aggressive
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Hi Janesaw, I personally am NOT a person who advocates giving up a dog who is just "potentially" aggresive. Has he bitten anyone & puncture his/her skin yet? If not, I really believe that there's still hope,especially he is stil l only 1 year old . I am quite shocked to hear that your trainer had said that... Maybe you can take your pup to other trainers and get a 2nd and 3rd opinion...Like I have previoulsy mentioned, dogs that are 1-2 years old are just as rebellious as 14-16 years old teenagers.... I am speaking this from a personal experience. You have a very smart & stubborn dog - Terriers are pretty stubborn & poodles are very smart.. So, with these two breeds mixed together, you have to work extra hard to train them especially if you haven't had any experience in obedience training. I really dont think you shoudl give up so early.. You need to "consistently" show him who is the boss... Continue to feed him with his hand, use the "off" & "take it" command .. This is a good method to show the dog who is in charge of the food.. Also, before you feed him, you can stand in front of him, make him "sit" and watch while you eat a piece of biscuit or something. This is also a cue to tell him that "I am the boss, I eat first, then, you eat".... In the meantime, you need to take away some privileges if he already has like if he sleeps in the bed with you or sits on the sofa, you need to take those privileges from him until he learns that he is NOT the boss... If you find yourself in a situation that you cannot ask him to do something without him growling, you probably have to lure him with treats or something he likes.. Say, you already know that he won;t go to his cage without growling at you.. Dont even command him to go to his cage. Instead, get a cookie, throw it in his cage and in a happy voice, say " doggie, go cage"... If he does, then, good , praise him... With this method, you dont give him a chance to growl but you are making the "go cage" command more pleasant for him.... This is much better than forcing it through and makign him more aggresive... Happytux
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