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Stevenj214 said:
My dog has 2 issues. Both can be managed, but I would prefer not having to. Any 'at home' suggestions I can use in place of a dog trainer?
Issue 1
Toy/Food possessiveness towards other dogs
Issue 2
Aggression towards other dogs (but only if they show aggression first)
Buy a cat?Issue 1
Toy/Food possessiveness towards other dogs
Issue 2
Aggression towards other dogs (but only if they show aggression first)
Sorry, both seem perfectly normal for a dog and I doubt you can train it not to be possessive of it's toys or return aggression...
Stevenj214 said:
My dog has 2 issues. Both can be managed, but I would prefer not having to. Any 'at home' suggestions I can use in place of a dog trainer?
Issue 1
Toy/Food possessiveness towards other dogs
Issue 2
Aggression towards other dogs (but only if they show aggression first)
Seems to have the perfectly normal patterns of a dog to me, whats the issue?Issue 1
Toy/Food possessiveness towards other dogs
Issue 2
Aggression towards other dogs (but only if they show aggression first)
.Stevenj214 said:
My dog has 2 issues. Both can be managed, but I would prefer not having to. Any 'at home' suggestions I can use in place of a dog trainer?
Issue 1
Toy/Food possessiveness towards other dogs
Issue 2
Aggression towards other dogs (but only if they show aggression first)
Worst "my dogs normal" post, ever.Issue 1
Toy/Food possessiveness towards other dogs
Issue 2
Aggression towards other dogs (but only if they show aggression first)
Stevenj214 said:
Fair enough if that's considered normal. My main concern was over other people and their reactions. I'm happy just to deal with it, but I thought others might take a different view.
If their dog has started being aggressive and yours turns round to the little dog that's shouting "oy you big nancy boy I'm going to bite your paws off" and replies "come on then you f
king little noisy st" I don't see the problem, simply turn to the owner and say "sorry, he doesn't like aggressive dogs, he likes to teach them a lesson"Our little whippet once got annoyed because a big poodle came running upto it and barking, so the little whippet pulled out of his collar (his head was smaller than his neck!) and grabbed the massive poodle by the neck and started ripping fur off it.
The owner came out and angrily shouted at me and my dad, we turned round and advised them that any vets bills for our dog that had been attacked while on its lead would be forwarded to them....
...they took their big vicious dog away dripping blood, our little whippet came and sat down while we put his collar back on and continued walking as if nothing had happened, I miss him, he was a right character!
Dogs will protect their toys and most will start the barking etc, if yours is returning the barking, it's nothing to worry about, just keep walking with him...
Depending on the dog, this may not be an issue but if the dog gets hold of something that it should not have how would you feel if a kid tried to take it back??
We have just recently refered back to it as we have our in-laws dog who has a few habbits that we need to stop.
Stevenj214 said:
Toy/Food possessiveness towards other dogs
Depending on size of dog, when out and about are you in control at all times.Stevenj214 said:
Aggression towards other dogs (but only if they show aggression first)
Both are issues that you can change, i bought the book (it's me or the dog) that was recomended to me and it worked on our lab dog.We have just recently refered back to it as we have our in-laws dog who has a few habbits that we need to stop.
cal72 said:
Depending on the dog, this may not be an issue but if the dog gets hold of something that it should not have how would you feel if a kid tried to take it back??
Absolutely fine. He has no issues towards humans at all.cal72 said:
Stevenj214 said:
Toy/Food possessiveness towards other dogs
Depending on size of dog, when out and about are you in control at all times.Fist of all, can i just say, this behavious is not normal! And far from right!
Secondly, the book 'its me or the dog' is absolutely fantastic!!!
The possesiveness of its food is something that can be easily rectified, but will take time.
As hard as it is, you need to start taking his food away from him whilst he is eating. Make him sit for a while. Pretend to play with his food, pretend to eat it yourself... then put it back down and let him finish eating it!
Start off by doing this only once during his tea time, after a couple of days increase it by taking it away twice, and then finish up by doing it 3 times. If he shows agression towards you when you take the food away, first of all, make sure he has his lead on, so that you can take the food away, whilst someone else can control him on his lead.
Eventually, and this can take weeks rather than days, he will learn he will get his food back, so will stop grizzling.
ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS praise him when he sits still and shows no agression. Dogs learn SO much by love and praise.
I had this exact same situation with one of my dogs from a rescue centre, cos he had been starved previously, so was incredibly possesive over his food, toys everything. But with time and patience he became the most placid dog you have ever met in your life!
Good Luck.
Secondly, the book 'its me or the dog' is absolutely fantastic!!!
The possesiveness of its food is something that can be easily rectified, but will take time.
As hard as it is, you need to start taking his food away from him whilst he is eating. Make him sit for a while. Pretend to play with his food, pretend to eat it yourself... then put it back down and let him finish eating it!
Start off by doing this only once during his tea time, after a couple of days increase it by taking it away twice, and then finish up by doing it 3 times. If he shows agression towards you when you take the food away, first of all, make sure he has his lead on, so that you can take the food away, whilst someone else can control him on his lead.
Eventually, and this can take weeks rather than days, he will learn he will get his food back, so will stop grizzling.
ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS praise him when he sits still and shows no agression. Dogs learn SO much by love and praise.
I had this exact same situation with one of my dogs from a rescue centre, cos he had been starved previously, so was incredibly possesive over his food, toys everything. But with time and patience he became the most placid dog you have ever met in your life!
Good Luck.
Moo27 said:
The possesiveness of its food is something that can be easily rectified, but will take time.
As hard as it is, you need to start taking his food away from him whilst he is eating. Make him sit for a while. Pretend to play with his food, pretend to eat it yourself... then put it back down and let him finish eating it!
Start off by doing this only once during his tea time, after a couple of days increase it by taking it away twice, and then finish up by doing it 3 times. If he shows agression towards you when you take the food away, first of all, make sure he has his lead on, so that you can take the food away, whilst someone else can control him on his lead.
Eventually, and this can take weeks rather than days, he will learn he will get his food back, so will stop grizzling.
ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS praise him when he sits still and shows no agression. Dogs learn SO much by love and praise.
I had this exact same situation with one of my dogs from a rescue centre, cos he had been starved previously, so was incredibly possesive over his food, toys everything. But with time and patience he became the most placid dog you have ever met in your life!
Good Luck.
Like I said, he has absolutely no issues with humans. I (or anyone else) can take his food away, take it out of his mouth, anything like that. No aggression at all. It's only towards other dogs.As hard as it is, you need to start taking his food away from him whilst he is eating. Make him sit for a while. Pretend to play with his food, pretend to eat it yourself... then put it back down and let him finish eating it!
Start off by doing this only once during his tea time, after a couple of days increase it by taking it away twice, and then finish up by doing it 3 times. If he shows agression towards you when you take the food away, first of all, make sure he has his lead on, so that you can take the food away, whilst someone else can control him on his lead.
Eventually, and this can take weeks rather than days, he will learn he will get his food back, so will stop grizzling.
ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS praise him when he sits still and shows no agression. Dogs learn SO much by love and praise.
I had this exact same situation with one of my dogs from a rescue centre, cos he had been starved previously, so was incredibly possesive over his food, toys everything. But with time and patience he became the most placid dog you have ever met in your life!
Good Luck.
Behaviour is quite normal - resource guarding from other dogs and telling off rude dogs. You seem to manage it quite well and have a well trained dog.
I would certainly not be taking his food away from him or anything else he wants - not without swapping it for something of higher value. If you just take things away from him he will learn he was right to guard it and just up the ante. Better to add food to his bowl as you walk past so he sees your approach as non-threatening and A Good Thing. Anyway, as I understand it, he is not a resourve guarder around people.
Really good article here on rude dogs: http://flyingdogpress.com/content/view/42/70/
He Just Wants To Say "Hi!"
Aggression or appropriate response to rudeness? Far too many dogs suffer because handlers & trainers don't know the difference between the two.
By Suzanne Clothier
A book I would very much recommend is The Complete Idiots Guide to Positive Dog Training by Pamela Dennsion. Very well written, easy to understand and logical.
I would certainly not be taking his food away from him or anything else he wants - not without swapping it for something of higher value. If you just take things away from him he will learn he was right to guard it and just up the ante. Better to add food to his bowl as you walk past so he sees your approach as non-threatening and A Good Thing. Anyway, as I understand it, he is not a resourve guarder around people.
Really good article here on rude dogs: http://flyingdogpress.com/content/view/42/70/
He Just Wants To Say "Hi!"
Aggression or appropriate response to rudeness? Far too many dogs suffer because handlers & trainers don't know the difference between the two.
By Suzanne Clothier
A book I would very much recommend is The Complete Idiots Guide to Positive Dog Training by Pamela Dennsion. Very well written, easy to understand and logical.
This sounds perfectly normal. I'm currently 'teaching' mine to share toys - spending time playing with them together and praising lots them for nice play. I have two of the favourite items! I spoke to the vet nurse who is a behaviourist and she stressed the importance of teaching them how to share greetings, play and mealtimes (potential areas of jealousy which can escalate).
Advice on possessive dogs from Dogs Trust:
http://www.youtube.com/user/DogsTrust#p/c/D2AE6AF6...
http://www.youtube.com/user/DogsTrust#p/c/D2AE6AF6...
Edited by Dennis99 on Friday 5th November 15:17
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