May 20, 2011
I have a Boxer and an American Bull Dog that occasionally fight and I'm not sure why. I love both my dogs and don't want to get rid of one or the other, but what can I do for these dogs?
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Mr. Frawley,I recently found your web site and would like to ask you a question for some help. I have a Boxer and an American Bull Dog that occasionally fight and I'm not sure why. My Bull Dog is the aggressor and has caused damage to my Boxer, nothing serious but I feel like it may get worse. Of course I love both my dogs and don't want to get rid of one or the other, but what can I do for these dogs?
Thank you very much,
Rick
Ed's Answer:
Rick,
When this happens it’s always a rank – pack structure issue. They give off signals in their daily life but unless your trained to recognize them (and they are often subtle) you miss them.
Once dogs start to fight like this they need to go through a pack structure program – this is outlined and detailed in my DVD. Part of that program is explained in my free eBook – in essence you need to reestablish your leadership and your pack rules. This begins by micromanaging every second of these dogs lives for a long long time – in some cases forever.
We balance the work with marker training and The Power of Training Dogs with Markers DVD. This is finished with remote collar work. Don’t misunderstand what I mean by remote collar work. You don’t establish pack issues with a collar. You tighten off leash obedience with it.
You can fix this problem if you educate yourself and make the effort to change – if not you could end up with a seriously injured dog. I have a folder on people who have dogs that have killed one of their family pack. They are not pretty – I will use them in a book I am writing on dog aggression.
Ed Frawley
When this happens it’s always a rank – pack structure issue. They give off signals in their daily life but unless your trained to recognize them (and they are often subtle) you miss them.
Once dogs start to fight like this they need to go through a pack structure program – this is outlined and detailed in my DVD. Part of that program is explained in my free eBook – in essence you need to reestablish your leadership and your pack rules. This begins by micromanaging every second of these dogs lives for a long long time – in some cases forever.
We balance the work with marker training and The Power of Training Dogs with Markers DVD. This is finished with remote collar work. Don’t misunderstand what I mean by remote collar work. You don’t establish pack issues with a collar. You tighten off leash obedience with it.
You can fix this problem if you educate yourself and make the effort to change – if not you could end up with a seriously injured dog. I have a folder on people who have dogs that have killed one of their family pack. They are not pretty – I will use them in a book I am writing on dog aggression.
Ed Frawley
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