April 22, 2011
My dog is very protective of my because I am pregnant. He just got in a fight with a GSD and almost tore its ear off. What should we do?
Full Question:
Please help.You have a great web site and I would really appreciate your advise on my problem.
I am 6 months pregnant and my black Lab (male dog of 1.5 Years old has been aggressive to other male dogs that come near me).
He very nearly tore a German Shepherd's ear off the other day - we had to call the Ambulance as my husband was also badly bitten.
Our dog (Sampson) is very calm and quiet all the time, but seems to have got very protective over me since the pregnancy. Please could you give me some advise as I am so worried about this now.
Many thanks,
Kaye
Ed's Answer:
This has nothing to do with your pregnancy. I will guarantee that. It has to do with the age of your dog. Dogs start mature at 18 to 24 months old. That’s when issues like this start.
Read the article I wrote on how to break up a dog fight without getting bit. You can read about this on my web site in the list of training articles.
You also need to read the article I wrote on dog parks (this dog should never come in contact with other male dogs – not ever). It needs to be obedience trained with a prong collar. If the dog was trained he would be under control in the presence of another dog – which he is not.
If you would like to learn more about the principles of obedience training a dog, read the description for my Basic Dog Obedience video. You will probably find that you have not had the full picture on the steps of training a dog must go through before it can be considered fully trained. You can also read why I am not a fan of taking an untrained dog to obedience classes. I think if you read the testimonials on that tape you will see that my customers feel the same way.
Read the article I wrote on how to break up a dog fight without getting bit. You can read about this on my web site in the list of training articles.
You also need to read the article I wrote on dog parks (this dog should never come in contact with other male dogs – not ever). It needs to be obedience trained with a prong collar. If the dog was trained he would be under control in the presence of another dog – which he is not.
If you would like to learn more about the principles of obedience training a dog, read the description for my Basic Dog Obedience video. You will probably find that you have not had the full picture on the steps of training a dog must go through before it can be considered fully trained. You can also read why I am not a fan of taking an untrained dog to obedience classes. I think if you read the testimonials on that tape you will see that my customers feel the same way.
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