April 26, 2011
I have a Mastiff mix that was trained to fight by her previous owner. How can I stop this behavior?
Full Question:
My problem is my aggressive mastiff mix. She is dog aggressive because her first owner trained her to fight other dogs.She is stout, with short nose, broad muzzle, strong body. She weighs about 90 pounds and I am short 5'3" and 115lbs. Her body type is more like a small bull mastiff.
I am interested in the following:
- Stopping her aggressive dog behavior.
- purchasing the following with your recommendation:
- Collar: prong or dominant collar? Which will give me the best control over a powerful dog with a big neck.
- Muzzle: Safest for extended use
- Video: Controlling her aggression- preferably stopping it.
Nora
Ed's Answer:
Possibly some words of encouragement – dogs don’t live in the past like human do. Dogs live in the present and react to what faces them here and now.
In your case the old owner allowed dog fighting and you are going to NOT ALLOW dog fighting. This means you can deal with this if you want to put forth the effort.
I would use one of the wire basket muzzles we sell. They are accepted better by dogs. We have a chart on our web site to size it (if you make a mistake a=in the size and send it right back we will exchange it if its not used and all you are out if is the shipping for the new size – but our chart is pretty good)
Frankly when people talk about a LARGE dog then I am inclined to recommend that they learn to use a remote collar. I did a DVD on this “Remote Collar Training for the Pet Owner" I use a Dogtra 1900 on my personal dog.
With that said you still need to understand this aggression issue and the cures for it. SO you the Dominant and Aggressive Dog DVD will teach you this and you will have to have your dog on come kind of a collar – I defer to the dominant dog collar and a stout leather leash (even when you train with remotes the beginning of the training is always done on leash).
When the dog is trained I will walk my dog on leash and still have it wear the remote collar for control while on leash. This system is the great equalizer for small people and big dogs.
You should also consider readying the free e-book on my web site on establishing pack structure with adult dogs. My web site has a large number of FREE E-Books that I have written.
Good luck – I hope this helped.
In your case the old owner allowed dog fighting and you are going to NOT ALLOW dog fighting. This means you can deal with this if you want to put forth the effort.
I would use one of the wire basket muzzles we sell. They are accepted better by dogs. We have a chart on our web site to size it (if you make a mistake a=in the size and send it right back we will exchange it if its not used and all you are out if is the shipping for the new size – but our chart is pretty good)
Frankly when people talk about a LARGE dog then I am inclined to recommend that they learn to use a remote collar. I did a DVD on this “Remote Collar Training for the Pet Owner" I use a Dogtra 1900 on my personal dog.
With that said you still need to understand this aggression issue and the cures for it. SO you the Dominant and Aggressive Dog DVD will teach you this and you will have to have your dog on come kind of a collar – I defer to the dominant dog collar and a stout leather leash (even when you train with remotes the beginning of the training is always done on leash).
When the dog is trained I will walk my dog on leash and still have it wear the remote collar for control while on leash. This system is the great equalizer for small people and big dogs.
You should also consider readying the free e-book on my web site on establishing pack structure with adult dogs. My web site has a large number of FREE E-Books that I have written.
Good luck – I hope this helped.
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