April 26, 2011
My sister's small dog has been showing aggression towards our other 3 dogs. She witnessed a fight and tried to break it up but ended up getting bitten. What can she do?
Full Question:
I am inquiring about my sister's mini pin/ Chihuahua mix dog, roughly 2 years old. He is generally a sweet little boy, but rules the roost among the other (3) dogs. The other day, my sister witnessed severe aggression toward one of the dogs over a chewee, and tried to break it up using a spray bottle (no effect), a whistle (same deal), and yelling (well you can imagine). In the end he bit her. She really is at wits end. I wonder if you have any input on this situation. I worry, since she also has 3 children.Thank you in advance,
Debbie
Ed's Answer:
Your sister owns a dog pack. Three dogs are a dog pack. She does not understand pack behavior or dominance.
Her dogs are not trained. If she wants to solve the problems the information to do so is found in my two training DVDs Basic Dog Obedience and DEALING WITH DOMINANT AND AGGRESSIVE DOGS.
I recommend that you go to my web site and read the article I wrote on my philosophy of dog training. I think you will get some good ideas there.
I recommend that you visit my web site and read a training article I recently wrote titled THE THEORY OF CORRECTIONS IN DOG TRAINING.
The reason I wrote this article was to help people understand how to motivate their dogs in training. Most people either use the wrong kind of correction or over correct dogs in training. I am not a fan of “force training” (although I most defiantly believe that every dog needs to go through a correction phase). By exploring corrections in training you will become a better dog trainer.
Regards,
Ed
Her dogs are not trained. If she wants to solve the problems the information to do so is found in my two training DVDs Basic Dog Obedience and DEALING WITH DOMINANT AND AGGRESSIVE DOGS.
I recommend that you go to my web site and read the article I wrote on my philosophy of dog training. I think you will get some good ideas there.
I recommend that you visit my web site and read a training article I recently wrote titled THE THEORY OF CORRECTIONS IN DOG TRAINING.
The reason I wrote this article was to help people understand how to motivate their dogs in training. Most people either use the wrong kind of correction or over correct dogs in training. I am not a fan of “force training” (although I most defiantly believe that every dog needs to go through a correction phase). By exploring corrections in training you will become a better dog trainer.
Regards,
Ed
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