Roanne Rist Webboard User Reg: 10-05-2008
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I am a mastiff breeder and i show all my dogs. I am embarrassed to say one of my dogs attacked another dog while at the vet yesterday for no apparent reason. I had her in the car and she jumped out the front seat and attacked an irish setter minding her own business. She has always been a very dominant girl and is now 2 years old and I can't seem to get her under control. Any advice would be greatly appreiciated.
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Number one is controlling the dog. Any dog!
How much damage was done? Why was she not contained? I assume that something extremely unexpected happened in order to have the dog unleashed and not controlled with a restraint or crate in the car, but I'm curious.
A few questions first:
What is your level of training experience?
What kind of training has this dog had?
What do you mean (exactly) by "dominant"?
P.S. Welcome to the board. You came to the right place for training help.
Roanne Rist Webboard User Reg: 10-05-2008
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I HAD JUST HAD HER IN THE OFFICE AND PUT HER IN THE CAR TO PICK UP POOP. I DID NOT HAVE HER CRATE WITH ME SO SHE WAS IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE VAN. I ACCIDENTLY LEFT THE FRONT DOOR OPEN. SHE IS USUALLY CRATED. WHEN THE DOG AND OWNER PASSED BY SHE FLEW OUT THE DOOR. SHE IS USUALLY NOT THAT WAY AT ALL. SHE DOESN'T ACT THAT WAY AT THE DOG SHOWS. SHE HAS FOUGHT WITH HER MOTHER BEFORE AND THEY FOUGHT HARD AND DID DAMAGE IE, RIPPED EAR OR PUNCTURE WOUNDS. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START. I HAVE BEEN RAISING DOGS FOR 20 YEARS NOW BUT I MUST ADMIT HAVE NEVER REALLY HAD COMPLETE CONTROL OF ANY OF THEM. I KNOW I'VE MADE MISTAKES BUT I'M WANTING TO CHANGE SOMEHOW.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR REPLYING. I HAVE BOUGHT 3 LEERBERG TAPES.
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Where to start: Number 1 by a long way is containment and control.
A dog who has fought already, allowed unrestrained in an open car, is a huge error in judgment. But I am sure that you know that now and will never make that mistake again. You have been warned by the dog at least twice now that you cannot allow her to be uncontrolled. Legal issues aside (as critical as they are), simple ethics demand that you not endanger the public.
OK. Back to "where to start":
Which videos did you buy?
How many dogs are there in your home?
How are they separated? How is this dog separated from her mother, for example?
What training have you done so far, if any?
P.S. All caps are construed as shouting on web forums.
Roanne Rist Webboard User Reg: 10-05-2008
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I bought establishing pack structure, basic training and just ordered dealing with aggressive dogs. They are kept in different parts of the house. At night in a crate. i have 4 female mastiffs, 2 of which are now spayed. I have mom and 2 daughters who I show. I also have 3 bulldogs who I also show. As far as training not much at all except for conformation shows. It all started when I got a male who was quite dog aggressive and went after the females. I did find him another home with a couple with no kids. I made it mandatory that they get a behavorist to help with his dog aggression. None of my dogs are people or kid aggressive in any way. When she goes after dogs it always starts with staring. I try to distract her but its not easy.
Thanks Again
Roanne
Roanne Rist Webboard User Reg: 10-05-2008
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We rarely ever have her not in a crate when traveling. We had just bought a new van and didn't have one set up yet and needed to get to the vet. By dominant I mean she wants to be in charge of all the other dogs. All of them are very submissive except the mother who will fight her. The ages of the mastiffs are 6, 4, 21/2 and 19 months.
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Is she one of the ones that he attacked? Once they are staring its too late. You need to be pre-emptive and aware of whats around. Are the dogs allowed to interact un-supervised?
Roanne Rist Webboard User Reg: 10-05-2008
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Harley is a girl. We always let them run free in a large fenced in yard. They have always gotten along. Now for some reason they are extremely jealous of anybodys affection.
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