These are not the replies I expected. The only thing that I can speak of and I'm no expert, is that the dog was traumatized at some time early it's life. It may have been attacked by another dog. Believe me if this happened at a young enough age, the pup which turns into a dog NEVER forgets. This dog got its butt kicked at some time.
I would obedience train this dog. You now know what would be a great distraction for the dog when you complete the obedience work. No matter what you do with the dog ie..agility,protection,man trailing..mix obedience into the work. She will have to learn that No distraction is worth a pop on the end of the lead. This is a good example of why obedience must be used in all phases of the work. Hide the obedience in the stress the dog is under with the distractions of the other animals. Hope this helps.
Wow, sounds like a preety geared dog, I dont know if I underestood your correctly but it seems she chews through chain link. For the obedience training you might want to look at William Koehlers books on novice level obedience. It preety compulsion based once the dog understands what he is supposed to do but with a dog like that maybe its the only way to go. Also big on using distractions to make the dog 'bullet proof'.
best of luck.
She has been obedience trained, All of our dogs are worked with 2-3 times daily, in obedience, agility and manners. YES she does eat through Chainlink, it is the heaviest made and can through it in less time then i can tie my shoe. She is a "Shark". Since i don't know what happened to her before i got her i have to start from square one. Thanks for all your replys but i have already got the obedience down. Kari
If she is operating from true aggression, not fear, you may try protection work. I have seen it calm this type of dog down by giving it parameters for which aggression is proper. If it is fear based it will make the problem worse. Have an experienced trainer eval her making a decision.
If you can't be a Good Example,then You'll just have to Serve as a Horrible Warning. Catherine Aird.
Richards comments are very true and if this is not fear aggression and you can focus the aggression properly,you will have one hell of a good dog,but go to someone who really is good,not a so called expert who will make the situation worse.It may be worth contacting your nearest police K9 trainer,he may be interested or at least advise you of who to talk to.
Excellent advice, Paul. I did just that years ago when I had a problem with my first GSD, after he was screwed up real bad by a so-called expert. I called the K9 Sheriff's department. At first they were reluctant to give out references, but finally did when I explained the situation. I only wish I could've done that 2 years earlier.
You did not mention whether or not it is also this intensly aggressive toward people, if so unless the dog has superior working ability she may not be the worth holding on to, sometimes even the best lines throw you a curve ball. I would first try to establish the type of aggression (fear,predation,dominance,etc.) the reason being if it is fear or insecurity it is more difficult to control because it is usually a anxiety based response. If it is just hwer being a bad #$@ than I would cancel out her decision making privileges and start some serious obed., the use of a E-collar by a pro may be an option not to correct for aggression, but to let her know that her commands are not optional.
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