Here is another dog aggression question I would like anaylized. I own a 15 month old intact male GSD. He has gone to the same obedience class location for quite some time, is in advanced class. He is aggressive to only specific dogs. The first an intact giant schnauzer about 2 years old. Last time it was a border collie who had not been in class before, maybe in heat or at least just weaning puppies according to her owner. He had eyed her several times with real dislike. I watch his body closely and do use a prong collar. The dogs were in a down and she was about 6 feet away, we were looking at a short video. He was ok for most of the time and then started doing the growling stuff. What is he thinking here? I have no problem with strong corrections which he responds to but I would like to understand more about the reasons.
Lets see, he has hated the giant schnauzer through about 4 weeks of class. The border collie was new that week and there are no other dogs he reacts to other then he is too nosey, I call it.
He sticks his nose out and thinks other things are his business and they are not. I am training watch me to work with the wandering attention. Also when we are out walking he obeys the leave it command and ignores other dogs other then a slight interest he is right with me and
obeys great.
Some dogs seem to develop an instant dislike for certain other breeds, or even individual dogs. In our group the Pits all hate my Giant. With some dogs it is a dominance thing, that is probably the case with the Giant. In many cases the tone of these confrontations is set in the first few seconds. One dog will establish dominance, the other will be submissive and things will be fine. If neither dog backs down the stage is going to be set for a running battle. In other cases it is something else and you may never figure it out. High energy dogs are also a problem with dominant dogs, it is like a whining child, after a while it just gets on your nerves. This will also happen with puppies in some cases, they are just such pests that the older dogs get tired of their antics.
If you can't be a Good Example,then You'll just have to Serve as a Horrible Warning. Catherine Aird.
Hi Richard,
Thats what he is doing too. Instant opinion on who he likes and doesnt. Someone even said to me that my dog thinks the giant is challenging him because he carries his tail and ears up naturally. I have Noooo idea where the aggression to the female came from unless it was because she was coming into heat and he didnt have any idea what to do with that new information? I have never had an intact males I committed to train so this is new to me too.
When he is working and knows its "school time" I just have the lead over my should and he is perfect, its when they are all milling about that he thinks about it. He wont back down, he is too young and dumb. So I am using strong correction with the prong collar, does that make sense?
I am also following the suggestions from Ed article for dealing with dominence, making him move out of my way, me first, no pushy petting advances, etc.
Correct me if I am wrong but I remember from a prior post you saying that this GSD is a pet. Are you planning on using him as a stud? Just wondering why he is still intact and if you are planning on neutering. It's certainly none of my business what you want to do with your dog but since we are talking about dominance here I was just wondering. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I am not sure about using for breeding. His hips and elbows will be evaluated at 2 years so I plan on waiting for that information. There are more positives about his drive then negatives at this point. I want to make sure I train and manage him properly. He is rarely left alone, properly contained and never off lead outside the property either.
I too belong to a Dog Club/ and some of the members dogs do this also. And the ones who teach their dogs from the beginning its a big NO, they get the message real fast this is not tolerated at all. And I agree with this message, it for me really does not matter the whys just that they are to ignore the dog in question period. They all ways try to sniff new dogs that come in. But once I remind them the rules they stop this behavior totally. Dog avoidance is dog avoidance.
God's Blessings
Kat Peterson
Excalibur German Shepherd Dogs/ Kat's Dog Training Center
Spirit Lake Id
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