I read a short article a while back on a major animal sanctuary that was teaching fear biters to be more self confident by encouraging them to be possessive over their toys/food/space, etc. I thought that was interesting since that is similar to my approach. I'll take a fear biter out & try to get them in a tug game. Many of these dogs start to get a whole different attitude once they win a few times. Also, I DO correct the dog - a firm "No", nothing to scary.Motivational obedience can help to - many times being a solid 'leader' can make these dogs more self-confident.
What do you think???
I'm not too sure about the possessive aggressive technique being taught, might just lead to different problems, but I have had much success with fear biters by setting them up to succeed in various scenerios and praising the heck out of them. Building up their confidence takes patience and time but it is worth it to see them come out of their shells.
I got great advice from this board regarding my dog Knuckles.
Because he is very shy and timid and I made a lot of mistakes when he was younger, including getting a second dog that I had to put down, the advice I got has been invaluable.
I am happy to say since following Lee's advice here on the board he has improved 100% if not more.
Socialize, socialize, bring as many places with as many people as possible.
In my case he also became territorial of our property, and especially aggressive toward the postal worker and paperboy.
We have graduated to the paperboy has started feeding him treats, the dog is not allowed access to our deck in the afternoon when the postal worker comes.
In addition, discipline consistently.
The dog has become more confident and his training continues to progress.
To all of you who gave me great advice, my heartfelt thanks, I now have a dog that is a great pet and without another dog has really improved.
Originally posted by Christine Brayshaw: I'm not too sure about the possessive aggressive technique being taught, might just lead to different problems
I think its more like assertiveness training - great for shy people, but have you ever met an already-outgoing person who does it? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Actually I don't believe they are encouraging *aggressive* behavior (eg. growling, biting). Just teaching them that they have the right to 'stand up for themselves'.
*My* approach is to use the Schutzhund-style drive/cofidence building methods. This works well with no concern of making the dogs too aggressive. Personally I feel that the most dangerous dogs the average person deals with can be fear-biters. ( Except for Chows - at least a fear-biter can be read to some extent <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> )
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