I have a german shephard from our local humane society who was rescued from an abusive home. Once we finally earned his trust it was very hard to try and correct him because he would hunch down or just start shaking and urinating. We've had him for two years and he is showing major territorial aggression. We are trying some of the methods of breaking this habit, but he reverts back to yelping and urinating if my husband even raises his voice at him. Does anyone have any suggestions.
it could be that you are dealing with two major problems here. one compounding the other. if the dog is an american bred shepherd, he may have had temperament problems to begin with, then being abused made matters much worse.
please describe what you call "territorial aggression." my first thought is that this is an incorrect evaluation of his behavior, so please describe better how he behaves.
if it were me, i would immediately stop any corrections that caused him to hunch down, shake, urinate, or yelp. then i would remove or modify any of the situations that bring on the need for the corrections. in other words, remove the stimulus that brings on his unwanted behavior. maybe it is certain people? other dogs? cats? protective of his food dish or his toys? sometimes it is better to just not allow a situation than it is to try to correct.
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When we first got him he would let everyone come into our house. Now he gets very upset if anyone comes into the house other than my husband or myself. He is also very aggressive when people walk by our yard. We live on the corner of a busy street. We have a fenced in yard, but we had to put him on a tie out leash because he jumped the fence to run someone off of our property. Any time we try any kind of correction he gets upset. We refrain from using physical correction for obvious reasons. Although he looks like a purebred German I doubt that he really is. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
Also he gets along really well with other animals and other people as long as we are not at home. He loves to go to my in-laws home and play with the grandkids and their dogs. We also have four cats that he dearly loves and cuddles with all of the time.
sounds like it might be a territorial problem stemming from prior abuse or possibly aggression that has been subdued up till now. safety for all concerned is the big issue. he bears watching, even in situations where he seems to be playing harmlessly. while i really admire folks who rescue dogs, there's no doubt that they come up against some really tough problems. there is another possibility - that he has learned to manipulate you. acting afraid worked in the past when it was genuine fear. is there a possibility that he is continuing with those behaviors because he has learned that it will make the correction stop?
if there are no dogs in heaven, then when i die i want to go where they went. ---will rogers
:rolleyes: I think you're right about the manipulation. He's very good at putting on a show. Sometimes when he wants attention he yelps like he's hurt or in trouble and when I rush outside he's standing there, tail wagging. It's just hard to know when he is crying wolf.
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