Okay, got it. Problem is more the behavior that is present with the hackles -- and the hackles really serve as a warning system for me.
Today she went outside to do her business. Neighbor's lawn guys were out with the big blowing machine. Her hackles went up. I said 'leave it' and 'outside' and she did her thing and then came in. No barking. So according to some suggestions, there was nothing to "fix" -- and I didn't. She did what I wanted her to.
Maybe I'm just noticing it more, but it seems more prevalent nowadays. Could this be a puppy adjusting phase (she's almost 1)? She just finished her first heat cycle a few weeks ago (she will be spayed a several weeks). Don't know if that would have anything to do with her suddenly feeling uncomfortable or unsure of new things.
Its the age.
And doesn't necessarily mean much. My girl at that age would hackle when she saw me take her leash down. Excitement can cause hackling as much as fear and aggression can- especially in a young dog just acquiring its full hormone compliment for the first time.
My advice would be wait a little while longer to spay, if you can. She's not mature yet.
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This is very helpful to me, I enjoyed reading over all of the ideas listed... Indy is going to turn 5 months old tomorrow... He started to bark at other dogs, and strangers (mainly men) a few weeks ago, no hackles yet, but the ideas of focusing the dog on me are good... I have tried, but he just doesn't listen and is starting to pull on the lead, which I felt was a HUGE improvment from his backing up and barking... Either case I was totally ignoring the behavior when someone pointed out, would you ignore your 2 year old throwing a fit at wal-mart? They suggested the refucus but it wasn't working... I ran him (seems to early) through some formal training for sit-stay and the problem has improved 80%... I think everything written here is encouraging, and I'll keep taking him to places where other dogs and men are...
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Re: Shackles up w/other dogs on walks
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