Am not so sure the e-collar would have an impact. Something to consider.
Friend had BF put ecollar on his Boerbel and, at max setting, dog did not even notice it. Collar is good. They know how to use it. BF is now ex-BF (it was dog or friend and he chose dog).
Sounds like major issue for sure in a dog that size (well, in any dog but that is too big to overpower). Has thyroid been checked - it increased dog aggression in a Mastiff owned by an acquaintance.
Mike you are right, when Max got that other dog it was because I was not paying attention otherwise I could have scared the dog off.
Plus it was my friends Golden who had snuck out the open front door and just wanted to play, and by the time I realized that he was outside Max already had the dogs nose in his mouth and was draging him around. (not exactly my finest hour). At that point I was scared to push the e-collar because I thought it might make matters worse.
Accordingly, for dummies like me I think even when you believe your dog aggessive pup is cured you should employ a muzzle because handler mistakes do happen and the consequences when you make that mistake are pretty bad not to mention expensive.
Also I agree with Chris and I want to see a picture of this dog too <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />.
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Also castrate him -- with hip displasia there's no excuse to breed this dog, and getting rid of the testosterone factor may help tone down his aggression to a more easily managed level...
But until you've got that beast under control, he should be wearing a fool-proof muzzle when out in public!
Once a behavior is learned neutering doesn't do a whole lot for it.
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how old is the dog? neutering probably won't change the behavior. but it's possible it could help. and if the dog has HD, there is no good reason to keep it intact.
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checking the thyroid is an excellent idea. as a general rule of thumb, english mastiffs are not known for dog aggression. they are one of the breeds that can actually live together very peaceably in a pack, as a general rule.
i would have a health workup done, just to rule that out. i had an older mastiff who became more aggressive to strangers when nerve pain from his spine became unbearable for him. prednisone complete changed his affect!
LOL, thanks for your support, Alice -- And to other posters, I never said neutering is a "fix-all" ha-ha-ha...
A dog-aggressive, displastic 200 pound Mastiff should be altered to keep it from breeding AND to keep it from getting male reproductive organ cancers (!) not to mention the chance that it also MAY lesson any testosterone-exacerbated dom-aggro behaviors just enough to enable its owner to more easily control the animal <:-)
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What is prednisone complete? And how does one go about getting it (or finding out if the dog needs it)?.....
It's a steroid. It was mentioned as an example of what could turn up in a health workup, not as a direct aggression med or as something your dog is likely to need. (It's a med that can be a magic bullet in cases of inflammation and the pain around it, but it's also rife with short- and long-term side effects, so its use is balanced and monitored.)
That sounds like a good plan, to get a complete physical done so you know you're dealing with 100% behavioral issues and not thyroid problems, etc.
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