very aggressive puppy
ive been reading the threads about growling, and that is where walters aggression began too. he started with food aggression, and then it progressed to toys, rawhides, and then whenever he was bothered. recently he bit me and then my sister in the same week. recently we sent him to a 2 week training program (hes doing well), but i was wondering if anyone elses pups have gotten to the point of biting or growling very often? and what did you do to help the behavior? |
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| Your pup is going through "growing pains" or adolesence. He will act out a lot. Actually he will probably go through this a phase again in a year or so.
There's a lot of information on this under various posts. Look up at the header. See the magnifying glass with the SEARCH feature. Tap on that. Then enter aggressive or aggressiveness. (or adolesence or growling). I am going to do it and will come back with the seach results. I am going to search for the words contained within the posts, because most of us mislabel or do not use the SUBJECT line. Below is a "quote" of what my search turned up. I found that if you enter Aggressive and puppy and growling it narrowed it down even more. Quote: A Forum for Sheepie Lovers
FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Profile You have no new messages Logout [ agingright ] Search found 12 matches forum.oes.org Forum Index Forum Topics Author Replies Views Last Post Behavior growling justamy 11 242 Sat Dec 27, 2003 5:19 pm cajaga Rescuing a Sheepdog I was approached to adopt an OES, but need some advice-HELP! my3sons1122 9 129 Tue Dec 23, 2003 11:43 pm Marianne Behavior Biting kids while playing in the backyard saulmr 3 97 Tue Dec 23, 2003 10:42 am saulmr Behavior jumping justamy 7 175 Sat Dec 06, 2003 12:48 am Vero Behavior My dog goes crazy when she sees another dog. agingright 9 189 Tue Oct 07, 2003 10:43 pm agingright Behavior puppy aggression sasha 23 1300 Tue Sep 30, 2003 9:41 am danik Behavior Is a sheepdog for me? Help! sheepiecrazy 6 334 Sat Sep 20, 2003 11:26 am Barnaby Behavior Horrible behavior at groomer and vet rachel&zackie 1 174 Mon Mar 03, 2003 1:28 pm willow3152003 DOGS IN TROUBLE Between a rock and a hard space Barbara 3 521 Sat Feb 22, 2003 8:09 am mmydogmax Behavior Submissive OES guest 0 144 Sat Dec 21, 2002 1:15 pm guest Behavior OES and birds...... Suzzie 4 204 Sun Dec 08, 2002 5:12 pm Suzzie Behavior Wanting to place an OES in a home with kids Shawn 2 358 Thu Oct 24, 2002 1:34 pm odo Page 1 of 1 All times are GMT - 5 Hours Jump to: Select a forum Sheepdog Advice----------------BehaviorGroomingMedical and NutritionRescuing a SheepdogGetting a PuppyCrossing the Rainbow Bridge Sheepdog Communities----------------DOGS IN TROUBLESheepdog ClubsRescue Organizations General Chat----------------General Chit ChatPicturesAntics!BragsMembership Polls Brought to you by www.oes.org Powered by phpBB 2 © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Personally, when my pup went through this I reacted to her aggressivenees and disobedience the same as I would one of my 2-year old daughters. NO biting or growling (fussing with siblings for no reason) is allowed of either, and I disciplined them both with either an IMMEDIATE spanking or time-out, or reprimand and loss of priveledges. The way you handle it is of personal choice and depends on conditions; as long as it conveys the message never do this again it will work. You never over-discipline or discipline becomes an attention that is better than no attention. That is, dogs and kids will misbehave to get punished if that is the only attention available. This is a skill. A good obedience class will show you how the teacher has mastered the skill. You usually have to adapt it to your style in the end, because it is something that has to be done whenever it is needed consistently to get the point across that you are dominant and will remain so no matter what "stages" of life they (or you) are encountering. Simple, but tricky. We all have trouble from time to time. A lot of times, after being stern with the dog, behavioral problems just seem to clear up by themselves. Sometimes we find the dog was sick, had an infected ear or tooth, was losing its sight or hearing. All of these things will make anyone irritable and snappy. Life wouldn't be so great if it wasn't for the "tricky" or "bad" times, so just hang in there. And keep trying. |
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