How do you handle it if your dog bites someone who is not attacking you?
You immediately tell the person your dog has had its shots, and you give your full name, phone number and email so they can mail you the bill from their personal doctor or ER. You take immediate responsibility for the actions of your dog (or inactions on your part in restraining it) and you give full disclosure in order to do the next right thing. If this happens once, it is a sign that your dog may either be ‘fear biting’ or have an issue with aggression. Either way, dogs need to have consistent responses to what is and is not appropriate behavior. Dogs, like people, respond to consistency, and actions. There is no appropriate ‘punishment.’ When something happens once, it is a mistake. Twice or three times, it may become a pattern that you cannot break. Hierarchy must be established in a firm but gentle way. Please keep in touch and good luck. If your dog is not a puppy, biting is not admissible or acceptable. You are the Alpha. This can be addressed in a healthy way, where your dog understands he/she does not need to bite EVER to either ‘protect’ you or him/her. There are many other ways for your dog and for you both to establish that someone does not come into ‘your space’ without permission. Finally, this is a delicate subject. Dogs do often ‘bite’ eachothers’ necks as it releases oxytocin and is a means of ‘play.’ You, as the owner, need to know your dog and know when it is time to either take a break or go home.
Had a dream that a Lion was attacking a dog ?
You say nothing of who won the fight. Sometimes it is not the size of the animal in the fight, but the size of the fight in the animal. I think that you are fighting a fight that seems overwhelming. I think that because you did not say you did not see the winner. I know the dog wins this one.
Can you kill a dog if it attacks you?
Yes, you can kill a dog who attacks you- if you feel your life is in jeopardy, defend yourself and worry about the law later…. most jurisdictions allow self defense. See all the posts about fighting off a police dog for that specific issue.But, can you actually kill the dog?Not without weapons, training and help. Unless it was a mop dog or lap dog, of course, but anything over say 10–12 kg (maybe less) and you are in trouble. Thats how much a staffordshire bull terrier weighs, and although I love staffies, I’ve seen one take a face full of pepper spray and keep attacking, and he was not going to stop unless he was prevented from attacking by some brave soul, who happened to be the SPCA officer with a neck loop. The SPCA guy nearly garrotted that dog before he would stop biting.Dogs attack for various reasons- because they are insanely aggressive, territorial, food-/resource guarding, or feel their breeding rights/pups are threatened. When they attack, unless they have been trained to attack “properly” like a Police dog, they go for the kill, because they assume you will. Unless you know what to do, they will get you before you get them.Most have a bite force strong enough to break bones and tear flesh. They will fight until subdued but you will stop when you are hurt. Other dogs may join in if present.If the dog has been trained to attack people, you’re in serious trouble.Best thing to do is learn to read dog calming signals and tell if a dog is aggressive- and if they are, calmly and quickly go the other way.http://en.turid-rugaas.no/calmin...
How do I handle a dog attacking my chickens?
It depends on whose dog is the problem. If it is not your dog contact the owner or animal control, localities have procedures in place to reimburse you for losses.If the dog is yours you can try shock collars and perhaps in hand interactions between the chickens and dog. Put the dog on a lead and reprimand when he breaks to chase. Most dogs chase chickens for sport. Like a mischievous kid, they just did it for fun!I'm sure the way my dad dealt with this is far from PC today, it was effective with his field trial Irish Setters. It never failed if we had 3-4 month old puppies running with his foundation brood bitch and range raised chickens on the pasture, there was going to be a massacre. The mama , Babe, just had to show them how it was done. She was always remorseful but still had to do time with a dead chicken around her neck. It always worked, until the next time!
Will my duck ever stop attacking my dogs?
I have a male pekin duck who is almost a year old now. Whenever my dogs go outside to go to the bathroom he chases after them and attacks them. He now has to be locked up whenever they come out because my one dog tries to attack him back now, not that I really blame her. He even jumps over our 4 foot fence to chase the dogs, there's really no stopping him. I was wondering if this is just a phase he is going through or if he is going to be like this forever. He's a great duck with people, very gentle and affectionate. He also gets along fine with my chickens. He just has a thing for dogs, cats, and guinea pigs. So is this something I'm just going to have to deal with or is there an end in sight? Thanks :)
What’s the best way to handle aggressive but smaller dog attack without hurting the animal?
What’s the best way to handle aggressive but smaller dog attack without hurting the animal?More information is needed to answer this question with anything other than general advice. I can tell you for certain that you should never respond with aggression or punishment, and you should seek the advice of a qualified professional.
How can I prevent my dogs from attacking the chickens?
You will need to train your dogs. Have your dogs learned the "Leave it!" command??? Start by keeping your dog (only work with one dog a time) on a SHORT leash - sit with the dog (on leash) among your chickens - make your dog sit/lay and give the command of 'leave it'. After several days - week of doing this, walk around with your dog on leash, among your chickens, giving the same command. Do THIS for several days - week. Eventually, when your dog is ready, walk around with your dog off leash among your chickens - giving the same command. Eventually, you will go about your daily chores outside, as if you're not watching (but you ARE) with your dog outside among the chickens - be ready with your command. With any training project - consistency is key!! Don't go on to the following step until your dog has shown that he/she is READY for the next step. Different breeds have different prey drives, so some dogs take longer to train than others. Until your dog/dogs are trained, your chickens need to be contained while your dogs are out or your dogs need to be housed/contained while your birds are out...no exceptions. Otherwise your are setting yourself and your dogs (and your chickens) up for failure.
How should I react to my roommates dog attacking me?
You do not need to put up with this. Either your roommate needs to discipline, or you need to be allowed to take over. There is no reason and no safety in allowing a dog to attack people without correction, especially in your own home! Tell your roommate that either the situation must change or you or he will be moving out. Additional Details: OK, so you can't move out and you apparently can't kick her out. What you CAN do is ignore her wishes, since she feels free to allow her dog to attack you and others. Get some videos or watch Cesar Millan and Victoria Stilwell do their problem dog training on TV. Go to dog obedience sites on the Internet and borrow some books from the library. When you feel that you have a handle on how to deal with aggressive dogs, discipline this dog by yourself. Your roommate will hate this, of course. However, you will just have to soldier on. You can teach this dog that he can be stupid around her, but NOT around you. If she pitches a fit (she will) you can just tell her that she has left you no choice. Remember that dog discipline does NOT involve physical punishment such as hitting or kicking the dog. It is merely you demonstrating to the dog that you will not tolerate bad behavior, that you are the more dominant member of his pack. This means that he is not allowed on the furniture, you make him wait quietly for treats, you turn your back on him when he is jumping up on you and you ignore him if he wants attention and is pestering you for it. Praise him or play with him when he is well behaved and quiet. Do not play "fighting" games like tug-of-war and don't get him psyched up, I wonder if he is neutered. If not, that is probably contributing greatly to the problem personality. Also, you might offer to take him on a daily walk on a leash. If he gets more exercise, it will help him settle down, and it will also give you a great opportunity to work on your alpha relationship with him, out of the way of your foolish roommate.
Do i have the right to hit a dog if it attacks my dog?
ok i have a german shepherd and i always take him for walks and i never feel secure walking my dog sometimes because the neighborhood i live in has a lots of dogs and wat i mean by that is that almost every house has a dog nd wen i walk my dog there are a dogs inside there/fence nd they all look like they were train to attack every dog that they see so let me get to my point one day wen i was walking my dog and another german shepherd saw my dog and it almost jumped over the fence to attack my dog, if it ever jumps over to attack my dog do i have the right to hit the other dog with something to defend my dog??????