How to stop food aggression in puppies?
I gotI my gsd when he was 7 week. My neighbor moved and left the puppies behind. I removed the puppies from their hiding spot got them their shots and rehomed them for free. I kept my boy because I was attached to him. I notice that he has extreme food aggression. He even bit me. So I started petting him and playing in his food while he eat. He is now three months and I thought we were doing good I haven't had a problem until a few minutes ago my sister brung her kids over. I put my puppy in his kennel to eat.the baby went to his crate unnoticed all we heard was the puppy growl then the baby started crying pointing at his hand. What can I do to make sure no one else get hurt. He is a really loving pup and I never had a problem with him biting kids before this
How to stop puppy aggression?
We just adopted a Great Pyrenees Austrailian Shepherd mix about a month ago, and I've only gotten her to sit and lie down. Now we're working on puppy biting. Just now, while I was sitting, she decided to come and pounce on my, clawing my neck and nipping my jaw in the process. So, as I always do, I said 'no' very sternly, but this time she came to bite my hand. As I was told before, I clamped her mouth shut and said no again. She calmed. When I let go, she tried to snap at me again, so I flat out ignored her for a good minute, all the while she ran around my legs and snapped st the air. Well, when I asked her to sit so I could pet her, she closed her mouth around my hand. I used two fingers and lightly tapped her on the snout with a no. So this time I went to pick her up to put her in the crate as time out. When I did, she went crazy and started to nip at my hands all while clawing the air. I tried to get a hold of her but she just wouldn't stop. How do I fix this? I have been doing my very best to reward all good behaviors and ignore bad ones.
Great Pyrenees with food aggression... how to get him to stop without getting bitten?
I have a great pyrenees, these dogs are huge. His back comes up to my hip, and his head is about twice the size of mine. He's gorgeous, I love him to death, he's wonderful and sweet, well obedient, and is pretty friendly around people. That is... until there is food involved, not his food, and not with the other two dogs.. with us owners. He sometimes is a trouble maker and will take food that isn't his.. like last night, he got into some cookies that were of course, not for his taking. I immediately said 'No!' and pushed him aside so I could grab the cookies, in my attempt, he tried to bite me! Luckily, he missed. I don't know how he can become like this, since he's a sweetheart and it's really not like him. He's not horribly violent.. but I have heard if you don't stop the food aggression early, it can get much worse. He's about 3 years old right now, and he was a rescue dog... he used to be only fed a cup of gravy train dog food a day until he was rescued and then we adopted him. Currently he is being free-fed, and he can access his food whenever he likes. What can I do about this? I know he's just trying to show his dominance, and I know you're supposed to take them down and lay them on their side into submission. But it's a little intimidating when this large dog wants to actually bite you! What can I do to ensure my safety, everyone else around the dog's safety, and the dog's safety as well?
Does a crate make a dog aggressive?
I personally don't believe in crating dogs, but it sounds like your dog is in his crate way too much. It is very important to socialize young dogs, otherwise, they will become aggressive toward other dogs and animals. Check out this website from the Humane Society about crating dogs:http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/dog... It specifically says that you shouldn't crate your dog for too long because it doesn't get enough exercise, human interaction and can become depressed or anxious. It also says you shouldn't keep the dog in there for more than 3 hours if your housetraining them. You want to make the crate a place where your dog likes to go, not somewhere he is forced to go. This website will give you great tips on how to correctly crate train your dog. I would also recommend checking out Cesar Milan's website. There is a whole section with questions and answers about different topics, including aggression. It sounds to me like your dog is too isolated and is becoming possessive of his stuff, you should curb this behavior as soon as possible. Don't leave your dog in the crate more than 3 hours at a time, give him plenty of exercise and try to get him to socialize with other dogs and people.
How do I stop my puppies developing aggression?
His aggressive behavior could be a result of physical pain. What kind of medication were you giving him and how long was he supposed to be on it? With treatment, kennel cough is usually very easily cured, but if left untreated, he could develop pneumonia or tracheal collapse, which is a very serious condition - http://www.marvistavet.com/html/tracheal... A dog that is frightened or hurt will often display aggression as a defense mechanism, not because he feels animosity towards you. You also have to be careful about "asserting dominance" over him because in most cases, people who try to discipline their dogs using physical aggression end up only amplifying their dog's aggression, which often leads to the injury of the owner, the dog, or both. There was a really interesting study done by UPenn that discusses why this happens - http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/article.ph... Another scenario is that he just wasn't properly socialized in his early life, and if that's the case, you'll have to work with him a lot to help him overcome those issues. The best thing to do is to take him to a vet who can either tell you if there are complications with his kennel cough or rule out pain and discomfort as the reason for his aggression. Once you figure out the cause of his sudden aggressive behavior, you'll then be able to know how to resolve it. Whatever you do, DON'T try to use Dog Whisperer methods to "break him" of his bad habits by using physical force against him. That will only make the situation worse. Your dog is not trying to stage a coup against you. He is most likely just acting out due to physical discomfort and is unable to communicate that to you. Dogs need discipline, structure, and confident leadership - but using aggressive methods to force them into submission without even understanding the cause of the problem is definitely NOT the way to do it. It'll only put a strain in your relationship with him and make him lose trust in you, and dogs will never accept a leader that they can't trust.
Aggression or a Willful Pup?
Hmmn it is hard to say. I have an akita and like Great Pyrenees, they too rather wilful. He would as a pup growl if you went near his food bowl, and so on, but is really soft now. It is an extremely rare situation for a dog younger than 8 months of age to show signs of aggression related to dominance. In fact most serious dominance problems do not appear until a dog enters maturity. This takes place between 15 and 36 months of age. The most common age is around 18 months. When a pup chews on your hands or your pant leg (even if its verbalizing by growling) it's displaying prey drive. Puppies play with littermates by using their mouth. When they move into a human family they incorrectly assume that this is how you play with your new human pack members. It's the owners job to teach the pup manners. Never let her get her own way - see is expressing her displeasure at what you are doing to see if complaining by growling will get you to back down. A sharp 'NO' and then continue with whatever you were doing that she was growling at. She is testing her place in the pack and it is not dominant as such, merely her being a stroppy child, so dont worry, just make sure she doesnt get away with it!
How can I make my aggressive dog surrender to me?
Trying to ‘make’ him do anything will result in negative consequences for both (but moreso for the dog ultimately). This can be resolved, but is a bit more involved than able to express on a text forum. Approach will vary slightly depending on specific type of aggression (eg - resource guarding, dog aggressive, people aggressive etc). Generally speaking however, a foundation for this dog would be lots of structure. He should be made to wait for permission for everything - entering and leaving his crate, passing through doorways/thresholds, shouldn’t rush past you on stairs, meals should be earned (and eaten inside his crate). He should be taught ‘place’ (on a mat or hammock) and gradually increase his time under ‘place’ command. This is a starting point for him - he needs to become comfortable that there is structure in his world and someone else is in charge. There are additional trainings to add to this but cannot be effectively relayed through this forum. Good luck!
How do you get your dog to stop being aggressive when he has food & not be aggressive towards new people?
My dogs have all been trained from young to NOT be aggressive when there is food. I practice going to them MID MEAL and picking up the bowl and taking it away. YES I’m careful and correct any growls or aggression then and there.When you want someone new to meet your dog, start by putting the dog in it’s crate or in a separate room (door closed) before the new person comes. Let the dog hear, smell, and get used to the presence of the new person.. THEN let the dog come into the room and have it go to the person (who is sitting quietly on a chair, hands folded on their lap) but you must be in total control of the dog when you do this.Let the dog sniff, and watch it’s reaction. Have the person touch the dog IF there’s no aggressive action by the dog. By now the dog may have already sniffed the hands and they can gently touch. But make sure the person is willing and not afraid to do this. The dog CAN smell fear. Keep all actions quiet, calm, and SLOW. No fast movements and never ever hover OVER the top of a potentially aggressive dog.Good luck… Any sign of this not working… put the dog BACK in the room, close the door and don’t try again.
My dog licks his butt, aggressively?
I had just gotten home, so I opened the crate to let him out. He was already licking his butt when I got there, but I still reached to try and get him out. He snapped at me, so I put him in the baby-gated area in our house for "timeout". He still did not stop licking for another six minutes. I noticed when he is licking the cushion of the chair he lies on, or a certain spot on the floor, it's the same thing. He is a golden retriever/irish terrier mix, about 4 years old. He has been doing this since about age 2. How do I stop this? And if it is something he must do, how can I stop his aggression? Other than these instances of intense licking, he is 44% relaxing, chilling, and being sweet, and 45% irish scampy-ness and playful.