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Post by muus on Jan 13, 2006 9:12:37 GMT -5
Hello Everyone. I have a 9 months old Doberman girl who is a real sweetheart when at home. The moment we go out and she sees other dogs she freaks out and she tries to attack them. (the only dogs she is friendly with, apart from the second dog I have, are unfixed male). Of course i hold her strong on the leash, so because she gets angry that I won't let her run, she tries to bite me. I went to basic training with her when she was 3 months old and she listens very well, but the thing is, that most Dog Trainers in my area are more into.. "I give you a treat if you be a good dog" and well with a dobie who is supposed to be trained as a Schutzhund, I disagree very strongly with this method, that is for toy dogs but not dobies. I am trying to find a good trainer, but till now I am still searching and I would like to go out with her and enjoy walking with my two dogs, without buying a new pair of jeans every other day. Does anyone know what I can do against this aggression? My second dog ( 2 1/2 year old fixed female, German Shepard/dobie/hound mix) is the most friendly dog one can imagine, she the dobie did not get it from her. I really feel helpless at the moment...
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Post by Aussienot on Jan 13, 2006 20:41:33 GMT -5
Read everything on this site about Nothing in Life is Free and institute Doggy Boot Camp immediately. Your dog should never ever never ever never ever bite you in frustration or for any other reason. Particularly with a dog that has a problem, it's critical to treat the dog like a dog and establish yourself in a position above the dog in a way that the dog understands. Not through force or physical reprimand, just by acting in a leadership position.
I believe you'll find most schutzhund trainers believe in positive reinforcement - most trainers in all categories, now that I think about it. Dogs repeat behavior that they find rewarding. Marking the behavior that you want, and rewarding it is how your dogs learn. All dogs.
But it's not just bribing the dog with a treat. The trainer has to do much more than that.
Was your dog exposed to other dogs as a puppy outside of the home and taught how to behave around other dogs? It's much easier to do as a puppy before the aggro behavior is ingrained. At this point you'll need professional help to resolve the dog/people aggression problem.
Contact your local schutzhund club and ask for a reference to a trainer who works with aggression cases. If you are serious about wanting to do schutzhund training with her, you might also see about getting her evaluated to see if she's suitable. Dogs need to have a solid temperament to do schutzhund, and not every dog that can bite is a candidate.
You might also consult the site Leerburg.com for more information, but don't post in their forums for a while.
And definately seek professional help with your problem.
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Post by Brooke on Jan 14, 2006 11:02:48 GMT -5
I had a dobie and you really have to stay on top of them. NILIF for the win. Learn it and live it. Do you have this dog on a pinch collar? If not... get one. She needs to learn to listen to direction instead of paying attention to anything else. A pinch will give you more control. If she goes to bite you I would give her a strong verbal correction and hard correction each time she tried to do so. That is completely unacceptable and she needs to learn there are consequences for that type of behavior or it will continue. Praise her like no other when she does good. She sees another dog and starts to go crazy... you don't have to do much. The second she starts just quickly turn and walk the other direction and the pinch will correct on it's own.
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