From Dog Aggressive and Reactive Shelter Dog to Confident Family Member

Tigre came to us from a local rescue. He was very dog aggressive and would react to dogs on leash as well. This made him a tough dog to get adopted out. After some work and confidence building, we are proud of how far he has come!
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[@alexandradittmann8588]

Great job!

[@elaineruiz1446]

I just by sheer chance came upon you youtube about the aggressive English bulldog. It fascinated me because I have two English bulldogs, a male and a female, and the male is also aggressive. He is 5 yrs old now. I got him right after my female bulldog of 13 yrs old died. She was my first English bulldog and the sweetest bulldog ever. I assumed that was the nature of the breed. I was heartbroken and shortly after she died, I got Percy from a breeder in my city but think it was more of a puppy mill. There were cages upon cages. I felt so bad for him. Only about 3 or 4 months old and stuck in a small kennel. He was the most active and rambunctious bulldog I have ever seen, not laid back. He seemed to be noise sensitive and must also have been abused because if you lifted anything like a pole (when I would mop the floor or whatever) he would make awful anguished sounds like someone was beating him and his eyes would be as large as saucers. My vet said he would grow out of this, but he never really has. About a few months later I got a female bulldog as well, about 8 weeks old. The male, Percy, has been the most difficult dog I have ever had. He is not super friendly like I thought bulldogs were supposed to be. I did take him to training religiously. Now at 5 years old, I live in an apartment and I try to take him on his walks very early in the morning...5am, then around noon, when kids are at school, and lastly in the evening when most people are inside eating dinner. He's unpredictable. I've seen him totally ignore people around him and then for no reason a little girl riding by on a bike he growled at. He's hard to contain as he is about 66 pounds...very strong,...like trying to walk a bowling ball. He has had ONE biting incident. Unfortunately it involved one of my adult kids, my daughter who considers herself an animal enthusiast. He 'escaped' my bedroom as I was talking to her over the pet gate. I asked her to stop him and she must have either accidentally stepped on his paw or made a move that threatened her because he did a quick snip and the rest is history. I took pics of it. Her thigh was swollen and you could see the two fang marks and it bled. She wanted him put down. I was beside my self and moved out within a week, allowing someone to take him while I made the move. I don't know if I did right or wrong because my thought was you wouldn't put a negative relative down, why do we think we should kill an animal and not give it a second chance. That is the only time he has bitten, but he has warned people not to get close. He can be gentle and loving but he is very dominant and I alway let him know I am the leader of the pack not him. The female bulldog is pretty docile towards me, but sometimes picks up on Percy's antisocial behavior and I have had to correct her in public to not show aggression.I feel I have full control of her, but even I would say within the past week, I have anguished over what to do with Percy. I truly love him as a family member but not sure I can hang on. I called other trainers in this area to see if they could help but even one who is well respected around here who I asked to help me train, said that some dogs will be that way for life. I only see 3 youtube videos uploaded.
Do you have more on these type of situations? What is your advise.

[@PaddocksPaws]

Dang I’m sorry to hear that! Sounds almost like a similar situation that this dog had in the video. I’m going to start uploading more on UA-cam. That’s something I haven’t been very good at. In your situation, mental stimulation will be key. Mental stimulation and controlled exposure help build confidence and decrease insecurity and anxiety levels. Dogs that behave that sporadically are 9 times out of 10 pretty insecure.