My chihuahua x jack rustle sleeps next to where I sleep & where I sit, & has made funny noises & movements like he's having a nightmare... only to wake up from the nightmares & full on attack me badly. & has also really badly attacked me when I've tried to cut his hair. I bought a muzzle, but can't get it on him without heaps of blood & bruises! He is only 1yo & recently we were evicted from our flat & live with my mum & her shizu x chihuahua's that he tries to bit any time they get anywhere near him, so my dog & I r living outside in her yard with him tied up most of the time. Pleeeeeeeeeeease help me? What can I do? If he hurts my granddaughter or my nephews I'd have to get him put down, so now we are sitting outside when ever there are any visitors. I can't do this any more!💔😭💔😭💔😭💔
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP. I have a very reactive 5 year old GSD rescue with a bite history. I sometimes dispair that I cannot help her. Please keep making videos.
I really needed to hear that it takes a long time. I was becoming really discouraged reading other people's testimonies that it could be resolved in as little as a few days.
I find your tutorials very useful. I have an aggressive/reactive dog who reacts when dogs come into his space and try to sniff him. His trigger is the other dog approaching him. He does not actively approach other dogs and does not react if the other dog minds its own business. The issue I have is not being able to control other dogs approaching him and by the time they do, he is showing reactivity and it's too late to distract him.
Because the methods she posted do not work. You cannot control the world, smdh. Do you really expect to control everything that happens in your life? -_-
Thank you so much! I feel hopeful after seeing this. Love the of course it’s their idea! I need this big time with my 12 week old, Louise . She’s an Australian Shepherd and gets way too aggressive. I think this is what we need, positive and progress not perfection! Appreciate ❤
The break down into stages makes so much sense. It’s incredible. I’ve created cer to certain cues and then I tried to do LAT. then I stopped doing the cues because it was too hot to eat outside. I did create a big mess. Time to restart. Thanks Jenna!
My dog only attacks ME. I believe it's frustration aggression. I know all his triggers. He lunges & bites me because he's over aroused/excited from a child running and yelling across the street, or, God forbid, someone looks at him & says something. This week I discovered just smelling snow can send him over the edge. My dog doesn't bark and loves people. He's a large 7 year old Golden that I adopted 7 mths ago. I've spent hours trying to find some guidance. Putting him in a sit helps calm him down but I can't always get him under control in time.
Your training philosophy makes THE most sense out of the MANY I've checked out. My 7 year old chow mix suddenly developed a fear response to my Mom when I was staying with her right after my Dad passed away. I should have known better, he's a nervous, cautious, noise phobic dog and the situation there was highly emotional. But, he literally spent half his life growing up in that house and LOVED my Mom, so I thought he'd be ok. He started showing signs of stress during my stay and when my Mom shut a door a little too hard, she became public enemy #1. Now I can't even have my grieving Mother over for dinner. Problem is that he starts freaking out and barking so much in the presence of a trigger, he can't even hear me much less take treats. I tried Flouxetine for 8 weeks and it only made him develop new noise phobias and he completely shut down. Weaning him off of that now and going to try Clomipramine and hopefully can begin trying some of these techniques! On top of it all, he has IBD so I am yet to find a high value treat that doesn't make him sick :(
Our dog gets aggressive only when he has been in the backyard. We play fetch a lot, but when he doesn't want to bring the ball back, he'll walk around a bit, start running in figure 8's. If you turn your back while he is running, he will aggressively (from behind) nip at you. He will bark at you and not allow you to get near him. It scares us because he has nipped us on our arms, legs, any area he can reach. He is an entirely different dog when in that state. Almost as if he doesn't know who we are. He will chase you just to nip at you!
He just turned 1year old. He is a shihpoo.. Loves baths, being brushed, having his ears cleaned, and being groomed. He is a lovey dovie boy. Except when he is outside running and starts barking at us, then it gets scary.
Susan Garrett has an awesome retrieve video with an insert of something similar to what you are describing. Few things - always end the game while they're still interested in the retrieve game. Any teeth on clothing or body parts it's game over. Hope that helps.
Would you be able to do a video showing some mistakes and how to handle those? Maybe you accidentally put your dog in a situation over threshold, what now?
You'll want to use the coping mechanisms (especially the flight behavior) described in this video. But you're right that a full video talking about only coping mechanisms is a great idea! Thank you for this suggestion.
I found this video from a link from another video you posted. The reason for my search is the aggression our puppy is showing toward my husband and I. It comes out of nowhere that he just starts barking and nipping/biting at us. Do you have a video addressing this kind of behavior? I have already made an appointment for our vet to look him over tomorrow; since he is teething and perhaps he is having an issue with pain. thank you
I'm in the UK. My vet dosn't acknowledge/ read pain. Working Bred GSD has SUDDENLY become agressive/murderous. This is after "all clear" from the vet following bladder surgery. The vet has TOLD me she ONLY treats/ cares about physical conditions. Tried another vet, she said she HAD to follow FIRST vets recomendations!! I privately souced some pain meds for her.
Any chance your GSD was given Ketamine as an anesthetic during bladder surgery? I recently learned that often GSD specifically have a bad reaction to Ketamine and have seizures while under anesthesia, resulting in brain damage and sudden onset aggression. Currently dealing with this with a client. Dog (GSD) went under for surgery, post op, becomes completely aggressive to everyone in the home.
@@noelguerra5355 No. she wasn't, and is now back to her super friendly disposition. with other dogs, people/kids. What had happened was rats have come into the house. She killed it, now she hunts them around the property.. Prey drive redirected, sometimes she gets one [not offen], she rearly likes the hunt/chase.
So if it seems you can be in one phase with regard to some triggers, but in a different phase with other triggers all at the same time? I really don't know what to do......I'm about to return my dog to the rescue I got him from on Monday. I don't want to do that. We've made a lot of progress, but he has bitten the other dogs in the house. He has been aggressive towards visiting family members. I haven't been able to find a behavior modification trainer near me. And my dog and I are exhausted. If I could solve the challenges within the house with the other dogs before anything else, so that we can live more peacefully, that would be huge. Ethically, though, I feel that my Loki would progress easier in an environment without other dogs in the first place. It's asking a lot of him. So I go back and forth asking myself if it's fairer for him to find an owner with more time and a less overwhelming environment, or is it fairer for him to continue to benefit from the structure I've been providing him for the past 2 months, and to continue to have me as his center despite the challenges of the environment. And will the rescue even find a placement with owners who will even continue with his training. I'm torn. Really really torn. I feel like I'm his best bet. That may sound self-centered, but I know a lot of people will not and do not understand that aggression can be turned around. I don't think I'm a better owner than someone else could be. But I do believe I'm one of few people who is willing to seek out the RIGHT help. This is incredibly heartbreaking and challenging.
Sorry to hear that, me and my wife are going through the same and it's sad. Were you able to fix it? I really hope you did, and if so would you mind sharing?
@@cesarmartinez6308 So sorry that you are also in this situation. I was not able to keep my little guy and it ripped my heart out to return him. It just wasn't going to work. My sister's dog who lives here is extremely sensitive and gets physically ill when he's stressed. He ended up at the vet with bloody diarrhea. The vet said it was most likely caused by stress and asked if there was any recent change to the environment. Well, the recent change was my little 6 pound Loki. Even after my sister's dog was doing better, his stomach would constantly gurgle and he was stressed around the clock. And then the little guy bit him again when he got spooked by my sister's additional dog. My fault. I didn't realize until then that I had to keep them 100% separated. Unfortunately, the layout of my house makes that nearly impossible. My sister's dog was traumatized to the point of becoming ill, and her other dog would likely have killed him if they ever got into it with each other. I had Loki for about 2½ months and I still cry over failing him and I still miss him. I cry over not being able to still have him. And I cry when I think about how confused he must have been when I left him in the care of a stranger who drove him back to the original rescue group. I know he hasn't yet been adopted. The lady at the rescue seemed to think I just didn't want him. And that I was just another idiot returning a dog I decided I didn't have time for. That was really upsetting. She either wasn't up front with me about his behavioral issues, or else she hadn't yet witnessed it. I was told he was great with other dogs as well as children. I could have never left him near a child. 100% he would have bitten any child. Loki learned a lot in a very short time. He did everything I ever asked of him. We just couldn't get him turned around quickly enough in a way that was fair to the other dogs in the house. And not quickly enough to keep everyone safe (dogs as well as people). I'd like to feel confident in the knowledge that I returned him to people who will get him the appropriate help. But after the way I was treated by the woman who runs the rescue, I don't know if that will happen. I wish you the best with your situation and I hope you end up being able to keep your dog.
I am going through the same - my Aussie 4 month old puppy has lunged at and bitten me without a growl and not an accidental play bite- also lunged to bite my other dogs. I keep him on a leash at all times so i can intervene. My poor schnauzer is frazzled. I am going a vet - then a behaviourist and if they cant help he is going back to the breeder. I got this breed because i want to do rally obedience. My daughters has two great Aussies from the same breeder in fact he is related to both of them. Update: the behaviourist/trainer was amazing and we have no issues anymore - she explained why it happened and how to help him through this. He is such a sweet guy and never done that before.
My dog has been attacked 3 separate times by off leash dogs. One was a huge mastiff and the other two were huskies. We don’t have any mastiffs in our neighborhood, so I only see his aggression towards huskies. His body goes stiff, his tail is held high and rapidly wags stiffly. I have no doubt he growls, barks, and lunges. I have no doubt their would be a serious fight if they got close. Sadly, it has made walks less enjoyable as he will start reacting to a husky before I can even see it (like at least a quarter mile away). Once he starts agreeing so do most huskies. He is 30 lb golden/mini poodle mix so he would be severely injured in a dogfight. We were saved the times he was attacked with dog mace. That probably saved us all a lot of injuries but I’m sure didn’t help his future opinion of huskies. Normally I’d try the standard methods for helping dogs get along, but I feel this is just too dangerous. The huskies we often see in our neighborhood are not the ones that attacked him. My current solution is to try to avoid walking by them if at all possible, crossing the street, ducking behind houses, and always having Indy in a sturdy harness with a handle. Before being attacked, he was fine with other dogs- but now I can see him giving “aggressive/fearful” signals to most dogs larger than him. It has turned carefree walks into times of vigilance. I usually just walk him very early or very late to avoid any potential problems. We do not take him to any dog parks, but he does go to doggy daycare once a week where he does well. Obviously he is separated from any huskies. We also have a second dog (English Springer Spaniel/poodle) and they get along well. My biggest fear is that he somehow slips his harness and ends up dead. I know the other dog would win. Indy has the bite strength not even close to that of a large dog. Do you have any advice? Do you think he can be “desensitized” even a bit to increase safety? Should we just keep doing what’ve been and avoid his problem dogs (as well as to continue to carry the mace. We’ve tried local trainers who recommend everything from distraction with treats (didn’t phase him), to e-collars (which I won’t use on him since he’s already a sensitive fella). I certainly don’t expect him to ever get along well with all dogs, but fortunately he is great with people of all ages, children, and his daycare buddies. Thank you
@@57colliegirl I've had some luck on walks with turning my energy up and running, but not towards the dog. It's still a distraction, but mine won't take treats, won't play with toys, etc. And for his threshold it's pretty much 0-100 and inconsistent, so the whole treat before they go over threshold but after they've noticed has been absolutely useless for me. I've had more luck with trying to work him when it occurs, but definitely not perfect yet.
Your dog doesn't see breeds.. they are just dogs. Don't put human thoughts processes on to your dog. It's not helpful. I would guarantee that you get very uncomfortable when YOU SEE huskies... And that translates to him instantly.
I am so confused. My dog acts aggressively towards me and tries to dominate me but sometimes shows so much love towards me and shows submissiveness like, listening to me and showing her tummy. What does that mean.
You need to provide your dog structure and limits. You must be the leader for her. I had same issue until I got on a very structured routine and never give treats or food without them working in some way, whether it is sit, down, stay, come, occasionally heel. They need to work to have a more interesting day. Also 3 walks a day. .
You need to watch Beckman's dog training videos. Don't watch this/her videos, they don't help. She advises to CONTROL everything in the world for your dog to be ok, that will not work. Are you able to control the entire damn world for your dog? Highly doubt so.
Would a decoy dog be helpful in managing the trigger to create a positive response? especially if its not possible to be with calm neutral dogs and even going out.
I have listened to so much conflicting training advice we're just in a right mess with it now. From day 1 she would steal anything she can get her paws 🐾 on! But the aggression/ resource guarding is getting worse. We are confused now and she is confused 😕 😪. We have tried treats, distractions, ignoring it and now timeout. Timeout in a separate area (not her crate- we have learned that was an error) or a firm no worked briefly but now she gets more vicious. She is a 9 month cavapoo, please help! What is best way forward now we are in a complete mess and overwhelmed by the amount of info out there. Other than the resource guarding and aggression around that she us amazing. I can take her dinner or toy without a problem but if it is something of ours she has stolen, that's when the resource guarding kicks in. Socks and scrunchies are the most prized possession. We have made some progress- she leaves the pegs, pens and oven gloves alone at last! Could it be originating from the litter? The mum was ill and 2 litters were in together. Obviously our response is exacerbating the situation.
I would really appreciate if you do some videos about ocd ..i have that case and it's really hard to deal with her I'm doing the best i could but i think a professional help would help a lot Thanks in advance
My small havanese/shih tzu was attacked by a french bull dog while we were on a walk. Now when we go on walks if he sees a person walking their dog on the other side of the street he lunges, growls and barks. Never used to have this problem until the attack happened. This is his trigger and when he is locked and loaded he will refuse the treat even if it is a high value treat. How do I deal with that? By the way he is on prozac for dogs, has fear of noises and barks excessively when in the yard or inside the house. I have looked at some of your videos on noise and will start with that first. What can I do about taking him for walks? Any help would be appreciated. Monique
The training techniques here are theoretically sound and probably work with some dogs and mild cases and probably take a pretty long time, but I think there's a better, faster, easier, more efficient way. I have doubt that these methods would work for more severe, true aggression cases or with dogs that didn't have fear as the root cause, and if they did, it would take an extremely long time. I train horses and dogs. Horses are hard-wired to be fearful of everything and when first training a wild horse or young colt, about 80-90% of the training is ONLY getting the horse over its fear. Most true dog aggression has roots in fear. The same basic principles of teaching horses not to be scared also apply to dogs. It's pretty easy, isn't a super involved process, and doesn't include the use of treats (in fact, we don't use treats at all with horses). It's theoretically sound and also practical to apply. It takes about 2-4 weeks with totally wild horses and 1-4 weeks with dogs. It works very quickly with mild cases and addresses severe fear cases too within that time frame. So I'm just not sure why you would spend months (or years potentially) using the less effective method depicted in this video when there's a better method that would fix the issue in a matter of days to weeks.
I’m curious as to what methods you’re talking about? I think it’s cool that there’s similarities in training horses and dogs. Also as to why they’d go with the less effective method… I’m assuming it’s because some people really don’t like the idea of balanced training with dogs. The use of what they consider aversive methods isn’t something they want to do at all. I think it really depends on the dog though. Some dogs will not progress quick enough to be worth the money or time that goes into positive only training! But to each their own.
So unless you see the dog bite, s/he doesn't have the capability of being aggressive? REAL dog training isn't meant to push a dog to the point of displaying aggression. I understand that seeing a dog lunge, growl, and bite is sensationalized for drama in tv and on other YT channels. However, the truth is that if you see a dog aggress in the way you're speaking AND there's a professional dog trainer near by, then that trainer did not do their job. Full stop. Effective dog professionals prevent (and teach their guardians to prevent) the aggressive behavior and recondition the dogs before they get to the point of the dramatic aggressive behavior that you seem to so badly want to see. For example, if you watched a therapist push a person to violence in order to "treat" them, would you not wonder why that therapist is allowed to work with patients? In fact, their job is to prevent the irrational behavior in order to prevent danger. Hold this same standard to the dog trainers to whom you look up. Ask, 'why do so many so called dog behavior experts have to see the dog aggress to know that he's about to? Why do so many shows sensationalize a dog being violent? Why are we not preventing outbursts in order to keep everyone safe?'
@@getacalmdog i knew you would come this way... thanks for replying, it´s clear you couldn´t handle a vicious dog. i just adopted a dog that has killed 3 dogs the same day. too many books, too litlle shelters visited
I'm so glad those dogs have a loving home. Hopefully, you can learn about the roots of dog aggression and study what it means to treat a dog's mental health in order to prevent aggression in the future. Thanks for commenting as well!
If a dog is in the mode already of attack, conditioning her or him that a treat will come if he sees the dog he’s aggressing towards will mean nothing.
Lotta ppl in the comments insecure about how they treat their dogs it seems 🤔 no need to be mean y'all, no one's coming after you for using negative reinforcement.
If that is all you got from the video you one, didn't watch it completely and two, are single-minded and unwilling to try new methods that aren't "old school".
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My chihuahua x jack rustle sleeps next to where I sleep & where I sit, & has made funny noises & movements like he's having a nightmare... only to wake up from the nightmares & full on attack me badly. & has also really badly attacked me when I've tried to cut his hair. I bought a muzzle, but can't get it on him without heaps of blood & bruises! He is only 1yo & recently we were evicted from our flat & live with my mum & her shizu x chihuahua's that he tries to bit any time they get anywhere near him, so my dog & I r living outside in her yard with him tied up most of the time. Pleeeeeeeeeeease help me? What can I do? If he hurts my granddaughter or my nephews I'd have to get him put down, so now we are sitting outside when ever there are any visitors. I can't do this any more!💔😭💔😭💔😭💔
You are amazing. Thank you so much. ❤
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP. I have a very reactive 5 year old GSD rescue with a bite history. I sometimes dispair that I cannot help her. Please keep making videos.
I really needed to hear that it takes a long time. I was becoming really discouraged reading other people's testimonies that it could be resolved in as little as a few days.
I find your tutorials very useful. I have an aggressive/reactive dog who reacts when dogs come into his space and try to sniff him. His trigger is the other dog approaching him. He does not actively approach other dogs and does not react if the other dog minds its own business. The issue I have is not being able to control other dogs approaching him and by the time they do, he is showing reactivity and it's too late to distract him.
Because the methods she posted do not work. You cannot control the world, smdh. Do you really expect to control everything that happens in your life? -_-
I can honestly say that this program is the best thing that has ever happened to me and my furry friend.
Thank you so much! I feel hopeful after seeing this. Love the of course it’s their idea! I need this big time with my 12 week old, Louise . She’s an Australian Shepherd and gets way too aggressive. I think this is what we need, positive and progress not perfection! Appreciate ❤
The break down into stages makes so much sense. It’s incredible. I’ve created cer to certain cues and then I tried to do LAT. then I stopped doing the cues because it was too hot to eat outside.
I did create a big mess.
Time to restart.
Thanks Jenna!
My dog only attacks ME. I believe it's frustration aggression. I know all his triggers. He lunges & bites me because he's over aroused/excited from a child running and yelling across the street, or, God forbid, someone looks at him & says something. This week I discovered just smelling snow can send him over the edge.
My dog doesn't bark and loves people. He's a large 7 year old Golden that I adopted 7 mths ago.
I've spent hours trying to find some guidance. Putting him in a sit helps calm him down but I can't always get him under control in time.
Your training philosophy makes THE most sense out of the MANY I've checked out. My 7 year old chow mix suddenly developed a fear response to my Mom when I was staying with her right after my Dad passed away. I should have known better, he's a nervous, cautious, noise phobic dog and the situation there was highly emotional. But, he literally spent half his life growing up in that house and LOVED my Mom, so I thought he'd be ok. He started showing signs of stress during my stay and when my Mom shut a door a little too hard, she became public enemy #1. Now I can't even have my grieving Mother over for dinner. Problem is that he starts freaking out and barking so much in the presence of a trigger, he can't even hear me much less take treats. I tried Flouxetine for 8 weeks and it only made him develop new noise phobias and he completely shut down. Weaning him off of that now and going to try Clomipramine and hopefully can begin trying some of these techniques! On top of it all, he has IBD so I am yet to find a high value treat that doesn't make him sick :(
Great content! Keep up the great work! Would love to see more videos like this with more comprehensive information!
Great- Exactly what I was looking for! 👍👏 Thank you!
Great work! Thank you very much!
Great tutorial. Thank you.
Great video!
Our dog gets aggressive only when he has been in the backyard. We play fetch a lot, but when he doesn't want to bring the ball back, he'll walk around a bit, start running in figure 8's. If you turn your back while he is running, he will aggressively (from behind) nip at you. He will bark at you and not allow you to get near him. It scares us because he has nipped us on our arms, legs, any area he can reach. He is an entirely different dog when in that state. Almost as if he doesn't know who we are. He will chase you just to nip at you!
How old is he? Seems like he's playing and possibly gets frustrated when play time is over too soon.
What type of dog? Did it get any better?
He just turned 1year old. He is a shihpoo.. Loves baths, being brushed, having his ears cleaned, and being groomed. He is a lovey dovie boy. Except when he is outside running and starts barking at us, then it gets scary.
Susan Garrett has an awesome retrieve video with an insert of something similar to what you are describing. Few things - always end the game while they're still interested in the retrieve game. Any teeth on clothing or body parts it's game over. Hope that helps.
Use balanced training methods. Don't fall for the bullshit. For your families own well-being
What an amazing video 😭🙌🙌🙌🙌
Thank you for this video. Our issue is that the triggers keep changing. How do we navigate this?
Would you be able to do a video showing some mistakes and how to handle those? Maybe you accidentally put your dog in a situation over threshold, what now?
You'll want to use the coping mechanisms (especially the flight behavior) described in this video. But you're right that a full video talking about only coping mechanisms is a great idea! Thank you for this suggestion.
Thank you!!
my dog bit me after petting the other pup that we adopted , does that count as resource guarding?
Gotta say there are a lot of comments here from people who just have to criticize something they don't understand. Sad
I found this video from a link from another video you posted. The reason for my search is the aggression our puppy is showing toward my husband and I. It comes out of nowhere that he just starts barking and nipping/biting at us. Do you have a video addressing this kind of behavior? I have already made an appointment for our vet to look him over tomorrow; since he is teething and perhaps he is having an issue with pain. thank you
Ask your vet about puppy fear periods. It can make sense of what's happening and better direct ur efforts
Some folks continue to live along that long African river called De Nial.
I'm in the UK. My vet dosn't acknowledge/ read pain. Working Bred GSD has SUDDENLY become agressive/murderous. This is after "all clear" from the vet following bladder surgery. The vet has TOLD me she ONLY treats/ cares about physical conditions. Tried another vet, she said she HAD to follow FIRST vets recomendations!! I privately souced some pain meds for her.
Any chance your GSD was given Ketamine as an anesthetic during bladder surgery? I recently learned that often GSD specifically have a bad reaction to Ketamine and have seizures while under anesthesia, resulting in brain damage and sudden onset aggression. Currently dealing with this with a client. Dog (GSD) went under for surgery, post op, becomes completely aggressive to everyone in the home.
@@noelguerra5355 No. she wasn't, and is now back to her super friendly disposition. with other dogs, people/kids. What had happened was rats have come into the house. She killed it, now she hunts them around the property.. Prey drive redirected, sometimes she gets one [not offen], she rearly likes the hunt/chase.
What is a coping mechanism if I'm holding my dog?
So if it seems you can be in one phase with regard to some triggers, but in a different phase with other triggers all at the same time? I really don't know what to do......I'm about to return my dog to the rescue I got him from on Monday. I don't want to do that. We've made a lot of progress, but he has bitten the other dogs in the house. He has been aggressive towards visiting family members. I haven't been able to find a behavior modification trainer near me. And my dog and I are exhausted. If I could solve the challenges within the house with the other dogs before anything else, so that we can live more peacefully, that would be huge. Ethically, though, I feel that my Loki would progress easier in an environment without other dogs in the first place. It's asking a lot of him. So I go back and forth asking myself if it's fairer for him to find an owner with more time and a less overwhelming environment, or is it fairer for him to continue to benefit from the structure I've been providing him for the past 2 months, and to continue to have me as his center despite the challenges of the environment. And will the rescue even find a placement with owners who will even continue with his training. I'm torn. Really really torn. I feel like I'm his best bet. That may sound self-centered, but I know a lot of people will not and do not understand that aggression can be turned around. I don't think I'm a better owner than someone else could be. But I do believe I'm one of few people who is willing to seek out the RIGHT help. This is incredibly heartbreaking and challenging.
Sorry to hear that, me and my wife are going through the same and it's sad. Were you able to fix it? I really hope you did, and if so would you mind sharing?
@@cesarmartinez6308 So sorry that you are also in this situation. I was not able to keep my little guy and it ripped my heart out to return him. It just wasn't going to work. My sister's dog who lives here is extremely sensitive and gets physically ill when he's stressed. He ended up at the vet with bloody diarrhea. The vet said it was most likely caused by stress and asked if there was any recent change to the environment. Well, the recent change was my little 6 pound Loki. Even after my sister's dog was doing better, his stomach would constantly gurgle and he was stressed around the clock. And then the little guy bit him again when he got spooked by my sister's additional dog. My fault. I didn't realize until then that I had to keep them 100% separated. Unfortunately, the layout of my house makes that nearly impossible. My sister's dog was traumatized to the point of becoming ill, and her other dog would likely have killed him if they ever got into it with each other.
I had Loki for about 2½ months and I still cry over failing him and I still miss him. I cry over not being able to still have him. And I cry when I think about how confused he must have been when I left him in the care of a stranger who drove him back to the original rescue group. I know he hasn't yet been adopted. The lady at the rescue seemed to think I just didn't want him. And that I was just another idiot returning a dog I decided I didn't have time for. That was really upsetting. She either wasn't up front with me about his behavioral issues, or else she hadn't yet witnessed it. I was told he was great with other dogs as well as children. I could have never left him near a child. 100% he would have bitten any child. Loki learned a lot in a very short time. He did everything I ever asked of him. We just couldn't get him turned around quickly enough in a way that was fair to the other dogs in the house. And not quickly enough to keep everyone safe (dogs as well as people).
I'd like to feel confident in the knowledge that I returned him to people who will get him the appropriate help. But after the way I was treated by the woman who runs the rescue, I don't know if that will happen. I wish you the best with your situation and I hope you end up being able to keep your dog.
I am going through the same - my Aussie 4 month old puppy has lunged at and bitten me without a growl and not an accidental play bite- also lunged to bite my other dogs. I keep him on a leash at all times so i can intervene. My poor schnauzer is frazzled. I am going a vet - then a behaviourist and if they cant help he is going back to the breeder. I got this breed because i want to do rally obedience. My daughters has two great Aussies from the same breeder in fact he is related to both of them.
Update: the behaviourist/trainer was amazing and we have no issues anymore - she explained why it happened and how to help him through this. He is such a sweet guy and never done that before.
My dog has been attacked 3 separate times by off leash dogs. One was a huge mastiff and the other two were huskies. We don’t have any mastiffs in our neighborhood, so I only see his aggression towards huskies.
His body goes stiff, his tail is held high and rapidly wags stiffly. I have no doubt he growls, barks, and lunges. I have no doubt their would be a serious fight if they got close.
Sadly, it has made walks less enjoyable as he will start reacting to a husky before I can even see it (like at least a quarter mile away). Once he starts agreeing so do most huskies.
He is 30 lb golden/mini poodle mix so he would be severely injured in a dogfight. We were saved the times he was attacked with dog mace. That probably saved us all a lot of injuries but I’m sure didn’t help his future opinion of huskies.
Normally I’d try the standard methods for helping dogs get along, but I feel this is just too dangerous. The huskies we often see in our neighborhood are not the ones that attacked him.
My current solution is to try to avoid walking by them if at all possible, crossing the street, ducking behind houses, and always having Indy in a sturdy harness with a handle.
Before being attacked, he was fine with other dogs- but now I can see him giving “aggressive/fearful” signals to most dogs larger than him. It has turned carefree walks into times of vigilance. I usually just walk him very early or very late to avoid any potential problems.
We do not take him to any dog parks, but he does go to doggy daycare once a week where he does well. Obviously he is separated from any huskies. We also have a second dog (English Springer Spaniel/poodle) and they get along well.
My biggest fear is that he somehow slips his harness and ends up dead. I know the other dog would win. Indy has the bite strength not even close to that of a large dog.
Do you have any advice? Do you think he can be “desensitized” even a bit to increase safety?
Should we just keep doing what’ve been and avoid his problem dogs (as well as to continue to carry the mace.
We’ve tried local trainers who recommend everything from distraction with treats (didn’t phase him), to e-collars (which I won’t use on him since he’s already a sensitive fella).
I certainly don’t expect him to ever get along well with all dogs, but fortunately he is great with people of all ages, children, and his daycare buddies.
Thank you
I have the same situation and my GS has now developed territorial aggression
@@57colliegirl I've had some luck on walks with turning my energy up and running, but not towards the dog. It's still a distraction, but mine won't take treats, won't play with toys, etc. And for his threshold it's pretty much 0-100 and inconsistent, so the whole treat before they go over threshold but after they've noticed has been absolutely useless for me. I've had more luck with trying to work him when it occurs, but definitely not perfect yet.
Your dog doesn't see breeds.. they are just dogs. Don't put human thoughts processes on to your dog. It's not helpful.
I would guarantee that you get very uncomfortable when YOU SEE huskies... And that translates to him instantly.
Watch the video again?
I am so confused. My dog acts aggressively towards me and tries to dominate me but sometimes shows so much love towards me and shows submissiveness like, listening to me and showing her tummy. What does that mean.
You need to provide your dog structure and limits. You must be the leader for her. I had same issue until I got on a very structured routine and never give treats or food without them working in some way, whether it is sit, down, stay, come, occasionally heel. They need to work to have a more interesting day. Also 3 walks a day. .
@@57colliegirl That makes sense. Thanks.
@@57colliegirl I'd agree. Physical exercise, mental exercise, and structure and consistency are extremely helpful.
You need to watch Beckman's dog training videos. Don't watch this/her videos, they don't help. She advises to CONTROL everything in the world for your dog to be ok, that will not work. Are you able to control the entire damn world for your dog? Highly doubt so.
Would a decoy dog be helpful in managing the trigger to create a positive response? especially if its not possible to be with calm neutral dogs and even going out.
Watch the video again!
I have listened to so much conflicting training advice we're just in a right mess with it now. From day 1 she would steal anything she can get her paws 🐾 on! But the aggression/ resource guarding is getting worse. We are confused now and she is confused 😕 😪. We have tried treats, distractions, ignoring it and now timeout. Timeout in a separate area (not her crate- we have learned that was an error) or a firm no worked briefly but now she gets more vicious. She is a 9 month cavapoo, please help! What is best way forward now we are in a complete mess and overwhelmed by the amount of info out there. Other than the resource guarding and aggression around that she us amazing. I can take her dinner or toy without a problem but if it is something of ours she has stolen, that's when the resource guarding kicks in. Socks and scrunchies are the most prized possession. We have made some progress- she leaves the pegs, pens and oven gloves alone at last! Could it be originating from the litter? The mum was ill and 2 litters were in together. Obviously our response is exacerbating the situation.
I would really appreciate if you do some videos about ocd ..i have that case and it's really hard to deal with her
I'm doing the best i could but i think a professional help would help a lot
Thanks in advance
My small havanese/shih tzu was attacked by a french bull dog while we were on a walk. Now when we go on walks if he sees a person walking their dog on the other side of the street he lunges, growls and barks. Never used to have this problem until the attack happened.
This is his trigger and when he is locked and loaded he will refuse the treat even if it is a high value treat. How do I deal with that? By the way he is on prozac for dogs, has fear of noises and barks excessively when in the yard or inside the house. I have looked at some of your videos on noise and will start with that first. What can I do about taking him for walks? Any help would be appreciated. Monique
What about if my dog is being aggressive towards me?
This video is a good start: ua-cam.com/video/1BUms1ahxNE/v-deo.html
The training techniques here are theoretically sound and probably work with some dogs and mild cases and probably take a pretty long time, but I think there's a better, faster, easier, more efficient way. I have doubt that these methods would work for more severe, true aggression cases or with dogs that didn't have fear as the root cause, and if they did, it would take an extremely long time.
I train horses and dogs. Horses are hard-wired to be fearful of everything and when first training a wild horse or young colt, about 80-90% of the training is ONLY getting the horse over its fear. Most true dog aggression has roots in fear. The same basic principles of teaching horses not to be scared also apply to dogs. It's pretty easy, isn't a super involved process, and doesn't include the use of treats (in fact, we don't use treats at all with horses). It's theoretically sound and also practical to apply. It takes about 2-4 weeks with totally wild horses and 1-4 weeks with dogs. It works very quickly with mild cases and addresses severe fear cases too within that time frame.
So I'm just not sure why you would spend months (or years potentially) using the less effective method depicted in this video when there's a better method that would fix the issue in a matter of days to weeks.
I’m curious as to what methods you’re talking about? I think it’s cool that there’s similarities in training horses and dogs. Also as to why they’d go with the less effective method… I’m assuming it’s because some people really don’t like the idea of balanced training with dogs. The use of what they consider aversive methods isn’t something they want to do at all. I think it really depends on the dog though. Some dogs will not progress quick enough to be worth the money or time that goes into positive only training! But to each their own.
I would love to hear this method too
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reactiviy is not aggression.. i´d like to see how you work with a dog that have killed few dogs..
'Reactivity' denotatively means simply to react to a stimulus. Therefore, all dogs are reactive - even and especially dogs demonstrating aggression.
@@getacalmdog i get your point, but this that you are showing is not real agression...
So unless you see the dog bite, s/he doesn't have the capability of being aggressive? REAL dog training isn't meant to push a dog to the point of displaying aggression. I understand that seeing a dog lunge, growl, and bite is sensationalized for drama in tv and on other YT channels. However, the truth is that if you see a dog aggress in the way you're speaking AND there's a professional dog trainer near by, then that trainer did not do their job. Full stop. Effective dog professionals prevent (and teach their guardians to prevent) the aggressive behavior and recondition the dogs before they get to the point of the dramatic aggressive behavior that you seem to so badly want to see.
For example, if you watched a therapist push a person to violence in order to "treat" them, would you not wonder why that therapist is allowed to work with patients? In fact, their job is to prevent the irrational behavior in order to prevent danger.
Hold this same standard to the dog trainers to whom you look up. Ask, 'why do so many so called dog behavior experts have to see the dog aggress to know that he's about to? Why do so many shows sensationalize a dog being violent? Why are we not preventing outbursts in order to keep everyone safe?'
@@getacalmdog i knew you would come this way... thanks for replying, it´s clear you couldn´t handle a vicious dog. i just adopted a dog that has killed 3 dogs the same day. too many books, too litlle shelters visited
I'm so glad those dogs have a loving home. Hopefully, you can learn about the roots of dog aggression and study what it means to treat a dog's mental health in order to prevent aggression in the future. Thanks for commenting as well!
If a dog is in the mode already of attack, conditioning her or him that a treat will come if he sees the dog he’s aggressing towards will mean nothing.
Watch the video at full length before you comment, please. This is addressed multiple times in the video.
Lotta ppl in the comments insecure about how they treat their dogs it seems 🤔 no need to be mean y'all, no one's coming after you for using negative reinforcement.
complete word salad, my dog is attacking
Lol. Seriously
Bribery and taking a permissive role that follows the themes of accommodation doesn't fix a relationship problem.
If that is all you got from the video you one, didn't watch it completely and two, are single-minded and unwilling to try new methods that aren't "old school".
You cant do that when your dog is deaf and blind in one eye ugh
Have you tried it?
@KenStevens-y7b yes I even took her too a trainer.
If this of the most comprehensive... That's not a win for positive only training 🤣 🤣
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People buy this crap? 🤣🤣🤣
im watching trying to be open minded but shes talking out her asshole
The dog needs clarity from its master on how to behave, not "coping mechanisms". What utter harmful rubbish.
Too much talking waste of time
To people who don't want to improve thier training methods or learn.