I have 2 boxers who are soul mates eat out of the same bowl chew on the same
bone, if the youngest pushes her luck then she gets a telling off but its very minor and to be expected as thats what dogs when in a pack, they have never had a fight or a serious disagreementand my eldest is so tolerant.
Last year my eldest got attacked on 2 occasions both by stafforshire bull terriers she needed stitches both times.
Now a year later ive seen a change in her temperament with other dogs calm dogs she is fine with but hyper activedogs that come charging over she asserts aggressive dominance over - pins them down, and tells them off it sounds very aggressive but shes never bitten.
At dog training and agility she doesnt bother with any of the dogs until like this week when it rained and was brought indoors she went into the submissive position on her back and growled constantly and was shaking.
Is it fear?
Is it dominance?
Has it got something to do with the attacks that happened ages ago?
How can i stop it?
Please help i really dont want this to progress any further.
There are no leash laws in the UK so i cant stop unfamiliar dogs running up to her.
At the moment im completely avoiding other dogs by walking her at 5 AM and 10PM but i cant do this forever and im sure completely avoiding dogs isnt good for her either
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Yes, this is likely fear.
What you want to do is counter condition her for seeing other dogs and being around them. Counter conditioning involves changing how she feels about other dogs from fear to joy.
I have a couple of posts on my blog that teach you how to desensitize, then counter conditionin her to other animals.
Check out all of the posts labelled 41, 41A-D.
www.viassistancedogs.blogspot.com
Also a great book for you is "Control Unleashed" by Leslie McDevitt that teaches you tools (in the form of games) to help your dog stay below threshold is scarey places, then learn to foucs on you and not worry about the other dogs. Her program takes you step by step through desensitizationa nd counter conditioning. This book is lihgt years ahead of any other on this topic!
Good luck!
(I am currently dog sitting a dog-reactive boxer mix and having a ball with the training!
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- it sounds as tho its fear from the attacks i would suggest looking up cesar millans site for advice from his videos,,hes very good
- That is really weird.
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