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Without seeing it is impossible to say, but I suspect you may be confusing normal play. Many people do confuse play with "aggression".
First, GSDs are a herding breed. The chasing part sounds exactly like what my GSDs do with my Lab. They chase and nip at him, herding.
They will also bite each other's neck. They sound even worse. But I know they are playing.
Is this similar to what you see? (not my dogs)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N3pf6-M-…
That is play.
Stop Alpha rolling her. It is an outdated theory based on flawed observations. Alphas do not force subordinate dogs onto the back, the submissive dog OFFERS it.
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I should add that video is very tame play. My own dogs are much rougher and sound 1000x's worse.
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- First thing is to stop bringing her to the park. It is only a matter of time before she actually gets into a fight with another dog. Start socializing her like crazy. Bring her everywhere you can, and have her OBSERVE other dogs. Do not allow her to go near them unless she is being 100% well behaved. Keep her on a leash at all times around other dogs. Being near other dogs needs to be a privilege for her, not a right.
I would also leave the ball at home for a while. Walk her around the park (on leash), and have her get used to being there without having the ball. She may be acting agressively to other dogs because she is being protective of her ball (whether it is there or not).
Contact a trainer or animal behaviorist and find out what the best course of action for her is. We can only give so much advice without actually knowing the dog. To me, it sounds like she really just needs to be given more boundaries regarding the park. She needs to know that she doesn't get to play unless she is being well-behaved. - First off, you shouldn't take her to the dog park until you have this issue under control. She is not playing, and eventually will pick a literal fight. If you take her to the dog park as a location to train you need to keep her tethered to you with a leash, and have her fitted for a basket muzzle. When she acts out correct her. most people will respect you for training your dog, not hate you for it. You have to maintain your alpha status when in the dog park. You are leader, you tell her who and when she can dominate or fight, and resource guarding is a no no. Honestly I believe that this issue would best be dealt with by hiring a professional trainer.
- "... when there is a little fight, we flip her on her back to show dominance"
There's your problem. Flipping her on her back does NOT change the way she feels towards other dogs, it only masks it temporarily, and it actually INCREASES your dog's anxiety and makes her more likely to feel negatively towards other dogs the next time around. Think about how YOU would feel if, in a situation where you were uncomfortable and felt the need to defend yourself, out of nowhere someone came and pinned you down. Would that make you feel better? Or more stressed about the entire situation?
DITCH the "dominance" BS, because that's what it is. Flipping your dog on its back is making her much worse. She is not showing "alpha tendencies" she is actually showing insecurity. She is not trying to "dominate" the other dogs; she is running them off because really she lacks confidence in herself, and by flipping her down you are breaking her confidence even more.
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