He is very sweet and expressive, but yesterday he tried to kill my neighbors cat, the cat luckily got away. Then today his best friend (which is a beautiful French mastiff) walked to our house to play and my dog attacked him brutally biting the inside of his neck and shaking it and also biting his head. The mastiff got really sad and shied away. My dog (his name is Thomas) really just became crazy aggressive and it was not cool. But right after the french mastiff left, thomas was happy again. then when the french mastiff thought it was okay to go near, thomas attacked him again.
I slapped thomas and took him inside, the french mastiff was really sad because he lives his days alone and his owners do not let him inside hishouse. So he roams.
When I went inside, I bought a metal Prong collar on ebay and then a 1 and a half inch black leather collar for him.
Will you think the prong will help?
He also pulls me to a point where he drags me and he growls and it is crazy.
Where did he get this mean all of a sudden?
And the rest of the times he is super nice and sweet.
Are these collars the best way to control him?
I also plan to take him to dog training
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Aww. I think you should take him to your vet and find out what is going on if anything. Also, You could use their advice of what to do. These people are experts and can help you a great deal. If nothing else, they cam direct you to a great animal behaviorist or trainer. Is he fixed?
Good luck! Hope your dog and his buddy get back on track soon.
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- If you do your research you will find that any type of prong or training (zap) collar ARE NOT to be used with aggresive dogs. It simply adds to the problem. You need to get your dog into training classes asap.
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You seem defensive about that before anybody said anything..... so I wonder. - I dont think you should use a prong collar instead get a collar that loops around his nose along with his neck it stops his pulling by bringing him up every time he does.
- talk to a professional trainer
talk to your vet if this is something new - If you know what you're doing with it, of course it'll help. If you don't know how to fit or use one properly, you'll only damage the dog.
Probably a lack of training or mental instability contributed to the aggression.
Again, if you know what you're doing. Just know, they aren't a magic cure-all you can slap on the dog and expect miracles from. You have to put time and effort into your dog to make things better. - That collar is excessive. I have seen those collars at the pet store, and I couldn't possibly put something like that on my dog.
Like another answerer has said, there could be an underlying medical condition, but to be honest, I doubt that's the issue.
I don't really know what your exact problem is, but most problems are caused by dominance issues. You should stop letting him walk in front of you or go through doorways without waiting for you to go through first, etc. Next time he is mean to the other dog, use posturing to make him submit and then have the other dog stand over him. I'm not explaining this as well as I should, but all of this information is coming from "The Dog Whisperer". I've tried a lot of different methods of dog psychology and this is the best one I've found. To use his method, you really don't need anything more than a basic collar and a short leash.
You can find a few clips of his episodes at:
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/ch…
His methods are at his website:
http://www.cesarsway.com/
Also, I know for a fact Netflix has several of the seasons of the show. You really only need to watch a few episodes and you'll probably immediately see the problem.
Good luck! - So it's not just me that thought it was oddly defensive to bring up the fact that it's a pure bred? Doesn't seem relevant to the issue, either way though.
The metal prong collar will definitely escalate the aggression, it will send him into a fight mode, and will likely not even feel the pain it's causing him. Not a good idea.
One on one training would be needed in your case, since most group training classes will not allow dog/human aggressive dogs into their classes. Some private lessons will help get you underway, then possibly lead into more group lessons.
Slapping the dog on the nose and taking him inside won't help though, you need a professional to help you bite this problem at the source. - Do not make your dog wear that collar, based on the fact that you just bought it off eBay assuming it will help means that you probably don't really know how to fit and/or use on properly. You'll end up doing damage to your dog, which I know isn't what you want.
Take you dog to the vet and ask for a referral for a behavioral therapist for him. A behavior therapist will do a much better job than just simple obedience training (although I also encourage doing this as well). A behaviorist will help you get to the root of his aggression and work to make him overcome it. I seriously recommend that you do this as soon as you can because an aggressive dog can easily lead to fines and/or you being forced to have your dog put down if he attacks a human. - Just in case this is not a fabulously constructed Troll question (and I have my suspicions)...
Everything Steve said. No pinch for dogs displaying aggression issues... it will only serve to make it worse. Have this dog seen by your vet... sudden aggression may be related to a malfunctioning throid gland, and also may be the result of infection with a tick borne disease like Lyme's or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. - Don't know about the purebred part comes into play but if you do not have papers saying he is a purebred then he is not. As for the collars well I am against a collar that will cause pain to make the dog listen and I believe your dogs dog and cat aggression will only get worse if you use it and you say he growl at you when you walk him then please do not walk your dog on a prong until your dog is seen by a professional. A prong causes pain and if the dog goes into fight mode with a prong on you very likely will be the one he will fight and since the prong doesn't choke you have no way to prevent or stop the battle.
Find a good dog trainer and pay for a one on one lesson. It looks like you missed training him over the past year and a half and now you really have an issue. Your dog should of been started to be trained the minute you got him. lastly your dog is to heavy put him on a diet before he dies from over weight.
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