Dog Health Questions: Help with aggressive dog?

We adopted a very neglected american bulldog pup a few months ago-she is now 6 months old and a complete lap dog! She used to be very shy and timid but now is starting to show signs of aggression towards other dogs and strangers. She is a complete sweet heart with our family (children and other dog) and our friends (their kids and dogs) but if she is near a stranger or strange dog she starts growling and barking, which is only getting worse with nipping at them now. After an hour to two with the stranger or stranger dog she warms up to them and is very lovey dovey with them but its the initial few hours that is the problem. I do not want her to be an aggressive dog and am taking suggestions and tips. We are looking into dog training in the area but am not sure if it will help.

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Hello ,

Sorry to hear that. It is natural for all dogs to bark but nuisance barking is a problem for all of us. Have you tried Bark Off? It is an ultraonic device that fits in your pocket and very easy to use. It is just $10! Worth a try and Hope this helps you. Good luck.

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Successful Dog Training at Home - Having the Right Mindset

• ever time your dog barks at someone remove her from the room and ignore her
  continue doing this until she knows she is not getting any attention from it
  also give her a treat ever-time someone " a stranger" comes into the house and she doesn't bark or be aggressive towards them for the barking and aggression to other people walk her more with other dogs and let her socialize with them but have a muzzle on just to be safe and once she is calm around other dogs remove the muzzle hopes this help


• Hi,
  
  There are very few dogs who are prone to aggression regardless of the situation. That's why it's helpful to think in terms of of aggressive behaviors rather than aggressive dogs when trying to reduce your dog's tendencies to growl or bite. Usually these behaviors are related to specific events, relationships or environments. Keeping this in mind, here are some terms commonly used when labeling aggressive behavior, check this out:
  
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• Talk to Victoria Stillwell.
  
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