If she see's a dog on the street, I have to cross the road and make her sit behind a car so she can't see, but she still jumps around, barks and growls. It's nearly impossible. She goes to dog training, but we have to work with a lot of extra space around us because if another dog looks at her, she'll crack.
I can walk her past any cat, no problem. She loves people and she'll happily allow my 5 year old niece to pull at her ears and kiss her face, not that I'd ever leave them alone.
What tactics would you use to try to calm her aggression? I've been working with her for a year and a half so far. Trainers at class don't do much to help her, they've tried to ban her from classes a few times because they're afraid my tiny 55kg frame won't be able to hold onto her 60kg, even though I've never let go of her before. I've tried a few behaviorists in the area, but none seemed to have make much progress.
I'm not asking for referrals to more behaviorists or clubs or books or seminars, but simple methods I can use to try to help. I'm going back to basics with her training so little tips and tricks would be greatly appreciated
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she has to fear you more than wanting to attack another dog. When you yell no, she obeys! I have a pitt bull, next door a german shephards, if she get too close to the fence its a war zone, but if I yell stop,ALL barking stop. The next door neighbors dogs are trained and so is my dog. She only goes to the fence if I get to close the the fence, She can jump the fence into their yard, and their dogs can jump into mines any time but its discipline and fear that keeps them in control. Not the tail tucking fear but the always trying to stay in our good grace, waging and playful.
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Have you ever tried the meet and greet idea just make sure you have a muzzle on her when you try this im sure you can find one at your nearest petsmart or that pet place (Make sure you take her with you so you have the right fitting for the muzzle) go into places with her, sit at a coffee shop if you like coffee with your freind that you have with the dog your dog likes and have some of your other freinds or people walk by you with there dog and tell her (LEAVE IT) and give her a treat if she listens its going to take 2 to 3 weeks for it to work i hope this helps - maybe if she sees a dog when walking make her focus on FOOD!! my dog loves food!! so just like when she sees the other dog make her focus on the food and have her sit or something and be completely focussed on the food, not the other dog, then give her the food/treat. be careful though cause dogs have tunnel vision. if she gets REALLY aggressive id just say stay out of the way. cause if she wants to bite she might bite you instead. just be careful and seek proferssional advice.
- had a boxer with the same problem, i fostered her for a private organization that takes in dogs from the shelter. the boxer was a female as well, the fact that she is cool with cats means that it is the dogs that are initiating the aggression. it's a dominance issue, other dogs can sense the fact that she is very dominant. when she walk she probably thinks she's the big ***** around town the other dogs don't like that, either there afraid of her and want her to go away or the want to dominate her. my boxer, even though she was a girl would hump other dogs, because it's a dominance thing. first take her to the front door of your house or wherever you initiate walking, open the door if she even shows a hint of excitement close the door. repeat until she shows no signs of excitement and is completely quite. when she goes out for a walk she doesn't enjoy them she thinks she is on a hunting trip for other dogs so buy a can of compressed air, it makes a chhhhh sound and its red, so when ever you see her growl or about to lung at a dog you spray your can and she will know that that's not except able.
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