How would I stop my dog attacking my other dogs?
Posted on June 6th, 2010 by admin
Everytime a female enters my house my youngest dog attacks my other 2 dogs. All the dogs are bitches and get on very well until a female comes to my house. I have to physically remove the attacking dog as she won’t let go. I’m now getting worried about it.
You need the help of a behaviourist who can work on a one to one basis with you and your dog. Observing her body language at the time she becomes "aroused" is a key part in determining why she is attacking your other bitches. You dont say how old they all are, is the youngest bi tch under a year old? had her first season? are the other 2 bitches spayed or not? If your youngest bi tch is under a year old then it could be a dominance situation were your bi tch is taking control of "females entering the house". Another theory is that is there any way she could of been threatened, intimataded, hit, shouted at etc by a female visitor of yours? This fear then lies dorment in the dog untill they become more confident to react agaisnt there threat. If this is getting to the stage were your having to become involved then it’s adviceable you seperate your youngest bi tch in another room when you have female visitors. If theres alot of barking and exciting yapping when they hear the door bell rang etc, then again this can work dogs up into a state of arousal which causes them to react in the way your youngest bi tch is. This kind of behaviour is normally exhibited in herding breeds such as the border collie which has high energy and arousal levels.I hope you get the help you need all the best.
June 6th, 2010 at 9:12 pm
You should have watched dog borstal unleashed last night on bbc 3. They had a rottie on with exactly that prob.
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June 6th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
just dont allow any female to enter through ur front door,
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June 6th, 2010 at 9:49 pm
I would suggest that you get a female dog trainer to come to your house, one who specializes in behavior modification.
How old are the dogs and are any of them fixed?
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June 6th, 2010 at 9:54 pm
In the short term, I would at least muzzle the dog so she cant hurt the others. Correct her immediately with shouting stop or nyaah and making her sit. Maybe professional training is needed.
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June 6th, 2010 at 10:13 pm
castration
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June 6th, 2010 at 10:38 pm
You need to train her . Go here
http://www.kingdomofpets.com/dogobediencetraining/?aff=astronut&type=aggression
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June 6th, 2010 at 10:46 pm
You need the help of a behaviourist who can work on a one to one basis with you and your dog. Observing her body language at the time she becomes "aroused" is a key part in determining why she is attacking your other bitches. You dont say how old they all are, is the youngest bi tch under a year old? had her first season? are the other 2 bitches spayed or not? If your youngest bi tch is under a year old then it could be a dominance situation were your bi tch is taking control of "females entering the house". Another theory is that is there any way she could of been threatened, intimataded, hit, shouted at etc by a female visitor of yours? This fear then lies dorment in the dog untill they become more confident to react agaisnt there threat. If this is getting to the stage were your having to become involved then it’s adviceable you seperate your youngest bi tch in another room when you have female visitors. If theres alot of barking and exciting yapping when they hear the door bell rang etc, then again this can work dogs up into a state of arousal which causes them to react in the way your youngest bi tch is. This kind of behaviour is normally exhibited in herding breeds such as the border collie which has high energy and arousal levels.I hope you get the help you need all the best.
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June 6th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
i dont know.
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