Dog aggression backing?
I have an Australian Shepherd about 1 and a half years antiquated. Starting about 2 months ago he started beeing aggressive towards any and everyone outside, but the strange thing is he is merely aggressive when he is outside (backyard or walking him). Anyone can come inside and he doenst care the least, he's in actual fact sweet as can be when he is inside. I never abused him. I socialized him as a puppy by bringing him to dog parks, pet smart, ect.. When he is outside he turns to a killer though (pulling me hard, growling and barking). Is this strange to anyone else?
Im have him fixed next week.. also, none of this started until about 2 months ago and i have have him since 8 weeks old. All this just started out of the blue. Maybe puberty?? will fixing him help?? any philosophy to curb this situation??
He did snip at my neighbors child when he tried to come into my backyard once, and caught him in the back a little. Lucky im cool near my neighbors and they didnt report my dog. This scares me though, cause now i know he will bite...
Any info would be greatly appreciated..
Neutering your dog will definately help but not resolve your problem. I am not against shock collars but do not recommend one for this problem. Your dog may be feed off of your energy as well whether you are anxious when you are walking him. Make sure when he get's snippy towards others while you are out, that you stop walking, make him sit until he is calm, and make a contribution a treat once the attention is on you and he is calm. I have done this with masses dogs, even before Ceaser Milan hit the scene. It takes time, but it works.
If he's pulling and taking control of your walks afterwards use a gentle leader on him to correct that behavior or a prong collar whether the gentle leader doesn't work. Always carry cookies near you to reinforce good behavior in a positive manner. Aussie's pick up on this at the double.
Another person said already and I just wanted to reitterate... Aussies are a working/hearding breed near lots of energy, so make sure you are giving him stuff to do! My neighbor take his aussie to a day care on the block to "heard" the kids. Just an example, you'll have to hang around until the aggression issue is resolved. Frisbee's are a good one with the aussies too though.
Obedience classes are ALWAYS a good notion and PetSmart has a really good group of classes. I have worked near one of their trainers for a long time.
Good Luck!
Maybe your neighbors child was connote to him? Or another child. Seems like the aggression is only happening external. I don't know if you leave him outdoors at anytime. I read up a little going on for your breed on wikipedia, states they are protective and usually do not have a tendency to be aggressive. Very influential work dogs. May not be kind to strangers. So...since you are having him fixed check with our vet and see what they read out about it.
that bred of dogs were bred to work and the snipping is how they carry the sheep to move he sounds like he is protecting his space
Neutering may help but it will not solve your problem. Are you correcting him when he does this?
Get him into meekness classes. Tell the trainer what your problem is and when they see this behavior, they will be able to help you.
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1: draw from a collar that pulls the belly of the dog up in the air when they verbs to hard this makes them uncomfortable whether they pull too hard but is as normal as a majority collar when walking with you.
Gentle Leader /Halti
2: if your dog EVER tries to go at someone near aggression or you suspect him to, Make A Loud Distracting Noise Or Lay On The Floor (be ready to embarrass yourself but for the sake of your dogs life i would do it)
3. go to the vet and see whether theres anything wrong with his health: this could be why hes acting out/ acting different.
It's not puberty that happened when he was around 9 months elderly. Something triggered this I would lean towards kids or person teasing him but you may never find out what. You need to start working near him to stop this and get control of the situation. I recommend finding a good trainer in your nouns that has worked with aggressive dogs. If he is food motivated use it with empire you meet or coming in the yard. Give the treats to them and agree to them feed him even if they have to toss the food to the ground surrounded by front of him, never at him. This dog should never be off leash until you have this corrected.
Neutering will help some, but it sounds like he's taken a Get them up to that time they get me attitude.
I would highly recommend the book Scaredy Dog by Ali Brown. It'll be a real eye starter.
If you're lucky enough to have a behaviorist nearby, I'd significantly suggest working with one. You can look them up here http://www.iaabc.org/suchen/
yes, it could be puberty, and yes it may help to get him fixed. but if you ask me, he desires a shock collar to be trained, before it really gets bad. i know some empire don't approve of shock collars, because they may think of it as "abuse," but it's not. dogs need discipline and are happier that channel with rules and limitations. plus he is still young and is able to be skilled to be nice. i have a welsh corgi who thinks he owns our town. he's a very well-trained dog, but he still get cocky from time to time. it's a dog thing. it's up to you, really.
