Not exact matches
If you don't have a lot of experience dealing with dogs, you want a breed that is people - oriented with a low incidence of
aggression, no
dominance problems and few temperament issues.
Behavior modification is typically required to deal with various
problems (Read Example of How I Deal With A Behavior
Problem) such as
Aggression, Anxiety, Barking, Begging, Chasing, Car Behavior, Car Sickness, Chewing, Digging, Fighting,
Dominance, Fear & Phobias, Jumping on Furniture & People, Leash Fighting, Puppy Training, Mounting, Potty Training, Running Away, Separation Anxiety, Shyness, Spoiling, Strange Behaviors, and Submissive Urination.
Similarly, I've worked on dogs with separation anxiety, compulsive behaviors, fear biting
problems,
aggression problems (
aggression isn't the same as fear biting),
dominance problems, and so on.
Learn more about why
dominance aggression develops and how you can prevent and manage the
problem.
However, the dogs I examined were brought to me because of
aggression and
dominance problems as well as for quarantine after biting strangers.
If a dog is going to show serious
dominance or handler
aggression problems (and the vast majority of dogs don; t) it doesn't begin to appear until the dog enters maturity.
Dominance aggression is not a wolf pack
problem.
If you're already in a pickle with Fido, there are books about solving
dominance and
aggression problems, including
For more information on how to deal with aggressive and dominant dogs, see our DVDs in Dominant Dog and Management & Socialization, and articles in Behavioral
Problems,
Dominance &
Aggression Articles, and Pack Structure.
More dogs are given up for adoption or euthanized every year because of
dominance and
aggression problems than any other reason.
To name just a few: a house dog is often territorial; there can be rank or
dominance problem between the new dogs; or there can be inter-male or inter-female issues that result in
aggression.
This DVD was produced to help people analyze their dog's
dominance and
aggression problems.
Dobermans may be turned over to Rescue because they need too much exercise, or because of health
problems, or
dominance issues, or nervousness, or
aggression.
This will minimize the potential for bad habits and behavior
problems such as
dominance or
aggression.
It also allows you to recognize potential
problems with
dominance or
aggression so you can address the issue before it escalates.
Unwanted behavioral
problems such as
dominance aggression, marking territory and wandering can be avoided with early spaying / neutering.
Punishment via
Dominance «
Dominance» has become the go - to diagnosis for all kinds of
problem behaviors, such as pulling on the leash, jumping up, running through the door first, inappropriate elimination, destruction, barking, attention seeking, resource guarding, failure to respond to a command, and
aggression toward animals, other dogs, family members, guests, and strangers.
Neutering a dog in adolescence also decreases the likelihood that
dominance aggression will be a
problem.
Our Dog Training Programs target
problems including Dog Behavior, Dog
Aggression, Excessive Barking, Children & Dogs, Destructive Chewing & Digging,
Dominance / Leadership, Jumping, More Than One Dog, Pulling on Lead, Separation Anxiety, Shyness, Submissiveness, Chasing, Bolting / Running Away, Car Related, High Energy, Home Alone, Moving, Obsessiveness and the like.