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Rufus
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 | | Barked: Fri May 23, '08 11:39pm PST | |  | |  | | Hi Satiba, thanks for the invite into the group!!My question is has anyone ever heard of leash, yard or car aggression??? My 3 year old Rottie does not do well with being on a leash when people walk by us,or cars drive by us, he also does not do well with people walking by the house when he is in the back yard, nor does he do well going for card rides when other cars pass us he starts freaking out??? I don't know if I have just babied him so much that he feels the need to protect me because he feels I'm the weaker link??? He has always had a bit of an attitude problem ever since he was an 8 week old puppy. I have always owned rotties, but this is my first German, and my first male, does this make a difference??? I would love to take him for a walk or the pet store without worrying??? people fear his breed as it is, I don't want to add to their fear!! I alway keep him close to me when we go out for walks or anywhere but I just don't understand where this is comming from??? |  |  | |  |
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Ares
Ares has made me- a forever Rottie- lover |
 | | Barked: Sat May 24, '08 12:25am PST | | | | | | Is Rufus neutered? If not, it may have an affect on him. Also, he may be "babied", but did he have some kind of negative interaction when he was young? Ares was frightened by a yellow garbage truck when he was 7 months old, and to this day, he dislikes anything yellow (especially cars & trucks - even though people say dogs can't see in color...) Rotts are tracking dogs, and they have very sensitive hearing (7-1 to ours), so its easy to disturb them if they hear loud or irritating noises. The best thing is to take him to a training class & take him out for lots of walks. When he acts inappropriate, use positive correction - basically, calm him down, talk softly to him, etc. I hope things improve for you!
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Maven
Just give me- lovin!!!
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| | Barked: Sun May 25, '08 9:05am PST | | | | | | How does your mom respond to you when you act up? She may be unintentionally telling you it is OK by her actions and response! I bet Belle has good advice for this one!
And, by the way, if a pup is born in the U.S., it is not German. We all have German lines/heritage, but just like people, we are American if born here! Just FYI, cuz I have heard others make the same statement. My poppa is actually Hungarian! He was born there, then came over here! | | | | |
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Satiba
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| | Barked: Sun May 25, '08 2:31pm PST | | | | | | My only thought on aggression is in order to avoid it you must be well socialized. My parents drop me off at daycare every tuesday to play with other pups. We have a leash free dog park that I go to at least three times a week and Mom & Dad take me out to alot of urban settings to feel comfortable around people. I think the more you do this the easier it gets. Also boys are strange, girls are better.
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Rufus
Spoiled Rotten- Rottie |
| | Barked: Wed May 28, '08 11:51pm PST | | | | | | rufy has been neutered, I took him with me everywhere when he was a pup and socialized him everyday, I do baby him a lot!!!! I have had him since he was 8 weeks old so I know he has never had any bad experiences with other people. Maybe I just baby him to much??? He knows when I mean business because he minds me and I can stop him from a bad situation, but I don't want for there to be the situation in the first place. | | | | |
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Maven
Just give me- lovin!!!
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| | Barked: Sun Jun 1, '08 9:38am PST | | | | | | Us Rotties tend to be a bit possesive of our people! And, as spoiled as we are, we sometimes tend to think we are the "top dog" instead of our peeps! That is why training and socializing is so important, it makes us free to go more places and do more things, like Satiba! We don't have as much opportunity around where we live, no dog parks or things like she has.  Probably the worst thing would be to STOP going places together for fear of a case of the growly/barkies! Just let mom be the boss, and when you act up, she should redirect your attention to an obedience exercise that you know by heart, reinforced with treats- like a sit, or down, or shake. This helps to get your mind off of the other things that may be making you defensive. If there is a park that you can go to, and just sit for awhile, with other people passing by, that would maybe be a good start. You just sit there with mom, and after a little bit, you should begin to realize that all those passersby aren't gonna hurt you OR your mommy. Once you are calm and non-reactive, then try a new place and situation. Just my advice! And, it would be fun too, I am sure!! | | | | |
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Belle
Hostess with the- mostest
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| | Barked: Wed Jun 18, '08 6:33pm PST | | | | | | Hi Rufus. Sorry I haven't been here for a while and didn't see this post. What your dealing with is probably not aggression but reactiveness. Belle was very fear reactive with most everything so it takes alot of consistancy and patience. Rotties are smart and catch on fast though.
Is he reactive on leash all the time or just with people/dog/bikes etc. going by. What you have to do is not tense up but get him to come to you before he starts. practice with no distractions first. Call him while on leash and when he turns and looks at you mark it with "yes" (I use a clicker) and treat. Do it alot. If you see people down the road feed-feed-feed before you get to them and then all the way until the people pass. People passing will become a good thing. I have to do it with cars since Belle was so afraid of them. Now she sees a car and automatically looks to me for praise or treats.
Make sure if he does lunge and barks make him do something else easy (touch/paw whatever comes easy to him) before a treat. Otherwise you're treating the behavior you want to get rid of.
Dogs will repeat behavior that gets them reward. You just have to make sure you're rewarding the wanted behavior.
The part about while he's in the car I'll have to ask my trainer. Belle's okay there but Jazzy was crazy! She developed it after she was 2 and was extremely well socialized. Sorry to say 12 years ago I didn't know about possitive training and I used a shock collar. I put it on the lowest and took her for a ride. 2 shocks was all it took. I was afraid she would want to go in the car again but it turned out okay. I wouldn't do it now though. Like I said let me check on that. | | | | |
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Jasiri
If its on the- floor, its fair- game. |
| | Barked: Thu Aug 14, '08 11:47pm PST | | | | | | My younger rottie, Jasiri, has leash aggression also and my older one, Ali, only reacts when I'm walking both of them together(he's fine alone). For bikes and people treats usually work at distracting Jasiri, for dogs I have another method but thats between me and my trainer.  I have found though that sometimes he is actually so excited at trying to meet someone or another dog that he gets frustrated and starts to act up. Always try a 'good' distraction before turning to other options but I definitely recommend talking to a behaviorist/trainer. They can usually help a lot and have different ideas on how to help. | | | | |
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