We all love our dogs. They are a part of our family and we want them to be safe and happy. However if you have an assertive dog then you know that things are not well with your 4 leg family member. An assertive dog is dangerous to you, other dogs, and people and this is often awfully frightening. You will have attempted different techniques to curb this aggression only to find yourself keeping your dog away from folks, other dogs, and situations where he might be assertive. While this will prevent an attack, it is doing make for a sad dog and an unhappy dog owner. To fix this issue, it needs a real complete approach to cure your dog of aggression.
Some dogs are assertive against people; some are aggressive against other dogs. If your dog is assertive by barking, snapping, and behaving in a menacing demeanor to mates, folk walking by the house or that you pass by on a walk than you know that something has to modify.
Your dog's health is the first thing to investigate when exhibiting signs of aggression. A trip to the vet will cross out a possible health problem. A sick dog or a dog that is in pain is more likely to show indications of aggression to guard it from harm.
After governing out potential health issues, it is time to begin to train your dog. It's very important that you're the dominant one in your relationship with the dog and that your dog looks to you for choices. This takes much practice. Many use treats or some type of other reward to coach the dog to target you and that behaving in a way that you expect is what brings positive re-strengthening.
A dog exhibiting dominance is a standard source of aggression towards other dogs. Again, a good way to correct that difficulty is to train your dog to target you for direction. This is going to be done in a safe environment for the dog where she will feel at ease. In this training, you target your dog to concentrate on you. The dog follows your direction and is rewarded when your dog behaves properly. When your dog concentrates on you, give it a reward. Soon, you can try walking past another dog and use this method. If your dog begins to show aggression, use your focus command and with enough training, your dog will concentrate on you, and not the other dog.
Some dogs are assertive against people; some are aggressive against other dogs. If your dog is assertive by barking, snapping, and behaving in a menacing demeanor to mates, folk walking by the house or that you pass by on a walk than you know that something has to modify.
Your dog's health is the first thing to investigate when exhibiting signs of aggression. A trip to the vet will cross out a possible health problem. A sick dog or a dog that is in pain is more likely to show indications of aggression to guard it from harm.
After governing out potential health issues, it is time to begin to train your dog. It's very important that you're the dominant one in your relationship with the dog and that your dog looks to you for choices. This takes much practice. Many use treats or some type of other reward to coach the dog to target you and that behaving in a way that you expect is what brings positive re-strengthening.
A dog exhibiting dominance is a standard source of aggression towards other dogs. Again, a good way to correct that difficulty is to train your dog to target you for direction. This is going to be done in a safe environment for the dog where she will feel at ease. In this training, you target your dog to concentrate on you. The dog follows your direction and is rewarded when your dog behaves properly. When your dog concentrates on you, give it a reward. Soon, you can try walking past another dog and use this method. If your dog begins to show aggression, use your focus command and with enough training, your dog will concentrate on you, and not the other dog.
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