›

Howdy, Stranger!

It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!

Sign In Register

Real life training problem

peachypaintgirlpeachypaintgirl
edited January 2010 in General Discussion
I just adopted a 3 year old Malamute from a friend of mine's neighbor, who was moving to a new house where the owner didn't allow pets. He was just going to leave the dog out by the road :evil: so I said I'd take him. I can't believe this guy was just going to ditch this dog, he's such a sweetheart! But he's apparently never been trained at all except for house training, so I'm having to work with him a lot. He's starting to get the idea of walking on a leash and not jumping on people, but he seems to have an aggressive streak towards other animals. I'd like to be able to let him inside, but I can only bring him in if he's on a leash because he goes after my cat Hercules. And he seems to have major dominance issues with other dogs, although he's perfectly friendly to people. So, I'm trying to break him of the aggression, only I'm not sure exactly how to go about it. Any ideas?
peachy_banner.png

Comments

  • CallyKats DachshundsCallyKats Dachshunds
    67.171.91.56
    I'm not positive on a good way to fix the dominance part..though what I've found to work best with aggression issues is to make the dog you're working with associate good things when being around whatever he's aggressive towards.<br>Leashes and crates/cages are your best friends for this. Treats and a clicker are probably best for this too.<br>You'll have to do this often, yet take it slow though.<br>If you'd like more details feel free to PM me about it. :)
    az7051.jpg<3
  • Young_NativeYoung_Native
    207.118.111.123
    Hey! That's good to hear you're getting him to work like that. Malamutes have a tendency to be almost too stubborn to train when older. <br><br>The agressive streak towards other animals comes from their ancestors, the wolves. Anything smaller than them and they'll have a predator instinct to kill. Though, I never saw my Malamute do that yet. (But she was raised with a dominant bulldog so I'm not sure if that's a variable in it.)<br><br>As for the dominant issue, was he an only dog? No other pets around him? If so, that's probably a hard trait to break. My malamute acts dominant outside the house, but when she comes in her tail goes in between her legs for our English bulldog. Keep in mind that the bulldog is WAY smaller than her. <br><br> However, when my mally doesn't see Sally (bulldog) her tails goes back up in dominant position.<br><br>Other than those small facts, for the agression, expose him to what he dislikes slowly. And if you're strong I say for long walks away from people and other animals. Keep that up and slowly switch your route up. I'm afraid to say "BRING HIM WALKING IN CROWDED PLACES WITH LOTS OF LITTLE DOGS" because, well, he's probably a big dog and could drag you away lol. <br><br> The best person to ask on here is Nickel. She should be able to cover most of the bases for you. :wink:
    2u9tik7.png
    "Discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in New Eyes."
  • Meeko1Meeko1
    24.79.236.150
    I would also suggest taking her for a long walk before trying to work with her (or even use a treadmill so there's less chance of something going wrong). I would also use a muzzle if you're unsure as to how she'll react or if you think she might react aggressivly to the situation. And as everyone has said expose slowly and make sure that she realizes that you're the dominant one. You may pm me if oyu would like more advice
    2i9penq.jpg
Sign In or Register to comment.