Ok so to start you must know the situation, I am 14 so I live at home with my mom, my nana, my brother, and my sister. We have a huge yard so our dogs have somewhere to run. We live on a big hill with the rest of my family spread out on the hill. Since we all live so close nobody calls before coming over.
Now you need to know about my dog. I have a 2 and a 1/2 year old yorkie/papillon. He was born and raised in this house so I know his background. When he turned 1 he started to show some minor aggression. I didn't think it was anything, he would growl at people that walked in the door and he didn't like strangers in my room. So I didn't really worry about it, but it has progressively been getting worse. He snaps at people when they come through the gate, and he goes after people. by this i mean he will charge across the yard to attack something or someone.But for the past year I have been trying to find a way to change his behavior with out any success.
Today I was awoken by my mom telling me that Rye-lee (my dog) had bite my cousin Lauren twice. My cousin Lauren is only three. He didn't break the skin but that doesn't change that fact that he bit her . He is now in a cage with a muzzle on and I don't know what else to do. He is on the verge of being put to sleep and I blame myself. I should have corrected it the first time but I
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didn't. Now for the past year I have been trying to stop it with no success. Can someone PLEASE help???
You've got a problem but it is easily fixed if you truly want to. First and foremost is the safety. Your dog can NOT have unsupervised access to children or unsuspecting adults. Second, find a trainer to help you. It will go much faster and easier. 3. you have to assume this responsibility which means you have accepted the responsibility for rehabilitation. This is a big job and requires constant vigilance on your part. You have to learn correct body language and communication, how to correct and reward, how to read body language, in summary, you need to become a bit of a dog trainer yourself. Once you've armed yourself with all these tools, it entails controlling your environment, showing your dog who the boss is and what the expected behavior is and correcting and rewarding where appropriate. Oh, and exercising the heck out of the dog and not treating it like a human. Google "NILF dog training" and study up on what that means. There should be a TON of good information about how our behavior affects our dogs.
Your dog obviously has never really been trained right and thinks that he is the total boss of the house. You all need to find a animal trainer and have him trained right. Call the local shelters and even vet clinics or pet stores and see who they would recommend as a good trainer
Aww. It sounds like your dog is not trained. You should talk to your mom about calling a dog trainer and I'm sure these professionals will be able to help. Just look up "dog training school" and locate one near you. There's no rush into putting your dog to sleep. Good luck.
Well the best thing to do before putting the dog down is to find a good animal behaviorist to help with his aggression. Don't try to take this on yourself.
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Well im sorry to say but your papillon might not like it there they like to choose one person to love and care for i mean they are very loving but they tend to love one person
Well, as Victoria Stilwell say on It's Me or the Dog, once an aggressive dog, always an aggressive dog, but their are ways to help your dog manage it better. It will take a lot of work.
Try this if you can, see if someone you know will walk into your yard and right as you dog sees him/her, have him/her throw your dog a treat. Have the person treat the dog by tossing the treat a few feet away on the ground. Note: The person should AVOID eye contact with the dog. Watch posture as certain stances can be threatening to dogs. Look relaxed. Your dog after awhile will start to think of the new person as a good think and as a source of treats. You can make your way slowly to the house with your guest. If the dog growls or reacts badly, put him in a closed off area, like a bathroom for a 30 sec timeout. Ignore cries. Then restart the process from the beginning.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com Or, another way to get your dog to control himself would be for you to get a can of compressed air, or a sound horn. When the dog reacts badly, blow the air or sound horn. The dogs have better hearing than we do, so the sound will be unpleasant and he will hopefully stop. NEVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE BLOW THE COMPRESSED AIR IN THE DOGS FACE OR AT HIS BODY, AS THIS CAN KILL OR HARM YOUR DOG !!!!! Blowing the air right next to him will still give him a weird feeling and the sound will throw him off guard. The sound horn will probably be better for safety than the air.
For your circumstance, the treats and the timeout is probably the best expesciallly in your room. These training methods teach your dog that you and your family get to say who comes in and out of the house, not him. You and your family is in charge. Have everyone in your house that a turn doing this so he not only listens to you, but anyone answers the door.This will take a LOT of practice and in the end it may or may not work so please don't misunderstand, but I hope this helps!
