Ohio - male GSD 4yrs - aggressive and may need rehoming

Heckticismyboy · 07-15-2011, 08:00 PM

Hello... I'm a 25 year old female from Ohio and made an account on the forum for my boy Hecktic which he is 4 years old and a Sable German Shepherd as you see his pic as my default picture. I've had him since he was a puppy and he was raised with my now 5 year old GS female (nightmare), which she is the total opposite of him... she is very playful and very hyper and obsessed with food lol. He is a big baby to whom ever he already knows and can be very loving. The only bad thing about him is, is that he can be very aggressive towards other dogs and doesn't like a lot of people. I never raised him to be a mean dog and it saddens me that he is this way. It saddens me even more to have to try and find him another home due to my current way of life. I was hoping to be able to find him a home in a police academy to where he can get the proper training he needs, but don't know how to go about doing this. I don't want to loose him, but it seems I may not have any choice. If anyone has any advice or any suggestions please reply to this post or send me a message. Thanks.

**MaggieRoseLee** · 07-15-2011, 08:07 PM

What trainer are you working with? What have they recommended? You done any Schutzhund Training or other scent/tracking/obedience work to help prepare him for working with a police academy?

Bit confused about your female? She's well trained and socialize but just your male has problems?

sagelfn · 07-15-2011, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MaggieRoseLee

What trainer are you working with? What have they recommended? You done any Schutzhund Training or other scent/tracking/obedience work to help prepare him for working with a police academy?

Bit confused about your female? She's well trained and socialize but just your male has problems?

Ditto.

Police agencies need stable dogs and look for younger dogs. They are not going to take a 4yr old dog and invest thousands of dollars and hours into it since it will be retired in about 4 years. If your dog already has most of the training they would need to do then it may be an option but it sounds like he has some temperament issues.

Rerun · 07-15-2011, 08:55 PM

No police department is going to be interested in your dog, so definitely wash that idea down the drain and seek out a professional behaviorist or trainer to determine what his actual temperament is (true aggression, or the more common and likely fear aggression). You won't be able to place a dog with issues unless someone is local and willing to meet him to evaluate him themselves or the word of a qualified professional trainer.

Pictures and bloodlines, if known, also help. I don't see a "default" picture

Heckticismyboy · 10-27-2011, 12:42 AM

Thanks to everyone's advice. Sorry it took me this long to reply. Yea, I did put his picture on here... don't know why it's not showing up on the site. Yea, it makes no sense why my female is different but they were also raised in a different location so maybe that's why I don't know but she is friendly with people and he is not unless he has known him when he was a puppy.

msvette2u · 10-27-2011, 12:46 AM

I was going to say, we almost donated our drivey dog to an academy when he was a pup, but we kept him. He outgrew and we managed his drive/hyperactivity.
The cut off date was 18mos. of age.

Konotashi · 10-27-2011, 01:44 AM

The picture you put up was posted to your profile. (So if you click on your name, you see it on your profile). I think on here, to have it show under your name, upload the pic as your avatar. Or you can upload pics to Photobucket and copy/paste the [IMG] code.

**gsdraven** · 10-27-2011, 08:41 AM

He's a handsome boy but his nails look really long in the second pic. Is he kept inside?

SusiQ · 10-27-2011, 10:19 AM

Where in Ohio are you? If you are in the Cleveland area, I can recommend a trainer who could help you.

Jax08 · 10-27-2011, 10:21 AM

Have you spoken to your breeder about him? Do you have a contract that states they have first right of refusal? What is his breeding background?

07-15-2011, 08:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
Heckticismyboy New Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 5	Ohio - male GSD 4yrs - aggressive and may need rehoming Hello... I'm a 25 year old female from Ohio and made an account on the forum for my boy Hecktic which he is 4 years old and a Sable German Shepherd as you see his pic as my default picture. I've had him since he was a puppy and he was raised with my now 5 year old GS female (nightmare), which she is the total opposite of him... she is very playful and very hyper and obsessed with food lol. He is a big baby to whom ever he already knows and can be very loving. The only bad thing about him is, is that he can be very aggressive towards other dogs and doesn't like a lot of people. I never raised him to be a mean dog and it saddens me that he is this way. It saddens me even more to have to try and find him another home due to my current way of life. I was hoping to be able to find him a home in a police academy to where he can get the proper training he needs, but don't know how to go about doing this. I don't want to loose him, but it seems I may not have any choice. If anyone has any advice or any suggestions please reply to this post or send me a message. Thanks. Last edited by MaggieRoseLee; 07-15-2011 at 08:04 PM.

07-15-2011, 08:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
MaggieRoseLee The Agility Rocks! Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Bushkill, PA (The Poconos!) Posts: 24,203	What trainer are you working with? What have they recommended? You done any Schutzhund Training or other scent/tracking/obedience work to help prepare him for working with a police academy? Bit confused about your female? She's well trained and socialize but just your male has problems? __________________ MACH3 Bretta Lee Wildhaus MXG MJG MXF MFB TQX HIT CGC TC Glory B Wildhaus AX, AXJ, XF "*It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious."* - Oscar Wilde

10-27-2011, 01:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
Konotashi Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,828	The picture you put up was posted to your profile. (So if you click on your name, you see it on your profile). I think on here, to have it show under your name, upload the pic as your avatar. Or you can upload pics to Photobucket and copy/paste the [IMG] code. __________________ Ozzy - Chocolate Pom -FDCh -TF "In a perfect world, every dog would have a home and every home would have a dog." My Photography

10-27-2011, 08:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
gsdraven Moderator Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mont Co, PA Posts: 5,420	He's a handsome boy but his nails look really long in the second pic. Is he kept inside? __________________ Jamie Raven (GSD) - December 8, 2007 Kaiser (GSD) - November 2009 Holly (GSD) - March 24, 2011 Best Paw Forward Life's Abundance

10-27-2011, 10:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
SusiQ Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 298	Where in Ohio are you? If you are in the Cleveland area, I can recommend a trainer who could help you. __________________ Mom to: Raven -7 yr. old GSD Diablo - 4 yr. old WGSD/Arctic Wolf hybrid CGC Schatzie - GSD - at the Bridge

07-15-2011, 08:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rerun Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,988	No police department is going to be interested in your dog, so definitely wash that idea down the drain and seek out a professional behaviorist or trainer to determine what his actual temperament is (true aggression, or the more common and likely fear aggression). You won't be able to place a dog with issues unless someone is local and willing to meet him to evaluate him themselves or the word of a qualified professional trainer. Pictures and bloodlines, if known, also help. I don't see a "default" picture

10-27-2011, 12:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
Heckticismyboy New Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 5	Thanks to everyone's advice. Sorry it took me this long to reply. Yea, I did put his picture on here... don't know why it's not showing up on the site. Yea, it makes no sense why my female is different but they were also raised in a different location so maybe that's why I don't know but she is friendly with people and he is not unless he has known him when he was a puppy.

10-27-2011, 12:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
msvette2u Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beautiful Pacific NW Posts: 11,005	I was going to say, we almost donated our drivey dog to an academy when he was a pup, but we kept him. He outgrew and we managed his drive/hyperactivity. The cut off date was 18mos. of age.

10-27-2011, 10:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
Jax08 Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NNE PA Posts: 19,030	Have you spoken to your breeder about him? Do you have a contract that states they have first right of refusal? What is his breeding background?

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