Please help ASAP

dogluver · 07-22-2011, 02:42 PM

I got a 1 year old gsd 2 days ago. My son, husband and myself thorough checked her out. She showed great temperament. Now home, she barks at my son's best friend and today has started barking and showing teeth at my son. He is 17 years old. I must stop this behavior. Please tell me what to do.I took her to work with me for socialization purposes and she was great with some people and barked threatening at others. I am hoping to train her as a therapy dog so I need to now how to ease her up.

n2gsds · 07-22-2011, 02:44 PM

My best suggestion is to get her to obedience classes with a good, reputable club. Is this a rescue? What is her history?

suzzyq01 · 07-22-2011, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by n2gsds

My best suggestion is to get her to obedience classes with a good, reputable club. Is this a rescue? What is her history?

I second this.

fuzzybunny · 07-22-2011, 02:47 PM

Do you have any history on her? Where did you get her from? What were you told about her? It will help you to know what you're dealing with. If you don't have this info then I would try and get it if possible. If you plan on keeping her then I would seek out a good trainer in your area who can evaluate her in person and work with you.

DanielleOttoMom · 07-22-2011, 02:50 PM

She is in a new environment and must give her time to ajust to your home and your family. She is still young so she might be scared or intimidated. Do you know any thing about her past? Where did you get her from? Do you have a crate for her to relax in? I would seek out a trainer to help you with advise of getting her settled in.

dogluver · 07-22-2011, 02:51 PM

I got her from a couple that is being deployed in three weeks. She has had basic training, but that's about it. I have her signed up for obedience classe starting in about a month. She is being spayed on Tues. She comes from a good home. The only problem I saw was that the couple worked long hours and she had to stay in her crate until they got home. Sometimes she went to doggy daycare. They had a 9 year old daughter.

dogluver · 07-22-2011, 02:54 PM

She has her own crate, bed, toys, etc. She was very well taken care of. Indoor dog.

billsharp · 07-22-2011, 03:12 PM

Def get to a trainer asap.

She showed great temperament in the security of her home for the first year of her life, and you were outsiders she tolerated. Now she's in unfamiliar surroundings with those same strangers. During the first two days in that situation I'd bark too. (You've done nothing wrong, just see it through her eyes).

Is son/friend approaching full frontal with lots of serious eye contact? Until they bond and she trusts them this is a no-no. They need to learn how to approach her asap.

Whole family should go slow, lots of low-pressure contact, allow her to roam and approach you, always treat her when she approaches you voluntarily, don't try to force immediate intimacy with her. As you build trust and bond this fear aggression should lessen.

But do get immediate eval by trainer, in case it's more serious than this.

billsharp · 07-22-2011, 03:14 PM

Can you postpone spaying a few weeks? She may need significant help during recuperation, and that will be more difficult if the bond and trust is still being established.

dogluver · 07-22-2011, 03:28 PM

I want to go ahead with the spaying so she is ready for training classes when they start. My husband and I will be available to help her during recuperation. Once I start the training classes, I don't want her to have to miss any. So spaying her later would be a problem.

07-22-2011, 02:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
dogluver Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Coastal GA Posts: 70	Please help ASAP I got a 1 year old gsd 2 days ago. My son, husband and myself thorough checked her out. She showed great temperament. Now home, she barks at my son's best friend and today has started barking and showing teeth at my son. He is 17 years old. I must stop this behavior. Please tell me what to do.I took her to work with me for socialization purposes and she was great with some people and barked threatening at others. I am hoping to train her as a therapy dog so I need to now how to ease her up.

07-22-2011, 02:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
n2gsds Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 256	My best suggestion is to get her to obedience classes with a good, reputable club. Is this a rescue? What is her history? __________________ Brenda & Jenny AKA Brenleigh's Lady Guinevere RIP-Carleigh 8/98-12/10

07-22-2011, 02:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
fuzzybunny Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ottawa Posts: 1,811	Do you have any history on her? Where did you get her from? What were you told about her? It will help you to know what you're dealing with. If you don't have this info then I would try and get it if possible. If you plan on keeping her then I would seek out a good trainer in your area who can evaluate her in person and work with you. __________________ Carolyn Jazz, Shiloh Shepherd, 2.5 years old, CGC HIC Bunny, GSD X, 5.5 years old

07-22-2011, 02:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
DanielleOttoMom Elite Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,951	She is in a new environment and must give her time to ajust to your home and your family. She is still young so she might be scared or intimidated. Do you know any thing about her past? Where did you get her from? Do you have a crate for her to relax in? I would seek out a trainer to help you with advise of getting her settled in. __________________ Otto Blk GSD 02/23/10 Circe Blk Sable GSD 06/22/08 My fur babies!!

07-22-2011, 03:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
billsharp Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 347	Def get to a trainer asap. She showed great temperament in the security of her home for the first year of her life, and you were outsiders she tolerated. Now she's in unfamiliar surroundings with those same strangers. During the first two days in that situation I'd bark too. (You've done nothing wrong, just see it through her eyes). Is son/friend approaching full frontal with lots of serious eye contact? Until they bond and she trusts them this is a no-no. They need to learn how to approach her asap. Whole family should go slow, lots of low-pressure contact, allow her to roam and approach you, always treat her when she approaches you voluntarily, don't try to force immediate intimacy with her. As you build trust and bond this fear aggression should lessen. But do get immediate eval by trainer, in case it's more serious than this. __________________ Liesl, b. 1/1/11 Maxie, 1994-2009 King, 1963-1968

07-22-2011, 02:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
dogluver Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Coastal GA Posts: 70	I got her from a couple that is being deployed in three weeks. She has had basic training, but that's about it. I have her signed up for obedience classe starting in about a month. She is being spayed on Tues. She comes from a good home. The only problem I saw was that the couple worked long hours and she had to stay in her crate until they got home. Sometimes she went to doggy daycare. They had a 9 year old daughter.

07-22-2011, 02:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
dogluver Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Coastal GA Posts: 70	She has her own crate, bed, toys, etc. She was very well taken care of. Indoor dog.

07-22-2011, 03:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
billsharp Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 347	Can you postpone spaying a few weeks? She may need significant help during recuperation, and that will be more difficult if the bond and trust is still being established. __________________ Liesl, b. 1/1/11 Maxie, 1994-2009 King, 1963-1968

07-22-2011, 03:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
dogluver Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Coastal GA Posts: 70	I want to go ahead with the spaying so she is ready for training classes when they start. My husband and I will be available to help her during recuperation. Once I start the training classes, I don't want her to have to miss any. So spaying her later would be a problem. Last edited by dogluver; 07-22-2011 at 03:35 PM.

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