Leash Aggression

YogiBear · 02-20-2013, 10:59 AM

Hi, today Yogi started to become very aggressive on the leash. Up until now he has just come up to strangers on walks and sniffed them but today he growled at 3 people and actually bit 2 of them on the jacket with the front of his mouth. I have just signed him up for obedience classes at the MSPCA but I am currently awaiting on their response to whether or not he will be accepted or if the date i chose is OK. What should i do about walking him until then? I bought a prong collar just in case something like this happened but i haven't used it. Should i start using it until we get to the class or just take him out to use the bathroom only until the classes start?

**JeanKBBMMMAAN** · 02-20-2013, 11:10 AM

How old is Yogi so I know where to move this thread to?

MichaelE · 02-20-2013, 11:12 AM

Lisl saw half a dozen people today on our walk and only growled quietly at one of them for a second. I was proud of her.

YogiBear · 02-20-2013, 11:13 AM

He is 5 months old

YogiBear · 02-20-2013, 01:45 PM

The MSPCA told me not to bring him to the first class, so he will not be getting any obedience training for a week. Does anyone have any advice on walking him/ preventing this behavior until then?

02-20-2013, 10:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
YogiBear New Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Boston Posts: 23	Leash Aggression Hi, today Yogi started to become very aggressive on the leash. Up until now he has just come up to strangers on walks and sniffed them but today he growled at 3 people and actually bit 2 of them on the jacket with the front of his mouth. I have just signed him up for obedience classes at the MSPCA but I am currently awaiting on their response to whether or not he will be accepted or if the date i chose is OK. What should i do about walking him until then? I bought a prong collar just in case something like this happened but i haven't used it. Should i start using it until we get to the class or just take him out to use the bathroom only until the classes start?

02-20-2013, 11:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
JeanKBBMMMAAN The Rescues Rule Administrator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 22,776	How old is Yogi so I know where to move this thread to? __________________ Help IMOM help Pets www.imom.org Help a rescue: wish some big dogs a Happy Howliday! www.bigdogsbighearts.blogspot.com Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight. Albert Schweitzer

02-20-2013, 11:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
MichaelE Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 1,107	Lisl saw half a dozen people today on our walk and only growled quietly at one of them for a second. I was proud of her. __________________ Bear, Anna, Molly, Ossie, and The Countess Lisl von Schlaf An Unhappy German is a Sour Kraut!

02-20-2013, 11:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
YogiBear New Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Boston Posts: 23	He is 5 months old

02-20-2013, 01:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
YogiBear New Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Boston Posts: 23	The MSPCA told me not to bring him to the first class, so he will not be getting any obedience training for a week. Does anyone have any advice on walking him/ preventing this behavior until then?

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