Puppy class

Luxie · 09-19-2011, 09:37 PM

Hey everyone I know vie read some threads about Dogs lunging or showing aggression towards other dogs.... Lux and i started our first puppy class last Tuesday. She lunged and seemed aggressive towards the other dogs... She actually scared another dog to potty on the spot... Lux seemed to be a different dog that night... The trainer is great and talked to me for almost an hour after class on what she witnessed and how to fix the problem.... Omorrow is the second meeting and I've been working on lux everyday... Could this be her age she's almost 7 months and she has never been in a fight or beaten by anyone or dogs... Has anyone had this problem I'm just hoping it's better tomorrow night some people have voiced concern over how lux behaved

..... I've watched some videos and like I said it's my first class and hers too.... Any advice??

Stosh · 09-19-2011, 10:50 PM

She's an excited big strong puppy! You might want to try a prong/pinch collar to get her under control. Don't worry about what other people say, it's going to take some time. Be patient, consistent and encouraging!

Shaina · 09-19-2011, 11:41 PM

My girl will hackle up to new dogs and pounce on them, kind of like she is trying to pin them, and then once she asserts herself as boss she'll run around and play nonstop and be perfectly fine. It is a bad thing to do, I know, but I thought I'd share that it's not an uncommon thing with strong females, but definitely something you should work on! I don't let her meet dogs like that anymore, a new dog comes up and I make her sit in the heel position nicely, no barking, and when I release her, if she tries to jump, she gets a few pops on her pinch collar and we try again. One step at a time...

Salix · 09-20-2011, 08:48 PM

When Denver was in puppy school he had a classmate named Sunny. Sunny unfortunately was very unsocialized, had zero discipline and his family fed him from the dining table and wondered why he kept snatching food from the table later on. In effect there was NO order to Sunny's world, and no discipline whatsoever. It was a family totally inexperienced with GSDs and wanted a 'scary dog' to have around and be playmate to their young children aged 4 and 5. Father rarely home, working a lot, mother drained out taking care of kids, dog left to do whatever he wanted and guess what? The dog was out of control and a crazy bark-aggressive machine. Then Denver would lope over like a big dope to check out what was the matter and poor Sunny would suddenly run for the hills and cower shaking under the chair that one of his owners was sitting on. This is the only encounter with aggression we had at puppy school but it wasn't pleasant and Sunny dropped out. He didn't graduate. Not through Sunny's fault though. It was the lack of dedication and consistency of his people.

Denver has shown willfulness towards other dogs constantly wanting to play and 'lunge' but not aggressively. To me even this willfulness has zero place here. I'm working on cutting it out entirely. There's a time to play and a time to walk. A time to focus and a time to eat. etc etc etc. I'd exercise (run and walk) your dog more often and mentally exercise him (by that I mean discipline). I agree with prong collars and correct every single time. Don't just stand by. He'll get it eventually. I have zero tolerance for aggression or disobedience.

09-19-2011, 09:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Luxie Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Jackson, MS Posts: 70	Puppy class Hey everyone I know vie read some threads about Dogs lunging or showing aggression towards other dogs.... Lux and i started our first puppy class last Tuesday. She lunged and seemed aggressive towards the other dogs... She actually scared another dog to potty on the spot... Lux seemed to be a different dog that night... The trainer is great and talked to me for almost an hour after class on what she witnessed and how to fix the problem.... Omorrow is the second meeting and I've been working on lux everyday... Could this be her age she's almost 7 months and she has never been in a fight or beaten by anyone or dogs... Has anyone had this problem I'm just hoping it's better tomorrow night some people have voiced concern over how lux behaved ..... I've watched some videos and like I said it's my first class and hers too.... Any advice??

09-19-2011, 11:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Shaina Master Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 753	My girl will hackle up to new dogs and pounce on them, kind of like she is trying to pin them, and then once she asserts herself as boss she'll run around and play nonstop and be perfectly fine. It is a bad thing to do, I know, but I thought I'd share that it's not an uncommon thing with strong females, but definitely something you should work on! I don't let her meet dogs like that anymore, a new dog comes up and I make her sit in the heel position nicely, no barking, and when I release her, if she tries to jump, she gets a few pops on her pinch collar and we try again. One step at a time... __________________ "In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semihuman. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog." - Edward Hoagland

09-19-2011, 10:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Stosh Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: tyler texas Posts: 8,434	She's an excited big strong puppy! You might want to try a prong/pinch collar to get her under control. Don't worry about what other people say, it's going to take some time. Be patient, consistent and encouraging!

09-20-2011, 08:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Salix Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 92	When Denver was in puppy school he had a classmate named Sunny. Sunny unfortunately was very unsocialized, had zero discipline and his family fed him from the dining table and wondered why he kept snatching food from the table later on. In effect there was NO order to Sunny's world, and no discipline whatsoever. It was a family totally inexperienced with GSDs and wanted a 'scary dog' to have around and be playmate to their young children aged 4 and 5. Father rarely home, working a lot, mother drained out taking care of kids, dog left to do whatever he wanted and guess what? The dog was out of control and a crazy bark-aggressive machine. Then Denver would lope over like a big dope to check out what was the matter and poor Sunny would suddenly run for the hills and cower shaking under the chair that one of his owners was sitting on. This is the only encounter with aggression we had at puppy school but it wasn't pleasant and Sunny dropped out. He didn't graduate. Not through Sunny's fault though. It was the lack of dedication and consistency of his people. Denver has shown willfulness towards other dogs constantly wanting to play and 'lunge' but not aggressively. To me even this willfulness has zero place here. I'm working on cutting it out entirely. There's a time to play and a time to walk. A time to focus and a time to eat. etc etc etc. I'd exercise (run and walk) your dog more often and mentally exercise him (by that I mean discipline). I agree with prong collars and correct every single time. Don't just stand by. He'll get it eventually. I have zero tolerance for aggression or disobedience.

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