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Sierra has started showing some dog aggression. It's not really
bad but I thought I'd get some input on dealing with it. With
most dogs, she is fine (this is on our morning walks) and I will
make her sit/stay while they walk by, and she is good and minds.
But on occasion, if the dogs are unruly and strain at their leashes
she will growl/bark back. When I correct her, she will stop, but
she looks at me like "But Mom, HE started it" and I understand,
but I would like her to just ignore even those dogs, too. One
youngish lab she did this with (they were coming around a corner
and we didn't see them in time to avoid) we have seen since, I
crossed the street and made her sit/stay. She just watched
them, and didn't make any noise.
The other thing is she's pretty reactive to the doorbell. I have
tried de-sensitizing her to it by ringing it all the time (go out to
get the mail or the paper or water... ring the doorbell) and she's
better, one or two barks instead of ten but she's still hackling
until she figures out it's mom there. I don't really have anyone
else to ring it for me, hubs can do it on weekends or something,
but I thought I'd throw it out there for other ideas.
Thanks gang.
bad but I thought I'd get some input on dealing with it. With
most dogs, she is fine (this is on our morning walks) and I will
make her sit/stay while they walk by, and she is good and minds.
But on occasion, if the dogs are unruly and strain at their leashes
she will growl/bark back. When I correct her, she will stop, but
she looks at me like "But Mom, HE started it" and I understand,
but I would like her to just ignore even those dogs, too. One
youngish lab she did this with (they were coming around a corner
and we didn't see them in time to avoid) we have seen since, I
crossed the street and made her sit/stay. She just watched
them, and didn't make any noise.
The other thing is she's pretty reactive to the doorbell. I have
tried de-sensitizing her to it by ringing it all the time (go out to
get the mail or the paper or water... ring the doorbell) and she's
better, one or two barks instead of ten but she's still hackling
until she figures out it's mom there. I don't really have anyone
else to ring it for me, hubs can do it on weekends or something,
but I thought I'd throw it out there for other ideas.
Thanks gang.