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We got our 5 month old puppy Bear, just over 1 month ago. I believe late in his socializing period based on what I've read. He is not nudered.
We got him from a backyard breeder but both parents are registered with AKC and Bear was also registered. I have his pedigree.
We got him unvaccinated and quickly got him his full vaccines within 2 weeks of owning him. However, his high energy had us taking him for walks in our neighborhood to tire him out and see the world. During the first week, he was very curious and not aggressive. 2nd week he became loud and protective?
Week 3 he nipped a friend when we took him over for a party. He returned home immediately as it was now unsafe for the kids.
He is the best dog at home. Responds well to commands (sit, stay, down, leave it, drop it, place, hand, this way). However, when in public he is triggered by other humans outside his pack and even more so with dogs.
I took him to a puppy kindergarten for a few days after his initial set of vaccines but stopped because he suddenly became aggressive and tried to bite one of the ladies there.
His schedule is as follows:
Patiently waits for us to wake up as he sleeps in our bedroom on his own bed. I take him out to do his business and feed him breakfast. A quick loving session full of belly rubs. We then go for a 20 minute walk in the neighborhood.
If my wife works, we leave him in his crate for 3-4 hours then I return home for lunch and feed him after I eat. We then do another loving session and go for another walk. Back on the crate.
I return home after work and if my wife isn't already home, I bring him out of his crate as he is only in there if nobody is home or if we need to clean the floors. We have dinner then feed Bear.
I must add, with every meal comes a training session. I split the meal into 3 and have him sit, hand, place and stay only to come to the bowl on release. He does really good and even stays in a different room before releasing him.
After dinner we will go to one of several nearby parks and go for a walk and play session on a 30ft leash where we practice commands with people and dogs in the distance. Recently we take him to a dog park only to walk around the perimeter as there is a higher amount of dogs in one area and hoping he will observe the others socializing.
He does really well in the neighborhood, minimal leash pulling. He won't let my family (wife and 2 kids) too far away as he becomes worried. Outside the neighborhood he is a different animal. Sniffing everywhere and barking, air jawing dogs and sometimes people.
I have learned not to use a harness on an untrained dog, belt buckle wide collar is what we use now. We also implemented an e collar where I use vibrate to break his trigger and shock only when he is aggressive. I don't like using the e-collar and lately now using a gentle leader to swiftly redirect him with minimal pulling. The gentle leader closes around his mouth when he pulls which he hates as he wants to bark or lunges at someone. He still stares down dogs upon sight and if they get too close it's a bark, lunges at them if they respond with a bark or a cry oftentimes.
Breeder tells me he was always the shy one, hardly playing with his siblings. We recently took him to see his dad and that family also has another sister from a previous batch along with a lab/gsd mix. Bear growled and tried to bite the wife of the owner and the lab mix quickly attacked Bear. We let it happen, no blood drawn and he didn't look at those humans negatively after that. The lab mix seemed to still sense destruction in Bear because she attacked again after Bear tried biting his dad while I was petting him (trying to protect me?) The dad is 130lbs and didn't flinch at the multiple nips.
We continued to let them play off leash in the backyard but Bear wanted nothing to do with it. I played with his dad and sister while he watched confused.
We are going back to see his dad tomorrow and another brother from this same batch. The mom may also be able to make it.
Is this normal behavior?
He was rejected from a board and training which I paid $2800 for. The trainer wouldn't be able to put the leash on him even if he tries. Now starting private lessons this week with that same trainer.
I signed him up with another trainer and has his evaluation this Wednesday.
I'd like to believe we are doing everything right but this is our first dog and we chose an easy breed 😂
We live in North GA and hoping for help from this community. He is great with us at home including our kids and his Vet, that's about it. I'm working nonstop to provide a stable routine, build trust and provide a comfortable environment. Nobody believes us when we say this till they see videos.
Looking for feedback from owners with similar experiences or trainers in the north GA area.
Thank you
We got our 5 month old puppy Bear, just over 1 month ago. I believe late in his socializing period based on what I've read. He is not nudered.
We got him from a backyard breeder but both parents are registered with AKC and Bear was also registered. I have his pedigree.
We got him unvaccinated and quickly got him his full vaccines within 2 weeks of owning him. However, his high energy had us taking him for walks in our neighborhood to tire him out and see the world. During the first week, he was very curious and not aggressive. 2nd week he became loud and protective?
Week 3 he nipped a friend when we took him over for a party. He returned home immediately as it was now unsafe for the kids.
He is the best dog at home. Responds well to commands (sit, stay, down, leave it, drop it, place, hand, this way). However, when in public he is triggered by other humans outside his pack and even more so with dogs.
I took him to a puppy kindergarten for a few days after his initial set of vaccines but stopped because he suddenly became aggressive and tried to bite one of the ladies there.
His schedule is as follows:
Patiently waits for us to wake up as he sleeps in our bedroom on his own bed. I take him out to do his business and feed him breakfast. A quick loving session full of belly rubs. We then go for a 20 minute walk in the neighborhood.
If my wife works, we leave him in his crate for 3-4 hours then I return home for lunch and feed him after I eat. We then do another loving session and go for another walk. Back on the crate.
I return home after work and if my wife isn't already home, I bring him out of his crate as he is only in there if nobody is home or if we need to clean the floors. We have dinner then feed Bear.
I must add, with every meal comes a training session. I split the meal into 3 and have him sit, hand, place and stay only to come to the bowl on release. He does really good and even stays in a different room before releasing him.
After dinner we will go to one of several nearby parks and go for a walk and play session on a 30ft leash where we practice commands with people and dogs in the distance. Recently we take him to a dog park only to walk around the perimeter as there is a higher amount of dogs in one area and hoping he will observe the others socializing.
He does really well in the neighborhood, minimal leash pulling. He won't let my family (wife and 2 kids) too far away as he becomes worried. Outside the neighborhood he is a different animal. Sniffing everywhere and barking, air jawing dogs and sometimes people.
I have learned not to use a harness on an untrained dog, belt buckle wide collar is what we use now. We also implemented an e collar where I use vibrate to break his trigger and shock only when he is aggressive. I don't like using the e-collar and lately now using a gentle leader to swiftly redirect him with minimal pulling. The gentle leader closes around his mouth when he pulls which he hates as he wants to bark or lunges at someone. He still stares down dogs upon sight and if they get too close it's a bark, lunges at them if they respond with a bark or a cry oftentimes.
Breeder tells me he was always the shy one, hardly playing with his siblings. We recently took him to see his dad and that family also has another sister from a previous batch along with a lab/gsd mix. Bear growled and tried to bite the wife of the owner and the lab mix quickly attacked Bear. We let it happen, no blood drawn and he didn't look at those humans negatively after that. The lab mix seemed to still sense destruction in Bear because she attacked again after Bear tried biting his dad while I was petting him (trying to protect me?) The dad is 130lbs and didn't flinch at the multiple nips.
We continued to let them play off leash in the backyard but Bear wanted nothing to do with it. I played with his dad and sister while he watched confused.
We are going back to see his dad tomorrow and another brother from this same batch. The mom may also be able to make it.
Is this normal behavior?
He was rejected from a board and training which I paid $2800 for. The trainer wouldn't be able to put the leash on him even if he tries. Now starting private lessons this week with that same trainer.
I signed him up with another trainer and has his evaluation this Wednesday.
I'd like to believe we are doing everything right but this is our first dog and we chose an easy breed 😂
We live in North GA and hoping for help from this community. He is great with us at home including our kids and his Vet, that's about it. I'm working nonstop to provide a stable routine, build trust and provide a comfortable environment. Nobody believes us when we say this till they see videos.
Looking for feedback from owners with similar experiences or trainers in the north GA area.
Thank you