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Is this aggression?
Hi everyone I'm new so please be gentle.
I have owed my 2 year old German Shepherd for almost a year now and got him from a rescue centre. He has a very good character and temperament although he will bark when somebody comes to the door but with people and most dogs he’s fine and doesn’t have a problem with me or anybody else taking his food away or even a toy or have a problem with joggers or bikes.
However, he does, at times, have a tendency to be a bit rough with some other dogs by way of running over into the other dogs face then chases them to bring them down and will do this by grabbing, not biting, the other dogs neck or more recently at the body (in all honesty I have yet to witness him biting although some people think he is try to – I think it looks worst than it actually is). I realize this is a shepherd trait but don’t want this too escalate into anything more serious and plus the fact that I could do without the people who are very confrontational with me even when I’m trying to explain and deal with the situation reasonably.
He has received basic training and, of course, is normally very good in the class even with other dogs but he will bark at them and vice versa. It does depend on the reaction of the other dog, ie, if it runs my dog will run after the dog, if the dog stands it’s ground then he won’t normally do very much. I’m just worried that he is starting to become more aggressive with other dogs.
I haven’t had much guidance from the trainers we have been to and they didn’t seem too overly concerned but maybe I didn’t explain the situation well enough. Anyway, I’m confused as to what to do because I have dog walkers saying it’s nothing to worry about when they see it and it’s just play but I also have the other side of the coin when people don’t like what they see and claim my dog is aggressive. I can appreciate you can get the over protective owner but obviously I would prefer him not to do this and want him to play more gently but don’t really know what else to do, because when he’s chasing or eying up the dog even if I see it before he runs over he doesn’t respond to treats or toys or even a firm voice command, so any advice would be gratefully received.
Warm Regards
Maxine
Hi everyone I'm new so please be gentle.
I have owed my 2 year old German Shepherd for almost a year now and got him from a rescue centre. He has a very good character and temperament although he will bark when somebody comes to the door but with people and most dogs he’s fine and doesn’t have a problem with me or anybody else taking his food away or even a toy or have a problem with joggers or bikes.
However, he does, at times, have a tendency to be a bit rough with some other dogs by way of running over into the other dogs face then chases them to bring them down and will do this by grabbing, not biting, the other dogs neck or more recently at the body (in all honesty I have yet to witness him biting although some people think he is try to – I think it looks worst than it actually is). I realize this is a shepherd trait but don’t want this too escalate into anything more serious and plus the fact that I could do without the people who are very confrontational with me even when I’m trying to explain and deal with the situation reasonably.
He has received basic training and, of course, is normally very good in the class even with other dogs but he will bark at them and vice versa. It does depend on the reaction of the other dog, ie, if it runs my dog will run after the dog, if the dog stands it’s ground then he won’t normally do very much. I’m just worried that he is starting to become more aggressive with other dogs.
I haven’t had much guidance from the trainers we have been to and they didn’t seem too overly concerned but maybe I didn’t explain the situation well enough. Anyway, I’m confused as to what to do because I have dog walkers saying it’s nothing to worry about when they see it and it’s just play but I also have the other side of the coin when people don’t like what they see and claim my dog is aggressive. I can appreciate you can get the over protective owner but obviously I would prefer him not to do this and want him to play more gently but don’t really know what else to do, because when he’s chasing or eying up the dog even if I see it before he runs over he doesn’t respond to treats or toys or even a firm voice command, so any advice would be gratefully received.
Warm Regards
Maxine
