Behavior of sheep dogs/any dogs
Thanks. jcappy  |
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| Hi jcappy,
Welcome to the community! There are MANY threads about nipping, biting and snarling here... Is this the thread you were seeing? http://forum.oes.org/viewtopic.php?t=20269 There are various schools of thought with Cesar Millan (is that the particular Dog Whisperer you meant?). Some love and swear by his moethods, other's not so much. You might want to click on "Reply" in that thread an make your suggestion!!! |
| Hey Neighbor!!!!! I live across the river from you its a small world!!!!!
Welcome to the forum!!!!!!! It's a great place for sheepie people |
| Hi and welcome, I'm just south in western Maryland. I have a 2 year old OES, but had a lab for 13 years ( one of the loves of my life ). They are very different personalities from OES.
Labs are usually welcoming to a fault, in fact they want to greet and jump on everyone. It's good that Ceasar's techniques are working, but is she spayed? What sex is the other dog? Does she snarl at the family or just guest? There are other members that have labs and with more info could maybe offer some help..............Kathy |
| I didn't know whether cheyenne was talking to me or not. I live in Halifax, PA. Thank you for the welcome to OES. I don't own a sheepdog (I someday would like to have one) but I have 2 labs, a part Husky/German Shepherd and a white terrier. I have always wanted a sheepdog (I had a friend years ago who had one). Yes, this is nice place to talk about the sheep dogs and hopefully I can learn more about the breed so that when I adopt one, I will know a lot about them.
Thank you. J.Cap |
| The attorney I work with that has the lab with issues, as I said, he purchased the Dog Whisperer book and also has help from another attorney's wife who has a degree in working with animals (I'm not sure what the degree is called). His doggie seems to be pretty good now. People come to his house and she's ok with them (I just talked to him today about it and he confirmed what I said, she's doing better). I know different breeds have different temperaments (I have a terrier who is very protective of her food but she was living in a barrel at a warehouse where my husband picked up loads (by tractor trailer) in Wilmington Delaware and we decided to bring her home to our house in Pa. She practically starved to death and I think that is why she is so protective of her food. She is a sweetheart though otherwise. I call her Sweetie. I decided to get on this website because I would like to adopt an Old English Sheepdog someday. My Dad's background is English and I've always had a dream of owning an English Sheepdog.
As for the lab one of my attorney owns with the issue--he got her from a rescue who had rescued her out of a kill shelter down south but I think that her and her brother are both fixed. I know that can cause a problem with animals also (not being fixed). Nice to talk to you Chauncey. J. Cap |
jcappy wrote: I didn't know whether cheyenne was talking to me or not. I live in Halifax, PA. Thank you for the welcome to OES. I don't own a sheepdog (I someday would like to have one) but I have 2 labs, a part Husky/German Shepherd and a white terrier. I have always wanted a sheepdog (I had a friend years ago who had one). Yes, this is nice place to talk about the sheep dogs and hopefully I can learn more about the breed so that when I adopt one, I will know a lot about them.
Thank you. J.Cap I sure was. Welcome |
| Welcome to the forum!
You've come to the right place to ask any question regarding dog behavior. You'll also get a variety of opinions and suggestions and based on those, will be able to perhaps come up with solutions. I think it's great you are seeking advice for your friend. You could also do a search on the topic (located on the top of the page) . Some rescues arrive with issues due to traumatic past and for those it takes a little longer to come around. I'm confident most do with understanding and patience. One of my rescue boys also had food issues due to lack of a steady diet, but over the years that has passed. One suggestion is to pick up their food dish occasionally and play with their food..thus showing you are the alpha in the house. Eventually doggie views you as the boss and will not be upset should you and eventually anyone else come near the food dish. There's lots of good advice on that subject if you also do a search on it. Dog to dog food aggression is a bit different and for me in a household of 3 male dogs I feed them in seperate rooms to avoid conflict. Others on this forum have worked on this with their dogs by staying close at hand during food time. You'll find suggestions what best works for your situation and household as each is unique. As I'm by myself, standing guard during food time was not something I could manage as I have numerous other animals I foster and thus morning feedings are rather hectic in my household so I chose an easy route. Again, welcome to the forum and my suggestion is read lots of post and in time you will learn so much from all the knowlegable people here. Marianne |
| Thank you for the warm welcome to OES. I don't own an OES but will some day. I have labs and a terrier right now. I know there probably are a lot of views on the Dog Whisperer but the 1 attorney I work with said what he learned from the the book has helped the doggie he adopted. He also has another attorney's wife helping him with the 2 dogs he adopted. The male dog had a problem with separation anxiety and he has pretty much solved that problem also.
I just wanted to learn more about the OES's so that when I adopt one, I'll know a lot about the breed. Thank you again for the warm welcome. JC |
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