Lovable sheepy with poor association skills needs play date
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| Something to consider.............. My Sheepie is 4 now and we've had her for two years. She is very playful and loves to play with other dogs.............except Sheepies. Her history of being with her siblings, of which she was NOT dominant, leaves me to believe her problems stems from the times she spent with them (too many incidents to list here). I would suggest some exposure with other breeds, just to see if the behavior is different as it is with mine. "Molly" has a cousin (my daughters dog), that is a boxer, and they will run and chase for about an hour before Molly will reach the point of showing her teeth and wanting to be left alone. But, that hour is terrific. Molly has had time with other sheepies and acts quite different from the start. I will admit she is a deva, but her history seems to point to "she wants to be the only Sheepie". |
| I'm Sorry, thought I was Logged in...............the writing above is mine, and if you any other questions I could help with, please drop me a line....Mike |
every1luvzasheepy wrote: We have a lovable sheepy boy that is great with people but not so much with other animals and we would like to try and see if we cant get him around other sheepies and see if they cant help him with his problem. His aggressiveness is due to abuse he suffered by his original owners and is the only scar remaining from his previous life. We are located in western Massachusetts and would be interested in meeting up with people who understand this type of condition and would be willing to help us work with him. We understand that he may be too set in his ways to change but we cant help but think of all the fun he is missing out on not frolicking around with other doggies. Thank you. Hi! Just wanted to mention that it's unlikely that abuse suffered at the hands of humans would result in a dog who is great with people but aggressive with other animals. It's not logical, you know? On the other hand leaving his litter (possibly) too young and not being socialized properly (possibly) once he did could certainly lead to a dog who hasn't learned how to function in polite canine society. Too, some dogs don't have a temperament which lends themselves to being good with other critters. Now, the human part of us might think a dog with no canine friends must be missing out on a lot of fun. Whereas in his mind it IS possible he couldn't be happier to NOT have to share you with any other critters  Anyway, since you're in Mass and he sounds like a rescue or rehomed <?> dog you have the best possible resource right in your back yard (almost): Annie Raker AKA Grannie Annie of New England OES Rescue. I dare say that the OES behavioral issue that G/A hasn't experienced in her years doing rescue hasn't been invented yet. Check out http://www.neoesr.org/ - Annie's contact info must be on there somewhere. She may have some good ideas to deal with his dog aggression if you think it would be in his best interest to try to change his mind. Not that you're not very welcome here. And the good news is that he can "hang out" with other OES without actually having to, you know, hang out with them  Kristine |
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