Male Suddenly Becoming Aggressive
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| train, train, train. Neutering won't have that much effect if this is a self taught behavior that hasn't been addressed immediately by you. You don't yell, scream or show aggression when he even begins to misbehave, you are firm and don't give ground. The minute you give in, he wins. You start with being able to put him in a sit, stay or down stay and then have someone ring the door bell. He must remain down and quiet. If not, put him in that position and don't open the door until he is under control. Practice, practice. Then when guests come, same deal, you don't open until he is under control. He cannot approach the people coming through the door, period...at least not until you give the command which may be 10 minutes later. Any growl is met by you immediately getting up, putting him in that down stay. May be he would prefer not to be around people, then fine, but him in a crate in another room with the door shut. Might be a good idea to include in training. First calm with the door, under command when people first there and when all quiet, he goes to his den to sleep and relax. Then you start taking him out and about. The minute he starts to get nervous, give him a quick sharp sound telling him "no" though I don't like to use that word for this.......and keep moving. No stoping, no playing to his far basically, "deal with it" and keep going. Later you can stop and reward his good behavior...after you are past the annoyance. |
SheepieBoss wrote: train, train, train. Neutering won't have that much effect if this is a self taught behavior that hasn't been addressed immediately by you. You don't yell, scream or show aggression when he even begins to misbehave, you are firm and don't give ground. The minute you give in, he wins. You start with being able to put him in a sit, stay or down stay and then have someone ring the door bell. He must remain down and quiet. If not, put him in that position and don't open the door until he is under control. Practice, practice. Then when guests come, same deal, you don't open until he is under control. He cannot approach the people coming through the door, period...at least not until you give the command which may be 10 minutes later. Any growl is met by you immediately getting up, putting him in that down stay. May be he would prefer not to be around people, then fine, but him in a crate in another room with the door shut. Might be a good idea to include in training. First calm with the door, under command when people first there and when all quiet, he goes to his den to sleep and relax. Then you start taking him out and about. The minute he starts to get nervous, give him a quick sharp sound telling him "no" though I don't like to use that word for this.......and keep moving. No stoping, no playing to his far basically, "deal with it" and keep going. Later you can stop and reward his good behavior...after you are past the annoyance. I agree 100%. Neutering has nothing to do with his behaviours I think, he sounds anxious and stressed. Never "reassure" an anxious dog by saying "oh it's ok" in a sappy tone of voice etc. That only reassures the dog that yes, it is right to be upset. A no nonsense attitude and just snap out of it attitude are the way to go. Lots of training but also remember that with a dog like that every day moments are training opportunities too. You have to be consistent. Good luck!  |
| Thank you SO MUCH for this technique! My son and I worked diligently with Ryleigh for one day and, lucky for us, he is a quick study! My husband and daughter are on board as well, which is helping a lot. He has made great progress and you can tell he is proud of himself when we praise him.posting.php?mode=reply&f=2&t=35050# |
| Remember, he has to EARN everything, praise especially. You can't reason with them because they don't speak the language. They also don't react the same way we do...putting human feelings into a dog is often wrong. What you saw as jealous was confusion, he didn't know how to behave. You are showing him. He's more confident and calm. Glad it is working.  They really are an empty box and you have to fill it the way you want them trained otherwise they fill it by themselves with behavior we don't want. You are the strong, silent leaders who praise when he earns it. |
| Totally agree with everything. I personally would suggest that you dont neuter him until he is much older - the longer the better as OES are slow maturing breed and their hormones need to settle down. Am so pleased to read the methods are working. I was taught many many many moons ago to put your dog out of control and then put them back into control. Sounds daft I know, but it works. You have to show them who are top dog as an uncontrolable OES is not a pretty sight. Please let us know how are you are progressing. Have you introduced Rayleigh to the baby while in your daughters arms? |
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