Aggressive sheepies
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| That can happen with any breed of dog. Sounds like she went through some major changes in her life, and I think almost all dogs can get a little grumbly as they age. |
| maybe she's speaking to dogs in a different language-sorry, lame lame joke.
hmm.. was she traumazied on the plane? |
| There's no telling what trauma she might have experienced in the flight. Also we don't know for certain if she would have changed anyway as she matured.
I have an aggressive male. He would have been a real terrir if my smallest Great Pyr hadn't cleaned his clock the first few days he was here. He respects the biggers one figuring he'd be dead meat. That also settled him down a bit with the other sheepdogs. He's aggressive, but the bitch lets him know she's not tolerating his noise. He tried to get growly with me and I immediately let him know he's crossed the line. Curiously Great Pyr have it in their breed standard the dog is not to be aggressive. Period. The Pyr rescue people put down a fine boy we were fostering because he snapped at my husband.......just snapped, no bite. Also as an OES rescue, I had to put down a sheepdog who suddenly became aggressive towards it's owners...........after nearly 6 months in their home. Lady nearly lost her thumb. So to answer, yes, they can suddenly turn..........but I suspect there's some underlying cause....or a screw loose in the breed. |
| Well,
It was a really long flight she was on. I mean from Belgium to PA and then from PA a few days later to CA. But she was changed when we got off the plane in PA to visit friends. We didnt have a place for her in CA yet so we asked our friends if she could stay with them until we did and the first few days she was mean already even with us there so I suspect that it had to do with the plane trip. And she was only 5 at the time so she was agressive ever since then. Now that she has passed it's a mute point but I was just wondering if others had experienced it in the breed as well or if this was just a wierd one time thing. Thanks for all the comments. Gives some perspective on it all. |
| Annie does snap at other dogs and small children. However, she isn't nasty when she snaps. It appears that she is trying to herd them unnecessarily. We had been told before she came to us that she liked dogs and kids. Well, she doesn't want to be bothered and it has really worried me before. We do try to socialize her some with other dogs and kids, but warn the owners/parents ahead of time. Thus, we feel more comfortable that if something happened, it wasn't a surprise and we don't need to worry about being sued. I've never had a dog that did this before so it's still new to me. |
| I would imagine it could have been the long plane ride cooped up. My parent's dog is really skittish and I could only imagine how frightened she'd be all alone in a crate with loud noises and only being able to see a small area around her--maybe having to pee on herself...I think it could possibly traumatize her and make her go crazy...Maybe something similar happened to your dog... |
| My 6 year old female, Sugar killed my 1 year old female, Bonnie yesterday. Today, she tried to kill one of my other females, but we got to her in time. They are all chained, but she keeps breaking her chain to get to my other females. She was always a sweet dog before, but when she came in heat this last time, 2 weeks ago is when she got agressive. I don't know how to stop her. |
| Chained??? Why? |
eagle00767 wrote: My 6 year old female, Sugar killed my 1 year old female, Bonnie yesterday. Today, she tried to kill one of my other females, but we got to her in time. They are all chained, but she keeps breaking her chain to get to my other females. She was always a sweet dog before, but when she came in heat this last time, 2 weeks ago is when she got agressive. I don't know how to stop her.
THat is so sad and horrible! Can you tell us more about the circumstances these doggies were in so we can understand how it came about and learn something from your experience? That must've been really awful. Poor Bonnie!! And poor Sugar too. Are there any doggie rehabs in your area? |
eagle00767 wrote: My 6 year old female, Sugar killed my 1 year old female, Bonnie yesterday. Today, she tried to kill one of my other females, but we got to her in time. They are all chained, but she keeps breaking her chain to get to my other females. She was always a sweet dog before, but when she came in heat this last time, 2 weeks ago is when she got agressive. I don't know how to stop her.
This is a horrible thing to hear. May I ask why you have your dogs chained? Are they OES? |
| You have thwo things you can do. First, spay the bitches. Being in heat will bring on all kinds of hormonal changes, and they will fight for reasons unknown to us. Also, don't chain them up.Being on a tie-out or tied up can also crate agression, as the dogs get all frustrated when they cannot run away, so feel they need to defend themselves. |
| I'm just a guest here after fostering a OES for a few weeks, but wanted to recommend something for those who have dogs with severe behavioral/aggression problems with their OES (or any breed for that matter).
Please, invest in some professional dog training - one on one classes are the best and more than worth the money. Believe me on this one! I've seen ( and been involved) in many dogs changing their negative behavior in to positive behavior with the proper training and committment from their owners. By the way...why on earth are the dogs spoken about above 'chained'???? I'd go nutz too if I was chained up for any length of time! If one wishes to take on the responsibility of owning a dog (and all that comes with that- expected and unexpected), then proper training is a must - especially if negative/aggressive behavior becomes evident. If budget concerns prohibit a personal /short term trainingcourse, then please, find one of the many excellent dog training books out today. Personally, I would go for the one on one professional training - even 2 or 3 sessions if that was all I could afford. Just my 2 cents. Jeannie |
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