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Aggression toward Other Dogs


Aggression to Passersby
 Does your dog growl, snap, snarl, lunge or otherwise threaten passing dogs or people on walks? Perhaps the dog has had bad experiences that make this behavior understandable. Yet it's embarrassing, and raises concerns the dog will injure a person or dog. How do you manage the dog safely while working on the aggression?
Aggression: When One Dog is Sick
 One of the more shocking situations of nature taking its course with our companion dogs is when one of them is sick and another apparently takes advantage of the situation to attack or kill the sick one.
Aggressive Toward Intact Males
 A Lab/Pitbull mix at a year of age has become aggressive toward intact male dogs at the dog park. Is he a candidate for continued dog park outings?
Aggressive Towards Her Own Pup
 A large female dog pregnant at a year of age, now shows aggression toward one of the male pups coming back to the house to live at age 4 months. She has attacked other dogs, and does leave the unfenced yard.
Avoiding Dog Fights on a Walk
 Otherwise gentle, this large male dog injured a small dog who approached him off-leash when his owner had him out for a leashed walk, and the small dog subsequently died. How can a responsible owner manage the situation so this never happens again?
Dog Aggressive
 At a year of age, this fearful Border Collie/Beagle mix has become aggressive to other male dogs. He is inseparable from his female littermate, and fearful of all strange humans, too.
Dog Aggressive Great Dane
 This 1-year-old male Great Dane was found wandering loose. He freaks out when he sees another dog of any kind, and the owner doesn't want to have him neutered, vaccinated other than rabies, or take him to obedience class.
Dog Bites When Awakened
 Rowdy was mistreated by children in his first home. In spite of this owner's valiant efforts, he could not be saved, but the former owners still don't understand why she is upset,
Dog/People Aggressive
 At only 10 months of age, this dog has had class training, private training, medications to calm him and a head halter he hates. His owners have run out of ideas and money, but they don't want to give up on him.
Dogs Fighting
 The large, 4-year old male terrier mix has inflicted injuries on both the female Chow mix and the male terrier mix in the home, as well as on one of the owners. They have decided not to keep him, and want help considering their options.
Dominance Issue Between a Pom and a Boxer
 A female Pomeranian's owner has moved with the dog to a home that has a male Boxer. The interations between the dogs look dangerous to the Pom's owner--but are they?
Even Mild-Mannered Dogs Can Bite
 In 40-plus years of sharing my life with pets, I've been bitten twice, both times by my own dogs. In each case the perpetrator was attempting to settle a dispute with another canine family member when a sharp tooth nicked my flesh as I tried to end the argument.
Fatal Pack Order Fighting
 Grown-up daughter not living at home had two highly-trained female German Shepherds kept with a smaller female mixed breed. One of the GSDs killed the mix, and now Mom thinks the "vicious" GSD should be euthanized.
Fearful Poodle Barks at Other Dogs
 This tiny Poodle barks at large dogs everywhere, including on trips to France with her owner. The answer is a positive method to teach her to look at her owner instead of looking at the other dogs.
Fighting Dogs
 Why do dogs fight? They fight for different reasons than humans do, which to us can be extremely confusing.
Guarding The Car
 A 3-year-old German Shepherd mix barks at dogs from inside the car and sometimes on leash, though she did well in obedience class. How can the owner safely handle this behavior while driving a car?
Jealous Dachshund Beats up "Sister"
 A 2-year old male Dachshund is aggressively bossy toward the family's 1 1/2 year-old female Dachshund, but there have been no injuries. Is this a problem?
My Dog Doesn't Like Other Dogs
 The owner wants a dog who will love playing with other dogs at the dog park and with all the dogs of friends. Is that fair to this dog?
My Dog Won’t Share
 A 2-year old Golden Retriever was attacked three times by other dogs in her first year of life, each attack resulting in injury. Now she grabs all the toys and aggressively guards them whenever she interacts with other dogs.
Older Dog Is Aggressive to Puppy
 After 6 months of living in harmony with a new puppy, an 8-year large dog attacks the small breed puppy but doesn't hurt him. Can they still live together safely?
Pups Aren't Interested In People
 Two male German Shepherd/Labrador littermates have been kept together outside in a pen while owners work long hours, and neighbor kids have traumatized them. How can the owners improve the dogs' response to humans?
Rage Syndrome in Springer Spaniel
 A 5-year old female English Springer Spaniel has growled at the owner when corrected, and has seriously injured the family's male Labrador. Is this "Springer Rage"?
Shyness and Fear Aggression
 A 2-year old Labrador was diagnosed by a behaviorist as shy/fear aggressive, and her behavior has gotten worse. By age 8 months, the owner had to give up trying to socialize her with other people due to dangerous and unpredictable behavior.
Strange Territorial Behavior in a Mixed Breed
 At a year of age, a mixed breed who may be part wolf is becoming increasingly aggressive in a variety of situations. The rest of the family won't hear of giving him up, but Mom is worried about the safety of her children and of other people who come into contact with the dog.
Sudden Dog Aggression in a Rottie
 Adopted at 9 months of age from a shelter, a neutered male Rottweiler's owner took him to the dog park and had play dates with other dogs. Three months later in obedience class, he is showing aggression toward other dogs and has injured a dog on a play date.
Thinks He Owns the Place
 A Rottweiler mix, badly abused, was just coming to the home until a home could be found for him, and he's stayed 8 years! The family is now having problems with him around other dogs, children, some adults in a busy trailer park where they've moved.
Two Females Fighting
 Two 10-month old female Border Collie/Aussie littermates have begun having frequent fights. The owner would like to keep them together, and wants to know if there's any way to improve things.
Whining, Fighting
 An 11-month old, recently neutered male Doberman has come to live in a house with a 2-year old intact female Doberman. They whine at each other and fight over food, and the male is aggressive to other dogs besides her.
Younger Dog Taking Over the Pack
 With a male and a female Cocker in the home, both geriatric, the owner brought in a stray female German Shepherd pup. Now the older female Cocker and the GSD have begun fighting.

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