is it called bad temperament? - Page 1

if dog barks n want to fight with other dogs in ring but controlable,is it bad temperament? is it cause of penalising or disqaulification?

If your dog keeps turning around to bark at the dog behind him, you can bet that the dog behind will go in front.

that isnt bad temperament but more of bad training.

My one female did this at 5 months, and was ring trained I might add. She wasn't biting but gesturing to keep the other dogs behind her away and nipping at the one in front. She actually took 2nd place..the judge loved her determination...lol. I would think it depends on the dog and judge...

If it is controllable, why is it not being controlled? If the dog is allowed to continuously display undesirable behaviour that behaviour will eventually manifest itself. So anything unwanted needs to be addressed right away, and corrected. More ring training should give your dog a chance to get used to what is expected of him, and will give you a chance to deal with it at that time as well. The reaction this dog showed could be because of nerves, insecurity, stress, anxiety, aggression, all sort of reasons. Lack of exposure to being around so many other dogs, so many other people and a nervous owner are all possible reasons too. Lack of socialization to a particular task does not equal bad behaviour. The dog is just expressing stress the only way it knows how in that situation. More exposure to similar situations, like ring training, combined with proper correction so that the dog learns what is expected of him should help. If the behaviour still persists after familiarization and training, then are most likely looking at a temperament issue. Also ask yourself when the control factor ends? Can you be sure your dog will not dig into another dog passing you from behind? Or when you are passing others, when things get crowded in the ring, during free heeling, etc. For the sake of all others in the ring with you, only show dogs that are safe to be around. You may have to deal with more than a poor placing of your dog. You may have to confront the odd disgruntled owner/handler as well if your dog's behaviour has caused their dog to react and interfered with their dogs performance. In puppy classes some goofing off is still acceptable. As it gets more competitive such as working dog class everything the dog shows will go into the judges evaluation. Extreme behaviour will get the dog kicked out of any SV event.

STOP that behavior now! It WILL cause problems in the future! If the dog portrays that behavior in the ring...eventually it will be placed in the back of the class if not completely excused!! Also.......it is unfair to expose the other dogs AND handlers that are trying to compete to this behavior.

I agree with ceddy. This is absolutely bad training.