PLEASE HELP! behavior issues with white german shepherd/labrador mix - Page 2

Well, she says in her first post she is 16, so I'm assuming there are parents. But heck, you Texans sometimes seem like a foreign country to me, LOL

Funny but the girl I talked to sure looked a lot older than 16....

Moral of my post is.....If she cannot correct that pup stern enough to make it never ever want to growl or snarl at her again..then she needs to get rid of it.

I am not insulting or being rude, but if you do not have the fortitude or ability to do what it takes to stop he dog, then you do not need it..Let it go to a person who can put the fear of never snarling at anyone again  into the dog...that is being ALPHA

yR


YES  , WE ARE ONE OF A KIND IN TEXAS.
 

     

im still here. he bit me today. just a snap and he was surprised he did, but he BIT ME. i have a loud airhorn that  ive started using to correct him from a distance. he doesnt like it but the vet said it wont hurt his hearing if i use it sparingly. i am going to start feeding him by hand, and im going to get a choke collar to see how that works. i dont have parents around that care enough to give me food, much less help with a dog. YR, you get plenty of rest and dont stress over my problems. stress slows healing!

Toby is very loving with anyone but he gets randomly aggressive to me. he will even do it with treats in my hand. i have a long lead on him with a headcollar now so if he snarls again i can pull him AWAY from me.

 ERICKA:

no PULL HIM  YANK HIS HEAD SO HARD HE GOES DIZZY..

IT IS TIME TO LET HIM HURT FOR HIS BITING YOU..SORRY BUT   he needs a stiff correction..

No more biting you.

Thanks for the good wishes..I am getting better...slow as molasses...ribs take for ever not only the ribs but the whole area around where it was crushed and bruised....inside takes forever as I cannot sit for ever..I have things I have to do,,,but I can not do much yes....walking and point to someone else..I am driving now with a pillow behind and lean forward on any bumps...or turning sharply..

You need to make him understand no biting...but be ready for a reply from him and give it right back with harshness..then put him in his kennel for 30 mins...take out and love on him and if he dares do it again....yank him into submission and into a sit....



Yr

ERICKA:  I CHECKED on Judy at Petsmart in TYLER , LAST  week..SHe is in Europe on vacation and will be back in three weeks..ONLY speak with Judy...go ask her how much for her to have a session with you   and save some  money to get her help...she is great..she knows my shepherds and knows working lines vs others...so she is knowledgeable..she has had  many high drive dogs in her home and is only qualified petsmart trainer I ever met in a petsmart...I keep petsmart executives well aware of that also...lol


YR

"no PULL HIM  YANK HIS HEAD SO HARD HE GOES DIZZY.."

Although some who has much experience with dogs behaving badly know what you mean YR but I doubt the OP is readily prepare to exert authority like this.  What if the dog challenges the correction, she could be bitten badly. 

I am not experienced as I have only owned one GSD.   My dog has challenged a trainer when he used a pinch to correct her from barking at other dogs at 5 months old.  The trainer reacted quickly and strung her off the ground when she came up the leash. I was quite shocked.  From that day on, I became more regimented and believed that the only way forward for both of us is mutually earned respect.  I generally make adjustments to the routine to incorporate obedience almost to everything (feeding, playing, controlled areas / no free access etc) and only reward for compliance.  As the bond strenghtened, I gained more confidence in stemming out any nonsense.  Its a slow process but that was the way I did it with mine. 

POS:

It IS TIME SHE took control and got to the point with this dog..IT is not all gsd and I know she is not gonna get it done..That is why I kept quiet until now..I have tons of experience with high drive , pups , and years of watching top dogs in club   get ugly and tons of conversations with people from Gene England to many others as to what works.

YES , all of you people with one gsd can do the soft , patience , techniques we all know how to use..I do not tell most ..that this is the way to handle it...but no amount of soft , techniques will work with this one..the DOG IS PAST  even respecting , those techniques.

No experienced trainer I am acquainted with would allow after 3 commands and weeks of a dog snapping at me , snarling and scaring the girl half out of her wits,,,is gonna say ,,,start with the steps we use on our gsd from 4 weeks old..
This pup missed all the 4 week old, 3 month old, 5 month old and 1 yr techniques so TIME TO PUT a firm hand to this dog or get it in hands of another owner.
I did meet this girl and she is not a shy , timid or girly girl , so I am quite sure, she can control him once she finds out how...I am not afraid of him getting back at her, as I saw a girl with boots , jeans and the ability to defend her own self , so I am sure if she knows he may try it or turn on her after she gets his attention, but if she hurts him the first time enough to let him know , not acceptable...he will not do it the second time , right at that moment. SHE may need to repeat her correction but after the second one, he should not do it again.

This is why I sent her here and not to my house..Most of our trainers will not even talk to a person with a dog of this problematic situation..

I could tell her to send it to SLAM DUNC>> Mahon is here in TYler but he charges regular fees for this kind of training. It WOULD  take him one time to correct and retrain his mind.
actually show Ericka how to substitute a trained behaviour for the biting..but someone will have to show her that..in other words, now that he knows not to growl at her, train him to bite something as a reward...from her , with treating the good behaviour or trained bite instead of the hate bite..

..and show her how to handle the dog..SO she does have two choices now..if she cannot do it.

YR

I would agree with YR here and contact those trusted and recommended trainers mentioned.  Money well spend for hands on experience and advice. 

(I have wasted a lot of money speaking to the wrong type of behavioural trainers for dog to dog aggression/ dominance.) 

So take heed of advice above and contact those trainers suggested.

  Thanks Poseidon:  This reaction is not caceptable unless I  command it.!!

I have never had to untrain my dogs for biting as I promote biting but I have no nerve bags nor do I have pups or adults who do not already want to please me and know I am ALPHA>

I have had to take pups away from ZU, ABBY, and HEXI, as they do correct their kids, but I want the pups to remain dominant in their own right so I seperate them very early and direct the pups to a rag, towel, broom , mop or toy,,instead of their littermates..WORKS for me..

YR