Dog aggression-NJ - Page 1

I have a concern for my friend & his family......

Here is the background....

He purchased a GSD at 2 1/2 mos.  Now he is 1 year old.  Imported from Germany.  Very very famous sire.  Dog is now 1 year.   Weighs about 80-85lbs.  Absolutely beautiful!   This is my friends 14th GSD, so he is experience.  All of his dogs have lived a long  & happy life in their home.  And he shows his dogs..but not this one!

Dog is off the charts dog agressive & hyper.  If he see another dog he wants to rip his head off.  My friend has been socializing him since he got him.  Brings him everywhere.  But as soon as he sees another dog he goes crazy.  Its so bad that its a real workout to control him.  He trys to break loose and get to the other dog.  A times he will drag you down the street.  He is corrected...has both a prong collar & reg choke.  Has been working with a trainer.  But nothing is working.

His wife walks him for at least 3 miles every morning and when the dog comes home he just paces constanly.  He wife has a concern that if he ever breaks loose he may hurt or even kill another dog.  They exercise him constanly, but the dog never sits still unless you put him in a crate.  They live in a huge home so its not like he dog is cooped up in a tiny house.

This is the same dog that will lick you to death when he sees you.  Very affectionate dog with humans.  Just dog aggressive & hyper. 

Can the dog aggression and hyperness be trained out of the dog?  Or is this just in his blood?  Any helpful tip and I can share with my friend?

i hate to be the one to say it but, electric collar.

i personal never had to use one, but i've seen them used CORRECTLY

 and they do work wonders on MOST dogs

An electric collar with a trainer who is very experienced in using the electric collars.

Is you friend in New Jersey?

Are you sure your friend has the prong collar on properly?  If you are not getting a yap out of him when you correct him the collar is not on properly.  Also, shock collars do work wonders, but you have to know how to use them properly.  I have trained many aggressive dogs and have gotten them under control.  If your friend would like to contact me he can, that way I can get a little bit more information on what is going on.  My email is hitechdog@netzero.com

Yes we both live in NJ

Thanks hitech I will pass the info along to him

I'm trying to think if I know of any trainers that would be helpful with this particular dog.  What area in NJ?

south Jersey

t floyd, carlos rojas

Sometimes, okay most of the time, mental exercise is more important than physical exercise. I would do a lot more obedience with that dog before I even went on to the electric correction. I have no problems using electric, I just like to exhaust all other possibilities first. I tired dog is a well behaved dog. A walk is usually NOT enough exercise to exhaust a dog, especially a high drive GSD. I would add lots more training. I would add swimming for a ball, using a 50ft line so you can control the dog if you need to. Swimming is one of the best ways to physically exhaust a dog. Training in the backyard for a bit several times a day, making the dog focus, and perform will go a long way to helping the owner gain control over the dog.