Aggresive 13 month old male GS - Page 1

I have a 13 month old pure bred male german shepherd who shows aggression and it scares me and i dont trust him. Im 17 and a senior in high school and i need to find a place for him. i wont take him to the animal shelter for fear that they will euthanize him. I took him to the vet and she said i wasnt so much aggression but more of a behavioral problem. I started k9 training with him and he responded well to that and i was very glad but he stil growls at me and snaps at me. can someone please help me.

Can you clarify what you mean by k9 training?
What sort of behavior is he displaying?  Need some more specific info.
Have you contacted a trainer locally?

I contacted a trainer who is a police officer and he does obedience and behavioral and he also trains his beligium malinwas(spell-check) well he lives at my moms house and he sleeps in a kennel at night unless i stay the night he sleeps in my room on the floor with me and hes outside during the day time. i went out of town last night for about 2 hours and i came back to my moms to let him outside to go to the bathroom and eat and stretch and i went down to say hi and open his gate and he growled and snapped at me and I backed off and he put his ears down and started panting.

My mom lives 2 hours away where she works 3 out of 7 days of the week so when shes not home i spend all my time over there when im not at school.

Are you secretly nervous around dogs?  Does the dog make you nervous?  Are you scared of the dog?  Do you hesitate momentarily sometimes when approaching or moving around the dog?

noo i love dogs and ive grown up with german shepherds, ive been bitten by 3 GS in my life and I still love them. He does make me nervous and I am scared of him SOMETIMES. I went outside to pet him just now and he was fine and i wasnt completely scared of him but i was timid. No i approach him the same way i always have which is not making eye contact and just coming to pet him.

What did the k9 trainer tell you to do to solve the issue?

13 months old, this is generally the age when people start having problems like this and come to this forum for help.

you are a young female, he is a young male trying to assert his dominance over you.  you being scared and retreating does not help, but reinforces his behavior.  he growls, you back off and leave him alone, you might as well give him a cookie for the behavior.

again, obedience training (even if you must muzzle him). crate him, he does not eat, sleep, drink or breathe unless you allow it. and he must do something for you before he gets anything.  take away his toys, his treats ect. you have to become the pack leader, not him.

the so called police trainer, if he can't help, find someone who can.  doesn't sound like he's given you much advice if you are here looking for help.

Who amongst you is qualified to give a 17 year old advise on how to fix handler/owner aggression problems when they are afraid of the dog??  HOW MANY TIMES DOES IT HAVE TO BE SAID HERE,,,,,YOU CAN'T TRAIN A DOG OVER THE INTERNET.  Especially one with aggression problems.  This isn't a game, someone WILL get hurt, then which one of you will accept the responsibility for your advice?  By her own admission, she is already afraid of the dog,,,,she knows it and the dog knows it.  This will only get worse.  If she (sorry if I am assuming the OP is a female)  is afraid, and cannot overcome her fear, the dog needs to go.  Not saying it has to put down, but it needs to go to an owner that is not intimidated and will not be bullied.  Sending the dog away for training or having someone else take hold of the dog and train it is useless,,,,the owner HAS to do the work and gain the respect.  Let's be honest here folks, the majority of people reading this have never dealt with this type of problem and probably have owned/trained a small handful of dogs in their lifetime.

also, is this new behavior?  started within the last few weeks or so? or has he always been a little snappy?

some health problems can cause pain and aggressive behavior, these alo need to be ruled out

sorry Phil, I've had a big male from Belgium come to me, sch3, ipo3 iwr3 titled, no respect for women what so ever and was set in his ways.  after I got him, I was told the last handler had to go to the er for stitches from him. dog refused to out also, never understood who he could get tiled without outing. all around bastard of a dog.

He came here, tried his little attitude with me (I am 5'4" and female) and he had a muzzle placed on him and we worked out our differences to put it lightly.  he learned to respect me, and I was the only person who could handle him. I can send a pedigree on him if anyone would like to see it.