Dog trainers?

She was just spayed about two months ago. And she's the most "recent" brat addition to the house. Something that just started yesterday: she's lunging at dogs while she's on a leash. Our dog just walked past her and she went nuts. It took my boyfriend a while to separate them, and in doing so got some nails and claws to the arm. :( This morning walking her out she did this TWICE.

You need professional help. Agression is not a "Oh how can I fix this" sort of problem. Euthesia is sometimes the only solution with a dog that is out of control aggressive especially when children are involved and you don't want her to get to that point.

Boxers are generally very hardheaded dogs and you and your husband need to be in charge, which at this point you are not. She is maturing(at 2 years, this is often the stage that some breeds start having issues as they move from the submissive puppy to the adult responsible role)

You need to start walking her and making her stay beside you or behind you, and walking or running a lot so she gets plenty of exercise. You should make sure she doesn't go through doors first, make sure she doesn't ever walk in front of you, feed her only after she has preformed for you. You have to be the "One in charge" and putting the dog on the floor in a submissive hold WITHOUT doing all of the other stuff is only going to start a fight.

She sees you guys are her underlings, and that means SHE has to be in charge and she has to protect you guys from other dogs, and she has to put the other dogs in their place.

Frankly I don't believe in letting dogs run loose in a neighborhood. It's irresponsible. You don't know what they get into, they can be in the street and get hit by cars, get into dogfights and injured or injure other dogs. How many times have we all heard someone crying that their dog got hit by car? Dogs don't belong in the road. She is a extra problem because she'll go get her "fix" of alpha-ness elsewhere and continue to be a problem at home when she comes home and wants to continue to be a alpha at home.

Understand I'm not trying to "be mean" or "diss you" or whatever. You asked for advice and I'm giving you the same advice I've told a bunch of others. You can ignore it, you can try keeping her away from the other dogs, you can hope she'll grow out of it. But all those have the high percentage of probality that she will get worse until she starts biting you guys. Then you will have to have her put down, or you'll lock her in a room or chain her by herself in a yard, which to me is NOT preferable to putting the animal down. She isn't at that stage yet, so curb the behaviors now before it gets that bad.

You have to modify YOUR behavior so you and your husband can regain control. Then she should easily settle into a great dog who will want to please you. Good luck.

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

You need professional help. Agression is not a "Oh how can I fix this" sort of problem. Euthesia is sometimes the only solution with a dog that is out of control aggressive especially when children are involved and you don't want her to get to that point.

Boxers are generally very hardheaded dogs and you and your husband need to be in charge, which at this point you are not. She is maturing(at 2 years, this is often the stage that some breeds start having issues as they move from the submissive puppy to the adult responsible role)

You need to start walking her and making her stay beside you or behind you, and walking or running a lot so she gets plenty of exercise. You should make sure she doesn't go through doors first, make sure she doesn't ever walk in front of you, feed her only after she has preformed for you. You have to be the "One in charge" and putting the dog on the floor in a submissive hold WITHOUT doing all of the other stuff is only going to start a fight.

She sees you guys are her underlings, and that means SHE has to be in charge and she has to protect you guys from other dogs, and she has to put the other dogs in their place.

Frankly I don't believe in letting dogs run loose in a neighborhood. It's irresponsible. You don't know what they get into, they can be in the street and get hit by cars, get into dogfights and injured or injure other dogs. How many times have we all heard someone crying that their dog got hit by car? Dogs don't belong in the road. She is a extra problem because she'll go get her "fix" of alpha-ness elsewhere and continue to be a problem at home when she comes home and wants to continue to be a alpha at home.

Understand I'm not trying to "be mean" or "diss you" or whatever. You asked for advice and I'm giving you the same advice I've told a bunch of others. You can ignore it, you can try keeping her away from the other dogs, you can hope she'll grow out of it. But all those have the high percentage of probality that she will get worse until she starts biting you guys. Then you will have to have her put down, or you'll lock her in a room or chain her by herself in a yard, which to me is NOT preferable to putting the animal down. She isn't at that stage yet, so curb the behaviors now before it gets that bad.

You have to modify YOUR behavior so you and your husband can regain control. Then she should easily settle into a great dog who will want to please you. Good luck.

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Okay obviously I am going to keep her from the other dogs. Oh by the way, she is approaching if not about a year old. And I think you sort of misunderstood our neighborhood's attitude towards dogs. It's not total mayhem, and it isn't a huge traffic area. All of the dogs are fixed, and the dogs are only loose during the day (we do not have a completed fence, which is another reason why) during work. The dogs stay near the house, and we try to work together to fix problems such as this when they occur.

We're going to do a lot of research, call some trainers in the area, and start walking her on a leash doing the things suggested. I honestly think the worst that could happen is giving her up for adoption, letting a new owner know that she needs to be an ONLY dog. But I don't give up easy, and I'm going to put my all into this. It is a very new situation for me, because inside the house/not on a leash, she shows us respect, follows commands, overall "listens". A big part of this is going to be working outside with our dogs and on leashes. SO, keep your fingers crossed for me!

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to wolfy-hound again."

Brilliant stuff. Dogs should not run loose, it's asking for trouble.
There are no neighborhoods or environments that are exempt.

Don't believe me? Come look in the freezer at work and I'll point out all the ones who had owners who believed that they didn't need a fence.

Get a trainer before you or somebody else gets bitten, or you wind up paying the vet bills when she shreds somebody else's dog. This dog needs professional help, now, before any of these behaviors become any more ingrained than they already are. Be prepared to pay for it too, one-on-one training sessions aren't cheap but it's what she needs at this point.

And if you can't fix it, you might as well put her down. Despite what you may think, there are no wonderful single-dog homes with responsible comitted owners just -dying- to open their arms and hearts to a problem-child. We don't even have enough homes for gentle, well-behaved, well-trained dogs up for adoption.

Ok. While I appreciate the advice. Seriously, will you guys take it easy? I have literally known this was a problem for THREE days now. And now you're talking about me putting my dog down, as well as telling me I'm an awful owner.

We are warning you that it is potentially a HUGE problem that will cause it to be necesary for you to put your dog down. We both want this curbed early so that doesn't happen. No one said you are a aweful owner. We both warned you that dogs don't need to run loose as it is dangerous to the dogs. That's fact. There is no good reason for a dog to run loose.
The fact is, an aggressive dog is a serious issue that I personally have seen go bad quickly. How many times have YOU heard of some small child mauled by a dog? I would LOVE to see that NEVER occur. A dog running loose that is having aggression issues is a time bomb frankly. If your dog jumps another dog in someone else's yard(no matter how close to you it is) and some kid tries to seperate them, and gets bitten, then it's all over. And it can happen really quickly. I wanted to help you avoid that. Sorry you take it as attacking for me to give you advice.

I'm not taking it as attacking, just a bit harsh. But read my posts. She is NO LONGER loose, she's in a kennel and being walked on a leash. I literally choked up reading those two posts back to back pretty much saying you're going to have to put her down. I have lived on a farm all of my life and dealt with a multitude of different animals; i'm not ignorant -- as I said, I am GOING to get help. My dog is lunging at my other dogs, and I want to emphasize her previous home was with two small children with absolutely no problems. I know you're probably going to say something about that, but it's hard to convey that to you when you've never met or spent time with the dog. She is a gentle dog towards humans, my issue is with this aggression towards other dogs, which having read on a few different Boxer forums today, I realize is a common problem. I need support right now, not to be told that I need to put my dog down. I really do appreciate you guys' experience and input but understand how I'm feeling right now... I feel guilty, I feel responsible, I feel like :cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r:, and since she is a rescue I really want to make our home work for her. I will exhaust EVERY option, no matter how hopeless you might consider it, before even entertaining the idea of euthanasia.

amy, i think the best thing to do is call some local trainers. maybe they can give you advice in alittle less harsh of a manner, and help this pup be a loving and gentle part of your family that you want it to be..

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Originally Posted by jar2476

amy, i think the best thing to do is call some local trainers. maybe they can give you advice in alittle less harsh of a manner, and help this pup be a loving and gentle part of your family that you want it to be..

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Thank you :hug:. I plan to call around to some trainers and behaviorists in my area tomorrow.

best of luck with that...I think with a good trainer things will work out for you and the dog.:love:

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Originally Posted by darkangel

Thank you :hug:. I plan to call around to some trainers and behaviorists in my area tomorrow.

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