Love them dogs

[Gman]

Cute picture!

We've got some complications with the doggo. We're waiting for the 24-hour hospital to call us when they have a slot opened. Should be between about now and 2am, but we'll see. Good times.

[UncleDave]

Some friends/neighbors of ours have a young GSD, don't know if he's snipped or not. But as a puppy, I sat him one night and we had a great time! But now, he wants to attack EVERYONE and EVERYTHING he sees.

Encountered him and his mom on a walk one day, he went nuts. Then he got away from her and came after my Beagle. All he did was bark in his face like a psycho, but I had pistol in-hand and was ready to end his existence if he actually attacked either one if us.

I told Katie he came close to going away right then, and strongly suggested she get a stronger harness and a muzzle, as a lawsuit from an injured party would be far worse than losing the psycho.

Now she walks him with a muzzle and a real friggin' harness.

You cannot control a GSD with a harness. They need a choke or a pinch collar, especially if they need training and correction. I have had Shepherds all my life and have been training them since I was 12. That is an owner with a dominant dog, that has no respect for the owner. You have to be the leader of your pack. My mom just got a male around 3 that was not properly trained. After 3 days of me coming over he behaves perfectly, when I am there. Consistency is the key. If you let them get away with something sometimes, they will play the odds.

[arbol]

By consistency, just to make sure I am in the right frame of mind, when the dog is doing bad, and he just won't stop, and he fights my discipline, I need to continue, and actively chase him down and demand submission? I've done this (once) with Oreo, where I wanted to tell him that I will not stop telling him this is bad.

[Frac]

I think this is in the realm of needing a pro trainer to weigh in. When I read your description, it sounds physically confrontational. Not in the sense of beating the dog, but in the sense that the dog might feel you are cornering it. It is possible the dog will react aggressively.

You need a pro to weigh in on a physical approach, versus attrition, versus obedience.

A quick example could be obedience. When training a field dog, if it refuses a command, I correct ?no!? And then issue an obedience command (possibly with eCollar pressure) ?sit!?. This usually brings the dog back into an obedient mode. The next command is more likely to be obeyed. This works for me, because I train ?sit? to a nearly compulsive level. Over and over until the dog does it without thinking.

Without seeing this dog, the way it reacts, and what exactly you?re doing, it would be irresponsible to tell you the ?right way?. A pro can help you with ?tools? to sort that out.

Training is a process. Small, consistent steps. It is possible to push too far, too fast, or with too much pressure.

Sorry I can?t help you more than that.

[UncleDave]

Number one when training the dog should be on lead, and you should not have to chase him. Two, if the issue is when he is off lead then a training collar (shock) needs to be used so that he cannot outrun correction. All of my Rottweilers have had to spend some time with the e-collar. What I mean by consistency is if you give a command that is not obeyed then correction comes without exception. You have to speak to them in their language. Treat them the way the pack would, shake them by the scruff of the neck till the scream. I had a friends American Bulldog that was very aggressive, and he did not know how to deal with it. After week I told him to let her loose. She lunged at me a few time without me moving or showing any fear, which confused her. Then she stiff legged up to me with an aggressive posture. I let he get close again, and I grabbed her by both cheeks and bit her right on the nose until she screamed like a puppy. After that she never misbehaved around me again. In fact she jumped on my lap every time I came over. She just needed to know my place in the pack, and more importantly her’s.

[arbol]

Thank you both. It seems like more formal training is in order.

[Fentonite]

Some of you know Calvin. He had to have emergency spine surgery. Suddenly went lame and was screaming with any attempt to move him. Unfortunately, I was out of town. My bride was able to get a friend to help load him into the car and she got him to the hospital. After x-rays, ultrasounds, and an MRI, they figured out that he had a bulging disc that had gotten infected. The infection ate the disc and much of both adjacent vertebrae. Luckily, they had a great neurosurgeon on staff who was able to operate the next day. It's been a slow recovery, with a long way to go yet, but he's happy and getting better every day. I've been sleeping on the floor with him every night that I'm home. He's in better spirits than I was after a lesser surgery!

[ChickNorris]

Some of you know Calvin. He had to have emergency spine surgery. Suddenly went lame and was screaming with any attempt to move him. Unfortunately, I was out of town. My bride was able to get a friend to help load him into the car and she got him to the hospital. After x-rays, ultrasounds, and an MRI, they figured out that he had a bulging disc that had gotten infected. The infection ate the disc and much of both adjacent vertebrae. Luckily, they had a great neurosurgeon on staff who was able to operate the next day. It's been a slow recovery, with a long way to go yet, but he's happy and getting better every day. I've been sleeping on the floor with him every night that I'm home. He's in better spirits than I was after a lesser surgery!

♡

[OtterbatHellcat]

To Calvin's full recovery....I bet it helps his spirits to know Dad is right there side by side.

[Doc45]

Poor pup! You’re definitely the living definition of a wonderful caretaker and doggy dad. Give him a snack and a hug from me!