Advice needed on aggression
By Robin55
@Robin55 (225)
United States
April 20, 2009 12:05am CST
Ok, here's the deal. My dog is so loving and happy when people come through our door. He loves visitors. However, when I am walking him out on the street, he has a fit whenever people come our way, especially small children. He's never been hurt by anyone that I'm aware of and I can't figure this out. I have friends who have small children and it worries me because I want them to be safe when they come over. Plus, I don't want to have to confine the dog all the time and I want him to become used to children and enjoy them. Onyx is only a year and a half old, so it's not that he's getting senile. He is a black Lab/Australian shepard mix and is very friendly indoors. Could he be afraid when we're walking? Any advice would be welcomed.
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@bellaofchaos (11538)
• United States
20 Apr 09
I'm going to give you a link to an article that shows different types of aggression.
I think what your dog has is more territorial aggression if he only does this when your walking.
http://www.unclematty.com/training/aggressiontypes.htm#
http://www.unclematty.com/training/territorypage.htm
@karthimm (12)
• India
20 Apr 09
you should have started training him as a pup.dogs usually are protective of their masters.you should seek to train him with help of a trainer.i have a black labroador which dont like children because whilie it was a pup some children threw stones at it.and some brats tease it when we r not around.its better u train it to heed ur words.all the best take care
@Robin55 (225)
• United States
20 Apr 09
I would have liked nothing more than to have trained him as a pup, but he came to me when he was nine months old and the problem came with him. He is in training class and we're working on certification for becoming a therapy dog and the Good Canine citizen award. The trainer says the the Australian shepard part is very protective. He's very smart, in fact she says that he's an over-acheiver. LOL. He gets frustrated when the rest of the class doesn't catch on to the lesson quick enough for him. I'm sorry to hear about what happened to your dog. Take care.
